The Data Fabric Survey also provides a detailed quantitative analysis of why customers buy data management tools, what they are used for, the problems they experience with the tools and how successful they are.

776 people surveyed, 19 data management products evaluated

19 data management products from different vendors are featured in The Data Fabric Survey 26. As well as products from well-known global giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and SAP, it also includes a number of specialist tools from smaller vendors.

Our analysis is based on a survey of 776 software users, consultants and vendors from all over the world, conducted from February to September 2025.

The Data Fabric Survey consists of three key components:

The Results

An overview and analysis of the most important findings and topical results from The Data Fabric Survey. This report covers the challenges faced with today’s data landscapes, approaches to tool selection, current trends in data management and more.

Vendor Performance Summaries

A series of executive reports on each product featured in The Data Fabric Survey. Each report deals with a single product and contains a short vendor and product overview by BARC’s analyst team as well as a summary of the relevant product-related survey results.

The analyzer

Gain access to our powerful interactive online tool, enabling you to perform your own custom analysis of the full survey data set from The Data Fabric Survey. The survey is so thorough it would be impossible to write about all the results. The Analyzer gives you the opportunity to dig deep into the survey data for yourself and extract the information you need.

For more information about the survey and its methodology, click here.

If you are considering buying a BI and analytics product, you really need to know how other users and organizations rate it. Use The BI & Analytics Survey 26 to find out what end users really think about the BI and analytics products they use.

Based on a sample of 1,010 survey responses, The BI & Analytics Survey 26 offers an unsurpassed level of user feedback on 18 leading BI and analytics solutions. Our research covers issues ranging from the purchase cycle right through to deployment, including critical information on performance levels, scalability and problems encountered.

The BI & Analytics Survey 26 consists of three key components:

The Results

A report detailing the key findings from The BI & Analytics Survey 26, supplemented by in-depth expert commentary.

The Analyzer

Access to our powerful interactive online tool, enabling you to perform your own custom analysis of the full survey data set.

Vendor Performance Summaries

An overview of the results for each product covered in The BI & Analytics Survey 26 in PDF format. There are 18 Vendor Performance Summaries, one per product.

The market for planning products is highly competitive. The Planning Survey 25 reveals the strengths and challenges of many of the leading vendors in the space as well as a number of smaller vendors — some regional and some relatively new to the market — many of which offer outstanding value to their customers.

Now in its 11th edition, The Planning Survey 25 also provides a detailed quantitative analysis of why customers buy planning tools, what they use them for, the everyday problems that users experience with the tools and how successful they are.

The Planning Survey 25 is based on a worldwide survey of 1,187 planning users, consultants and vendors from all over the world, conducted from November 2024 to February 2025.

The Planning Survey 25 consists of three key components:

The Results

An overview and analysis of the most important findings and topical results from The Planning Survey 25. This report covers aspects of the tool selection process, levels of satisfaction, the challenges faced by users and a look at some of the key market trends such as cloud-based planning and predictive planning. It also provides advice to buyers of planning software and users of existing solutions based on the results of our analysis.

Vendor Performance Summaries

A series of executive reports on all the products featured in The Planning Survey 25. Each report deals with a single product and contains a short vendor and product overview by BARC’s analyst team as well as a summary of the relevant product-related survey results and selected comments from users.

The Analyzer

Gain access to our powerful interactive online tool, enabling you to perform your own custom analysis of the full survey data set from The Planning Survey 25. The survey is so thorough it would be impossible to write about all the results. The Analyzer gives you the opportunity to dig deep into the survey data for yourself and extract the information you need.

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