Forbes has released the first-ever Forbes 2016 Cloud 100, the list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, which has developed in partnership with global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners. In addition to the leading cloud companies, Forbes has also published the “Rising Stars” list, which includes 20 of the best companies that Forbes, Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures consider as the most promising ones in the field.
This is the Cloud 100 list:
1) Slack/team collaboration platform
2) Dropbox/document sharing platform
3) DocuSign/electronic signature company
4) Stripe/platform to accept payments online and in mobile apps
5) Cloudera/platform for data management and analytics
6) SurveyMonkey/online survey development cloud-based SaaS company
7) Mailchimp/online email marketing solution to manage subscribers, send emails, and track results
8) Squarespace/platform for anyone to create websites
9) AppDynamics/application intelligence platform for enterprises to have real-time insights into application performance
10) Adyen/app to accept payments and grow revenue online, on mobile, and at the point of sale
11) CloudFlare/CDN, DNS, DDoS protection & web security platform to speed up and protect online sites
12) Qualtrics/software-as-a-service insight platform provider
13) Tanium/endpoint security and systems management system
14) GitHub/community for more than 15 million people to learn, share, and work together to build software
15) Okta/provider of identity platform for the enterprise
16) Apptio/IT financial transparency, benchmarking and metrics platform
17) Coupa Software/SaaS suite of financial applications to spend smart and efficiently
18) Domo/business intelligence dashboard, reporting and analytics
19) Fuze/global voice, video and collaboration platform
20) MuleSoft/integration platform for connecting SaaS and enterprise
21) AppNexus/cloud-based software platform that enables and optimizes programmatic online advertising
22) Medallia/platform to capture customer feedback, understand it in real-time, and take action to improve the customer experience
23) Cylance/advanced threat prevention built on Artificial Intelligence
24) Alteryx/self-service data analytics platform
25) Zscaler/Security as a Service platform
26) Carbon Black/endpoint security platform to defend organizations of all sizes from modern-day attacks with zero-gap protection.
27) Yardi/real estate investment & property management software for commercial, multifamily, residential, affordable, public, senior, industrial, & retail markets
28) Anaplan/Planning and performance management platform
29) Avalara/automated Tax Software
30) AppDirect/cloud service marketplace and management platform
31) Acquia/CMS Platform for content, community and commerce
32) SMS Assist/Multisite Property Management
33) Sprinklr/Customer Experience Management (CEM)
34) BlackLine/unified Cloud for accounting and finance
35) ForeScout/Network security, tools & management
36) Pluralsight/unlimited Online Developer, IT and Creative Training
37) MapR/converged data platform
38) Hootsuite/social media management dashboard
39) InsideSales.com/sales lead management platform
41) BlueJeans/business video communications platform
42) DigitalOcean/cloud computing platform for developers
43) Automattic/WordPress developer and operator
44) ServiceMax/field service management software
45) Eventbrite/event technology platform
46) Ability Network/healthcare technology platform
47) PointClickCare/cloud-based EHR software for long-term care
48) Intercom/customer communication platform
49) Datadog/cloud monitoring as a service
50) Flatiron Health/oncology cloud
51) Gusto/payroll software
52) Sisense/BI & analytics tool
53) Veeam/backup, disaster recovery and virtualization management software
54) Alien Vault/unified security management & threat intelligence platform
55) Pagerduty/incident resolution platform
56) Gainsight/customer success software
57) Evernote/desktop and mobile tool to collect and share ideas
58) Duo Security/platform that verifies the identity of users and security health of their devices before they connect to apps
59) Health Catalyst/population health data warehousing, analytics, and improvement services
60) Fastly/real-time CDN that gives businesses complete control over how they serve content
61) DataStax/commercial support for enterprise edition of NoSQL database Cassandra
62) Asana/team traking software
63) Zuora/subscription billing, commerce & finance solution
64) Veracode/application security software
65) Adaptive Insight/enterprise financial planning software
66) Zoho/online office suite and SaaS applications for businesses
67) Apttus/Quote-to-Cash software
68) Greenhouse Software/applicant tracking system and recruiting software
69) Optimizely/A/B testing & personalization platform
70) iCIMS/applicant tracking system and recruiting software
71) Workfront/project management software
72) Turbonomic/autonomic platform for cloud
73) NewVoiceMedia/cloud contact centre platform
74) InVision/web and mobile prototyping, collaboration & workflow platform
75) Smartsheet/work management and process automation solution
76) Segment/customer data platform
77) Talkdesk/cloud-based call center software solution
78) SendGrid/marketing & transactional email service
79) Illumio/adaptive security for every computing environment
80) AvidXchange/automated bill payment platform
81) Infor/industry specific business applications
82) Mixpanel/mobile analytics platform
83) Lookout/mobile app security platform
84) Zoom Video Communications/video conferencing and web conferencing service
85) Sumo Logic/continuous intelligence, log management & analytics platform
86) Expensify/expense report platform
87) Namely/HR, payroll, and benefits platform
88) ZipRecruiter/job search engine
89) Intacct/Cloud ERP software, financial management software
90) Campaign Monitor/email marketing for business
91) SugarCRM/customer relationship management software
92) App Annie/app analytics and app market data platform
93) Netskope/cloud security services & solutions company
94) WalkMe/enterprise guidance and engagement platform
95) BigCommerce/ecommerce software & shopping cart platform
96) Lithium Technologies/social software providing on-demand, hosted forums, chats, and other social media marketing solutions for companies
97) MedeAnalytics/Healthcare analytics platform
98) Skyhigh Networks/cloud security software
99) Extreme Reach/digital media and software as a service
100) Dynatrace/application performance management (APM) software
The 20 rising stars are:
1) Agari/prevention platform for cyber attacks from email threats
2) Algolia/hosted cloud search as a service
3) Alooma/process and work with big data in real time delivered as a cloud service
4) Amplitude/web and mobile analytics platform
5) Appboy/Mobile Marketing Automation, Engagement, CRM platform
6) Bugsnag/Detect and diagnose crashes in applications
7) Canva/graphic design software
8) Classy/fundraising solution for nonprofits
9) Clever/education technology platform
10) Contentful/API-first CMS
11) Delighted/customer feedback platform
12) eShares/cap table management software
13) IroNet Cybersecurity/suite of technologies, consulting services, and training programs to protect against current and emerging threats
14) Lever/collaborative recruiting platform
15) Orbital Insight/image processing and data science to understand global and national trends
16) Outreach/account-based sales engagement platform
17) Service Titan/home services software for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical service companies
18) Shyft Analytics/enterprise cloud analytics for life sciences
19) Toast/cloud-based system built specifically for restaurants
20) Trello/web-based project management application
FinSMEs
17/09/2016