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AlphaSense named the only Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Market And Competitive Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2026

AlphaSense received the highest possible score across 14 criteria, including Vision, Innovation, Roadmap, and AI Agents.

According to the report, "AlphaSense has played a dominant role in the market with its vision of marrying premier and exclusive content with domain-specific AI for an end-to-end intelligence and decision-support platform.”

The report also notes that “[customers] describe the platform as mission critical, citing its superiority over general-purpose AI assistants.”

  • See why Forrester says AlphaSense's vendor-owned content portfolio is its greatest differentiator
  • Discover why AlphaSense received the highest scores possible in the Vision, Innovation, and Roadmap criteria
Forrester Wave chart for Market and Competitive Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2026, plotting vendors by strength of offering and strategy into Leaders, Strong Performers, and Contenders, with AlphaSense, Northern Light, and Crayon among the Leaders.

The AlphaSense Difference

AlphaSense's purpose-built AI platform accelerates the analysis of trusted financial, market, and expert intelligence. Built to automate the entire research process, from discovery through deliverables, it gives teams the confidence and speed to act on strategic opportunities.

  • Drive higher-impact decisions with greater confidence by leveraging a growing suite of best-in-class AI capabilities.
  • Stay ahead of the competition with automated, 24/7 market monitoring
  • Accelerate time to insights with centralized access to premium financial and market content, proprietary expert calls, and internal content in one unified platform

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Chris Ackerson
Senior Vice President of Product at AlphaSense
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