Gartner defines a digital adoption platform (DAP) as software that overlays employee- and customer-facing applications with in-application guidance to drive adoption, proficiency and engagement. It supports digital transformation by streamlining and accelerating how employees or customers learn and engage with technologies. It provides consistent experiences that help users complete work efficiently across multiple applications. In addition, DAP analytics provide actionable insights to improve experience, optimize work and adoption/utilization, boosting the ROI of applications.
Gartner defines product analytics as applications used to collect and analyze behavior data and sentiment to increase user engagement, adoption and satisfaction to improve experiences and drive retention. This solution category is embedded within mobile apps, desktop apps, websites/portals, software and edge devices. Product analytics often enables in-product engagement for onboarding and activation as well as the collection, tracking and analysis of user data to draw insights about the ways in which users engage
Product roadmapping tools for software engineering have simplified product-related communication and streamlined product management and development efforts. This document profiles selected vendors and tools that can assist with: Management of software product vision and strategy alignment Communication of ideas and requirements Decision making through an understanding of user behavior, data and analytics, priorities, and consequences Defining software features and business capabilities, and handling backlogs Planning and tracking software development releases Financial and budget management Collaboration on timelines Communication, negotiation and updates Integration planning and resource tracking Report generation and notifications Managing feedback from developers, teams and users Support for continuous development and continuous integration
Gartner uses the following market definitions: Web analytics tools — Specialized analytics tools used to understand and improve the digital CX, attract and retain users, and analyze operations and actions taken across responsive websites and mobile apps. Product analytics tools — Tools and processes used to understand the behavior of users across products or services to inform decisions about how to improve the product experience and increase product engagement. Digital experience analytics tools — Tools that provide diagnostic insights into visitor activity and the CX on responsive web and mobile apps, enabled by advanced analytics and machine learning, session replay and heat map technology.