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Customer Choice Awards by PeerSpot

The Customer Choice Awards celebrate validated excellence in enterprise technology, recognizing two distinctions per segment each quarter: Tech Leader and Rising Star.

Each award is based on validated customer voice and adoption signals, highlighting both market leadership and customer-validated momentum.

Recognition that is scarce, data-driven, and earned.

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Two distinctions

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Tech Leader Award

A quarterly ranking of the world's best enterprise technology products based on authentic, timely user reviews from validated reviewers. Awards are given to the top three solutions in eligible categories as determined by PeerSpot's ranking methodology.

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Every reviewer is validated as a real user of the product within the last 12 months.

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Rising Star Award

Recognizes the top products that have significantly increased in traffic volume on the PeerSpot review site over the past 12 months. This spotlight on "up-and-comers" reflects growing market interest based on evolving business needs and industry trends.

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At an average of 600 words per review, our reviews are in-depth and always include both pros and cons.

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2026 calendar

2026 Customer Choice Awards Schedule

Q1

Security Foundations

Cutoff

March 27, 2026

Winners

April 22, 2026

Q2

Security Foundations

Cutoff

June 26, 2026

Winners

July 22, 2026

Q3

IT & Infrastructure Tools

Cutoff

September 25, 2026

Winners

October 22, 2026

Q4

Emerging Tech & Market Movers

Cutoff

November 20, 2026

Winners

December 17, 2026

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Verification

How Reviews Are Validated

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Real, relevant users

We confirm that reviews come from real users who have used the product in the past 12 months.

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Vendor identification required

Employees of tech vendors must identify themselves so visitors can distinguish vendor-contributed content.

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Every user is validated

New users register with LinkedIn or company email to prevent vendors or non-users from posting fake reviews.

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Earned through validated reviews — never purchased.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Quarterly Customer Choice Awards by PeerSpot?

The PeerSpot Awards are a quarterly ranking of the top products in two categories:

The Tech Leader Awards are a quarterly ranking of the world's best Enterprise Technology products based on authentic and timely user reviews from validated reviewers; the awards are given to the top three solutions in the eligible categories as determined by PeerSpot's ranking methodology.

The Rising Star Awards recognize the top products that have significantly increased in percent of traffic volume on the PeerSpot review site over the past 12 months in the Tech Leader Awards categories.

How do we determine the Tech Leader Award winners?

The Tech Leader Awards are based on a report that presents the top products within each category based on their average ranking, calculated using a standard arithmetic mean.

The average ranking is determined by considering the last 12 rankings of each product within the category.

For example, if a product was ranked 1st for 9 months and 3rd for the remaining 3 months, the average ranking would be calculated as follows: ((9 × 1) + (3 × 3)) / 12, resulting in an average ranking of 1.75.

How are reviews validated?

PeerSpot's Review Authentication Policy and Process helps to preserve information credibility and content integrity. The process includes the following measures:

User reviews must come from real, relevant users. We confirm that reviews are from real users who have used the product/service, or have evaluated it for the purpose of using it for their company, in the past 12 months.

We require vendors to identify themselves. Employees of tech vendors must identify themselves during registration so that site visitors are able to distinguish between information contributed by vendors versus that contributed by tech professionals.

We validate every registered user. New users must register with their LinkedIn profile or company email address, which helps us to prevent vendors or non-users from posting fake reviews.

How are the Rising Star Awards determined?

The Rising Star Award is a yearly award that recognizes the top products in over 100 solution categories based on in-depth, validated reviews from real users over a 12-month period. Rising Star winning products represent the most promising in their solution category according to validated reviewer insights and experience. Categories for the Rising Star Awards are selected from Tech Leader categories. Not all categories will have a product recognized as a Rising Star.

Only products with their first review posted to the PeerSpot platform within the past 24 months are considered for the Rising Star Award. In addition, the product solution category must have a product increase of 20%, have 5 minimum products per category, and have 3 minimum visible reviews per product. This recognition puts the spotlight on "up-and-comers" and can be viewed as a reflection of growing market interests based on evolving business needs, industry trends, or competitive challenges.

Can vendors win in more than one category?

Yes, vendors can win in any category where they have an eligible product.

Can products win in more than one category?

No, products are assigned to a single category and will only be eligible to win in that category.

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