• Software AG and 11 other vendors evaluated on strategy and current offering
• Software AG recognized for its roadmap and “superior sustainability capability”

Conrad Langhammer, General Manager for Alfabet, noted: “Software AG is honored to be recognized as a Leader among top vendors in the enterprise architecture management suites (EA) market in this 2024 Forrester report. We believe this acknowledgment reflects its consistent ability to address the evolving needs of CIOs and IT strategists. In today’s digital-first era, aligning IT with business strategy is more critical than ever—a challenge many organizations continue to face. Software AG empowers its customers to overcome this hurdle by delivering transparency and governance across all stages of digital business transformation. From prioritizing business change investments to ensuring seamless IT delivery, Software AG helps organizations stay competitive and thrive in the digital age."

The Forrester report also recognizes Software AG’s support for sustainability initiatives with its Alfabet product: “The firm’s superior sustainability capability offers a fully monitored ecosystem ranging from strategic support to highly granular data capture and analysis”. 

Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) provide essential capabilities to evaluate and reduce IT energy consumption, source renewable energy through “green sourcing,” and enforce accountability among third parties for circularity and sustainable practices. EA and SPM also enable organizations to respond swiftly to evolving sustainability regulations and market demands, while building a robust IT foundation to support operating model transformations aligned with sustainability goals. Furthermore, they foster the innovation required to develop new, sustainable products and services, ensuring that IT remains a catalyst for long-term environmental and business success.

The Forrester report also states: “Software AG also stands out for its integration ecosystem, architecture decision record, demand management, strategic portfolio management, and metrics dashboard: The Alfabet Fastlane platform’s capabilities in these areas help architects communicate with nontechnical stakeholders and better manage the demands of the architecture practice.” 

As digitalization reshapes business and operating models, understanding the growing interdependencies between business and IT is essential. The new Alfabet 11 makes it easier for non-IT users to access and analyze its comprehensive, interconnected repository of IT landscape information. By empowering more contributors such as business technologists, Alfabet 11 enhances decision-making quality around IT and business transformations, driving faster digital product development, reducing IT costs,
and strengthening business resilience.

About Alfabet

Alfabet for Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Portfolio Management helps business and IT leaders make better investment decisions and reduce transformational risks by understanding when, where, how and why to make changes in the IT portfolio.

About Software AG

Software AG is a Software GmbH brand that helps companies to manage and optimize their operations, infrastructure and technology with products that simplify complexity, increase transparency and prepare organizations for change.

Trusted by the world’s best brands for more than 50 years, Software AG’s AI-enabled process intelligence, application development, high-performance database, and strategic portfolio management solutions are used by banks, retailers, manufacturers, governments and more.

Software AG is owned by Silver Lake, the global technology investment firm. For more information, visit www.softwareag.com. And follow on LinkedIn and X. 

^{[1] The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q4 2024 - The 12 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up by Stéphane Vanrechem}