Salesforce dropped one position, moving from eighth to ninth, in the recent Cloud Wars Top 10 ranking of enterprise cloud vendors. The report cited the need to "recapture innovation in a tough field" as the primary reason for the downgrade. Salesforce now trails rivals Google Cloud and Oracle in perceived innovation momentum.
The Cloud Wars ranking does not measure revenue, a metric where Salesforce remains strong. Instead, the evaluation focuses on current influence, leadership, and innovative strides, specifically in artificial intelligence. Salesforce continues to invest heavily in its Agentforce and Data 360 platforms.
The slip highlights the intensely competitive and rapidly evolving dynamics of the cloud market. AI capabilities are currently reshaping vendor evaluations.