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NTT DATA

NTT DATA was named in 5 of the 26 managed IT service providers and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 495 of the 1323 AI responses sampled across those questions (37.4%).

nttdata.com · Last measured October 1, 2026 · how we measure

NTT DATA is strongest on “What are the best managed IT service providers?”, where it was named in 173 of 322 responses (53.7%), placing it in tier 2 of that report.

Where NTT DATA was named

What NTT DATA gets named for

Across the 26 managed IT service providers and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners questions measured, NTT DATA is named most often on “What are the best managed IT service providers?” — it appears in 173 of the 322 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 53.7% of them. Its next strongest question is “Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?”, where it appears in 135 of 262 responses (51.5%).

NTT DATA clears the reporting threshold on 5 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 NTT DATA’s tier placings mean

On “What are the best managed IT service providers?”, NTT DATA sits in tier 2 of 5, named in 173 of 322 responses (53.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 61.5% of responses against NTT DATA’s 53.7%. It shares tier 2 with Kyndryl, which the sample cannot separate from it. 12 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate NTT DATA from them.

On “Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?”, NTT DATA sits in tier 2 of 6, named in 135 of 262 responses (51.5%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 66.0% of responses against NTT DATA’s 51.5%. It shares tier 2 with Kyndryl and Cognizant, which the sample cannot separate from it. 8 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate NTT DATA from them.

On “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”, NTT DATA sits in tier 7 of 7, named in 84 of 235 responses (35.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 94.5% of responses against NTT DATA’s 35.7%. It shares tier 7 with Avanade, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Which managed service providers are strongest on cybersecurity?”, NTT DATA sits in tier 4 of 4, named in 61 of 269 responses (22.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 45.0% of responses against NTT DATA’s 22.7%. It shares tier 4 with LevelBlue and Rapid7, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Who supports an ERP after go-live?”, NTT DATA sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 42 of 235 responses (17.9%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 30.2% of responses against NTT DATA’s 17.9%. It shares tier 2 with BDO, Accenture, Deloitte, Capgemini and IBM, which the sample cannot separate from it. 2 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate NTT DATA from them.

Firms named alongside NTT DATA

When ChatGPT names NTT DATA, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: IBM (5 shared questions), Accenture (4 shared questions), Capgemini (3 shared questions), Cognizant (3 shared questions), Wipro (3 shared questions), Dataprise (2 shared questions), Deloitte (2 shared questions) and DXC (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 NTT DATA. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.

IBM · Accenture · Capgemini · Cognizant · Wipro · Dataprise · Deloitte · DXC

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