ISG Research defines analytic data platforms as data platforms that run applications to analyze the business, including decision support, BI, data science and AI and machine learning. The ISG Buyers Guide™ for Analytic Data Platforms provides a thorough evaluation of 30 software providers in this space.
According to the ISG Research Insight released in January 2026 Progress achieves consistent outperformance across core analytic data platform dimensions, most notably in Data Architecture, Data Analysis and AI for Data Platforms, where it operates above the median. Its positioning at or near the upper bound of the market range in Product Roadmap, Strategic Value and Customer Commitment further indicates differentiated customer experience.
Matt Aslett — Director of Research, Analytics and Data
“Progress has strengthened its analytic data platform credentials with the launch of Progress Data Platform, combining its MarkLogic data platform, Semaphore semantic AI platform, DataDirect connectivity software, and OpenEdge application development and deployment environment. The combined environment is designed to enable customers to develop, deploy and manage AI-powered applications based on the processing of structured and unstructured data and knowledge graphs that represent and expose the relationships between data entities.”

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