Workday is one of the most widely used enterprise HR platforms (and finance) in the world, but it is not the right fit for every organisation. Whether the concern is cost, complexity, implementation timescale or a change in business requirements, the decision to explore alternatives is more common than many HR and IT leaders expect. Viewpoint Analysis is a Technology Matchmaker. We help businesses to find and select new enterprise software, and, if possible, we help them fix

If your organisation is under pressure to do more with procurement while keeping costs under control, Zycus is a name worth knowing. Founded in the United States and now operating globally, Zycus has spent over two decades building one of the most complete source-to-pay suites in the market. What sets it apart today is a serious, long-standing investment in artificial intelligence, a platform now built around agentic AI that can automate and orchestrate procurement processes

Data is the foundation of every modern enterprise. Whether you are consolidating fragmented systems, building a single source of truth, or unlocking predictive intelligence, the software you choose to manage, move, store and analyse data has never mattered more. This guide provides an independent overview of the data software market in 2026. It is designed to help IT and data leaders understand their options across the full data stack, from ingestion and integration through t

This post is an independent overview of the leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software vendors available in 2026, designed to help IT buyers and operations teams understand their options before committing to a platform. Viewpoint Analysis is a Technology Matchmaker - we help businesses find and select technology fast, and help IT vendors to get found by the right buyers. What is RPA Software? Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software enables organisations to automate r

Unframe is a fast-growing enterprise AI platform that emerged from stealth in April 2025 with $50 million in funding. The company delivers tailored, production-ready AI solutions in days rather than months, using a modular building-block architecture and a managed delivery model. For enterprise IT leaders exploring how to move beyond AI pilots into scalable, operational deployment, Unframe is a vendor worth understanding. This profile covers what Unframe does, who it serves,

Automation Anywhere is one of the most established names in enterprise automation. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company began life as an RPA (Robotic Process Automation) vendor and has since evolved into what it now calls an Agentic Process Automation (APA) platform. In plain terms, this means software that does not just execute scripted tasks but reasons, decides, and adapts across complex business workflows with minimal human oversight. For

This guide provides an independent overview of the leading low-code and no-code software vendors active in 2026. It is designed to help IT leaders, digital transformation teams, and enterprise technology buyers understand the vendor landscape - from enterprise application development platforms and process automation tools to citizen developer environments and AI-assisted app builders - and to find the right starting point for a software selection. At Viewpoint Analysis, we he

When enterprise IT teams talk about their biggest operational headaches, two themes come up consistently: the sheer volume of alerts generated by modern infrastructure, and the time it takes to find the root cause when something goes wrong. Riverbed was built to solve exactly these problems. For over twenty years the company has been helping organisations understand, optimise and manage the performance of their networks and applications. Today it has repositioned itself at th

Sona is a London-based technology company building an AI-native platform for frontline workforce management. Founded in 2021, the business has grown rapidly on the back of a clear and well-executed thesis: that the software managing the world's largest workforce has not meaningfully changed in twenty years, and that AI now makes it possible to do something fundamentally better. Sona combines scheduling, HR, payroll, time and attendance, business intelligence, and employee com

Conversational AI has moved rapidly from a supporting act to a central pillar of how organisations engage with customers and support their employees. The chatbot deployments of five years ago - scripted, brittle, and frequently frustrating - have been replaced by a new generation of AI-native virtual agents that understand natural language, maintain context across multi-turn conversations, execute actions in connected systems, and resolve a significant proportion of interacti

If your finance team is still chasing paper receipts, waiting for end-of-month expense reports, or issuing petty cash for team spending, there is a better way. The spend management market has matured significantly over the past decade, and a number of platforms now exist that give businesses real-time control over employee spending without slowing teams down. Soldo is one of the most established names in that space, particularly across the UK and Europe. If you are currently

Master data management has long been one of the most technically demanding and commercially consequential problems in enterprise IT. When data about customers, products, suppliers and locations is fragmented across dozens of systems, every downstream process suffers: AI outputs become unreliable, sales reporting breaks down, and regulatory compliance becomes harder to demonstrate. Reltio was built to solve exactly this problem, and for over a decade it has been one of the mos

Introduction to CallMiner If you run a contact centre, or you carry responsibility for customer experience, quality management, or compliance, CallMiner is a name you will almost certainly have encountered. The company has been building speech and conversation analytics technology since 2002 - making it one of the longest-standing specialists in a market that has become intensely competitive as AI has moved to the centre of enterprise technology investment. In 2025, CallMiner

For any large organisation, the monthly financial close is one of the most pressured and error-prone processes in the entire business. Spreadsheets, manual reconciliations, chasing approvals across time zones, and hunting down documentation in shared drives: it is a familiar story for finance teams everywhere. BlackLine has spent more than two decades building software specifically to fix this. It is now one of the most established names in finance technology , with over 4,40

For B2B SaaS companies, the journey from initial quote to recognised revenue has long been a patchwork of disconnected tools, manual workarounds, and fragile integrations. Nue is one of a new generation of platforms built to fix that, unifying CPQ, billing, subscription management, and revenue analytics in a single Salesforce-native system. This profile looks at what Nue does, who it serves, and how it stacks up against the alternatives. What are Nue? Nue was founded in 2019

HiBob is a modern HR platform built specifically for mid-sized, fast-growing companies that need something more sophisticated than a spreadsheet but do not want the complexity and cost of an enterprise-grade suite. Its platform - simply called Bob - has gathered a loyal following among technology firms, creative agencies, and globally distributed businesses that put employee experience at the heart of their HR strategy. This independent review covers what the Bob HR platform

Zendesk is one of the most recognised names in customer service software. Founded in Copenhagen in 2007 and now headquartered in San Francisco, the company has spent nearly two decades building a platform used by organisations ranging from fast-growth technology businesses to large global enterprises. With more than 20,000 customers worldwide and a product portfolio spanning AI-powered service automation, contact centre, workforce management, and employee service, Zendesk sit

HR software is perhaps the most common technology deployed in the world of business - helping companies to attract, develop, manage, pay, and retain their people. As AI integration accelerates, global workforce complexity grows, and employee expectations of technology rise, the HR software market in 2026 is getting ever larger and more complicated for HR leaders to understand. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the major HR software options available in 2026. It

Security compliance has long been one of the most time-consuming and expensive burdens facing technology companies. Gathering evidence, managing audits, and maintaining continuous oversight across multiple frameworks once required dedicated teams and months of manual effort. Vanta has built its business around changing that. Founded in 2018 and now one of the most recognised names in automated compliance, Vanta offers a platform that replaces spreadsheet-based security manage

The Viewpoint Analysis Longlist Builder is a free tool that gives IT leaders a detailed, tailored list of enterprise technology options in minutes - so you go into your RFI or RFP process knowing exactly who should be in it.   Introducing the Longlist Builder: The Free Tool That Comes Before Your RFI Today, Viewpoint Analysis is launching the Longlist Builder  - a free, intelligent tool that generates a detailed, tailored technology longlist for your specific enterprise softw