ibi, a business unit of Cloud Software Group, today announced that it has been named an Overall Leader in Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility in Business Intelligence (BI) in the 2026 Industry Excellence Awards by Dresner Advisory Services.
The recognition is based on real-world customer feedback across Dresner Advisory Services’ two industry-rating models, which use its 33-measure evaluation system to assess vendors across customer experience, value and technology performance.
In the 2026 Wisdom of Crowds® Business Intelligence Market Study, ibi placed in the upper-right quadrant of both the Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility models, earning recognition across key areas of customer satisfaction, value and technology.
Best in Class Recognition
In addition to being named an Overall Leader, ibi received Best in Class recognition in several areas, including:
- Product completeness of functionality
- Technology reliability
- Integration with third-party technologies
- Perfect Recommend Score
- Favorable Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
The Perfect Recommend Score highlights the level of trust and advocacy reported by ibi customers, while the favorable TCO recognition reflects the value customers associate with ibi’s data and analytics solutions.
“Vendor ratings in our Industry Excellence Awards are driven entirely by the voice of the customer and real-world sentiment across product, technology, sales, and service,” said Howard Dresner, founder and chief research officer at Dresner Advisory Services. “We congratulate ibi on receiving top marks from its users and earning Overall Leader and Best in Class designations in this year’s assessment.”
The Customer Experience model evaluates customer touchpoints and sentiment surrounding products and technology, while the Vendor Credibility model assesses perceived value alongside customer confidence.
ibi’s recognition in both categories highlights the company’s focus on delivering scalable and reliable business intelligence solutions designed to support enterprise decision-making.
