Best Development Software Products
2025
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G2 is proud to share our 2025 list of the Best Development Software Products
We are excited to share our 2025 Best Software Development Tools list. Based on honest reviews and ratings from our G2 users this year, this list features software development platforms found on G2. Top software development vendors include: Atlassian, IBM, and BrowserStack.
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Award-Winning Best Development Software Product Categories Include:
Best Software by Function / Development Products
Out of 6,106 total products in this category, and 1,771 that were eligible for the 2025 Best Software Awards, here are the 50 best software products. When looking at this year’s winners, 19 remained on the list from last year, while 31 are new entrants — representing a 62% change on this list since the 2024 Best Software Awards.
1
Jira
Product Management
Jira is an issue and project tracker for teams building great software. Track bugs and tasks, link issues to related code, agile planning, and monitor activity.
Jira is an issue and project tracker for teams building great software. Track bugs and tasks, link issues to related code, agile planning, and monitor activity.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best APAC Products 2025
Best Australia & New Zealand Products 2025
Best Enterprise Products 2025
Best Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Best Mid-Market Products 2025
Best Highest Satisfaction Products 2025
Asia Leader Bug Tracking Winter 2026
Asia Leader Product Management Winter 2026
India Leader Product Management Winter 2026
2
IBM API Connect
API Marketplace
IBM® API Connect™ is for organizations looking to streamline and accelerate their journey into the API economy. It’s a comprehensive management solution that addresses all four aspects of the API lifecycle: create, run, manage and secure. API Connect is far more cost-effective than limited point sol
IBM® API Connect™ is for organizations looking to streamline and accelerate their journey into the API economy. It’s a comprehensive management solution that addresses all four aspects of the API lifecycle: create, run, manage and secure. API Connect is far more cost-effective than limited point sol
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Best Software Products 2025
Asia Leader API Management Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader API Management Winter 2026
India Leader API Development Winter 2026
Asia Leader API Development Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader API Development Winter 2026
3
BrowserStack
Software Testing
BrowserStack is the world’s leading cloud-based testing platform, trusted by 50,000+ Dev and QA teams to deliver fast, reliable, and high-quality software. From manual to automated, visual to accessibility testing, BrowserStack brings every layer of the QA process onto a single, integrated platform,
BrowserStack is the world’s leading cloud-based testing platform, trusted by 50,000+ Dev and QA teams to deliver fast, reliable, and high-quality software. From manual to automated, visual to accessibility testing, BrowserStack brings every layer of the QA process onto a single, integrated platform,
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best India Sellers 2025
Best APAC Products 2025
Best Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Grid Leader Test Management Winter 2026
India Leader Load Testing Tools Winter 2026
EMEA Leader Load Testing Tools Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Load Testing Tools Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Test Management Winter 2026
4
Flow
Software Development Analytics Tools
Flow offers metrics for software engineering management and is designed to help engineering managers measure software developer productivity based on data from GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket or any Git based code repository.
Flow offers metrics for software engineering management and is designed to help engineering managers measure software developer productivity based on data from GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket or any Git based code repository.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Grid High performer DevOps Fall 2025
5
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
iPaaS
Anypoint Platform™ is a complete platform that lets companies realize business transformation through API-led connectivity. It is is a unified, flexible integration platform that solves the most challenging connectivity problems across SOA, SaaS and APIs.
Anypoint Platform™ is a complete platform that lets companies realize business transformation through API-led connectivity. It is is a unified, flexible integration platform that solves the most challenging connectivity problems across SOA, SaaS and APIs.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Asia Leader iPaaS Winter 2026
India Leader iPaaS Winter 2026
Grid Leader API Management Winter 2026
Asia Leader Message Queue (MQ) Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Message Queue (MQ) Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader iPaaS Winter 2026
India Leader Message Queue (MQ) Winter 2026
Grid Leader API Development Winter 2026
6
AWS CloudTrail
API Management
AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account. CloudTrail provides event history of your AWS account activity, including actions taken through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and other AWS servic
AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account. CloudTrail provides event history of your AWS account activity, including actions taken through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and other AWS servic
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G2 Awards
Best Global Sellers 2025
Best Development Software Products 2025
Implementation Leader API Management Winter 2026
India Leader API Management Winter 2026
Asia Leader API Management Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader API Management Winter 2026
Usability Leader API Management Winter 2026
7
Visual Studio
Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing console and graphical user interface applications along with Windows Forms or WPF applications, web sites, web applications, and web services.
Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing console and graphical user interface applications along with Windows Forms or WPF applications, web sites, web applications, and web services.
G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Grid Leader Integrated Development Environments (IDE) Winter 2026
Grid Leader Mobile Development Platforms Winter 2026
India Leader Mobile Development Platforms Winter 2026
8
ServiceNow App Engine
Low-Code Development Platforms
With ServiceNow App Engine, simplify, accelerate, and scale digital experiences. Build low-code apps quickly, with more creators and less complexity. Safely scale cross-enterprise experiences that users love. Bring new enterprise apps to market in half the time and one-third the cost with low-code a
With ServiceNow App Engine, simplify, accelerate, and scale digital experiences. Build low-code apps quickly, with more creators and less complexity. Safely scale cross-enterprise experiences that users love. Bring new enterprise apps to market in half the time and one-third the cost with low-code a
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
India Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Grid Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
EMEA Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Asia Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
India Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Asia Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
9
Salesforce Platform
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS) eliminates the expense and complexity of evaluating, buying, configuring, and managing all the hardware and software needed for custom-built applications.
Platform as a Service (PaaS) eliminates the expense and complexity of evaluating, buying, configuring, and managing all the hardware and software needed for custom-built applications.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Grid Leader Drag and Drop App Builder Winter 2026
Grid Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Grid Leader Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Winter 2026
Grid Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
10
Postman
API Platforms
Postman enables teams to efficiently collaborate at every stage of the API lifecycle while prioritizing quality, performance, and security.
Postman enables teams to efficiently collaborate at every stage of the API lifecycle while prioritizing quality, performance, and security.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Grid Leader API Security Winter 2026
Grid Leader API Development Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader API Management Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader API Security Winter 2026
India Leader API Management Winter 2026
Grid Leader API Platforms Winter 2026
11
Visual Studio Code
Text Editor
Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Grid Leader Text Editor Winter 2026
Grid Leader Editor Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Text Editor Winter 2026
Spain Leader Text Editor Winter 2026
12
Keysight Eggplant
Automation Testing
Advanced Design System is the world’s leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave, and high-speed digital applications. ADS pioneers the most innovative and powerful integrated circuit-3DEM-thermal simulation technologies used by leading companies in the wireless, high-speed netw
Advanced Design System is the world’s leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave, and high-speed digital applications. ADS pioneers the most innovative and powerful integrated circuit-3DEM-thermal simulation technologies used by leading companies in the wireless, high-speed netw
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Grid Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Asia Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
India Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Grid Leader Software Testing Winter 2026
13
Amazon API Gateway
API Management
Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.
Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Results Leader API Management Fall 2025
Asia Pacific Leader API Management Summer 2025
Grid Leader API Management Summer 2025
Results Leader API Management Summer 2025
Asia Leader API Management Spring 2025
Asia Pacific Leader API Management Spring 2025
India Leader API Management Spring 2025
Grid Leader API Management Spring 2025
14
LambdaTest
Software Testing
Perform manual or automated cross browser testing on 3000+ browsers online. Deploy and scale faster with the most powerful cross browser testing tool online.
Perform manual or automated cross browser testing on 3000+ browsers online. Deploy and scale faster with the most powerful cross browser testing tool online.
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G2 Awards
Best India Sellers 2025
Best Development Software Products 2025
Grid Leader Test Management Fall 2025
Best APAC Products 2025
Usability Leader Mobile App Testing Fall 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Test Management Fall 2025
Relationship Leader Mobile App Testing Fall 2025
Momentum Leader Mobile App Testing Fall 2025
Asia Leader Load Testing Tools Fall 2025
Asia Leader Test Management Fall 2025
15
Jellyfish
Software Development Analytics Tools
Jellyfish is the leading Engineering Management Platform, providing complete visibility into engineering organizations, the work they do, and how they operate. By analyzing engineering signals from Git and Jira, qualitative team feedback, and contextual business data from roadmapping, incident respo
Jellyfish is the leading Engineering Management Platform, providing complete visibility into engineering organizations, the work they do, and how they operate. By analyzing engineering signals from Git and Jira, qualitative team feedback, and contextual business data from roadmapping, incident respo
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Momentum Leader Value Stream Management Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
Asia Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
Relationship Leader Value Stream Management Winter 2026
Grid Leader Value Stream Management Winter 2026
Grid Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
16
LaunchDarkly
Feature Management
LaunchDarkly's vision is to eliminate risk for developers and operations teams from the software development cycle. As companies transition to a world built on software, there is an increasing requirement to move quickly, balanced with the desire to maintain control. LaunchDarkly is the feature mana
LaunchDarkly's vision is to eliminate risk for developers and operations teams from the software development cycle. As companies transition to a world built on software, there is an increasing requirement to move quickly, balanced with the desire to maintain control. LaunchDarkly is the feature mana
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Usability Leader Continuous Delivery Winter 2026
Results Leader Continuous Delivery Winter 2026
Results Leader A/B Testing Winter 2026
Relationship Leader Continuous Delivery Winter 2026
Implementation Leader A/B Testing Winter 2026
17
GitHub
Version Control Hosting
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over two million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over two million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Best Enterprise Products 2025
Europe Leader Build Automation Winter 2026
Latin America Leader Continuous Integration Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Build Automation Winter 2026
18
AWS Command Line Interface
Other Development
The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.
The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
19
AWS Lambda
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Run code without thinking about servers. Pay for only the compute time you consume.
Run code without thinking about servers. Pay for only the compute time you consume.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Relationship Leader Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Winter 2026
Grid Leader Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Winter 2026
Americas Leader Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Winter 2026
India Leader Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Winter 2026
Asia Leader Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Winter 2026
Middle East & Africa Leader Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Winter 2026
20
Google Cloud Deploy
Continuous Delivery
Cloud Deploy Deliver continuously to Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, and Anthos.
Cloud Deploy Deliver continuously to Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, and Anthos.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
21
HCL Domino
Low-Code Development Platforms
HCL Domino is a platform for hosting business-focused collaboration applications. With Domino, you reduce IT infrastructure and associated administration costs by increasing automation and decreasing hardware resources. Automation, monitoring, tuning and diagnostic features can improve productivity,
HCL Domino is a platform for hosting business-focused collaboration applications. With Domino, you reduce IT infrastructure and associated administration costs by increasing automation and decreasing hardware resources. Automation, monitoring, tuning and diagnostic features can improve productivity,
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best India Sellers 2025
Implementation Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Best APAC Products 2025
Implementation Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
Implementation Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Fall 2025
Implementation Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Fall 2025
EMEA Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Summer 2025
Implementation Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Summer 2025
22
OutSystems
Low-Code Development Platforms
The OutSystems AI-powered low-code platform helps you build enterprise-grade, mission-critical software in a fraction of the time. Now you can use low-code and GenAI to improve and accelerate every part of the software development lifecycle.
The OutSystems AI-powered low-code platform helps you build enterprise-grade, mission-critical software in a fraction of the time. Now you can use low-code and GenAI to improve and accelerate every part of the software development lifecycle.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Grid Leader Mobile Development Platforms Winter 2026
Grid Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Europe Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
United Kingdom Leader Mobile Development Platforms Winter 2026
Europe Leader Mobile Development Platforms Winter 2026
United Kingdom Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
23
Claris FileMaker
Workplace Innovation Platforms
The FileMaker Platform is a Workplace Innovation Platform that allows problem solvers to create, share, and integrate custom apps that work seamlessly across iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, and the web.
The FileMaker Platform is a Workplace Innovation Platform that allows problem solvers to create, share, and integrate custom apps that work seamlessly across iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, and the web.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Asia Pacific High performer Workplace Innovation Platforms Winter 2026
Americas Leader Workplace Innovation Platforms Winter 2026
Implementation Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Grid Leader Workplace Innovation Platforms Winter 2026
24
Mendix
Low-Code Development Platforms
The App platform for the enterprise
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G2 Awards
Best Global Sellers 2025
Best Development Software Products 2025
Europe Leader Application Development Platforms Winter 2026
EMEA Leader Application Development Platforms Winter 2026
EMEA Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Europe Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
EMEA Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
Europe Leader Low-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
25
Katalon Platform
Automation Testing
Katalon Platform is a comprehensive automation testing tool that enhances Selenium and Appium will help you test faster and launch better software. One major reason behind the popularity of Katalon Studio is the ease of use. It is an easy to learn automation testing tool and even manual testers havi
Katalon Platform is a comprehensive automation testing tool that enhances Selenium and Appium will help you test faster and launch better software. One major reason behind the popularity of Katalon Studio is the ease of use. It is an easy to learn automation testing tool and even manual testers havi
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Southeast Asia High performer Software Testing Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Software Testing Winter 2026
Asia Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Grid Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Asia Leader Software Testing Winter 2026
India Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
26
Twilio
Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS)
Twilio lets you use standard web languages to build voice, VoIP and SMS applications via a web API. Build the next generation of communications with us.
Twilio lets you use standard web languages to build voice, VoIP and SMS applications via a web API. Build the next generation of communications with us.
G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Asia Pacific Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
India Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Middle East & Africa Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Results Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Grid Leader WhatsApp Marketing Winter 2026
Usability Leader WhatsApp Marketing Winter 2026
27
DX
Software Development Analytics Tools
DX is an engineering intelligence platform designed by leading researchers. We give engineering leaders and platform teams the data they need to take the right actions to drive higher ROI per developer. We serve hundreds of the world’s most iconic companies, including Dropbox, Amplitude, P&G, and Pf
DX is an engineering intelligence platform designed by leading researchers. We give engineering leaders and platform teams the data they need to take the right actions to drive higher ROI per developer. We serve hundreds of the world’s most iconic companies, including Dropbox, Amplitude, P&G, and Pf
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Implementation Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
Results Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
Usability Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
Relationship Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
EMEA Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
Usability Leader Value Stream Management Winter 2026
28
Port
Software Development Analytics Tools
Port is an open internal developer portal, owned by platform engineering teams and built for developers. Port consolidates everything developers need to know and execute to deliver software autonomously and to comply with organizational standards. You can open a free Port account at getport.io.
Port is an open internal developer portal, owned by platform engineering teams and built for developers. Port consolidates everything developers need to know and execute to deliver software autonomously and to comply with organizational standards. You can open a free Port account at getport.io.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
EMEA Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Winter 2026
Grid Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Fall 2025
EMEA Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Fall 2025
Grid Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Summer 2025
EMEA High performer Software Development Analytics Tools Summer 2025
EMEA Leader Software Development Analytics Tools Summer 2025
29
Leapwork
Automation Testing
Leapwork is the AI-powered test automation platform helping enterprise companies deliver continuous quality across the business. Software testing teams rely on Leapwork to deliver higher-quality experiences from the moment a customer interacts with the business through the applications, APIs, and da
Leapwork is the AI-powered test automation platform helping enterprise companies deliver continuous quality across the business. Software testing teams rely on Leapwork to deliver higher-quality experiences from the moment a customer interacts with the business through the applications, APIs, and da
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
EMEA Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Europe Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
United Kingdom Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Europe Leader DevOps Winter 2026
Grid Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
30
Airtable
Project Management
Airtable is the all-in-one collaboration platform designed to combine the flexibility of a spreadsheet interface with features like file attachments, kanban card stacks, revision history, calendars and reporting.
Airtable is the all-in-one collaboration platform designed to combine the flexibility of a spreadsheet interface with features like file attachments, kanban card stacks, revision history, calendars and reporting.
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G2 Awards
Best Global Sellers 2025
Best Project Management Software Products 2025
Best Development Software Products 2025
Grid Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
Europe Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
EMEA Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Canada Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
United Kingdom Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
Americas Leader Rapid Application Development (RAD) Winter 2026
31
Xcode
Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Xcode 6 introduces a radically new way to design and build software. Swift is an innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch and, when combined with Xcode tools, makes programming a delightfully live experience. Live rendering within Interface Builder displays your hand-written UI
Xcode 6 introduces a radically new way to design and build software. Swift is an innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch and, when combined with Xcode tools, makes programming a delightfully live experience. Live rendering within Interface Builder displays your hand-written UI
G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Grid Leader Mobile App Debugging Winter 2026
Relationship Leader Mobile App Debugging Winter 2026
Momentum Leader Mobile App Debugging Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Mobile Development Platforms Winter 2026
India Leader Mobile Development Platforms Winter 2026
Grid Leader Mobile App Testing Winter 2026
32
Azure Portal
Portals
Azure Portal builds, manages, and monitors everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single console.
Azure Portal builds, manages, and monitors everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single console.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Momentum Leader Portals Winter 2026
Grid Leader Portals Winter 2026
Momentum Leader Portals Fall 2025
Grid Leader Portals Fall 2025
Grid Leader Portals Summer 2025
33
AWS CloudFormation
Cloud Infrastructure Automation
AWS CloudFormation allows you to use a simple text file to model and provision, in an automated and secure manner, all the resources needed for your applications across all regions and accounts.
AWS CloudFormation allows you to use a simple text file to model and provision, in an automated and secure manner, all the resources needed for your applications across all regions and accounts.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
India Leader Cloud Infrastructure Automation Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Cloud Infrastructure Automation Winter 2026
Asia Leader Cloud Infrastructure Automation Winter 2026
Grid Leader Cloud Infrastructure Automation Winter 2026
34
Google Cloud Run
Container Orchestration
Cloud Run is the simplest way to deploy and scale serverless and container-based applications on Google Cloud. Start with source code, and have your application running anywhere in the world in seconds.
Cloud Run is the simplest way to deploy and scale serverless and container-based applications on Google Cloud. Start with source code, and have your application running anywhere in the world in seconds.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Asia Leader Container Management Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Container Management Winter 2026
Grid Leader Container Management Winter 2026
Asia Leader Container Orchestration Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Container Orchestration Winter 2026
India Leader Container Management Winter 2026
35
IntelliJ IDEA
Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
IntelliJ IDEA includes an amazing set of tools which work out-of-the-box: support for Maven, Gradle and STS; integration with Git, SVN, Mercurial; built-in Database Tools; and many more.
IntelliJ IDEA includes an amazing set of tools which work out-of-the-box: support for Maven, Gradle and STS; integration with Git, SVN, Mercurial; built-in Database Tools; and many more.
G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best EMEA Sellers 2025
Relationship Leader Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE) Winter 2026
Relationship Leader Integrated Development Environments (IDE) Winter 2026
Grid Leader Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE) Winter 2026
Americas Leader Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE) Winter 2026
36
Tricentis Tosca
Software Testing
Tricentis Tosca enables companies to test and assess business-critical enterprise applications with unprecedented effectiveness and efficiency.
Tricentis Tosca enables companies to test and assess business-critical enterprise applications with unprecedented effectiveness and efficiency.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
India Leader Software Testing Winter 2026
Asia Leader Software Testing Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Software Testing Winter 2026
Grid Leader Software Testing Winter 2026
Grid Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Asia High performer DevOps Winter 2026
India High performer DevOps Winter 2026
37
Azure Pipelines
Application Release Orchestration
Automate your builds and deployments with Pipelines so you spend less time with the nuts and bolts and more time being creative
Automate your builds and deployments with Pipelines so you spend less time with the nuts and bolts and more time being creative
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Implementation Leader Application Release Orchestration Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Application Release Orchestration Winter 2026
India Leader Application Release Orchestration Winter 2026
Asia Leader Application Release Orchestration Winter 2026
EMEA Leader Application Release Orchestration Winter 2026
Grid Leader Application Release Orchestration Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader DevOps Platforms Winter 2026
38
QA Wolf
Software Testing
We built QA Wolf to help you create, run, and maintain tests 10x faster. QA Wolf is for busy teams who want the fastest way to set up tests. We built it for developers who want to spend less time testing and more time shipping.
We built QA Wolf to help you create, run, and maintain tests 10x faster. QA Wolf is for busy teams who want the fastest way to set up tests. We built it for developers who want to spend less time testing and more time shipping.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Relationship Leader Software Testing Winter 2026
Relationship Leader DevOps Winter 2026
Relationship Leader Automation Testing Winter 2026
Canada High performer Automation Testing Winter 2026
Canada High performer Software Testing Winter 2026
39
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Configuration Management
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is a simple way to automate apps and infrastructure. Application Deployment + Configuration Management + Continuous Delivery.
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is a simple way to automate apps and infrastructure. Application Deployment + Configuration Management + Continuous Delivery.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Momentum Leader Build Automation Winter 2026
Grid Leader Network Automation Tools Winter 2026
Grid Leader Cloud Infrastructure Automation Winter 2026
Grid Leader Application Release Orchestration Winter 2026
Momentum Leader Application Release Orchestration Winter 2026
Momentum Leader Network Automation Tools Winter 2026
Momentum Leader Cloud Infrastructure Automation Winter 2026
Grid Leader Build Automation Winter 2026
40
Vercel AI SDK
Other Development
AI Vercel Playground is a web-based tool for comparing, tuning, and playing with the latest AI language models.
AI Vercel Playground is a web-based tool for comparing, tuning, and playing with the latest AI language models.
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
41
Webex Connect
Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS)
Webex Connect is an API and low-code Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offering designed to help enterprises lower cost, reduce complexity, and accelerate IT roadmaps. Use our extensive range of communication APIs and SDKs for messaging and voice to build applications that improve end-to-
Webex Connect is an API and low-code Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offering designed to help enterprises lower cost, reduce complexity, and accelerate IT roadmaps. Use our extensive range of communication APIs and SDKs for messaging and voice to build applications that improve end-to-
G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Global Sellers 2025
Asia Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Asia Pacific Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
India Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Momentum Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Grid Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
42
Telnyx CPaaS
Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS)
Telnyx delivers voice, messaging and IP services for applications and next-generation communications companies.
Telnyx delivers voice, messaging and IP services for applications and next-generation communications companies.
G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Collaboration & Productivity Software Products 2025
Results Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Relationship Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Grid Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Latin America Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
India Leader VoIP Providers Winter 2026
Momentum Leader Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Winter 2026
Latin America Leader VoIP Providers Winter 2026
43
Merge Unified
Unified APIs
Merge Unified is the leading Unified API for thousands of organizations, including frontier LLMs, Fortune 500 organizations, and other B2B SaaS companies. It allows developers to integrate once with Merge and instantly access 220+ integrations across accounting, HRIS, ATS, CRM, file storage, knowled
Merge Unified is the leading Unified API for thousands of organizations, including frontier LLMs, Fortune 500 organizations, and other B2B SaaS companies. It allows developers to integrate once with Merge and instantly access 220+ integrations across accounting, HRIS, ATS, CRM, file storage, knowled
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
Best Financial Service Software Products 2025
Usability Leader Financial Data APIs Winter 2026
Grid Leader Unified APIs Winter 2026
Relationship Leader Unified APIs Winter 2026
Implementation Leader Unified APIs Winter 2026
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Panaya Smart Testing and Change Intelligence
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Quickbase
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Most software makes you change how you work to fit their system, which creates tons of manual workarounds and wasted time. Quickbase does the opposite—we adapt to how you already work. We are an AI platform that helps you connect your scattered data, automate your unique processes, and scale what ma
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G2 Awards
Best Development Software Products 2025
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Android Studio
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Latin America Leader No-Code Development Platforms Winter 2026
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Retool
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FAQs
What are the G2 Best Software Awards?
G2’s annual Best Software Awards rank the world’s best software companies and products based on authentic, timely reviews from real users and publicly available market presence data.
How are the winners determined?
Dozens of lists are generated based on G2’s verified user reviews and publicly available market presence data. G2 uses Satisfaction and Market Presence scores to rank products and vendors across different categories. Scores are first calculated within categories for all products with at least one review in the past year, which also appears on at least one G2 Grid® (having at least 10 total reviews) for a category that aligns with a Best Software list. Scores are then aggregated and compared based on the scoring criteria for each of the three Best Software lists: Best Software Companies, Best Software Products, and Best Software by Function.
Read more about the methodology used to calculate G2’s Best Software Awards here.
How does a vendor become eligible for the awards?
To be eligible for one of G2’s Best Software Companies or Products lists, a software product or company must have at least one review in the prior calendar year. Products must also appear on at least one G2 Grid® (having at least 10 total reviews all time) for a category that aligns with a Best Software list. Scores reflect only data from reviews submitted during the evaluation period (January 1st, 2024 - December 31, 2024).
Can software sellers and products win multiple awards?
Yes. A software seller and/or product has the potential to be named on multiple lists based on its eligibility and rankings.
How are reviews verified and vetted?
Authenticity and trust are paramount to our approach to review collection, moderation, and publishing. It is our aim to ensure every review is the honest opinion of a real user and their own experience with a product or service. Every review submitted to G2 undergoes rigorous moderation. We verify user identities and use over 43 data points and consistent guidelines to ensure authenticity. In fact, G2 rejects over one-third of the reviews submitted for not meeting those guidelines and standards. And while we see the clear opportunity for AI and are using it to fuel our own innovations, G2 maintains that reviews should come from genuine user experiences, only allowing AI for minor content enhancements but not review generation. For more information, view G2’s community guidelines.
Were G2’s 2025 Best Software lists researched and published using the same methodology and criteria as past years? If not, what is new?
Some eligibility requirements have changed for Best Software 2025. Changes for 2025 include:
Vendors no longer need 50+ reviews to qualify for the awards. To be considered for one of G2’s Best Software Sellers or Best Software Products Lists, a software company must have at least one review over the prior calendar year. Products must also appear on at least one G2 Grid® (having at least 10 total reviews all time) for a child category that aligns with a Best Software list.
This change was made to expand eligibility for vendors and products on G2 while simplifying the requirements, making it easier to be considered. However, on the most competitive Best Software lists, winners typically have hundreds or even thousands of reviews.
For the Functional Product Lists, a product’s percentage of categories and reviews earned within that functional list will be used as a factor in scoring. Previously, we considered representation across all categories across G2.
We believe this change will provide a better representation of the top-ranked products for each functional product list.
We also added the following new lists in 2025:
Best Governance, Risk & Compliance Software Products
Best Supply Chain & Logistics Software Products
Best Hosting Software Products
Best Data Privacy Software Products
Best Healthcare Software Products
Best Non-Profit Software Products
Best Legal Software Products
Best Financial Services Software Products
Best Real Estate Software Products
How can I promote my Best Software Award recognition if I am named a winner?
All winners will receive an email from G2 providing promotional materials and instructions, including templates and guidelines for:
Accessing their Best Software Award badge(s) in my.g2
Promoting their recognition via news announcements
Celebrating with customizable social media graphics
How will G2 celebrate the winners?
G2 will celebrate award winners through a series of promotions, including news announcements, social media posts, emails, website banners, and more. While some winners will be featured on billboards in New York City, this is limited to select top winners pre-determined by G2.
How are the Best Software Awards different from G2’s quarterly reports?
Key differences between G2’s Best Software Awards and Market Reports include:
- Best Software consists of annual awards lists accessed without log-in required, whereas Seasonal Market Reports are quarterly detailed reports viewed only by logging into my.g2.
- There are also differences in eligibility criteria and the depth and breadth of the product & vendor recognition.
- Learn more here.
