Analyst Reports

# Alibaba Cloud in Analyst Research ## Learn what the top industry analyst firms are saying about Alibaba Cloud. _LEADER_ Alibaba Cloud Named an Emerging Leader in 4 Emerging Market Quadrants in 4 Gartner® Innovation Guide for Generative AI Reports. Gartner Innovation Guide for Generative AI Technologies _LEADER_ Alibaba Cloud has been positioned into the Leaders Quadrant for six consecutive years in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems ## ANALYST REPORTS Research Firm - Research Firm - Forrester - Gartner - IDC - Omdia Category - Category - Cloud Essentials - Artificial Intelligence - Data Technology - Marketplace - Database - Cloud Security - Serverless Year - Year - 2026 - 2025 - 2024 - 2023 - 2022 - Earlier Reset June 2026Artificial Intelligence #### Omdia Market Radar: Agentic AI Cloud Titans in Asia & Oceania, 2026  Alibaba Cloud, a global leading provider of AI infrastructure and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has named as a Leader in the newly released report titled “Omdia Market Radar: Agentic AI Cloud Titans in Asia & Oceania, 2026”. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/omdia-agenticai-radar) OmdiaArtificial Intelligence2026 June 2026Artificial Intelligence #### Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise AI Coding Agents  Alibaba Cloud named a Challenger in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise AI Coding Agents. As foundation models' coding capabilities continue to advance, both the product forms and competitive landscape of AI Coding have undergone significant transformation. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/gartner-aica-2026) GartnerArtificial Intelligence2026 May 2026Cloud Essentials #### Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Communications Platform as a Service  Alibaba Cloud has been positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Communications Platform as a Service, recognized for its AI-enhanced, API-first CPaaS platform. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/gartner-cpaas) GartnerCloud Essentials2026 April 2026Cloud Essentials #### Gartner® Market Share: IaaS, Worldwide, 2025  Alibaba Cloud has once again been recognised as the largest cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider by revenue in Asia Pacific, with its regional market share increasing to 22.5% in 2025, up from 20.8% in 2024. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/gartner-iaas-2025) GartnerCloud Essentials2026 January 2026Cloud Security #### Forrester The Bot And Agent Trust Management Software Landscape, Q4 2025  Recently, Forrester, a globally renowned research and advisory firm, released the report "The Bot And Agent Trust Management Software Landscape, Q4 2025." Alibaba Cloud Web Application Firewall has been named a Notable Vendor. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/forrester-batms-2025) ForresterCloud Security2026 December 2025Artificial Intelligence #### The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q4 2025  In December 2025, Forrester released its report, "The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q4 2025," in which Alibaba Cloud was named a Leader. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/forrester-aiinfra-2025) ForresterArtificial Intelligence2025 December 2025Artificial Intelligence #### Omdia Market Radar: Global Enterprise-level MaaS 2025  Omdia released its latest report, "Omdia Market Radar: Global Enterprise-level MaaS 2025", which proposed 9 evaluation dimensions. Alibaba Cloud was rated a global leader, receiving the highest rating in 5 major dimensions, making it the best-rated vendor in China. Internationally, it is second only to AWS and on par with Azure and Google Cloud. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/zh/about/omdia-maas-2025?_p_lc=1) OmdiaArtificial Intelligence2025 December 2025Artificial Intelligence #### Forrester Wave™: AI Platforms in China, Q4 2025  Alibaba Cloud is positioned into the Leaders category, ranking second in the current offering category and first in the strategy category. It receives the highest score possible of 5 in 19 out of 25 evaluation criteria, making it one of two vendors with the highest number of 5/5 scores. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/forrester-aip-2025) ForresterArtificial Intelligence2025 December 2025Database #### 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems  Gartner® has released its 2025 Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems. Alibaba Cloud is positioned into the Leaders Quadrant for six consecutive years. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/gartner-dbms-2025) GartnerDatabase2025 November 2025Cloud Security #### 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management  Gartner® has released its 2025 Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management report, in which Alibaba Cloud has been included for its cloud security Identity as a Service (IDaaS). This is Alibaba Cloud's first time being included in this Magic Quadrant, and it is also the sole APEC vendor to be recognized. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/gartner-am-2025) GartnerCloud Security2025 November 2025Artificial Intelligence #### Gartner® Innovation Guide for Generative AI Reports  In November 2025, Gartner® released its latest "Innovation Guide for Generative AI Technologies" series of reports. These reports scan global vendors to provide recognition for customers across four key areas: Generative AI Cloud Infrastructure, Generative AI Engineering, Generative AI Model Providers, and AI Knowledge Management Applications/General Productivity. Alibaba Cloud is named in the Emerging Leaders Quadrant in all four key areas. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/gartner-emq-2025) GartnerArtificial Intelligence2025 September 2025Cloud Essentials #### Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure  In Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure, Alibaba Cloud achieved the highest position for 'Ability to Execute' and the furthest position for 'Completeness of Vision' among all Asia-Pacific vendors. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/gartner-dhi-2025) GartnerCloud Essentials2025 August 2025Cloud Essentials #### Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Desktop as a Service  Gartner® has released its 2025 Magic Quadrant™ for Desktop as a Service, in which Alibaba Cloud is included for the third consecutive year and has been named as a Challenger for the first time, on the strength of its Elastic Desktop Servic's (WUYING) advantages in global compliance and operational capabilities, a proprietary technology stack, and continuously innovative scenario-based solutions, thereby gaining widespread recognition, especially in emerging markets such as the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and South America. [Read More >](https://www.alibabacloud.com/about/gartner-daas-2025) GartnerCloud Essentials2025 August 2025Cloud Security #### Forrester The State Of Identity And Access Management In Asia Pacific  Forrester, a leading global research and advisory firm, recently published The State Of Identity And Access Management In Asia Pacific (July 15, 2025). This report provides a deep dive into IAM trends across the APAC market and Alibaba Cloud's Identity as a Service (IDaaS) has been mentioned among the noted implementation cases cited in the report. [Read More >](https://www.al