After two years in the Strong Performer Zone, Kallidus moves into a higher Potential band, reflecting its focus on connecting talent and learning to business outcomes
Kallidus has been placed in the Core Leader Zone of the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success, Fosway Group’s independent analysis of talent solutions available to organisations in EMEA.
What the Core Leader Zone means for buyers
Fosway describes Core Leaders as providing a strong suite of capability. For organisations choosing talent technology, that means a proven platform with a track record of delivery and customer advocacy, without the cost and complexity they may not need.
Kallidus is also placed in the lower Total Cost of Ownership band on the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™. For organisations that need to show value from every pound they invest in their people, this is a practical advantage.
Our focus on outcomes
L&D has spent decades proving activity. Kallidus is helping it prove impact. Over the past three years, we’ve connected content, learning, skills, performance and development into one clear line of sight to the outcomes boards demand: less risk, better retention, more productive teams and stronger revenue.
Tony Banks, Chief Product Officer at Kallidus, said: “Advancing into the Core Leader Zone is a proud moment, and huge congratulations go to our product and engineering teams. For us, learning and development only matters if it changes something for the business. Everything we build starts with the question, “What changed?”, and this recognition tells us the approach is working.”
What it means for customers
The voice of the customer sits at the centre of the Kallidus product strategy, and every feature is tested against one simple question: “So what?”
That discipline helps customers escape The Activity Trap. Instead of counting courses completed or content consumed, they can focus on what really matters: people performing better, teams becoming more capable and the business delivering on its goals.
“Skills are critical to future proofing every organisation, but companies need pragmatic solutions connecting skills with performance as well as development.” said David Wilson, CEO and founder of Fosway Group. “Kallidus has been investing in enhancing skills intelligence functionality to better support customers’ performance development and align to business impact. It has achieved an improved rating as a Core Leader in the Fosway 9-Grid for Talent & People Success.”
What’s next
Kallidus is continuing to invest in its talent management capabilities, including new features powered by Kallidus Intelligence, its AI layer, designed to help organisations make faster, more confident decisions about their people.
Tony Banks added: “We’re really excited about what’s coming. Once our new talent management capabilities, powered by Kallidus Intelligence, are in customers’ hands, we think next year’s grid could be even more exciting. AI isn’t the goal for us. It’s how we help customers get to their outcomes faster.”
About Kallidus
At Kallidus, we believe learning should be measured by what changes in the organisation – not what was delivered, but what improved.
Trusted by over 1,000 organisations worldwide and proud to be a Certified B Corporation, we help organisations escape The Activity Trap: measuring learning by completion rather than real performance change. Because when learning mitigates risk, key people stay, teams become more productive, and business metrics begin to move.
Our award-winning learning and employee development platform has an intentional AI data layer to make learning, skills, and performance data valuable for the whole business. This helps link L&D initiatives to the goals and objectives of your organisation and your team.
Backed by dedicated, in-house support and implementation specialists, we’re with you every step, from simplifying mandatory compliance to building the future-ready workforce your business needs to grow and deliver impact.
About the Fosway 9-Grid™
Fosway Group is Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst. The Fosway 9-Grid™ is a five-dimensional market analysis model that helps organisations compare solutions based on Performance, Potential, Market Presence, Total Cost of Ownership and Trajectory.
The Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success provides a unique assessment of the principal talent solutions available to organisations in EMEA. The analysis is based on extensive independent research and insights from Fosway’s Corporate Research Network of over 250 organizations, including BP, HSBC, PwC, Sanofi, Shell, and Vodafone.
Visit the Fosway website at www.fosway.com.
Claire Moloney
