2025
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We are excited to share our 2025 Best Software Development Tools list. Based on honest reviews and ratings from our G2 users this year, this list features software development platforms found on G2. Top software development vendors include: Atlassian, IBM, and BrowserStack.
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Award-Winning Best Development Software Product Categories Include:
Out of 6,106 total products in this category, and 1,771 that were eligible for the 2025 Best Software Awards, here are the 50 best software products. When looking at this year’s winners, 19 remained on the list from last year, while 31 are new entrants — representing a 62% change on this list since the 2024 Best Software Awards.
1
Jira
Product Management
Jira is an issue and project tracker for teams building great software. Track bugs and tasks, link issues to related code, agile planning, and monitor activity.
Jira is an issue and project tracker for teams building great software. Track bugs and tasks, link issues to related code, agile planning, and monitor activity.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Enterprise Products 2025
Best Software Products 2025
Best Mid-Market Products 2025
Best Highest Satisfaction Products 2025
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IBM API Connect
API Marketplace
IBM® API Connect™ is for organizations looking to streamline and accelerate their journey into the API economy. It’s a comprehensive management solution that addresses all four aspects of the API lifecycle: create, run, manage and secure. API Connect is far more cost-effective than limited point sol
IBM® API Connect™ is for organizations looking to streamline and accelerate their journey into the API economy. It’s a comprehensive management solution that addresses all four aspects of the API lifecycle: create, run, manage and secure. API Connect is far more cost-effective than limited point sol
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Software Products 2025
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BrowserStack
Software Testing
BrowserStack is the leading test platform built for developers & QAs to expand test coverage, scale & optimize testing with cross-browser, real device cloud, accessibility, visual testing, test management, and test observability. BrowserStack powers over a billion tests a year and over 50,000 custo
BrowserStack is the leading test platform built for developers & QAs to expand test coverage, scale & optimize testing with cross-browser, real device cloud, accessibility, visual testing, test management, and test observability. BrowserStack powers over a billion tests a year and over 50,000 custo
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Software Products 2025
4
Pluralsight Flow
Software Development Analytics Tools
Pluralsight Flow offers metrics for software engineering management and is designed to help engineering managers measure software developer productivity based on data from GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket or any Git based code repository.
Pluralsight Flow offers metrics for software engineering management and is designed to help engineering managers measure software developer productivity based on data from GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket or any Git based code repository.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
5
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
iPaaS
Anypoint Platform™ is a complete platform that lets companies realize business transformation through API-led connectivity. It is is a unified, flexible integration platform that solves the most challenging connectivity problems across SOA, SaaS and APIs.
Anypoint Platform™ is a complete platform that lets companies realize business transformation through API-led connectivity. It is is a unified, flexible integration platform that solves the most challenging connectivity problems across SOA, SaaS and APIs.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
6
AWS CloudTrail
API Management
AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account. CloudTrail provides event history of your AWS account activity, including actions taken through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and other AWS servic
AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account. CloudTrail provides event history of your AWS account activity, including actions taken through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and other AWS servic
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Best Development Software Products 2025
7
Visual Studio
Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing console and graphical user interface applications along with Windows Forms or WPF applications, web sites, web applications, and web services.
Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing console and graphical user interface applications along with Windows Forms or WPF applications, web sites, web applications, and web services.
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8
ServiceNow App Engine
Low-Code Development Platforms
With ServiceNow App Engine, simplify, accelerate, and scale digital experiences. Build low-code apps quickly, with more creators and less complexity. Safely scale cross-enterprise experiences that users love. Bring new enterprise apps to market in half the time and one-third the cost with low-code a
With ServiceNow App Engine, simplify, accelerate, and scale digital experiences. Build low-code apps quickly, with more creators and less complexity. Safely scale cross-enterprise experiences that users love. Bring new enterprise apps to market in half the time and one-third the cost with low-code a
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9
Salesforce Platform
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS) eliminates the expense and complexity of evaluating, buying, configuring, and managing all the hardware and software needed for custom-built applications.
Platform as a Service (PaaS) eliminates the expense and complexity of evaluating, buying, configuring, and managing all the hardware and software needed for custom-built applications.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
10
Postman
API Platforms
Postman enables teams to efficiently collaborate at every stage of the API lifecycle while prioritizing quality, performance, and security.
Postman enables teams to efficiently collaborate at every stage of the API lifecycle while prioritizing quality, performance, and security.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
11
Visual Studio Code
Text Editor
Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
12
Keysight Eggplant
Automation Testing
Advanced Design System is the world’s leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave, and high-speed digital applications. ADS pioneers the most innovative and powerful integrated circuit-3DEM-thermal simulation technologies used by leading companies in the wireless, high-speed netw
Advanced Design System is the world’s leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave, and high-speed digital applications. ADS pioneers the most innovative and powerful integrated circuit-3DEM-thermal simulation technologies used by leading companies in the wireless, high-speed netw
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13
Amazon API Gateway
API Management
Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.
Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
14
LambdaTest
Software Testing
Perform manual or automated cross browser testing on 3000+ browsers online. Deploy and scale faster with the most powerful cross browser testing tool online.
Perform manual or automated cross browser testing on 3000+ browsers online. Deploy and scale faster with the most powerful cross browser testing tool online.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
15
Jellyfish
Software Development Analytics Tools
Jellyfish is the leading Engineering Management Platform, providing complete visibility into engineering organizations, the work they do, and how they operate. By analyzing engineering signals from Git and Jira, qualitative team feedback, and contextual business data from roadmapping, incident respo
Jellyfish is the leading Engineering Management Platform, providing complete visibility into engineering organizations, the work they do, and how they operate. By analyzing engineering signals from Git and Jira, qualitative team feedback, and contextual business data from roadmapping, incident respo
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Best Development Software Products 2025
16
LaunchDarkly
Feature Management
LaunchDarkly's vision is to eliminate risk for developers and operations teams from the software development cycle. As companies transition to a world built on software, there is an increasing requirement to move quickly, balanced with the desire to maintain control. LaunchDarkly is the feature mana
LaunchDarkly's vision is to eliminate risk for developers and operations teams from the software development cycle. As companies transition to a world built on software, there is an increasing requirement to move quickly, balanced with the desire to maintain control. LaunchDarkly is the feature mana
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Best Development Software Products 2025
17
GitHub
Version Control Hosting
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over two million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over two million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Enterprise Products 2025
18
AWS Command Line Interface
Other Development
The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.
The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
19
AWS Lambda
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Run code without thinking about servers. Pay for only the compute time you consume.
Run code without thinking about servers. Pay for only the compute time you consume.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
20
Google Cloud Deploy
Continuous Delivery
Cloud Deploy Deliver continuously to Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, and Anthos.
Cloud Deploy Deliver continuously to Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, and Anthos.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
21
HCL Domino
Low-Code Development Platforms
HCL Domino is a platform for hosting business-focused collaboration applications. With Domino, you reduce IT infrastructure and associated administration costs by increasing automation and decreasing hardware resources. Automation, monitoring, tuning and diagnostic features can improve productivity,
HCL Domino is a platform for hosting business-focused collaboration applications. With Domino, you reduce IT infrastructure and associated administration costs by increasing automation and decreasing hardware resources. Automation, monitoring, tuning and diagnostic features can improve productivity,
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Best Development Software Products 2025
22
OutSystems
Low-Code Development Platforms
The OutSystems AI-powered low-code platform helps you build enterprise-grade, mission-critical software in a fraction of the time. Now you can use low-code and GenAI to improve and accelerate every part of the software development lifecycle.
The OutSystems AI-powered low-code platform helps you build enterprise-grade, mission-critical software in a fraction of the time. Now you can use low-code and GenAI to improve and accelerate every part of the software development lifecycle.
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23
Claris FileMaker
Workplace Innovation Platforms
The FileMaker Platform is a Workplace Innovation Platform that allows problem solvers to create, share, and integrate custom apps that work seamlessly across iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, and the web.
The FileMaker Platform is a Workplace Innovation Platform that allows problem solvers to create, share, and integrate custom apps that work seamlessly across iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, and the web.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
24
Mendix
Low-Code Development Platforms
25
Katalon Platform
Automation Testing
Katalon Platform is a comprehensive automation testing tool that enhances Selenium and Appium will help you test faster and launch better software. One major reason behind the popularity of Katalon Studio is the ease of use. It is an easy to learn automation testing tool and even manual testers havi
Katalon Platform is a comprehensive automation testing tool that enhances Selenium and Appium will help you test faster and launch better software. One major reason behind the popularity of Katalon Studio is the ease of use. It is an easy to learn automation testing tool and even manual testers havi
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26
Twilio
Communication Platform as a Service
Twilio lets you use standard web languages to build voice, VoIP and SMS applications via a web API. Build the next generation of communications with us.
Twilio lets you use standard web languages to build voice, VoIP and SMS applications via a web API. Build the next generation of communications with us.
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27
DX
Software Development Analytics Tools
DX is a developer insights platform, designed by the researchers behind DORA and SPACE. DX is the only solution that provides both qualitative and quantitative measures, helping developer productivity leaders pinpoint their biggest opportunities and translate their impact into dollars. Many solutio
DX is a developer insights platform, designed by the researchers behind DORA and SPACE. DX is the only solution that provides both qualitative and quantitative measures, helping developer productivity leaders pinpoint their biggest opportunities and translate their impact into dollars. Many solutio
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28
Port
Software Development Analytics Tools
Port is an open internal developer portal, owned by platform engineering teams and built for developers. Port consolidates everything developers need to know and execute to deliver software autonomously and to comply with organizational standards. You can open a free Port account at getport.io.
Port is an open internal developer portal, owned by platform engineering teams and built for developers. Port consolidates everything developers need to know and execute to deliver software autonomously and to comply with organizational standards. You can open a free Port account at getport.io.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
29
Leapwork
Automation Testing
A new mindset for test automation. End-to-end. Completely visual. Incredibly powerful.
A new mindset for test automation. End-to-end. Completely visual. Incredibly powerful.
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30
Airtable
Project Management
Airtable is the all-in-one collaboration platform designed to combine the flexibility of a spreadsheet interface with features like file attachments, kanban card stacks, revision history, calendars and reporting.
Airtable is the all-in-one collaboration platform designed to combine the flexibility of a spreadsheet interface with features like file attachments, kanban card stacks, revision history, calendars and reporting.
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Best Project Management Software Products 2025
Best Development Software Products 2025
31
Xcode
Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Xcode 6 introduces a radically new way to design and build software. Swift is an innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch and, when combined with Xcode tools, makes programming a delightfully live experience. Live rendering within Interface Builder displays your hand-written UI
Xcode 6 introduces a radically new way to design and build software. Swift is an innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch and, when combined with Xcode tools, makes programming a delightfully live experience. Live rendering within Interface Builder displays your hand-written UI
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32
Azure Portal
Portals
Azure Portal builds, manages, and monitors everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single console.
Azure Portal builds, manages, and monitors everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single console.
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33
AWS CloudFormation
Cloud Infrastructure Automation
AWS CloudFormation allows you to use a simple text file to model and provision, in an automated and secure manner, all the resources needed for your applications across all regions and accounts.
AWS CloudFormation allows you to use a simple text file to model and provision, in an automated and secure manner, all the resources needed for your applications across all regions and accounts.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
34
Google Cloud Run
Container Orchestration
Cloud Run is the simplest way to deploy and scale serverless and container-based applications on Google Cloud. Start with source code, and have your application running anywhere in the world in seconds.
Cloud Run is the simplest way to deploy and scale serverless and container-based applications on Google Cloud. Start with source code, and have your application running anywhere in the world in seconds.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
35
IntelliJ IDEA
Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
IntelliJ IDEA includes an amazing set of tools which work out-of-the-box: support for Maven, Gradle and STS; integration with Git, SVN, Mercurial; built-in Database Tools; and many more.
IntelliJ IDEA includes an amazing set of tools which work out-of-the-box: support for Maven, Gradle and STS; integration with Git, SVN, Mercurial; built-in Database Tools; and many more.
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36
Tricentis Tosca
Software Testing
Tricentis Tosca enables companies to test and assess business-critical enterprise applications with unprecedented effectiveness and efficiency.
Tricentis Tosca enables companies to test and assess business-critical enterprise applications with unprecedented effectiveness and efficiency.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
37
Azure Pipelines
Application Release Orchestration
Automate your builds and deployments with Pipelines so you spend less time with the nuts and bolts and more time being creative
Automate your builds and deployments with Pipelines so you spend less time with the nuts and bolts and more time being creative
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Best Development Software Products 2025
38
QA Wolf
Software Testing
We built QA Wolf to help you create, run, and maintain tests 10x faster. QA Wolf is for busy teams who want the fastest way to set up tests. We built it for developers who want to spend less time testing and more time shipping.
We built QA Wolf to help you create, run, and maintain tests 10x faster. QA Wolf is for busy teams who want the fastest way to set up tests. We built it for developers who want to spend less time testing and more time shipping.
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39
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Configuration Management
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is a simple way to automate apps and infrastructure. Application Deployment + Configuration Management + Continuous Delivery.
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is a simple way to automate apps and infrastructure. Application Deployment + Configuration Management + Continuous Delivery.
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40
Vercel AI SDK
Other Development
AI Vercel Playground is a web-based tool for comparing, tuning, and playing with the latest AI language models.
AI Vercel Playground is a web-based tool for comparing, tuning, and playing with the latest AI language models.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
41
Webex Connect
Communication Platform as a Service
Webex Connect is an API and low-code Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offering designed to help enterprises lower cost, reduce complexity, and accelerate IT roadmaps. Use our extensive range of communication APIs and SDKs for messaging and voice to build applications that improve end-to-
Webex Connect is an API and low-code Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offering designed to help enterprises lower cost, reduce complexity, and accelerate IT roadmaps. Use our extensive range of communication APIs and SDKs for messaging and voice to build applications that improve end-to-
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Best Development Software Products 2025
42
Telnyx CPaaS
Communication Platform as a Service
Telnyx delivers voice, messaging and IP services for applications and next-generation communications companies.
Telnyx delivers voice, messaging and IP services for applications and next-generation communications companies.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Collaboration & Productivity Software Products 2025
43
Merge
Unified APIs
Merge is an integrations platform for product development. Developers integrate once with Merge's API to offer a full category of integrations to their customers. Merge handles the full integrations lifecycle - from an easy initial build, to hand-held end-user onboarding, to fully managed maintenanc
Merge is an integrations platform for product development. Developers integrate once with Merge's API to offer a full category of integrations to their customers. Merge handles the full integrations lifecycle - from an easy initial build, to hand-held end-user onboarding, to fully managed maintenanc
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Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Financial Service Software Products 2025
44
Panaya Smart Testing and Change Intelligence
Test Management
Panaya Smart Testing platform, Panaya Test Dynamix is 1 platform for all your testing needs. It is the only native platform in the market, combining Test Management, Codeless Test Automation, and Change Impact Analysis, for seamless end-to-end testing processes. Our smart AI enhanced testing platfor
Panaya Smart Testing platform, Panaya Test Dynamix is 1 platform for all your testing needs. It is the only native platform in the market, combining Test Management, Codeless Test Automation, and Change Impact Analysis, for seamless end-to-end testing processes. Our smart AI enhanced testing platfor
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45
Quickbase
Project Management
Quickbase is a true low-code platform for building, customizing and connecting highly scalable, secure cloud applications without compromising IT governance and controls.
Quickbase is a true low-code platform for building, customizing and connecting highly scalable, secure cloud applications without compromising IT governance and controls.
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Best Project Management Software Products 2025
Best Development Software Products 2025
46
AWS CloudShell
Other Development
AWS CloudShell is a browser-based, interactive command-line environment provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables users to access and manage AWS resources directly from a web browser, without requiring local installation or configuration.
AWS CloudShell is a browser-based, interactive command-line environment provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables users to access and manage AWS resources directly from a web browser, without requiring local installation or configuration.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
47
Android Studio
Mobile Development Platforms
Android Studio provides the fastest tools for building apps on every type of Android device.
Android Studio provides the fastest tools for building apps on every type of Android device.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
48
Microsoft Power Apps
Low-Code Development Platforms
Create apps that bring together the services you use every day, from the cloud to critical business systems
Create apps that bring together the services you use every day, from the cloud to critical business systems
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49
Kong API Gateway
API Management
Kong API Gateway can run anywhere, in the cloud or on-premise - in a single, hybrid or multi-datacenter setup.
Kong API Gateway can run anywhere, in the cloud or on-premise - in a single, hybrid or multi-datacenter setup.
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Best Development Software Products 2025
What are the G2 Best Software Awards?
G2’s annual Best Software Awards rank the world’s best software companies and products based on authentic, timely reviews from real users and publicly available market presence data.
How are the winners determined?
Dozens of lists are generated based on G2’s verified user reviews and publicly available market presence data. G2 uses Satisfaction and Market Presence scores to rank products and vendors across different categories. Scores are first calculated within categories for all products with at least one review in the past year, which also appears on at least one G2 Grid® (having at least 10 total reviews) for a category that aligns with a Best Software list. Scores are then aggregated and compared based on the scoring criteria for each of the three Best Software lists: Best Software Companies, Best Software Products, and Best Software by Function.
Read more about the methodology used to calculate G2’s Best Software Awards here.
How does a vendor become eligible for the awards?
To be eligible for one of G2’s Best Software Companies or Products lists, a software product or company must have at least one review in the prior calendar year. Products must also appear on at least one G2 Grid® (having at least 10 total reviews all time) for a category that aligns with a Best Software list. Scores reflect only data from reviews submitted during the evaluation period (January 1st, 2024 - December 31, 2024).
Can software sellers and products win multiple awards?
Yes. A software seller and/or product has the potential to be named on multiple lists based on its eligibility and rankings.
How are reviews verified and vetted?
Authenticity and trust are paramount to our approach to review collection, moderation, and publishing. It is our aim to ensure every review is the honest opinion of a real user and their own experience with a product or service. Every review submitted to G2 undergoes rigorous moderation. We verify user identities and use over 43 data points and consistent guidelines to ensure authenticity. In fact, G2 rejects over one-third of the reviews submitted for not meeting those guidelines and standards. And while we see the clear opportunity for AI and are using it to fuel our own innovations, G2 maintains that reviews should come from genuine user experiences, only allowing AI for minor content enhancements but not review generation. For more information, view G2’s community guidelines.
Were G2’s 2025 Best Software lists researched and published using the same methodology and criteria as past years? If not, what is new?
Some eligibility requirements have changed for Best Software 2025. Changes for 2025 include:
Vendors no longer need 50+ reviews to qualify for the awards. To be considered for one of G2’s Best Software Sellers or Best Software Products Lists, a software company must have at least one review over the prior calendar year. Products must also appear on at least one G2 Grid® (having at least 10 total reviews all time) for a child category that aligns with a Best Software list.
This change was made to expand eligibility for vendors and products on G2 while simplifying the requirements, making it easier to be considered. However, on the most competitive Best Software lists, winners typically have hundreds or even thousands of reviews.
For the Functional Product Lists, a product’s percentage of categories and reviews earned within that functional list will be used as a factor in scoring. Previously, we considered representation across all categories across G2.
We believe this change will provide a better representation of the top-ranked products for each functional product list.
We also added the following new lists in 2025:
Best Governance, Risk & Compliance Software Products
Best Supply Chain & Logistics Software Products
Best Hosting Software Products
Best Data Privacy Software Products
Best Healthcare Software Products
Best Non-Profit Software Products
Best Legal Software Products
Best Financial Services Software Products
Best Real Estate Software Products
How can I promote my Best Software Award recognition if I am named a winner?
All winners will receive an email from G2 providing promotional materials and instructions, including templates and guidelines for:
Accessing their Best Software Award badge(s) in my.g2
Promoting their recognition via news announcements
Celebrating with customizable social media graphics
How will G2 celebrate the winners?
G2 will celebrate award winners through a series of promotions, including news announcements, social media posts, emails, website banners, and more. While some winners will be featured on billboards in New York City, this is limited to select top winners pre-determined by G2.
How are the Best Software Awards different from G2’s quarterly reports?
Key differences between G2’s Best Software Awards and Market Reports include: