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RU Choice Index · Software & ITThe sector index is the average Choice Control Index across the basket of the sector's objects, measured on the target markets with their ICPs. CCI is calculated per object; the sector figure is their aggregate across the researched categories, not a stand-alone survey of the sector.Measured on Global · ICP international buyer · Q1 2026
21/ 100

21 out of 100 — this is how much the sector's companies influence the choice that AI shapes0 — the buyer never sees you, 100 — you are recommended first

Photo: Carl Lender · CC BY 2.0
Economic scope of the research$556–824bn / year2025 · 14 of 14 categories
Subsectors6
Categories14
Priority studies4
Typical scenarios6

The sector splits into concrete categories where companies compete for the buyer's choice.

For every category we measure where companies stand on the target markets — to find growth points, influence the choice and grow the share of an export category.

Pick a subsector → category → target market.

Subsectors

The ontology is mapped: subsectors and categories are monitored. Category pages open once deep research starts.

Cybersecurity16

Public-procurement restrictions in a number of jurisdictions.

Endpoint protection$26–33 bn / year15
SIEM / SOC$17–22 bn / year17
Application security$13–16 bn / year13

Objects product · company · platform

Enterprise software24

ERP and business applications · export to the CIS and Asia.

ERP$59–92 bn / year26
CRM$79–113 bn / year21
ECM / electronic document management$40–55 bn / year23

Objects product · company

Infrastructure software22

The base software stack · ecosystem dependence.

Operating systems$35–50 bn / year20
Databases$96–132 bn / year25
Virtualisation$20–30 bn / year19

Objects product · company

Cloud technology18

Infrastructure services · local availability zones.

IaaS / PaaS$101–180 bn / year18

Objects platform · company

Artificial intelligence15

Enterprise AI platforms · a contest for CIO trust.

Enterprise AI platforms$25–40 bn / year15

Objects product · platform · company

Industrial software23

Manufacturing digitalisation · a window of opportunity in Asia.

MES$14–18 bn / year24
PLM$20–28 bn / year21
CAD / CAE$11–15 bn / year22

Objects product · company

Priority studies

Study = category × market × buyer. Deep analysis is run only for the top of the portfolio.

ERP × KazakhstanCIO of an industrial holdingPriority 67in the research program
Databases × UAECIO of a large bankPriority 64in the research program
MES × Indiadirector of manufacturing digitalisationPriority 61in the research program
Enterprise AI platforms × Saudi ArabiaCIO of a state corporationPriority 59in the research program

Typical choice scenarios

Economic situations in which the choice actually happens in this sector.

  • 01Choosing an enterprise platform
  • 02Import substitution / looking for an alternative to the current vendor
  • 03Migrating off the current solution
  • 04Choosing a platform for a new project
  • 05Building a shortlist for a tender
  • 06Comparing local and international suppliers

Company ranking in AI choiceThe universe is rebuilt on every category scan — the set and order of companies change between measurement waves. The rank is the position in the full universe of the selected market.

Choice Control Index (CCI) of each object on the selected market — participation and win rate combined. Russian objects are flagged.

In AI recommendations (60–100)
Medium (30–59)
Low (10–29)
Critical (0–9)
USA#1 · leader
Microsoft
88
Germany#2 · −4 pts
SAP
84
USA#3 · −7 pts
Oracle
81
USA#4 · −12 pts
Salesforce
76
China#5 · −26 pts
Huawei
62
China#6 · −34 pts
Alibaba Cloud
54
RussiaRU#7 · −67 pts
Yandex
21
RussiaRU#8 · −74 pts
1C
14
RussiaRU#9 · −75 pts
Kaspersky Lab
13
RussiaRU#10 · −79 pts
Positive Technologies
9
RussiaRU#11 · −81 pts
VK (Mail.ru Group)
7
RussiaRU#12 · −83 pts
Astra Group
5
RussiaRU#13 · −84 pts
EPAM Systems
4
RussiaRU#14 · −84 pts
Group-IB
4
RussiaRU#15 · −85 pts
Infowatch
3
RussiaRU#16 · −86 pts
MTS IT
2

Tile area is proportional to the position in AI choice, colour marks the zone. Click a tile to open the company's release.

Who this measurement is for

Portfolio priorities for this sector are approved at the level of the responsible authority.

Russian Ministry of Digital DevelopmentRussian software, the domestic software register, IT exportMaksut Shadaev · minister, since 21.01.2020verified 20.08.2026
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IT and software

Lead the industry's research at GolOps Research. Develop the direction's categories and markets and publish work under your own name.

Authorship stays with you. If a project grows out of the direction's studies, you get a share of its revenue; if the project needs your expertise, you can join it as a paid expert.

14categories
4export markets
16companies measured

MarketsKazakhstan · UAE · India · Saudi Arabia

Authorship · share in commercial projects · Terms of participation are fixed before the study starts
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