SAN FRANCISCO — April 9, 2026 — Simpplr today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Intranet Platforms, Q2 2026 for the fourth time. Forrester evaluated the 13 most significant intranet platform vendors across 28 criteria. Simpplr received the highest possible scores — 5 out of 5 — in 14 criteria spanning AI-enabled search, enterprise and productivity application integration, internal communications, governance, reporting and analytics, employee listening, and innovation.
The result reflects what Simpplr has been building toward: an AI-powered platform that has outpaced what the intranet market typically delivers. It unifies enterprise knowledge, personalized communications, cross-system workflows, employee engagement, listening and recognition into a single intelligent system.
“The intranet market is at an inflection point. Organizations aren’t asking if they need an intranet anymore. They’re asking why it doesn’t do more,” said Dhiraj Sharma, CEO and cofounder of Simpplr. “The future isn’t static content or disconnected tools. It’s an experience that brings together knowledge, workflows, and connection in a way that actually helps people get work done, with AI making that experience even more intuitive and responsive. That’s what we’ve built with Simpplr — the digital workplace where employees can find what they need, take action, and move faster without friction. We believe this is where the market is going, and this recognition from Forrester validates that shift.”
What Forrester evaluated
Forrester’s Wave methodology evaluates vendors across two dimensions: Current Offering and Strategy. Simpplr’s Current Offering score of 4.18 and Strategy score of 3.60 placed it in the Leader category — the designation Forrester reserves for vendors that deliver both strong present-day capabilities and a credible path forward.
Among the areas where Simpplr received the highest possible score:
- AI-enabled search and metadata: Simpplr’s hybrid semantic architecture understands employee intent and organizational context, prioritizing permission-aware answers from across 50+ connected systems. Employees get precise answers instantly and can complete HR and IT tasks through AI without leaving the platform.
- Enterprise and productivity application integration: Out-of-the-box integrations with HRIS, ITSM, Microsoft 365, Slack, and more bring read/write actions from critical enterprise tools into a single, personalized dashboard. No custom development required.
- Internal communications and employee journeys: Advanced campaign orchestration tools let communications teams plan, execute, and measure targeted, multichannel programs. Repeatable employee journey workflows — including new-hire onboarding — are built, automated, and measurable without IT involvement.
- Governance: Simpplr’s Auto-Governance Engine continuously monitors the platform, flagging stale content and triggering review workflows so employees interact only with accurate, up-to-date information.
- Reporting and analytics: Deep, segmentable usage analytics give IT and executive leadership actionable visibility into platform adoption, content engagement, and employee sentiment trends.
- Innovation and adoption strategy: Forrester’s highest score in Innovation validates Simpplr’s aggressive R&D investment in AI agents, workflow orchestration, and extended search connectivity. Its adoption methodology — also top-scored — gives customers a prescriptive framework for sustained platform value.
Taken together, these scores reflect something beyond feature parity. Organizations are increasingly evaluating intranets on whether they can reduce the friction that slows people down — fragmented tools, buried information, and workflows that require employees to know where to look before they can get anything done. Simpplr’s platform is built around eliminating that friction.
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Organizations evaluating intranet platforms can download a complimentary copy of The Forrester Wave™: Intranet Platforms, Q2 2026.
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About Simpplr
Simpplr is the AI-powered platform that unifies the digital workplace — bringing together engagement, enablement, and services to transform the employee experience. It streamlines communication, simplifies interactions, automates workflows, and elevates the everyday experience of work. The platform is intuitive, highly extensible, and built to integrate seamlessly with existing technology.
More than 1,000 leading organizations — including AAA, the NHS, Penske, and Moderna — trust Simpplr to foster a more aligned and productive workforce. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with global offices, Simpplr is backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Tola Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com.
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