Pluralsight Leads the Way in 2025 Forrester Wave™ for Tech Skill Development Platforms

By Julie HemingMay 29, 2025 • 5 Minute Read

We are immensely proud to announce that Pluralsight has been distinguished as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Technology Skills Development Platforms, Q2 2025. This prestigious recognition includes earning the highest overall strategy score among all evaluated vendors. Furthermore, Pluralsight stands as the sole vendor to achieve the maximum possible score in critical areas such as hands-on learning, skill benchmarking prior to learning, vision, and innovation criteria.

Forrester’s comprehensive evaluation notes, “Pluralsight offers a well-established technology skills development platform that delivers skilling through its comprehensive expert network.”

In the creation of this influential report, Forrester meticulously identified the eight most significant technology skill development platform providers in the market. Each was then rigorously assessed across 19 distinct criteria. This report serves as an invaluable resource, offering a clear comparison of these platforms to guide organizations in making informed decisions about their skill development needs.

To delve deeper into what positions Pluralsight as a leader, we invite you tosecure your complimentary copy of the 2025 Forrester Wave™: Technology Skills Development Platforms report.

Our top ranking in the strategy category within the Forrester Wave™ report vividly demonstrates the robust strength of our vision, innovative approach, and unwavering commitment to customer support. We believe this acknowledgment underscores our proven dedication to empowering our customers to accelerate their business objectives through strategic upskilling initiatives.

We understand that the skill sets essential for today's teams are constantly evolving. Pluralsight possesses the foresight, strategic framework, and platform capabilities to help organizations achieve their goals more rapidly within the ever-changing technological landscape.

Key Strengths Driving Our Leadership Position

We attribute our recognition as a Leader to several core strengths:

An innovative strategythat encompasses collaborative partnerships with our customers to craft tailored skill development programs, engaging with technology and learning & development leaders to uncover needs and pilot new concepts, and leveraging artificial intelligence to personalize content and streamline the learning journey.

Extensive tech domain coveragedelivered by meticulously vetted industry experts across all major technology areas.

Immersive hands-on learning experiencesthrough labs, sandboxes, and other practical environments that enable learners to apply their knowledge and acquire the real-world expertise necessary to achieve specific business outcomes.

Robust analytics and precise skill assessmentsthat offer valuable insights into employee skill acquisition, facilitating data-driven decision-making and ensuring learning efforts are directly aligned with organizational objectives.

As detailed in the Forrester report, “Pluralsight empowers teams by connecting skill development to strategic goals, focusing on business value. Its approach to innovation stands out by applying learning science and customer insights to drive R&D. With a robust ecosystem of hyperscalers, service providers, and tech partners, Pluralsight provides above-average adoption support via learning and development teams, business units, events, and targeted upskilling programs.”

Evolving Beyond Traditional Upskilling

Traditional approaches to upskilling often rely on lengthy training programs or off-the-job instruction. Such methods frequently limit employees to learning only skills directly relevant to their current roles, with minimal collaboration among leaders and learners. Furthermore, leaders primarily track success through basic engagement metrics. However, with the rapid pace of change in the technology landscape, this conventional paradigm is no longer sufficient. Upskilling itself must evolve.

We firmly believe that a significant aspect of our leadership stems from our commitment to advancing skill development, enabling organizations to innovate with cutting-edge technology, scale learning initiatives, and achieve tangible real-world impact. We design technology skill development programs that are inherently adaptable to evolving technological requirements and shifting business priorities, all while maintaining a clear focus on ultimately achieving organizational outcomes.

How Pluralsight Drives Modern Skill Development

Here are just a few examples of how we accomplish this:

Upskilling in the flow of work:Our bite-sized courses, concise clips, and mobile application allow users to seamlessly integrate learning into their busy schedules. Additionally, our flexible integration options with platforms like Tableau, Workday, and others enable leaders to embed skill development directly into existing HR technology ecosystems.

Powerful analytics for enhanced decision-making:Our leader analytics extend far beyond simple content consumption and engagement. They empower leaders to accurately identify skill gaps, precisely measure skill acquisition, and ensure teams possess the competencies required to drive critical outcomes.

Staying ahead with hot topics and emerging technologies:Our expert authors produce "Hot Takes" specifically designed to upskill learners in nascent topics or practices, such as new security vulnerabilities, ensuring they are prepared for any emerging challenge.

AI Assistant (Iris) for personalized learning:Iris analyzes individual learning data and tailors content suggestions through natural language conversations, aligning them perfectly with each learner's unique skillset, pace, and learning objectives.

Strategic support through ProServ and instructor-led training (ILT):Our ProServ consultants collaborate with you to formulate a technology transformation strategy meticulously crafted for your organization's distinct needs. Concurrently, our ILT programs offer hands-on guidance from seasoned expert instructors.

Partnering for Success

Every organization pursues distinct goals and outcomes, each requiring a specific array of skills to achieve them. This is precisely why industry leaders such as FedEx, Dell Technologies, Ford, and GE choose to partner with Pluralsight. Together, we develop customized skill development plans tailored to their teams' precise needs, accelerating their critical technology initiatives.

Since partnering with Pluralsight:

We take immense pride in helping our customers realize their ambitions, and we are deeply honored by Forrester's recognition of our efforts.