Each year, Aragon Research selects Hot Vendors across multiple markets that are noteworthy, visionary, and innovative. They may have new technology that expands capabilities, a new strategy that opens up markets, or a new way of doing business that makes them worth evaluating.

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2023 Hot Vendors

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2023 Part III

Part III of Aragon Research’s Hot Vendors for 2023 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in two markets: Generative AI and Strategic Response Management.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2023 Part II

Part II of Aragon Research’s Hot Vendors for 2023 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in three markets: Co-Marketing Clouds (CMCs), Digital Transaction Management (DTM), and Internet of Things (IOT).

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2023 Part I

Part I of Aragon Research’s Hot Vendors for 2023 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in two markets: Communications Automation Platforms and Conversational AI.

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2022 Hot Vendors

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors™ for 2022 (Part 3)

Part III of our Hot Vendors for 2022 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in two markets: Cybersecurity and Employee Engagement.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors™ for 2022 (Part 2)

Part II of our Hot Vendors for 2022 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in three markets: Computer Vision, Intelligent Contact Centers (ICC), and Conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2022 (Part I)

Part I of our Hot Vendors for 2022 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in two markets: AI for the Contact Center and Collaboration.

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2021 Hot Vendors

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot VendorsTM for 2021 (Part 3)

Part III of our Hot Vendors for 2021 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in two markets: Digital Experience Analytics and Workflow and Content Automation.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot VendorsTM for 2021 (Part 2)

Part II of our Hot Vendors for 2021 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in two markets: Content Experience and Computer Vision.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot VendorsTM for 2021 (Part 1)

Part I of our Hot Vendors for 2021 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in three markets: Artificial Intelligence for the Intelligent Contact Center, Conversational AI, and Sales Enablement.

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2020 Hot Vendors

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part 5)

Part IV of our Hot Vendors for 2020 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in three markets: Digital Asset Management, Financial Wellness, and Unified Communications and Collaboration.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part 4)

In this research note, we identify three providers who are delivering on the various needs of Employee Engagement.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part 3)

Part III of our Hot Vendors for 2020 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in Artificial Intelligence and Security and Privacy.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part 2)

Part II of our Hot Vendors for 2020 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in Conversational AI and Workflow and Content Automation.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part 1)

Part I of our Hot Vendors for 2020 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in Digital Work Hubs, Learning, and Sales Enablement.

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2019 Hot Vendors

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part I)

Part I of our Hot Vendors for 2019 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in conversational intelligence, image and video analytics, unified communications and collaboration, and learning.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part II)

Part II of our Hot Vendors for 2019 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in document analytics, global mobility management (GMM), and team collaboration.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part III)

Part III of our Hot Vendors for 2019 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in Conversational AI, Digital Transaction Management, Meeting Automation Platforms, Revenue Intelligence, and Sales Coaching and Learning.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part IV)

Part IV of our Hot Vendors for 2019 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in Artificial Intelligence, Customer Revenue Optimization, and Web and Video Conferencing.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors (Part V)

Part IV of our Hot Vendors for 2019 recognizes noteworthy, visionary, and innovative vendors in Board Meeting Platforms, Customer Experience Cloud, and Enterprise Backup and Recovery.

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2018 Hot Vendors

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2018 (Part I)

For 2018's Hot Vendors, read this Special Report to discover the providers in business process management (BPM), digital transaction management (DTM), and sales engagement that are helping to transform their markets.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2018 (Part II)

For 2018's Hot Vendors, read this Special Report to discover the providers for conversational AI, digital business platforms (DBPs), document and contract analytics, dynamic experience management (DXM), and intelligent content analytics (ICA) for voice.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2018 (Part III)

Read this Special Report to discover the Hot Vendors in blockchain, customer journey mapping (CJM), intelligent contact center (ICC), and learning.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2018 (Part IV)

Read this Special Report to discover the Hot Vendors in communications and collaboration, intelligent content analytics (ICA) for image and video, marketing automation (MA), robotic process automation (RPA), team collaboration, and workflow and content automation (WCA).

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2017 Hot Vendors

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2017 (Part I)

The first series of Hot Vendors for 2017 includes vendors in AI and streaming analytics, digital business platforms (DBPs), sales enablement, and unified communications and collaboration (UCC). Read this Special Report to discover the new and noteworthy vendors poised to challenge legacy providers.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2017 (Part II)

Part II of our Hot Vendors for 2017 recognizes vendors in the AI chatbots and digital transaction management (DTM) markets. Read this Special Report to discover the new and noteworthy players in these two markets, and how they are poised to challenge legacy providers.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2017 (Part III)

Part III of our Hot Vendors for 2017 recognizes vendors in business process management (BPM), enterprise video, and visual collaboration. Read this Special Report to discover the new and noteworthy providers that are supporting the needs of their markets and more.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2017 (Part IV)

Part IV of our Hot Vendors for 2017 recognizes vendors in modern content management, digital communications, learning, robotic process automation (RPA), and talent management. Read this Special Report to discover the new providers helping enterprises streamline their business processes to make them more competitive.

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2016 Hot Vendors

Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2016 (Part I)

Part I of our Hot Vendors Special Report for 2016 includes Hot Vendors in sales enablement and enterprise video.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2016 (Part II)

Part II of our Hot Vendors Special Report for 2016 includes Hot Vendors in digital transaction management (DTM), mobile content management, and unified communications and collaboration PaaS.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2016 (Part III)

Part III of our Hot Vendors Special Report for 2016 includes Hot Vendors in webinars, video conferencing, and business process management (BPM).

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2016 (Part IV)

Part IV of our Hot Vendors Special Report for 2016 includes Hot Vendors in talent management, unified communications and collaboration (UCC), and audio conferencing.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2016 (Part V)

Part V of our Hot Vendors Special Report for 2016 includes Hot Vendors in social collaboration and work and IoT.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2016 (Part VI)

Part VI of our Hot Vendors Special Report for 2016 includes Hot Vendors in digital business platforms (DBPs), sales engagement, learning, and big data and predictive applications.

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2015 Hot Vendors

Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2015 (Part I)

Part I of our Hot Vendors Special Report includes five separate categories: webinars, mobile collaboration, web content management, content and collaboration, and real-time communication and collaboration PaaS.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2015 (Part II)

Part II of our 2015 Hot Vendors includes three separate categories of providers: mobile content management, digital transaction management (DTM), and structured collaboration.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2015 (Part III)

Part III of our Hot Vendors for 2015 covers emerging providers in human resources, mobile app development platforms, and social selling.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2015 (Part IV)

Part IV of our 2015 Hot Vendors Special Report covers three categories: digital experience management, talent management, video conferencing, and group chat.

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2014 Hot Vendors

Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2014 (Part I)

In Part I of our 2014 Hot Vendor Special Report, we have identified ten emerging providers in content authoring and collaboration, knowledge and collaboration, and mobile and real-time collaboration.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2014 (Part II)

In Part II of our 2014 Hot Vendor Special Report, we have identified eight vendors in content management and mobile.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2014 (Part III)

In Part III of our 2014 Hot Vendor Special Report, we've published three research notes and identified ten vendors in digital transaction management (DTM), mobile messaging, and sales enablement.

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2013 Hot Vendors

Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2013 (Part I)

For Part I of our 2013 Hot Vendor Special Report, we have identified 24 vendors in four categories: content authoring, content management and collaboration, mobile, and real-time collaboration and communication.

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Special Report: Aragon Research Hot Vendors for 2013 (Part II)

Business leaders want answers to their problems and connecting people with information is what social business is all about. The social business providers we've identified in this research note span the gamut from social intranet to social recruiting, to social CRM and social learning.

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