Data Quadrant Champion
Highest overall performers in product quality and vendor experience, based on 130-data-point user reviews.
What It Takes to Earn This Badge
The Data Quadrant Champion badge goes to the top-performing products in a category based on a Composite Score that averages four areas: Net Emotional Footprint, Vendor Capabilities, Product Features, and Likelihood to Recommend. The minimum review count is not published, and the quadrant axes adjust dynamically based on your category. You need strong scores across all four dimensions from real enterprise users completing a 130-data-point survey.
What This Badge Tells You
- +This product scored highest overall in its category across features, capabilities, and vendor relationship quality
- +Real users completed a 130-data-point structured survey covering 11 features and 11 vendor capabilities
- +No analyst opinion or market presence score influenced the ranking
- +The vendor earned this through user satisfaction, not by paying for placement
What This Badge Doesn't Tell You
- −The exact Composite Score threshold required (dynamic per category)
- −How many reviews the product received (not shown on badge)
- −How recent the reviews are (recency is a factor but the decay curve is not published)
- −Whether the product is also an Emotional Footprint Champion (separate program)
Notes for Software Buyers
- •This is the deepest structured review survey of any major platform (130 data points per review)
- •SoftwareReviews is a division of Info-Tech Research Group, trusted by enterprise IT buyers
- •Previously called "Gold Medal" before the rebrand to "Info-Tech Vendor Awards"
- •Check the year on the badge, as Data Quadrant reports publish once per year per category
- •The badge is free to display on the vendor website, which means most winners will show it
Specifications
| Award Frequency | Once per year per category |
| Scope | Per software category (enterprise and midmarket segments available) |
| Minimum Reviews | Not published |
| Rating Threshold | Top Composite Score in category (dynamic threshold) |
| Verification | Reviewer name, title, organization, and LinkedIn profile published |
| Display Requirements | Free on website with linkback to SoftwareReviews; reprint rights required for sales decks, ads, and print materials |
| Badge Validity | Until next Data Quadrant report for the category |
| Methodology | Composite Score averages Net Emotional Footprint, Vendor Capabilities, Product Features, and Likelihood to Recommend; axes dynamically adjusted per category |
| Review Window | Current reviews in the year (exact window not published) |
Citation Reference
SoftwareReviews Data Quadrant Champion is based entirely on user reviews (130 data points per survey). No analyst opinion influences the ranking. It is part of the Info-Tech Vendor Awards program.
Common Mistakes
- • Calling it "Gold Medal" (old branding, now "Champion")
- • Confusing Data Quadrant Champion with Emotional Footprint Champion (separate programs)
- • Implying Info-Tech analysts selected the winners (100% user review data)
- • Treating it as equivalent to G2 Leader (different methodology, no market presence score)
Not Equivalent To
- • G2 Grid Leader (includes market presence; SoftwareReviews does not)
- • Gartner Customers' Choice (enterprise-only $50M+ companies; SoftwareReviews has broader scope)
- • Capterra Shortlist (monthly refresh, simpler scoring; SoftwareReviews is annual with 130 data points)