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Research2026-08-10

Forrester published its AI Platforms evaluation for the third quarter of 2026, covering 15 vendors including Amazon Web Services, Databricks, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Palantir, Salesforce, ServiceNow and UiPath. The criteria changed: platforms were judged on how well they model and carry out business processes, not only on how well they support data scientists. Frontier model labs such as OpenAI were excluded and will be assessed separately in reports due in late 2026 and early 2027. The full report and comparison tool are behind a client subscription.

What changed

Earlier evaluations in this category treated AI platforms mainly as data science workbenches for preparing data and training models.

What it unlocks

Comparing 15 general-purpose AI platforms on how well they model and run business processes rather than only on data science tooling, with client access to adjustable criteria weightings.

  • 15 vendors evaluated
  • Frontier AI Model Platforms Landscape publishes in Q4 2026
  • full Wave evaluation of frontier AI model platforms in Q1 2027

What you need to act on it

  • a Forrester client subscription for the full report and interactive comparison tool

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