G2’s Spring 2026 Grid® Report has once again recognized SAP LeanIX for its leadership in six key areas. Hear from real EAs about how we’re supporting them.
We’re thrilled to once again be recognized by G2 for our leadership in the enterprise architecture and application portfolio management categories. It’s an honor to be recognized, but it’s even better to know the accolade is based on data from real enterprise architects.
G2’s Grid® Reports are released on a quarterly basis, and highlight solutions with the “most satisfied customers and largest presence in the market.” This is the 15th consecutive quarter that has seen SAP LeanIX listed for leadership in enterprise architecture, and the 9th for application portfolio management.
The reviews of SAP LeanIX on G2 speak for themselves and sum up what our solution does quite elegantly. One user rated SAP LeanIX five stars out of five, highlighting its "intuitive design and effortless interface," while another five-star review plauded our solution’s “ability to offer a structured framework that helps define a target architecture and develop a transformation plan."
This kind of feedback from working enterprise architects is particularly gratifying for us, and that’s what makes the recognition from G2 so special. Yet, it’s also an indication of how EAs are leveraging our solution to deal with real application portfolio management challenges.
Let’s explore some more stories of how EAs are leveraging SAP LeanIX to overcome IT complexity and support their organizations in business transformation. First, however, let’s look more closely at what G2 data is saying about our solution.
What our six G2 leadership badges mean
The Spring 2026 Grid® Report is published by G2, the world’s largest software marketplace. G2 is visited by 80 million software buyers each year and they publish a quarter report on their most-popular software.
The G2 Spring 2026 Grid® Report awarded SAP LeanIX six leadership badges in enterprise architecture and application portfolio management. The six badges were in:
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Grid® Report for Enterprise Architecture Tools
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Momentum Grid® Report for Enterprise Architecture Tools
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Enterprise Grid® Report for Enterprise Architecture Tools
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Grid® Report for Application Portfolio Management
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Momentum Grid® Report for Application Portfolio Management
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Enterprise Grid® Report for Application Portfolio Management
The different badges represent different successes across different cohorts according to G2’s proprietary algorithm that factors in social, web, employee, and review data. Let’s take a look at some of the real reviews that helped place us so highly in these six reports.
"Full IT visibility and efficient transformation"
One four-star review from a customer in the consumer goods industry certainly influenced our positive listing on the G2 Spring 2026 Grid® Report. They noted the benefits of SAP LeanIX in supporting enterprise architects:
“I love how SAP LeanIX gives full visibility into your IT landscape — it’s collaborative, data‑driven, and AI‑enabled, helping you drive architecture decisions and streamline transformation efficiently.”
The reviewer went on to detail how our solution helps them to meet leadership demands to cut costs and focus their efforts. They noted the capabilities of SAP LeanIX across their work:
“SAP LeanIX solves the problem of IT‑landscape complexity by giving a unified, real‑time view of applications, risks, and dependencies — helping you make smarter decisions, reduce tech debt, and align IT with business strategy.”
Our AI capabilities are key in the continued development of our solution, and we’re glad to hear our users are taking advantage of them. It’s also great to hear SAP LeanIX is being leveraged to help organizations modernize their IT landscape, align it with their strategic goals, and cut costs.
"Boosts visibility and collaboration"
The G2 Spring 2026 Grid® Report awarded us a badge for leadership in application portfolio management, and the reviews showcase why. One reviewer rated SAP LeanIX four point five out of five, saying “I really like SAP LeanIX for the transparency it brings to our architecture”:
“I also find the application portfolio management and technology lifecycle features particularly valuable, as they help identify redundancies, track technology obsolescence, and plan future investments in a more strategic manner.”
The reviewer went on to highlight the diagramming capabilities of SAP LeanIX:
“The visualization tools make it incredibly easy to understand the relationships between applications and business processes, which is crucial for strategic decision-making.”
The diagramming tools were, however, just one of the capabilities that supported the reviewer in aligning IT with the rest of the business:
“The ability to generate reports that effectively communicate insights to stakeholders is another highlight, ensuring that everyone is on the same page. Moreover, the collaborative features are incredibly valuable."
They finished by expressing how easy SAP LeanIX was to implement:
“The initial setup was quite smooth, aided by guided setup tools and templates, making a potentially complex process quite straightforward and easy to follow.”
"Essential tool for road map planning"
The G2 Spring 2026 Grid® Report highlighted reviews that praised all the features of our solution. This included the tools we offer to help you plan for the future of your IT landscape.
A five-star review appreciated SAP LeanIX for “its ability to offer a structured framework that helps define a target architecture and develop a transformation plan”.
He went on to explain:
“I find great value in its capability to link business capabilities directly to solutions, promoting transparency that helps in reducing IT spend and managing risks effectively. Additionally, the inclusion of the SAP reference architecture is a highlight as it provides a comprehensive blueprint for aligning business processes.”
Our SAP reference architecture is key for those documenting their SAP application landscape. Yet, as the reviewer explained, SAP LeanIX is just as useful for mapping your non-SAP needs:
“I use SAP LeanIX for road map planning, enabling transparency, reducing IT spend, managing risks, and linking business capabilities to solutions.”
"Real-time IT visibility & effortless architecture planning"
Yet another positive review that drove our placing in the G2 Spring 2026 Grid® Report showcased the capability of SAP LeanIX to provide real-time information. The reviewer’s positive sentiment on our solution was simple and clear:
“I like SAP LeanIX for its clear, real-time visibility into the IT landscape, easy-to-use interface, and strong support for application rationalization and architecture planning.”
That single sentence speaks for itself, but the reviewer expanded his statement by explaining:
“SAP LeanIX helps map and manage the IT landscape, identify redundant or risky applications, and support architecture and transformation planning. This improves decision-making, reduces costs, ensures compliance, and accelerates IT modernization initiatives.”
Already leading, but still improving
Being listed in the G2 Spring 2026 Grid® Report requires over 50 reviews, but SAP LeanIX has nearly 200, and the overwhelming majority are positive. Of course, like any solution, we still have room to improve.
One user noted “SAP LeanIX may initially seem daunting, particularly for newcomers working with extensive environments”, while another said “the biggest challenge for me as enterprise Architect is to establish the tool in the whole business”. Yet, this is another area where we support our customers.
We pride ourselves on being open and re-active to customer feedback, adding the capabilities you need to our solution as you come to need them. We recently responded to a suggestion on our community forum, adding the requested feature in just two weeks.
As another review put it:
”LeanIX culture [is] always open, modern, [and] agile. Customer Success Management takes their mission seriously, always focusing on customer needs and improvements - absolutely valuable.”
We already have six leadership badges in the G2 Spring 2026 Grid® Report, but that’s not enough for us. We’re always adding new features, expanding the capabilities of SAP LeanIX, and endeavoring to become an even better solution for enterprise architects.
To find out more about the powerful features of SAP LeanIX, and why our customers rate us so highlight, book a demo:
