Pluralsight Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Tech Skill Development Platforms, Q2 2025

Pluralsight Recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Technology Skills Development Platforms, Q2 2025

We are thrilled to share momentous news:Pluralsight is a Leader in the 2025 Forrester Wave™ for tech skill development platforms! This prestigious recognition, detailed in The Forrester Wave™: Technology Skills Development Platforms, Q2 2025 report, highlights our commitment to innovation and excellence in empowering technology teams worldwide.

Pluralsight achieved the highest strategy score among all evaluated vendors, a testament to our forward-thinking vision and impactful solutions. This distinction underscores our position at the forefront of the evolving landscape of tech skill development.

Understanding the Forrester Wave™ Evaluation: Why Pluralsight Stands Out

Forrester’s comprehensive evaluation identified eight of the most significant technology skill development platform vendors and assessed them across 19 distinct criteria. This rigorous analysis provides organizations with a clear roadmap to selecting the ideal partner for their skill development needs.

Top Marks Across Crucial Categories

Beyond our leading strategy score, Pluralsight was also the sole vendor to receive the highest possible marks in several critical areas:

According to Forrester's findings,“Pluralsight offers a well-established technology skills development platform that delivers skilling through its comprehensive expert network.”This acknowledgment reinforces the quality and depth of our platform, built upon the knowledge of industry-leading professionals.

The Strength of Vision, Innovation, and Customer Focus

Our top score in the strategy category reflects the robustness of our overall vision, our dedication to innovation, and our unwavering focus on customer support. We firmly believe this recognition validates our proven ability to help businesses achieve accelerated outcomes through strategic upskilling initiatives.

In today's rapidly changing tech environment, the skills required for success are constantly evolving. Pluralsight possesses the vision, strategic framework, and a powerful platform designed to help organizations not only meet but exceed their goals in this dynamic landscape.

Key Strengths Driving Pluralsight's Leadership in Tech Skill Development

Several core strengths underpinned our recognition as a Leader:

Innovative Program Strategy

Our approach includes deep partnerships with customers to co-create skill development programs, collaborating with technology and L&D leaders to identify emerging needs, test new concepts, and leverage AI for personalized content delivery and streamlined learning journeys.

Broad and Expert-Led Tech Domain Coverage

We offer extensive content across all major technology domains, developed and delivered by a network of meticulously vetted industry experts, ensuring relevance and depth.

Immersive, Hands-On Learning Experiences

Through interactive labs, secure sandboxes, and other experiential learning formats, our platform enables learners to apply new skills directly, gaining the practical experience crucial for driving specific business results.

Robust Analytics and Skill Insights

Our powerful analytics and skill assessment tools provide invaluable insights into employee skill acquisition, facilitating informed decision-making and ensuring learning pathways are perfectly aligned with overarching 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 Upskilling for the Modern Tech Landscape

Moving Beyond Traditional Approaches

Traditional upskilling often relies on lengthy, off-the-job training programs, focusing only on immediate role-specific skills with minimal collaboration. Leaders typically gauge success primarily through engagement metrics. However, with the rapid pace of technological change, this conventional model is no longer sufficient. Upskilling itself must evolve.

Pluralsight's Forward-Thinking Approach to Skill Development

A fundamental aspect of our leadership is our commitment to advancing skill development, empowering organizations to innovate with the latest technologies, scale learning effectively, and achieve tangible, real-world impact. We design tech skill development initiatives that are highly adaptable to changing tech needs and business priorities, always keeping organizational outcomes as the ultimate goal.

How Pluralsight Delivers Transformative Tech Skills Development

Here are just a few examples of how we make this happen:

Upskilling Seamlessly Integrated into Workflow

Our platform offers bite-sized courses, focused clips, and a mobile app, allowing users to fit learning into their busy schedules. Flexible integration options with platforms like Tableau and Workday enable leaders to embed skill development directly into existing HR tech ecosystems.

Data-Driven Insights for Strategic Decisions

Pluralsight's leader analytics go beyond simple content consumption. They empower leaders to identify critical skill gaps, accurately measure skill acquisition, and strategically ensure their teams possess the exact capabilities needed to drive desired outcomes.

Staying Ahead with Emerging Technologies and Hot Topics

Our expert authors regularly produce “Hot Takes” – concise, timely content that upskills learners on nascent topics or urgent practices, such as new security vulnerabilities, ensuring teams are perpetually prepared for whatever comes next.

Personalized Learning with AI Assistant (Iris)

Our AI Assistant, Iris, analyzes individual learning data to tailor content suggestions, learning pace, and goals through natural language conversations, creating a truly personalized learning experience for every user.

Expert Strategic Guidance and Training

Our ProServ consultants assist organizations in crafting bespoke tech transformation strategies tailored to their unique needs. Furthermore, instructor-led training (ILT) provides hands-on guidance from our expert instructors, ensuring deep understanding and skill mastery.

Partnering for Success: Real-World Impact with Pluralsight

Every organization operates with distinct goals and requires a specific set of skills to achieve them. That’s why industry leaders like FedEx, Dell Technologies, Ford, and GE choose Pluralsight to create custom skill development programs, specifically tailored to their teams' needs, accelerating their critical technology initiatives.

We take immense pride in supporting our customers on their journey to success, and we are deeply honored by Forrester’s recognition of our efforts. Download your complimentary copy of the2025 Forrester Wave™: Technology Skills Development Platforms reportto learn more about what makes Pluralsight a Leader and how we can help your organization thrive.