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The independent recognition comes as enterprise organisations face growing pressure to modernise recruitment, improve candidate experience and connect hiring more closely with onboarding, learning and workforce planning.
The Fosway 9-Grid™ evaluates solutions across five dimensions: Performance, Potential, Market Presence, Total Cost of Ownership and Trajectory. Inclusion is determined by relevance and value to EMEA corporate buyers. Eploy’s Core Leader status recognises its enterprise recruitment capability, consistent customer delivery and a sustained customer advocacy in the EMEA talent acquisition market
Eploy forms part of The Access Group’s broader HCM and workforce management portfolio, supporting organisations from attraction and hiring through to onboarding, learning and development. Its continued position in the Fosway 9-Grid™ provides third-party validation of Access’s ability to support complex recruitment needs within a connected people technology ecosystem.
“Recruitment cannot sit in isolation from the rest of the employee journey - and that's something we hear consistently from our customers. Enterprise organisations need technology that helps them attract, hire, onboard and develop people in a more connected way. Eploy's continued positioning as a Core Leader in the Fosway 9-Grid™ reinforces not just the strength of our recruitment capability, but the confidence our customers have in a platform that connects seamlessly to onboarding, learning and the wider people technology they already trust.”
“Being positioned as a Core Leader for the third consecutive year is important because it reflects consistency. Enterprise recruitment teams need software partners that can support complex hiring needs over the long term, and this recognition reinforces the trust our customers place in Eploy.”
“The 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition reflects a market where hiring is cautious, uneven and under greater scrutiny, while organisations are also looking to simplify their HR technology landscapes and improve recruiter productivity, decision quality and governance. In that context, Eploy’s continued position as a Core Leader reflects its established talent acquisition capability and relevance for organisations with complex recruitment needs. As part of The Access Group, Eploy is also well placed to support buyers looking to connect dedicated recruitment capability more closely with wider HCM, onboarding and people processes.”
For enterprise organisations assessing their HR technology stack, Eploy’s position on the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition provides independent validation of its suitability as a recruitment platform for complex, large-scale organisations.
Within The Access Group’s broader HCM and workforce management portfolio, Eploy supports a more connected approach to enterprise talent acquisition and workforce planning.
The Fosway 9-Grid™ is designed with EMEA buyers in mind and is grounded in Fosway’s independent research, including insight from its Corporate Research Network of over 250 major organisations. This makes it a highly relevant market analysis tool for UK and European HR, talent acquisition and procurement teams evaluating talent acquisition solutions.
For more information, visit: https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/hr/software/recruitment/talent-acquisition/
Related reading: https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/blog/hcm-eploy-core-leader-in-fosway-9-grid-talent-acquisition/
About the Fosway 9-Grid™
Fosway Group is Europe's #1 HR Industry Analyst. The Fosway 9-Grid™ provides a unique assessment of the principal talent supply options available to organisations in EMEA. The analysis is based on extensive independent research and insights from Fosway's Corporate Research Network of over 250 organisations, including BP, HSBC, PwC, Sanofi, Shell, and Vodafone. Visit www.fosway.com for more information.
About The Access Group
The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers, supporting organisations across the UK and Ireland. It works with mid-to-large employers, particularly those operating across multiple sites, teams and regulatory requirements. Access supports more than 160,000 commercial and non-profit organisations globally. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used. Access employs over 9,700 people, continuously driving product innovation and customer service excellence.