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Cloud-Native Platform Competition

GARTNER INC · 2026-08-04 · Importance 23 · Surprise 24

Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms identifies Google, Microsoft and AWS as Leaders, while Oracle and Tencent Cloud have emerged as new entrants. The market is placing greater weight on AI-agent support, governance and cost controls. Enterprises increasingly prefer consistent, governed platforms over maximum multicloud portability, indicating competitive differentiation is shifting toward managed AI capabilities and control.

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