Ideagen named a leader in Verdantix Green Quadrant for quality management software

Independent analysis of 14 QMS vendors recognizes Ideagen's AI capabilities and comprehensive platform

The quality management software (QMS) market is at a turning point. Organizations across healthcare, life sciences and manufacturing are moving away from document-centric, compliance-only tools toward integrated, AI-enabled platforms that connect design, manufacturing, suppliers and customer feedback in real time.

Against this backdrop of increasing regulatory pressure and digital transformation, independent research and advisory firm Verdantix has released its Green Quadrant: Quality Management Software (2025). The report provides a comprehensive, evidence-based evaluation of 14 leading QMS vendors and answers a critical question facing quality leaders today: which platforms are truly equipped for the next era of quality management?
 

The quality management market is evolving rapidly

The global QMS market reached $10 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to $16.2 billion by 2030, driven by expanding regulatory requirements and enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives across regulated industries.

Verdantix's research highlights several trends shaping QMS buying decisions:

• 77% of organizations are expanding quality management budgets, with nearly one in five expecting growth above 10%
• 75% prioritize automation for routine quality inspections
• 67% prioritize advanced analytics for predictive quality management
• 62% are actively evaluating QMS platforms for adoption or replacement
• AI and system integration rank among the top strategic priorities for quality leaders

As a result, organizations are no longer seeking standalone tools. Modern buyers expect platforms that centralize core quality processes, embed risk-based decision-making, integrate with enterprise systems and leverage analytics and AI to prevent defects, streamline audits and enable continuous improvement.

What the Verdantix Green Quadrant evaluates

Verdantix's Green Quadrant methodology provides an objective comparison of vendors offering comparable products at a specific point in time. For the 2025 Quality Management Software report, Verdantix evaluated 14 vendors using multiple forms of independent evidence, including:

• A 130-point questionnaire covering technical and strategic criteria
• Two-hour live product demonstrations with each vendor
• Customer interviews validating real-world implementations
• Survey input from quality and operations leaders informing evaluation criteria

Vendors were assessed across 14 capability categories, measuring functional depth and breadth, and 11 momentum categories, evaluating strategic execution and market success.

Together, this analysis helps quality, operations and manufacturing leaders understand how vendors are innovating, where platforms differ and which capabilities matter most when selecting a QMS provider.

Three key factors shaping QMS selection

Verdantix's analysis shows that organizations adopt QMS platforms for fundamentally different reasons depending on their operating environment. Understanding these drivers is critical to selecting the right solution.

Industry regulation

Highly regulated industries account for much of the QMS market's growth. In these environments, quality failures can result in safety risks, operational disruption, or costly recalls. Manufacturers must also manage supplier quality and predictive maintenance across increasingly complex supply chains.

Product complexity

Organizations producing high-complexity products—such as medical devices, biotech materials or automotive components—require rigorous validation workflows, disciplined change management and end-to-end traceability to manage design and production risk.

Strategic priorities

Some organizations prioritize deep regulatory compliance and validation frameworks. Others focus on scalability, enterprise visibility and harmonized processes across multiple sites. Digital transformation leaders increasingly seek modern architectures that support advanced analytics and AI-driven decision-making.

These factors explain why QMS platforms often specialize by industry or operational model—and why breadth, flexibility and architectural maturity are increasingly important differentiators.

Ideagen recognized as a Leader in Quality Management Software

Within this competitive landscape, Verdantix named nine vendors as Leaders, reflecting the most comprehensive capabilities across both technical functionality and market momentum. Ideagen was named a Leader following rigorous evaluation alongside major enterprise QMS providers.

Where Ideagen stood out in the Verdantix evaluation

Verdantix highlighted Ideagen's consistent performance across all evaluated categories, with particular strength in AI, workflow automation and supplier quality management.

High scores achieved

Ideagen received perfect 3.0/3.0 scores in four critical areas:

• AI Operations – Production-ready generative AI and machine learning embedded within audit, inspection and compliance workflows, delivering contextual and predictive insights that enhance decision accuracy
• Workflow and Automation – Perfect score for configurable, automated quality processes that standardize operations and reduce manual variability across global sites
• Supplier Quality Management – Deep capabilities for supplier onboarding, performance tracking and collaboration, supporting growing regulatory scrutiny and supply-chain complexity
• Revenue Growth – Perfect score reflecting strong market adoption and customer validation

Additional high scores included:

• AI-First Database (2.6/3.0) 
• Quality Event & Action Management (2.7/3.0) 
• Audit Management (2.6/3.0) 
• Market Vision & Business Strategy (2.6/3.0) 
• Customers (3.0/3.0) 

Key strengths highlighted by Verdantix

"Ideagen offers a versatile and technically mature platform, performing strongly across all evaluated areas. Its QMS embeds production-ready generative AI and machine learning applications within audit, inspection and compliance workflows, providing contextual and predictive insights that enhance decision accuracy and responsiveness."
— April Choy, EHS & Quality Industry Analyst, Verdantix

Verdantix highlighted several strengths underpinning Ideagen as a Leader:

• All-round capabilities across all 14 functional categories
• Production-ready AI, delivering immediate value rather than pilot-stage experimentation
• Agentic AI framework, with autonomous, conversational task execution supported by structured data validation and a no-code layer
• Industry-specific expertise for highly regulated sectors including healthcare, life sciences and manufacturing
• Strong fit for mid-market to enterprise organizations transitioning from fragmented or paper-based systems to unified digital platforms

AI leadership across EHSQ

This Quality Management recognition follows Ideagen also being named a Leader in the Verdantix Green Quadrant for EHS Software earlier in 2025, where the company also achieved perfect AI scores. Together, these results reinforce Ideagen's AI capabilities across environmental, health, safety and quality management.

"Achieving perfect or near-perfect AI scores in both Verdantix Green Quadrants this year validates what our customers already know—that Ideagen delivers a comprehensive, AI-first platform protecting people, products and processes," said Ben Dorks, CEO of Ideagen.

The future of quality management

As quality management evolves from reactive compliance to proactive, intelligence-driven operations, QMS platforms must deliver more than basic workflow automation. Modern solutions need to:

• Centralize core processes such as CAPA, change control, audits, risk, training and documentation
• Embed risk-based decision-making throughout workflows
• Integrate seamlessly with enterprise systems
• Leverage AI and analytics to prevent defects before they occur
• Enable closed-loop quality across the product lifecycle

Verdantix's independent analysis confirms that Ideagen delivers these capabilities today, supporting organizations as they modernize quality management for the next decade.

Download the full Verdantix report

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: Quality Management Software (2025) provides a detailed, 21-page report of vendor capability scoring, momentum analysis and market insights.

Access your complimentary copy of the report, valued at $3,000 courtesy of Ideagen, to:

• Compare vendors across 25 evaluation criteria
• Understand trends driving QMS investment
• Review detailed capability and momentum scores
• Explore industry-specific use cases

Download the Verdantix Green Quadrant report or schedule a demo to see how Ideagen Quality Management can help your organization centralize processes, strengthen compliance and leverage AI for continuous improvement.