TheShortlist Report

Measured research on who gets recommendedLatest reading

Research · Buying guides · No paid placement

Firm profile

Avanade

Avanade was named in 2 of the 26 managed IT service providers and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 138 of the 505 AI responses sampled across those questions (27.3%).

avanade.com · Last measured · how we measure

2 / 26Questions named in
138Responses naming it
27%Of 505 sampled
3Best tier reached

Avanade is strongest on “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”, where it was named in 81 of 235 responses (34.5%), placing it in tier 7 of that report.

What Avanade is surfaced for in managed IT service providers

Based on the measured answers, Avanade is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?”.

How the answers describe the firmSpecializes in Microsoft ecosystem services including Azure, Dynamics 365, and Modern Work for enterprises.

In this sample, Avanade was named on 1 of the 15 managed IT service providers ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

What Avanade is surfaced for in NetSuite and ERP implementation partners

Based on the measured answers, Avanade is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”.

How the answers describe the firmImplements ERP systems including Dynamics, Oracle NetSuite, and Workday for mid-market and SMB companies.

In this sample, Avanade was named on 1 of the 9 NetSuite and ERP implementation partners ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

Every question in managed IT service providers

Avanade was named on 1 of these 15 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where Avanade placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderAvanade
What are the best managed IT service providers?322 answersAccenture62%—
What is the best IT company for a small business?270 answersNtiva44%—
Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?270 answersDataprise32%—
Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?270 answersmWave27%—
Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?270 answersRackspace46%21% · tier 3
Which companies provide outsourced IT help desk support?270 answersBuchanan Technologies20%—
Which managed service providers are strongest on cybersecurity?269 answersArctic Wolf45%—
Which providers offer co-managed IT alongside an in-house team?269 answersNetSys25%—
Our current IT provider is unresponsive. Who should we switch to?265 answersIntegris9%—
Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?262 answersAccenture66%—
Who handles backup, disaster recovery and ransomware response?235 answersSourcepass14%—
Who manages business networks, firewalls and phone systems?235 answersVEnterprise15%—
Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?235 answersWCC16%—
Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?234 answersIntegris50%—
Which managed IT providers have documented client results?30 answersClick One MSP33%—
How much does a managed service provider cost per user?pricing · 260 answerswhat firms charge—

Who leads managed IT service providers overall: Accenture tops 2 of 15 · Integris tops 2 of 15 · Arctic Wolf tops 1 of 15 · Buchanan Technologies tops 1 of 15 · Click One MSP tops 1 of 15 · Dataprise tops 1 of 15. See all reports.

Every question in NetSuite and ERP implementation partners

Avanade was named on 1 of these 9 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where Avanade placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderAvanade
What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?235 answersDeloitte95%35% · tier 7
Who helps choose between ERP systems?235 answersPanorama Consulting Group57%—
Who migrates a company off QuickBooks onto a real ERP?235 answersScaleNorth17%—
Which partners implement ERP for inventory-heavy businesses?235 answersAnchor Group26%—
Who builds ERP integrations and customisations?235 answersAccenture33%—
Who supports an ERP after go-live?235 answersRSM30%—
Our ERP project failed. Who can rescue it?235 answersLightbridge17%—
Which ERP partners fit our company size?235 answersDeloitte42%—
Which ERP partners measure business outcomes after go-live?30 answersDeloitte43%—
How much does a NetSuite implementation cost?pricing · 235 answerswhat firms charge—

Who leads NetSuite and ERP implementation partners overall: Deloitte tops 3 of 9 · Accenture tops 1 of 9 · Anchor Group tops 1 of 9 · Lightbridge tops 1 of 9 · Panorama Consulting Group tops 1 of 9 · RSM tops 1 of 9. See all reports.

Where Avanade was named

One row per report in which Avanade cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
QuestionTierResponsesShare
What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?781 of 23534.5%
Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?357 of 27021.1%

What Avanade gets named for

Across the 26 managed IT service providers and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners questions measured, Avanade is named most often on “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?” — it appears in 81 of the 235 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 34.5% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?”, where it appears in 57 of 270 responses (21.1%).

Avanade clears the reporting threshold on 2 of the 26 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.

What Avanade’s tier placings mean

On “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”, Avanade sits in tier 7 of 7, named in 81 of 235 responses (34.5%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 94.5% of responses against Avanade’s 34.5%. It shares tier 7 with NTT DATA, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?”, Avanade sits in tier 3 of 4, named in 57 of 270 responses (21.1%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 46.3% of responses against Avanade’s 21.1%. It shares tier 3 with Insight, Deloitte, Kyndryl and Cognizant, which the sample cannot separate from it. 1 further firm was named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Avanade from it.

Firms named alongside Avanade

When ChatGPT names Avanade, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Accenture (2 shared questions), Cognizant (2 shared questions) and Deloitte (2 shared questions).

That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside Avanade. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.

Accenture · Cognizant · Deloitte

What this page is, and is not

All firms · All 26 reports