ISVWorld Hot 100 Segments
ISVWorld ranks all ISVs per main segment its Taxonomy to identify the 250 hottest companies per segment, ranked by “Hot Score”. This ranking is refreshed every month and is a blended rank based on the following data:
- ISVWorld Growth Score©: ISVWorld calculates 6 month and 12 month historic growth as well as short term and long term projected growth scores per ISV. These scores are corrected for size and result in a single growth score per ISV.
- ISVWorldScore©: A blended score per ISV of growth scores above as well as portfolio profile, alexa data, login volumes and more.
- ISVWorldNews Score©: looks at news frequency for the ISV over last 3, last 6, last 12 and last 24 months.
- ISVWorldFunding Score©:Looks at the number of funding rounds, the total aggregated funding amounts, the typeof funding rounds, measured over last 3, last 6, last 12 and last 24 months.
ISVWorld Taxonomy
Fintech & Banking
ERP & Process Management
AI & Machine learning
Security
Healthcare
Data Management
Accounting and Taxes
Entertainment
Education/Training
Retail
Web and Content Management
Hospitality
Sales and Marketing
Customer Service & Support
Human Resources
Transportation, Logistics & Inventory
Networking
Business Intelligence
Insurance
Engineering & Scientific
Facilities Management
EduTech
Governance, risk and compliance
E-Commerce & Retail
Manufacturing
Real Estate
Collaboration & Communication
Non-Profit
Procurement & Purchasing
Financial Planning
Government, Public sector
Aerospace
Language Translation
Transportation
Environment
Knowledge Management
Telecommunications
Computer Utilities
Media and Publishing
Clubs, Membership and Sports
Energy & Natural Resources
Software Design & Development
Business Planning / Continuity
Food & Beverage
Calendar, Scheduling
Office Automation
Anti Piracy
Pharmaceuticals and Chemical
Legal
Engineering
Construction
Library
Data Base/File Management
Automotive
Graphics, Imaging & Multimedia
Computer System Management
Research & Survey Analysis
Information Technology
Home Use and Entertainment
Statistics and Mathematics
Apparel & Fashion
General Utilities
Funeral
Microsoft
Cloud
Open Source
SAP
Oracle
IoT
New Classification Test
Microservices
Printer & Peripheral Utilities
API - Webservices
Hot 100 Segments
| Rank | Segment | ISVWorld Score | News Score | Funding Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fintech & Banking | 928.89 | 3052.90 | 493.60 |
| 2 | ERP & Process Management | 570.62 | 4676.30 | 98.00 |
| 3 | ERP | 453.02 | 2908.00 | 66.20 |
| 4 | AI & Machine learning | 389.73 | 4026.80 | 351.10 |
| 5 | Security | 350.53 | 3206.20 | 107.80 |
| 6 | Healthcare | 237.25 | 2450.00 | 142.00 |
| 7 | Data Management | 187.27 | 2366.10 | 107.00 |
| 8 | Accounting and Taxes | 172.89 | 2200.70 | 76.40 |
| 9 | Entertainment | 151.11 | 1969.10 | 57.20 |
| 10 | Investment Banking | 150.56 | 636.60 | 68.40 |
| 11 | Education/Training | 110.14 | 1458.80 | 58.80 |
| 12 | Retail | 107.32 | 1148.20 | 46.30 |
| 13 | Web and Content Management | 103.20 | 1394.30 | 55.50 |
| 14 | Hospitality | 99.50 | 557.00 | 37.30 |
| 15 | Data Warehousing Software | 99.43 | 1085.00 | 64.50 |
| 16 | Sales and Marketing | 99.39 | 1540.30 | 40.00 |
| 17 | General Healthcare | 98.45 | 965.60 | 54.30 |
| 18 | Customer Service & Support | 89.97 | 477.60 | 28.50 |
| 19 | Human Resources | 88.02 | 1352.60 | 67.40 |
| 20 | Point of Sale (POS) | 85.03 | 925.90 | 39.90 |
| 21 | Transportation, Logistics & Inventory | 80.41 | 687.20 | 53.20 |
| 22 | Networking | 76.03 | 1097.10 | 14.90 |
| 23 | Business Intelligence | 73.84 | 928.00 | 35.60 |
| 24 | Virtualization & Network Resources | 69.50 | 993.90 | 12.10 |
| 25 | Insurance | 62.18 | 492.10 | 59.80 |
| 26 | Engineering & Scientific | 60.55 | 859.10 | 39.90 |
| 27 | Facilities Management | 58.62 | 285.50 | 28.60 |
| 28 | Neural Networks | 57.48 | 607.50 | 65.70 |
| 29 | Asset management | 55.67 | 307.90 | 30.10 |
| 30 | EduTech | 55.29 | 657.20 | 20.60 |
| 31 | Governance, risk and compliance | 54.26 | 656.40 | 25.20 |
| 32 | E-Commerce & Retail | 52.41 | 571.40 | 24.30 |
| 33 | Manufacturing | 52.03 | 580.10 | 46.10 |
| 34 | Electronic Medical Records | 48.54 | 596.20 | 27.60 |
| 35 | General BI | 47.91 | 720.10 | 23.30 |
| 36 | Game Developers | 47.83 | 509.60 | 27.20 |
| 37 | General Data Management | 47.35 | 678.80 | 22.30 |
| 38 | Supply Chain Management | 45.61 | 569.30 | 17.10 |
| 39 | Real Estate | 45.14 | 327.20 | 30.50 |
| 40 | Learning Management Systems (LMS) | 44.88 | 674.90 | 25.40 |
| 41 | Medical Equipment Software | 40.86 | 283.20 | 25.20 |
| 42 | Collaboration & Communication | 39.02 | 552.40 | 19.00 |
| 43 | Payment Processing | 38.91 | 362.10 | 17.00 |
| 44 | Travel | 38.49 | 307.70 | 22.40 |
| 45 | Equipment Management & Maintenance | 36.73 | 54.90 | 5.10 |
| 46 | Customer Relationship Management | 34.38 | 502.60 | 14.50 |
| 47 | Loan Software | 34.28 | 211.20 | 23.30 |
| 48 | Non-Profit | 33.84 | 63.60 | 3.70 |
| 49 | Payment Processing | 33.57 | 347.00 | 9.90 |
| 50 | Health Insurance Software | 33.00 | 241.30 | 16.50 |
| 51 | Procurement & Purchasing | 32.89 | 487.60 | 8.40 |
| 52 | Computer Aided Design (CAD) | 30.93 | 462.70 | 23.60 |
| 53 | Web Shopping | 30.91 | 298.70 | 9.90 |
| 54 | Financial Planning | 30.88 | 196.30 | 12.20 |
| 55 | Government, Public sector | 30.63 | 291.20 | 5.40 |
| 56 | Financial Planning & Advisors | 30.02 | 183.10 | 11.00 |
| 57 | Aerospace | 29.05 | 240.70 | 6.40 |
| 58 | Search and Information retrieval | 28.97 | 283.20 | 28.50 |
| 59 | Content Management | 27.58 | 464.80 | 11.30 |
| 60 | Language Translation | 26.86 | 241.40 | 28.50 |
| 61 | Property Management (Hotels) | 26.31 | 245.40 | 19.80 |
| 62 | Property Management (Real Estate) | 26.09 | 238.20 | 20.90 |
| 63 | Defense | 26.08 | 213.30 | 3.20 |
| 64 | Call Center Management | 25.05 | 286.40 | 12.40 |
| 65 | Services | 24.26 | 101.70 | 6.00 |
| 66 | HSE- Health, Safety and Environment | 23.33 | 408.80 | 7.00 |
| 67 | AgriTech | 22.23 | 147.00 | 43.00 |
| 68 | Inventory Planning | 21.99 | 255.10 | 22.40 |
| 69 | Security Software | 21.49 | 312.70 | 8.80 |
| 70 | Transportation | 21.08 | 265.30 | 12.70 |
| 71 | Environment | 21.02 | 79.50 | 6.70 |
| 72 | Environmental Management | 20.57 | 72.30 | 6.10 |
| 73 | Knowledge Management | 19.72 | 319.70 | 8.10 |
| 74 | Geographic Information systems | 19.64 | 270.70 | 10.30 |
| 75 | Waste Management & Pest Control | 19.14 | 48.70 | 4.50 |
| 76 | Telecommunications | 18.04 | 184.70 | 7.20 |
| 77 | Collaboration | 17.14 | 238.00 | 9.40 |
| 78 | Computer Utilities | 16.54 | 200.20 | 7.00 |
| 79 | PLM Software | 16.47 | 287.30 | 1.50 |
| 80 | Workforce Management | 15.92 | 251.00 | 11.30 |
| 81 | Fundraising Software | 15.69 | 11.80 | 0.60 |
| 82 | Lead Management Software | 15.07 | 248.40 | 5.80 |
| 83 | Expense Report | 14.58 | 151.00 | 22.50 |
| 84 | Talent Management | 14.52 | 223.10 | 3.10 |
| 85 | Media and Publishing | 14.47 | 82.10 | 3.70 |
| 86 | Integrated Accounting | 14.24 | 132.80 | 5.90 |
| 87 | Clubs, Membership and Sports | 14.12 | 246.50 | 1.00 |
| 88 | Fraud & Anti-money laundering | 12.99 | 125.10 | 7.50 |
| 89 | Data Mining | 12.91 | 79.40 | 2.60 |
| 90 | Energy & Natural Resources | 12.85 | 113.50 | 7.10 |
| 91 | Software Design & Development | 12.83 | 178.40 | 4.80 |
| 92 | Business Planning / Continuity | 12.74 | 79.40 | 1.50 |
| 93 | Backup | 12.62 | 177.10 | 2.60 |
| 94 | Food & Beverage | 12.39 | 76.10 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Banking Software | 12.39 | 107.60 | 3.90 |
| 96 | Travel Software | 12.25 | 198.20 | 3.80 |
| 97 | Manufacturing | 12.03 | 116.60 | 9.30 |
| 98 | Virus Protection Software | 12.00 | 218.20 | 0.00 |
| 99 | Sports Software | 11.94 | 217.00 | 0.00 |
| 100 | Business Process Management | 11.89 | 64.10 | 1.50 |
Market Demographics
News Data
Funding Rounds Data
| Date | Type | Raised | ISV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-07 | Series A | $5.2M | |
| 08-07 | Others | $5.22M | |
| 08-07 | Series C | $31M |  |
| 08-06 | Series B | $33M | |
| 08-06 | Others | $2.5M | |
| 08-06 | Others | $15M | |
| 08-06 | Series A | $10.25M | |
| 08-06 | Others | $29.4M | |
| 08-06 | Seed | $5.2M | |
| 08-06 | Others | $2.95M | |
| 08-06 | Series B | $33M | |
| 08-06 | Others | $50M | |
| 08-06 | Seed | $5M | |
| 08-06 | Series A | $5M | |
| 08-06 | Seed | $2.5M | |
| 08-06 | Series A | $12M | , |
| 08-06 | Others | $55M | |
| 08-06 | Others | $5M | |
| 08-06 | Seed | $1.3M | |
| 08-05 | Seed | $20M |
23347
Rounds
Rounds
$258.11B
Total Value
Total Value
$11.06M
Average
Average
$98.71M
Maximum
Maximum