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

  • QAD debuts Adaptive Apps at Explore 2019

    At its QAD Explore 2019, QAD continued its push to bring enterprise resource planning applications (ERP) to the…

  • JDA refreshes vision at ICON 2019

    At JDA ICON 2019, JDA Software outlined its vision for the autonomous supply chain and how it’s bringing…

  • WFM Technology Value Matrix 2019

    As companies seek to manage increasingly tight labor resources, modern workforce management (WFM) solutions can be both a…

  • SugarCRM acquires Salesfusion

    SugarCRM announced the acquisition of Salesfusion, which provides marketing automation capabilities focused primarily on the small and medium-sized…

  • Marketing Automation drives business success

    In 2017 Nucleus reported that marketing automation improved business productivity by 20 percent as the definitive benchmark for…

  • Zoho launches new offerings at Zoholics

    At Zoho Software’s Zoholics user conference, the company announced several new modules—including its new e-commerce platform, which gives…

  • Sage Intacct ROI case study: Room to Read

    Room to Read implemented the Sage Intacct platform to modernize its financial management infrastructure. The organization completely rebuilt…

  • NetSuite focuses on growth at SuiteWorld

    At its annual SuiteWorld user conference, Oracle NetSuite announced a host of product improvements and expansions designed to…

  • Sage Intacct streamlines financial close

    Sage Intacct delivers a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that offers various accounting functionalities within a customizable…

  • X2Engine helped company modernize and scale

    An agricultural and construction machinery and power equipment importer and distributor deployed X2CRM by X2Engine to modernize its…

  • Embedding Logi speeds development by months

    A non-profit in the healthcare technology industry partnered with Logi Analytics to improve the development of its flagship…

  • Deltek WorkBook ROI case study: Hotopp Associates

    Hotopp Associates deployed Deltek WorkBook to streamline and modernize its project management processes. The solution tied together project…

  • Salesforce boosts sales productivity

    Salesforce is introducing new productivity features for Sales Cloud users designed to streamline how sales people consume and…

  • Sage Intacct ROI case study: Creative Dining Services

    Creative Dining Services deployed the Sage Intacct platform to modernize its accounting and resource allocation capabilities. The company…

  • FinancialForce ROI case study: Hyland Software

    Hyland Software deployed FinancialForce to modernize its professional services management capabilities. The company achieved time savings and increased…

  • Visier ROI case study: Experian

    Experian deployed Visier to modernize and update its people analytics capabilities. With all data in one place and…

  • IO Technology Value Matrix 2019

    Many organizations are under increasing competitive pressure to improve their supply chain efficiency and operation. As they look…

  • Zoho One ROI case study: Purolite

    Purolite deployed the Zoho One platform to modernize its analytics, reporting, expense management, business processes, and sales capabilities….

  • Answering inventory complexity

    As customers are looking to add sophistication to their supply chain management (SCM) and planning processes, vendors are…

  • Salesforce ROI case study: Food Delivery Company

    A food delivery company deployed Salesforce Service Cloud to complement its existing Sales Cloud implementation in order to…

  • Ultimate Connections update

    At Ultimate Software Connections user conference, the company announced a number of new modules highlighting its investments in…

  • Domo ROI case study: Konica Minolta

    Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. (KM) deployed Domo in AeroRemote Insights, a cloud-based analytics solution for the medical…

  • CRM Technology Value Matrix 2019

    Leading customer relationship management (CRM) providers are doubling down on data integration, orchestration, and mapping capabilities to link…

  • ECM Technology Value Matrix 2019

    Content management and collaboration is not sexy or flashy, but it is essential to the success of any…

  • Guidebook: Evernote

    Evernote is a productivity solution for content, idea sharing, and collaboration with advanced tools that enable companies to…

  • BlackLine customers gain visibility and coordination

    For many enterprise accounting and finance professionals, the path from manual spreadsheet-driven account reconciliation and financial close to…

  • OneStream’s platform delivers end-to-end CPM

    OneStream Software is a corporate performance management (CPM) vendor that delivers a consolidated platform of financial reporting and…

  • Philanthropy and employee engagement

    In a competitive labor market, human capital management (HCM) solutions can drive improved recruiting, engagement, and retention. However,…

  • Salesforce Einstein ROI case study: Zenconnect

    Zenconnect deployed Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud, Field Service Lightning, and Einstein to replace a set…

  • Adaptive Insights ROI case study: American Student Assistance

    American Student Assistance (ASA) deployed the Adaptive Insights Business Planning Cloud to modernize its budgeting and planning capabilities….

  • Reflexis ROI case study: Retail and Pharmacy Company

    This retail and pharmacy corporation deployed the Reflexis platform to modernize and optimize its store scheduling. The organization…

  • Domopalooza 2019 update

    At Domopalooza 2019, Domo outlined its core areas of focus for 2019: enterprise performance and scalability; machine learning,…

  • Infor ROI case study: Financial Institution

    The financial centers group of a major financial institution deployed the Infor WFM platform to upgrade and modernize…

  • Vena Solutions ROI case study: Cumming Corporation

    Cumming Corporation deployed Vena Solutions to modernize its accounting and financial close capabilities. The firm was able to…

  • SyncHR ROI case study: Huffmaster

    Huffmaster deployed the SyncHR platform to move its payroll and benefits off a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) to…

  • Exago users save two hours per week on reporting

    Exago is an embedded business intelligence (BI) solution that specializes in reporting and dashboarding, with differentiated capabilities in…

  • Guidebook: Connected planning with Anaplan

    Companies are increasingly challenged to make faster decisions and execute them across all pillars of operations. From sales…

  • SAP S/4HANA customers embrace standardization

    As SAP customers move from highly-customized on-premises enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to SAP S/4HANA and standardized business…

  • Prophix’s flexibility leads to mature deployments

    Prophix delivers a corporate performance management (CPM) solution which emulates the familiarity of Microsoft Excel’s user interface (UI)…

  • Vena Solutions delivers value with rapid adoption

    Vena Solutions provides a robust corporate performance management (CPM) solution which leverages Microsoft Excel as its user interface,…

  • Laserfiche focuses on automation and ML

    The theme of the recent Laserfiche Empower 2019 users conference was ‘The Future of Work is Here.’ Consistent…

  • Guidebook: Visier People

    The expense and complexity of people analytics present a challenge for large organizations. To meet their people analytics…

  • What is driving the success of Power BI

    Microsoft brought Power BI, its data analysis and visualization tool, to market nearly 4 years ago and at…

  • Preplanning Drives Smooth Deployment of Cegid

    By spending the time to properly organize and layout its specific learning requirements, this Canadian organization was able…

  • Zoho’s growth strategy

    At Zoho Analyst Day, the company outlined its strategy for expanding beyond its small and medium-sized business (SMB)…

  • The CRM Integration Challenge

    The goal of a 360-degree view of the customer has been around for decades, but few companies have…

  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud ROI case study: Piedmont Healthcare

    Piedmont Healthcare deployed Salesforce Marketing Cloud to modernize its communications with consumers and physicians, increasing the volume and…

  • Digitech ROI business case tool

    When Nucleus Research analysts investigated deployments of Digitech System’s Electronic Content Management solutions they found organizations were able…

  • Leaving Payroll for Zenefits Full Suite

    Payroll is at the core of Human Resources (HR). Because of this, it is typically the first and…

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 with analytics returns $21.31 per dollar spent

    Nucleus found that customers successfully deploying Microsoft Dynamics 365 for CRM and an analytics technology solution can receive…