06/30/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/30/2022 11:06
Every quarter, G2 releases its quarterly reports, ranking software sellers and products across categories based on various factors. You may be familiar with the G2-branded badges dominating your social media feed when software companies promote their rankings. Those are based precisely on these reports, of which there are three different types: Grid® , Index, and Momentum.
For context, Grid® Reports offer a high-level overview of a category on G2, including which products have the most satisfied customers (based on 1.7M+ authentic, verified peer reviews) as well as the largest presence in the market. Index Reports take a deeper dive into what matters most to buyers: product usability, implementation, relationship, and results. And, Momentum Reports shine a light on which products are innovating and growing.
Last week, we published the G2 Summer Reports - 8,455 different reports featuring 12,335 products across 893 categories. While those reports get into the nitty gritty of software rankings and are helpful to inform purchasing decisions, we wanted to take a step back and examine the broader insights and trends these reports point to. Here's what we saw…
Some products are pretty popular.
Hats off to those software vendors whose products show up not just once, but in multiple reports. And as you can see below, we're not just talking about a handful.
Products included in the most reports:
*Represents number of reports each product is featured in
There are many winners, but only some win the most.
Based on G2 scoring, the top 10 software sellers (defined as vendors with more than one product) and products across all categories and company segments are:
Top software sellers by G2 score:
*Represents seller's G2 score
Top software sellers by G2 score:
*Represents seller's G2 score
And speaking of being #1, since there are so many different types of G2 reports and rankings, we looked at which sellers and products had the most #1 rankings, also based on G2 scoring. And they are:
Sellers with most #1 rankings:
*Represents number of #1 seller rankings
Products with most #1 rankings:
*Represents number of #1 product rankings
It's not just about being on top; continuous improvement matters too.
We know customers' needs, preferences, and opinions can change overnight, so it's important to pay attention to deliver the best product and experience possible and adapt when needed. Many software sellers agree and have made major strides to do just that. Here's a shout-out to them - the most improved products on G2 - those which saw the biggest increase in rankings over the past quarter.
Most improved products:
Most improved #1 ranked products:
New software categories continue to emerge.
The software landscape is always evolving, with new innovations, companies, and trends cropping up. Over the past quarter alone, 11new software categories were introduced to G2.com. While not all will have reports ready just yet as they collect more vendors and reviews, the G2 research team will monitor these for growth, in addition to other new categories on the radar to consider.
New software categories:
Once again, we'd like to congratulate all the software companies and products included in our Summer 2022 reports. If you weren't featured this round, or weren't where you wanted to be, we hope to see you in September for the Fall Reports - where we'll again be taking a look at the overall trends and seeing what's new.
Palmer Houchins is the VP of Brand Marketing and Communications at G2. He previously served as a senior marketing leader and G2 customer at Mailchimp (acquired by Intuit) and CallRail ($125M+ in funding).