Industry data and software advice for the shift from conventional to AI software
Independent industry reports, market data and software rankings for a market moving from conventional software to AI, published with the source, the period and the placement policy attached to every figure and every list.
The shift to AI software
Every software category is being rewritten around AI at once: a help desk now competes with an agent that answers the ticket itself, and a buyer comparing two products is often comparing two generations of product. 34% of the 1404 listings on this site describe AI features. We rank AI products where they compete, next to the conventional products they are trying to replace, and in 6 categories of their own. The same five tests apply to an AI product as to any other.
Industry reports
Original data on where the business-software market is shifting, drawn from World Bank and Eurostat series rather than vendor-supplied claims.
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