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Human Resources

Eploy Recognised as Core Leader in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition

Eploy, The Access Group's specialist recruitment software solution, has been named a Core Leader in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition by Fosway Group  Europe's #1 HR industry analyst, independently validating the strength of our enterprise recruitment offering.

This marks the third consecutive year Eploy has held Core Leader status a position independently maintained through its acquisition by The Access Group.

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Posted 28/05/2026

About the Fosway 9-Grid™

The Fosway 9-Grid™ is the only independent, European-centric analysis of the HR, talent and learning technology market. Produced by Fosway Group and grounded in research from a Corporate Research Network of over 250 major EMEA organisations  including BP, HSBC, PwC, Shell and Vodafone  it is the benchmark that European enterprise buyers rely on when evaluating talent technology.

The 9-Grid™ assesses solutions across five dimensions: 

  • Performance  the effectiveness and depth of the solution's delivery in market 

  • Potential  innovation, capability breadth and future trajectory 

  • Market Presence  scale, footprint and adoption across EMEA 

  • Total Cost of Ownership  the true cost of deploying and operating the solution 

  • Trajectory  the direction and momentum of the vendor and solution 

What Core Leader means

The Core Leader Zone recognises solutions that combine a strong enterprise capability suite with consistent customer delivery and sustained advocacy. For buyers, it signals a solution that can reliably perform at enterprise scale − without unnecessary complexity or cost.

Eploy as Core Leader in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition

What this means for our customers and the Access portfolio

Eploy sits within The Access Group's connected HCM portfolio  linking recruitment to onboarding, learning, workforce management and payroll, so that organisations can manage talent end-to-end from a single trusted partner. This independent recognition from Fosway Group reinforces our commitment to delivering enterprise recruitment technology that genuinely works. For enterprise buyers, it also tells an important story about continuity: Eploy’s Core Leader position has been independently maintained through its acquisition by The Access Group, providing external evidence that the platform, the team and the quality of delivery remain unchanged. 

"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 recognition 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."

Hannah Walton, General Manager People MLB The Access Group

"Enterprise organisations need software partners they can trust over the long term. Being independently recognised as a Core Leader for the third consecutive year tells our customers and prospects something important: Eploy delivers, consistently. That's a commitment we don't take lightly."

Chris Bogh, Commercial Director Eploy, The Access Group

You can learn more in the full press release. 

Discover how Talent Acquisition by Eploy can support your organisation, or speak to our team.