Everest Group PEAK Matrix® Assessments 2026

Named a Leader in two Everest Group PEAK Matrix® Assessments for 2026

Guidant Global, powered by Vertage, is a Leader in both Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) / Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Services Procurement / Statement of Work (SOW).

Everest Group PEAK Matrix Leader 2026, Contingent Workforce Management, Managed Service Provider
Leader in CWM / MSPNinth consecutive year as a Leader
Everest Group PEAK Matrix Leader 2026, Services Procurement, Statement of Work
Leader in Services Procurement / SOWSixth consecutive year as a Leader

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Everest Group PEAK Matrix®

Why Everest Group's verdict counts

The PEAK Matrix® is one of the most closely watched benchmarks in workforce management solutions. Everest Group maps providers on market impact and on vision and capability, then sorts them into Leaders, Major Contenders and Aspirants.

Being recognised as a Leader once is a result. Being named for nine years running in CWM/MSP and six in Services Procurement/SOW, across two assessments that test different capabilities, shows delivery that evolves as buyer needs change.

9consecutive years as a Leader in CWM / MSP, since 2018
8 of 41providers assessed in CWM / MSP were named Leaders
6consecutive years as a Leader in Services Procurement / SOW, since 2021
5 of 25providers assessed in Services Procurement / SOW were named Leaders
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What Everest Group highlighted

Leader in two assessments that test different capabilities

Leader in CWM / MSP

Everest Group recognised Guidant Global for the range of its contingent workforce offering, which covers direct sourcing, independent contractor and freelancer management, services procurement and workforce advisory, all backed by a global delivery presence. Referenced buyers pointed to our strategic partnership and consultative approach, our proactive understanding of their business needs, and agile, responsive support with effective issue resolution.

"Guidant Global has built a broad CWM offering spanning direct sourcing, IC/freelancer management, services procurement, and workforce advisory, supported by its global delivery presence and experience across industries and workforce categories."

"Its investments in consolidating its proprietary technologies into a unified global platform, building a global data lakehouse, and expanding AI and automation across workforce processes have contributed to its positioning as a Leader on Everest Group's CWM/MSP PEAK Matrix® 2026."

Lokesh Goyal, Vice President, Everest Group

Leader in Services Procurement / SOW

The second recognition reflects a different strength, one that becomes more significant as more organisations shift spend towards project-based and outcome-led work. For SOW management, Everest Group highlighted Guidant Global's dedicated procurement expertise, paired with category management and project delivery capability.

"Guidant Global combines dedicated services procurement expertise with category management and project delivery capabilities."

"Its investments in a unified global platform, AI-enabled intake and triage, and partnerships for SOW authoring, workflows, benchmarking, and supplier intelligence have contributed to its positioning as a Leader on Everest Group's Services Procurement / SOW PEAK Matrix® 2026."

Lokesh Goyal, Vice President, Everest Group

Impact

What this means for clients

Both recognitions point to one connected approach to managing every type of workforce engagement. For clients, that means clearer visibility, tighter control of spend and risk, and faster decisions, whether the work is contingent or outcome-based.

The platform, data and AI investment Everest Group highlights is the foundation Guidant Global, powered by Vertage, is building on. Today that includes AI support for intake and triage, classification and compliance, supplier intelligence, rate benchmarking and SOW authoring, with every deployment governed, visible and compliant on a single platform.

Intake and triageClassification and complianceSupplier intelligenceRate benchmarkingSOW authoring

Leadership perspective

In their words

"Being named a Leader in both assessments reflects what our teams have delivered for clients over the past year. It also marks a step in our evolution to being powered by Vertage. Our customers are moving beyond managing workers to orchestrating how work gets done, bringing together employees, contingent talent, service providers and AI agents to deliver business outcomes. We are committed to helping them do that with the visibility, governance and control that drives business performance."

Simon BlockleyCEO, UK & Europe, Vertage

"More enterprise spend is moving to outcome-led and project-based work, just as AI is changing who and what does that work. Meeting that shift takes a single point of intake and governance that helps you act before issues surface. The time to build that foundation is now."

Claire MarshCEO, North America, Vertage

Looking ahead

Managing the complete set of resources that deliver work

Our commitment is to help customers move beyond managing workers to managing the complete set of resources that deliver work and drive business performance. Vertage is the platform we are building to do it. For buyers choosing their next workforce partner, the 2026 PEAK Matrix® results give an independent view of who can manage every type of contingent workforce in one programme.

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