C3 AI Named Leader in AI Platforms

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Forrester evaluated 15 AI platform vendors across 19 criteria. C3 AI earned the highest current offering score of any provider — and received the highest score possible in eight criteria.

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The evaluation assessed the C3 Agentic AI Platform — the end-to-end platform for building, deploying, and operating Enterprise AI applications and agents. It models the entire enterprise as a 
unified ontology graph, so every application and agent works from the same truth.

“C3 AI is a strong strategic choice for enterprises that want to focus on high-value industry use cases in order to outmaneuver competitors.”

“C3 AI customers rave about the business value.”

Highest score possible in:

Data modeling

One governed model of the entire enterprise — the ontology every application and agent works from.

Agent development

Build and orchestrate multi-agent systems that execute business and operational processes.

AppGen tools

C3 Code generates production-grade applications from natural language, interfaces and workflows included.

Cohesive experience

One environment from data modeling through agent deployment.

Governance controls

Unified policy, risk, and compliance controls that govern every agent in production.

Platform management

Cost controls that tie agent and model spend to business outcomes.

Security certifications

SOC 2, ISO, and FedRAMP, with deployments at the highest security levels.

Supporting services and offerings

Turnkey applications, dozens of solution accelerators, and "white glove" implementation.

One platform.

Unified ontology.

Zero silos.

More than 130 turnkey Enterprise AI applications run on it today, generating billions of dollars in business value every year — with C3 AI Agentic Process Automation putting agents to work and C3 Code generating applications from natural language.

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Agentic AI Platform

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Forrester Wave™
Evaluation

The Forrester Wave™: AI Platforms, Q3 2026 evaluates the providers that enterprise technology leaders are most likely to shortlist, scoring 15 vendors against 19 criteria across current offering and strategy. Access the report below to see how C3 AI scored across all 19 criteria, how the analysts read the direction of the market, and what to weigh when you evaluate AI platforms for your own enterprise.

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