Key takeaways from the latest report: The learning landscape is being reshaped by continuing political and economic uncertainty, but the market remains competitive. Upskilling and AI take centre stage as top priorities this coming year, but questions linger about AI’s disruptive potential and its actual timeline for impact. While the LXP fades as a category, the need for a better learning experience comes into focus – and L&D knows it must evolve to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. For solutions providers, as agentic AI is rolled out, could Model Context Protocol (MCP) be that critical link between learning initiatives and tangible business outcomes?
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Learning Systems Comparison using the Fosway 9-Grid™for Learning Systems
Trust the Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems to make informed decisions when comparing learning management systems. This 9-Grid™ provides critical info for:
- CLOs
- Learning leaders
- CTOs
- other heads of L&D.
However, regardless of your industry vertical, the Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems gives you an unrivalled depth of LXP market insight that no other learning systems market analysis tools can match.
Fosway Group works closely with corporate learning teams, getting the latest from vendors and conducting rigorous research to identify the performance and potential of LMS platforms available to enable you to make informed buying decisions when it comes to your corporate learning suite.
WHAT IS THE 9-GRID™?
The Fosway 9-Grid™ is a five-dimensional model that can be used to understand the relative position of solutions and providers in a particular learning and talent systems market. It allows you to compare different solutions based on their Performance, Potential, Market Presence, Total Cost of Ownership and Trajectories across the market.
It is unique, because it sees value in all its zones. It not only provides an understanding of the market, but also identifies the high-level actions that can help organisations get the best from vendors.
For more information on how it works, read our introduction to the 9-Grid™ guide here.
Despite the economic climate in Europe, the 2026 9-Grid™ shows a learning system market that is highly competitive and still growing and rapidly investing in AI innovation. Delivered AI reality still lags market hype, but we are seeing big changes year on year, although corporate adoption is still patchy. The fastest growing segment is smaller enterprise, but competition is fierce in the mid-enterprise space, and new uncertainties at large enterprise level are also reigniting the market there too.
HR Software Company Comparisons using The Fosway 9-Grids™
The Fosway 9-Grids™ are the only independent vendor analysis comparison tool designed for European companies evaluating Next Gen HR, Talent, or Learning solutions, specifically aimed at aiding comparisons between HR software companies.
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