Value Matrix

The Nucleus Research Technology Value Matrix is concise assessment of the operational value a solution delivers.

It provides a relative positioning of the important vendors in a market and delivers a framework for assessing the suitability of a solution for a particular customer. Vendors are measured on both usability and functionality, factors Nucleus has found are the key drivers of value.

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Latest Value Matrix Research

  • iPaaS returns $3.36 per dollar invested

    Nucleus examined ROI case study data for integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) technologies conducted from January 2020 to the present…

  • The do’s and don’ts of Gen Z recruiting

    Nucleus surveyed more than 60 respondents between 18 and 24 to evaluate several recruiting software features and their…

  • Sophos acquires Refactr

    Sophos, a provider of cybersecurity solutions, recently announced its acquisition of DevSecOps automation vendor, Refactr. This move is…

  • John Galt ROI case study: American Red Cross

    2021 ROI AWARD WINNER American Red Cross implemented the John Galt Solutions Atlas Planning Platform to overhaul its…

  • Sophos acquires Braintrace

    Sophos, a provider of cybersecurity solutions, recently announced its completed acquisition of network threat detection vendor, Braintrace. The…

  • Sage Intacct ROI case study: The Answer Company

    The Answer Company is a consulting specialist in the enterprise applications market. The company was previously using a…

  • The myths of cloud content migration

    In a recent survey of organizations ranging in size from 50 to 10,000 employees, Nucleus found that 20…

  • Constant Contact Acquires SharpSpring

    In June 2021, Constant Contact announced the acquisition of SharpSpring, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) marketing automation platform that provides…

  • Paycom takes self-service to the next level

    In July 2021, Paycom announced the launch of Beti, a product that extends the vendor’s employee self-service capabilities…

  • QAD ROI case study: Noble Biomaterials

    2021 ROI AWARD WINNER Noble Biomaterials built a personalized sales forecasting solution using QAD’s low/no-code application development tools….

  • The future of Infor’s ERP growth

    Infor facilitates the further expansion of its industry cloud ERP with the sale of its enterprise asset management…

  • Are you overspending or underspending on cybersecurity?

    Cyber-attacks cost organizations millions of dollars from disrupting operations, replacing devices, damaging reputation, and paying ransom charges and…

  • Checkmarx benefit case study: Financial services provider

    A financial services company selected Checkmarx technology to improve the security of custom software the company develops by…

  • Informatica Announces New Data Governance Tools

    Informatica, a cloud integration solutions provider, recently announced its new Cloud Data Governance and Cataloging (DGC) offering. The…

  • Slowed Computers Cost $2.2 Million Annually

    Old and new computers alike can be significantly slowed by bloatware and malware, potentially costing organizations millions of…

  • Salesforce AppExchange ROI Case Study: Beyond Better Foods

    2021 ROI AWARD WINNER Beyond Better Foods achieved a 769 percent ROI within less than two months of…

  • Klaviyo Doubles Email Open and Click-through Rates

    As marketing automation solutions integrate with additional data silos and ecommerce platforms, organizations can not only more accurately…

  • Cybersecurity Buying Intentions

    Nucleus analyzed the purchasing decisions of 165 IT Directors and Chief Technology Officers who purchased from 14 different…

  • CSC Technology Value Matrix 2021

    Events of the past year have led to a widespread transition to remote and hybrid work structures. This…

  • Sugar Market Accelerates Campaign Creation by 95 Percent

    Marketers at small businesses who use marketing automation solutions with a tiered pricing system will inevitably hit a…

  • PROS RM Advantage benefit case study – Malaysia Airlines

    In 2020, Malaysia Airlines migrated its revenue management system to the cloud, deploying PROS RM Advantage. Malaysia Airlines…

  • Assessing Marketing Automation Maturity

    Nucleus’ data shows that moving from manual marketing practices to a fully integrated, AI-assisted marketing automation solution delivers…

  • Workforce Software supports hourly employee experience

    Workforce Software recently announced the launch of new capabilities and enhancements to its workforce management (WFM) suite, including…

  • Salesforce Field Service returns $3.17 for every dollar spent

    Nucleus used cost-benefit analysis to find the value of Salesforce Field Service (SFS) deployments across ROI case studies…

  • Domo ROI case study: Business applications and services provider

    The company is a digital solutions and services provider that serves enterprise brands globally. It leveraged Domo to…

  • The value of Workato in talent acquisition

    Having multiple best-of-breed solutions can increase demand for HR and IT staff time, negatively impacting the returns of…

  • Appdetex ROI case study: Halfbrick

    Halfbrick, an Australian video game developer, partnered with Appdetex to protect its brand online. Halfbrick found that Appdetex…

  • SAP expands cloud partnership with IBM

    SAP continues its shift from legacy ERP to digital business through its recent partnership with the hybrid cloud…

  • Sage Intacct ROI case study: Avenu Insights

    2021 ROI AWARD WINNER Avenu Insights & Analytics deployed Sage Intacct to overhaul its operational framework and establish…

  • Salesforce ROI case study: Pearson Education

    In 2015, Pearson Education consolidated its CRM footprint onto Salesforce from a variety of disparate systems with the…

  • The new contender in European full-suite HCM

    Cegid plans to complete its acquisition of Talentsoft this summer, with the intent to provide a fuller breadth…

  • Equity Snapshot – Oracle Q2

    Oracle’s main goal is its continued overall business transformation towards a cloud subscription-based model. To that end, the…

  • The Rise of Robotic Automation

    The term has reached every corner of the globe. Conversations surrounding it are riddled with the mention of…

  • An AI approach to modernizing healthcare

    The age-old reliance on major medical decisions being done solely by physicians is fading and with good reason….

  • Cornerstone ROI Case Study – U.S. Xpress

    2021 ROI AWARD WINNER U.S. Xpress, a trucking and logistics company, achieved a 270 percent ROI within less…

  • Marketing Automation Technology Value Matrix 2021

    As the COVID-19 lockdowns continue to lift across the globe, companies of all sizes have found that the…

  • Salesforce Sports Higher Returns Than Other CRM Vendors

    Nucleus used cost-benefit and regression analysis to compare Salesforce and other customer relationship management (CRM) vendors’ solution deployments…

  • ERP Technology Value Matrix 2021

    Despite the disruption wrought by last year’s pandemic, Nucleus Research saw increased demand for ERP solutions across all…

  • Equity Snapshot – Zoom Q2

    Zoom will face pressure as its premium price becomes harder to justify as employees move back to the…

  • Demandbase Acquires InsideView and DemandMatrix

    Demandbase announced the acquisitions of InsideView, a data and marketing intelligence platform, and DemandMatrix, a supplier of AI-powered…

  • The state of content management in 2021

    Nucleus surveyed content management customers to identify the primary drivers that influenced their software selection and how their…

  • Run reports 70 percent faster with bswift

    Benefit administration systems automate the enrollment period, resulting in significant time savings for human resource personnel. Nucleus interviewed…

  • Intercept X Resolves Over 97 Percent of Cyber-Attacks

    Sophos’ Intercept X Advanced with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) automatically detects hackers, blocks cyber-attacks, and restores devices….

  • Equity Snapshot – Workday Q2

    Workday’s largest competitive advantage remains its strong financials and HR integrations, offering everything from talent to accounting solutions….

  • An insight into convolutional neural networks

    Cloud-based services have opened new doors for automation by leveraging deep learning in business. The recent availability of…

  • Analytics Technology Value Matrix 2021

    Investment in and adoption of analytics technology has only accelerated as companies leveraged the business disruptions of the…

  • Paycom Increases SMB Payroll Productivity by 80%

    Paycom provides small- and medium-sized businesses the ability to cut down on commonly made data errors with its…

  • Condense Billions of Cyber Events with QRadar

    IBM’s QRadar Security Information and Event Management helps organizations examine assets, networks, users, clouds, applications, and endpoints to…

  • Fluence customers slash the monthly close by 90 percent

    Fluence Technologies is a financial close management (FCM) specialist in the corporate performance management (CPM) solutions market. Interviewed…

  • Zoho One ROI Case Study – Rain for Rent

    2021 ROI AWARD WINNER Rain for Rent, a provider of temporary liquid handling solutions, deployed Zoho client relationship…