FrontRunners powered by Gartner Methodology assesses and calculates a score for products on two primary dimensions: Capability and Value. Generally, products that are positioned on a FrontRunners quadrant are considered top performing products. Depending on the specific needs of the software buyer, a product placed in any quadrant category could be a good fit.
"FrontRunners looks a bit like the Magic Quadrant and you can think of it as a sister quadrant… but, aside from appearances, it is really quite different from the Magic Quadrant," Anthony J. Bradley, Group Vice President, Research, Gartner Digital Market, wrote in a blog post describing the FrontRunner Quadrant.
Some of the major differences between the FrontRunners quandrant and the Magic Quandrant:
- FrontRunners is for small business leaders who are looking to buy business software. This means that the data and methodology is tuned for the needs of small businesses.
- FrontRunners is completely data-driven with no analyst interpretation.
- FrontRunners is heavily influenced by user reviews.
