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Zoom named a Visionary Leader in the 2026 Frost Radar™ for integrated cloud communications platforms

See why Zoom placed highest among all evaluated providers on both the Growth Index and Innovation Index — and what it means for your communications strategy.

Published on June 16, 2026

Zoom named a Visionary Leader in the 2026 Frost Radar™ for integrated cloud communications platforms

Zoom has been named a Visionary Leader in the 2026 Frost Radar™: Integrated Cloud Communications Platforms, placing highest among all evaluated providers on both the Growth Index and Innovation Index. The recognition reflects Frost & Sullivan's assessment of Zoom's trajectory across the full integrated communications stack — not just meetings or calling, but the platform as a whole.

What the Frost Radar evaluates

The Frost Radar differs from analyst reports that assess UCaaS in isolation. It benchmarks integrated cloud communications platforms across UCaaS (calling, meetings, messaging), CCaaS, and customer experience, and APIs/CPaaS — evaluating both the depth of each provider's capabilities and how well they work together.

For organizations weighing platform decisions, this framing is relevant. The question isn't whether a vendor is strong in one category. It's whether they can deliver a unified communications experience across employee collaboration and customer engagement on a single platform.

Why Zoom leads

Frost & Sullivan highlights Zoom's AI-powered orchestration and integrated workplace solutions stack as key differentiators, describing Zoom's strategy as centered on converting conversations into completed work — a priority that aligns with how enterprises are moving AI from experimentation into execution.

Several factors contributed to Zoom's placement:

  • Federated AI approach. Zoom combines proprietary models with foundation models from providers like OpenAI and Anthropic, routing tasks dynamically based on cost, latency, and performance. This enables flexibility without dependency on a single provider.
  • Platform breadth. Zoom Workplace spans meetings, phone, messaging, email, docs, and more. Zoom Business Services extends into contact center, virtual agents, and revenue tools — all on a common platform rather than a collection of disconnected products.
  • AI is included for paid licenses. Core AI capabilities like AI note-taking and summarization, composing, and querying come at no additional cost with paid Zoom Workplace licenses, removing a common barrier to adoption and scale.
  • Interoperability. Direct Routing and Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams allow organizations to adopt Zoom's telephony, collaboration, and AI capabilities without disrupting existing workflows.

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Zoom is a 2026 Frost Radar™ Visionary Leader

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Pipeline Company™, partners with clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in innovation, leadership, and transformation. Frost Radar™ is a key component of their research portfolio, delivering visual benchmarking and actionable insights for industry leaders.

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