Name

Quadrant Knowledge Solutions

Legal name

Quadrant Knowledge Solutions Pvt Ltd

Website

https://quadrant-solutions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Research Services: QKS Group generates revenue through advisory services, market research reports, and strategic consulting for technology companies. Their offerings include SPARK Matrix, SPARK Plus, ROI Benchmark Framework, and analyst advisory services. They serve both technology innovators seeking growth acceleration and technology adopters pursuing digital transformation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

QKS Group is a global advisory and research firm that sells technology market intelligence and strategic advisory services to technology vendors and enterprise adopters. Core deliverables include SPARK Matrix™ and SPARK Plus™ vendor competitive assessments, the ROI Benchmark Framework™ for evaluating technology investment returns, the QKS Library of research reports, Analyst Advisory consulting engagements, and the QKS Leap Circle maturity framework for technology and business convergence.

Product overview

QKS Group (formerly Quadrant Knowledge Solutions) operates as a comprehensive advisory and research platform offering multiple interconnected services. The core offerings include SPARK Matrix™ and SPARK Plus™ for competitive technology vendor analysis, the ROI Benchmark Framework™ for business value assessment, QKS Library as a knowledge repository, and Analyst Advisory services for strategic consultation. The QKS Leap Circle methodology provides a structured approach to technology maturity assessment. The company tracks 220+ major ICT markets and 400+ technologies, providing strategic insights to technology innovators and adopters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPARK Matrix™: Technology vendor assessment and competitive positioning analysis tool providing visual representation of vendor positions based on performance and customer impact.
• SPARK Plus™
• ROI Benchmark Framework™
• QKS Leap Circle

Products and services

• SPARK Matrix™ Comprehensive market analysis and competitive assessment platform that evaluates technology vendors across dimensions including technology excellence and customer impact, delivering a visual representation of vendor positions for technology buyers and vendors.
• SPARK Plus™ Enhanced analysis and consulting service built on the SPARK Matrix™ framework, providing in-depth market intelligence, additional strategic insights, and advisory support for technology vendors and adopters evaluating technology solutions.
• ROI Benchmark Framework™ Framework for assessing and benchmarking return on investment metrics and business value delivered by technology implementations, used by technology adopters to justify and evaluate technology investments.
• QKS Library Comprehensive library providing access to research reports, analyst analyses, and strategic insights across technology markets for technology innovators and adopters.
• Analyst Advisory Expert advisory service connecting clients with QKS Group industry analysts for strategic guidance on technology decisions, market positioning, and vendor evaluation.
• QKS Leap Circle Strategic methodology and maturity model addressing technology and business convergence across five stages: Awareness, Preparation, Readiness, Execution, and Maturity, used to assess and guide organizational technology maturity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Empower technology innovators to accelerate their growth journeys
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gartner: Gartner is the dominant global ICT advisory and analyst firm, offering Magic Quadrant research, advisory services, and conferences to enterprise technology buyers and vendors. It is comparable to QKS Group as the incumbent reference point in the same product category (vendor evaluation), serving the same dual customer base (technology innovators and adopters) with similar research subscription and advisory models.
• IDC (International Data Corporation): IDC is one of the largest global market intelligence and advisory firms covering ICT markets, with extensive vendor evaluation programs and enterprise advisory services. It competes with QKS Group in the same vendor research and ICT market intelligence category and shares the same customer segments of technology vendors and enterprise technology buyers.
• ISG (Information Services Group): ISG is a global technology research and advisory firm specializing in IT and digital services, with the ISG Provider Lens vendor evaluation and enterprise sourcing advisory. It is comparable to QKS Group as a directly overlapping research and advisory provider with vendor evaluation programs and enterprise advisory serving technology vendors and enterprise buyers.
• Forrester Research: Forrester Research is a major global research and advisory firm delivering Wave evaluations, advisory services, and syndicated research to enterprise technology buyers and vendors. It is comparable to QKS Group as a directly overlapping research and advisory provider with a similar vendor-evaluation product (Wave vs SPARK Matrix) and shared enterprise customer base.
• Frost & Sullivan: Frost & Sullivan is a long-established global growth consulting and research firm covering technology, healthcare, and industrial markets. It is comparable to QKS Group as a broader market research and advisory player with overlapping ICT research coverage and a similar B2B advisory revenue model targeting technology vendors and enterprises.

Direct peers

• Constellation Research: Constellation Research is a technology research and advisory firm serving enterprise buyers and technology vendors, with a focus on disruptive technology evaluation and digital transformation. It is comparable to QKS Group as a research-led advisory firm operating in the same vendor evaluation and enterprise advisory category with overlapping customer personas.
• Everest Group: Everest Group is a research and consulting firm focused on IT, business process, and engineering services, with strong coverage of technology vendor evaluation and digital transformation advisory. It is closely comparable to QKS Group as a similarly-sized specialist analyst firm selling PEAK Matrix evaluations and advisory to both technology vendors and enterprise buyers.
• Aberdeen Strategy & Research: Aberdeen Strategy & Research is a B2B technology research firm providing market intelligence, vendor evaluation, and advisory services to technology buyers and suppliers. It is comparable to QKS Group as a similarly-sized B2B research and advisory competitor covering enterprise technology markets with comparable subscription research and advisory offerings.
• HFS Research: HFS Research is a global research and analysis firm covering IT and business services, with a Horizontals-based vendor evaluation methodology and advisory services for enterprise buyers. It is comparable to QKS Group as a similarly-positioned analyst firm delivering vendor evaluation research and digital transformation advisory to overlapping customer segments.
• Nucleus Research: Nucleus Research is a technology research firm specializing in ROI-focused evaluation of enterprise software and cloud solutions. It is comparable to QKS Group as a specialized analyst firm offering technology vendor evaluation (with an explicit ROI focus, mirroring QKS's ROI Benchmark Framework) and serving enterprise technology buyers and vendors.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/QKS_Quadrant
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3m0FzPazwQCREA5Vc9-9VQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/10373961
• Instagraminstagram.com/qksgroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/quadrantknowledgesolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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