The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023
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.
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.
This is the first Forrester Wave evaluation of Edge Development Platforms since 2021. The market has significantly matured since then, with edge development platforms evolving from primarily R&D and experimentation tools to enterprise-grade solutions featuring robust web application security, AI-enhanced workload affinity, and support for various use cases and workload types.
A: The report notes this is an evaluation in Q4 2023, with the last evaluation occurring in 2021. Between 2021 and 2023, the market underwent significant transformation as edge development platforms matured to support enterprise customers. The report states that in 2021, 'edge development was primarily the purview of R&D and experimentation, and most offerings lacked the maturity required for enterprise customers to take the leap.' By 2023, rising adoption data and significant revenue growth highlighted the growing enterprise need for ultra-low-latency use cases across various domains.