ABB Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Industrial IoT Platforms

Summary

Sept. 23, 2025 – ABB has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Industrial IoT Platforms. ABB views the recognition as a reflection of the company’s continued commitment to delivering innovative industrial AI and IoT solutions that empower industries to operate leaner and cleaner. 

“Being recognized by Gartner four consecutive times and now positioned as a Leader is a proud moment for ABB and we see it is a testament to our focus on innovation and delivering data-driven business outcomes for customers,” said Rajesh Ramachandran, global chief digital officer, Process Automation, ABB. “We believe this recognition highlights not only our robust strategy on Industrial IoT, but also our proven capability to deliver on it. We are providing scalable, AI-powered solutions that help customers address real operational challenges and outperform, while future-proofing their journey towards autonomous operations.” 

The Gartner Magic Quadrant provides a graphical competitive positioning of four types of technology providers, in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct: Leaders, Visionaries, Niche Players and Challengers. Leaders execute well against their current vision and are well positioned for tomorrow.*

ABB Genix Industrial IoT and AI Suite is an enterprise grade platform that provides seamless integration and contextualization of real-time data from operational technology (OT), information technology (IT) and engineering technology (ET) systems. It enables advanced analytics and AI-driven decisions, empowering industrial customers to transition to intelligent operations through smart manufacturing.

Genix helps industries by offering comprehensive capabilities such as data integration, application enablement and management, applied AI, security, and implementation ease and scalability. It also supports key use cases including industrial automation, predictive maintenance, digital twins, industrial data management and sustainability.

Genix features a modular architecture, enterprise system integration, industry specific models and flexible deployment options across cloud, edge and hybrid environments. The platform’s Industrial DataOps layer enables contextual data management and self-service analytics. Its application management provides tools for developing and handling both native and third-party applications via APIs – standardized interfaces that allow different software systems to exchange data seamlessly.

With pre‑built applications for asset performance, sustainability, digital twins and autonomous operations, Genix helps industries from energy to manufacturing and maritime to accelerate time‑to‑value and achieve operational excellence. 

Advanced capabilities such as Genix Copilot and Metrics Hub, unlock the power of GenAI with real-time actionable insights across the field and shop floor engineers, functional specialists, and industry executives, driving collaborative decision-making and boosting productivity.

ABB has developed a strong partner ecosystem for Genix, including strategic collaborations with Microsoft and RedHat, which help expand market reach and deliver greater value to customers.

About ABB

ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The company has over 140 years of history and around 110,000 employees worldwide. ABB’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB).
 

About ABB's Process Automation

ABB’s Process Automation business automates, electrifies and digitalizes industrial operations that address a wide range of essential needs–from supplying energy, water and materials, to producing goods and transporting them to market. With its ~20,000 employees, leading technology and service expertise, ABB Process Automation helps process, hybrid and maritime industries outrun–leaner and cleaner.