Written by Matt Kunkel, CEO at LogicGate
When Gartner releases a Magic Quadrant, the industry takes notice—but the Magic Quadrant for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Tools, Assurance Leaders was a particularly momentous occasion for us at LogicGate. To receive recognition and praise from Gartner is always encouraging—but to find ourselves occupying the farthest right, highest up position of the Magic Quadrant is something else entirely. That’s right—LogicGate was named a GRC leader in both vision and execution by Gartner. It’s a significant honor!
It’s also something we couldn’t accomplish on our own. I want to personally thank our employees for everything they do, day in and day out. And I want to thank our customers and partners for their collaboration, commitment, and continuous engagement that help drive our innovation landscape and growth. We’re proud of the close relationships we’ve formed over the years, and of the ideas, suggestions, and feedback our customers have provided to help us improve and refine our offerings for the modern risk environment. We listen to what our customers are telling us and take their needs seriously—and that’s been a major difference-maker for us. Without those relationships, we wouldn’t be where we are.
All that listening and learning has helped make us an industry leader and has given us a deep understanding of our customers’ needs. We’re most proud of our product innovation, especially our approach to AI, which helps us enhance the user experience and create enterprise-wide impact through AI-driven outcomes. Our AI-powered platform allows customers to automatically draft risk and compliance materials that intelligently reference related data, incorporate GRC best practices, and establish consistent writing standards. The suite of Spark AI features enhances the accuracy of cross-mapping capabilities, eliminating the need for manual gap analysis and helping organizations scale their compliance programs with ease. With the help of AI, we’re enabling our customers to leverage not just some of their GRC data, but all of it—connecting risk and compliance insights across the entire organization and all of its digital environments. And possibly one of the best benefits: our AI-powered platform has basically eliminated tedious manual data entry. That alone deserves recognition!
But we don’t just leverage AI in solutions—we also help our customers limit the risks that come with their own AI tools. Recent research has highlighted the growing need for AI governance, and we’ve worked hard to establish LogicGate as A Leader in this area as well. Make no mistake, the AI revolution is here—and that means organizations need a way to accelerate their adoption of AI technology while minimizing risk and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations. Our AI governance solution integrates easily with cyber, compliance, and risk programs to align practices with policies and help our customers scale their AI deployment responsibility. Long before AI governance became a hot topic, we were helping our customers balance speed and safety.
I often say, complacency is the enemy of innovation. We’re never stagnant, we’re always moving forward, and we’re always working to ensure our solution isn’t just the best—it’s also the easiest to use. Our holistic AI-powered platform was built with a no-code interface and graph-database technology, so it’s flexible, dynamic, and scalable to support various levels of GRC maturity and help bolster business units, product lines, and new market expansion strategies. And our first-to-market Value Realization Tool has also made it easier than ever for risk leaders to find common ground with business executives, helping them speak the same language and make more informed, risk-aware decisions. GRC doesn’t have to be complicated—it should be simple, accessible, and easy to understand.
But innovation is where we really shine—and that’s what we believe is reflected in the Magic Quadrant. In the past year alone, along with numerous feature enhancements, we’ve released a comprehensive new Operational Risk Management solution, debuted our Automated Control Gap Analysis feature, and further amplified our Spark AI capabilities to ensure our customers are prepared to handle the scale and complexity of the modern risk landscape.
This is the first time Gartner has released a Magic Quadrant for GRC since 2013, which reflects the industry’s substantial growth and evolution in the intervening years. A comprehensive risk program is no longer something that’s nice to have—it’s essential. And Gartner is positioned as a reputable analyst group, which means its findings carry significant weight and credibility, influencing decision-making across nearly every industry. That makes our position as A Leader an even greater honor—one we will continue to live up to each and every day.
To our customers, partners, and our dedicated employees—thank you. We wouldn’t be here without you, and we look forward to serving you for many years to come!
Matt Kunkel
CEO
LogicGate