Software Advice
| File:SoftwareAdviceLogo.png | |
| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| NYSE: IT | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Don Fornes Austin Merritt |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas United States |
Key people | Blake Clark (General Manager)[1] |
| Website | www.softwareadvice.com |
Software Advice specializes in providing consulting, research, and user-generated evaluations for software solutions across more than 300 industry segments such as healthcare, CRM, human resources, construction, business intelligence, and marketing automation.[2][3]
Established in 2005 by Don Fornes and Austin Merritt, the company has operated as a subsidiary of Gartner since 2014.[4]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
History
Originally launched as River Guide, Inc. in 2005 in San Francisco, California by founders Don Fornes and Austin Merritt, Software Advice delivers software purchasing guidance for sectors including construction, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, distribution, electronic health records, CRM, and applicant tracking systems.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name In 2009, the organization moved its main offices to Austin, Texas.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name</ref> In March 2014, it became part of Gartner, a worldwide IT research and advisory company.[2]
In November 2018, Blake Clark was named general manager.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Product
Software Advice assists buyers by offering complimentary phone consultations with software experts. Their website features pricing information, demonstrations, market analyses derived from user interactions, as well as comprehensive reviews and product comparisons. Their research has been referenced as authoritative in publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Yelp, Inc., and the Wall Street Journal.
The firm releases semiannual reports that showcase leading software products within various categories. The FrontRunners for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), April 2019 report examined software solutions utilized for inventory control, accounting functions, and customer relationship management. This report visually ranked top ERP products based on metrics including Usability and User Recommended scores. Similar criteria are employed in other FrontRunners reports to determine rankings.