The wait is over! Constellation Research is excited to announce the Q3 2025 updates to our Constellation ShortList™ portfolio, highlighting the most impactful vendors across today’s most critical technology markets. From AI and analytics to HR tech, customer experience, and the metaverse, these reports are designed to help organizations make smarter, faster, and more informed technology investments.
Why the Constellation ShortList™ Matters
In an era of rapid digital transformation, choosing the right vendors can make or break enterprise success. That’s why our analysts continually evaluate the landscape, drawing on client inquiries, market trends, customer references, and in-depth vendor research, to surface the solutions that truly move the needle.
We’re releasing 38 newly updated ShortLists™, including both new categories and refreshed editions of industry favorites. Explore the full list below and see which vendors are shaping the future of enterprise technology.
Here is the first half of this quarter’s highlights:
- AI-Driven Cognitive Applications
- Augmented Analytics and Business Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Best Of Breed Platforms
- Benefits Admin
- B2B Marketing Automation for Enterprise
- B2B Marketing Automation for Small to Mid-Sized Business
- Content Management Systems (CMS) - Headless
- Customer Data Platform (CDP)
- Customer Experience (CX) Design & Execution Services: Global
- DataLakeHouses for AI-Powered Next Generation Applications
- Digital Performance Management
- Embedded Analytics
- Employers of Record
- Employee Experience Platforms
- Enterprise Group Messaging
- Event Marketing & Management Software
- European Talent Management Suites and Functions
- Gig Economy Platforms
- HCM Suites for APAC Market
- HCM Suites with a European Focus
- HCM Suites with a North American Focus
- Human Risk Management
- Metaverse Worlds
- Metadata Management, Data Cataloging and Data Governance
- Metaverse Design and Services
- Matrix Commerce Order Management
- Midmarket CRM Suites
- Next Generation Multi-Country Payroll Vendors
- Next Generation Employee Engagement Intranets - NEW
- Observability
- Pre-Built Large Language Models For Generative AI
- Population Health Management Solutions
- Revenue Platforms
- Sales Performance Management
- Smart Services Digital Monetization Platforms
- Virtual Care Platforms
- Virtual Events: Conferences & Experiential Events
- Workforce Management Suites
Complimentary Access to the Research
Every ShortList™ report is part of Constellation’s open research library, available at no cost. Download the latest updates here: https://www.constellationr.com/shortlist.
What’s Next
These ShortLists™ are designed to be your starting point for vendor selection. If you’d like personalized support with vendor evaluation, contract negotiations, or partner strategy, reach out to us at [email protected].
Have an idea for a category we should cover? Drop us a note at [email protected] —we’re always listening.
Don’t miss it: Check back next Wednesday for the final wave of Q3 2025 updates.
