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Document Management

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Magic Quadrant for Document Management
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d.velop is "a Challenger" in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Document Management 2026

In its analysis, Gartner® recognises d.velop as one of only 16 global vendors positioned in the Magic Quadrant™. Gartner defines document management as the tools and practices used to capture, store, process and deliver documents and information in support of personal, team and enterprise needs. Gartner estimates that between 70% and 90% of enterprise data is unstructured, posing a significant challenge for organisations seeking to unlock its potential through AI while minimising the risks associated with poor information governance. Document management platforms are critical to enterprise application strategies that require AI-ready, unstructured data.

Customer reviews of d.velop on the Gartner® Peer Insights Plattform

"The collaboration with d.velop is very positive and built on trust – both our commercial contact and our consultant, as well as the project management team, provide us with comprehensive support. The product is of very high quality and fully aligned with our individual requirements …" Full Review

IT Manager
"Advanced document recognition and an intuitive user interface are particularly valued. The team is highly professional and continuously evolves in line with technological advancements." Full Review

IT Manager
"Overall we were very satisfied with the d.velop prodcut and the provides (cosulting) service during and after the projoct. Specially the flexibility of that tool and the continious improvements (e.g. fulfillments of legal requirements) are very strong." Full Review

SAP Consultant
"From business and technical perspective beyond all doubt. Cloud solution is permanently extended with new features. " Full Review

IT Project Manager

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What does Gartner® understand by Document Management?

Gartner® defines document management as the tools and practices used to capture, store, process, and delivers documents and information in support of personal, team and enterprise needs. Gartner estimates that 70 % to 90 % of enterprise data is unstructured, posing a significant challenge for organisations that need to unlock its potential using AI and also mitigate the risks of poor information governance. Document management platforms are critical to enterprise application strategies that require AI-ready, unstructured data.

What is the purpose of a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™?

The Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ is designed to help organisations navigate complex and rapidly evolving IT markets as an initial step. Gartner itself states:

"A Gartner Magic Quadrant is the culmination of research in a specific market and provides you with a wide-angle view of the relative positions of competitors in that market. Use a Gartner Magic Quadrant as a first step to understand the technology providers you might consider for a particular investment opportunity.” – Gartner

How does a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ work?

"A Magic Quadrant provides a graphical competitive positioning of four types of technology providers, in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct." Read more

Disclaimer

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Document Management, Tim Nelms, Jed Cawthorne, Rachel O'Farrell, Marko Sillanpaa, Stephen Emmott, 28 April 2026.
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Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for //

Document Management

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d.velop is "a Challenger" in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Document Management 2026

Customer reviews of d.velop on the Gartner® Peer Insights Plattform

Questions and answers