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The Forrester Wave™: Cognitive Search Platforms, Q4 2025

Top Products Added to Evaluation in 2025

Vendors or products added in this year’s report may indicate a change in the market, change in evaluation criteria, or change of focus by the vendor.

No vendors were added in this report.


Top Products Removed from Evaluation in 2025

Vendors or products dropped from one year to the next may indicate a change in the market, change in evaluation criteria, or change of focus by the vendor.

No vendors were dropped in this report.

Notable Context

The Forrester Wave evaluation is an assessment of the top vendors in the market; it doesn't represent the entire vendor landscape. Additional vendors that Forrester considers to be notable for enterprise clients can be found in the corresponding report: The Cognitive Search Platforms Landscape, Q2 2025.


FAQs

Q: Why do vendors appear one year and not the next?

A: Vendors that met the defined inclusion criteria but declined to participate in or contributed only partially to the evaluation are scored in accordance with Forrester's vendor participation policy and their positioning is published along with those of the participating vendors. For non-participating vendors, Forrester uses primary and secondary research including public information, data gathered via briefings, and independently sourced customer interviews to score the vendor.


Q: How do I interpret a Forrester Wave?

A: https://www.forrester.com/policies/forrester-wave-methodology/

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