EPAM Systems Named Top IT Vendor in Europe for Application Services Excellence

EPAM wins top vendor honours in Europe, driven by application services strength

Recognition reinforces EPAM's foothold in application services and AI transformation

EPAM Systems announces it is named a Top IT Vendor in Europe by Whitelane Research’s 2025/2026 IT Sourcing Study, earning "Exceptional Performer" status and the top ranking for Application Services and General Satisfaction. The Newtown, Pa.-based digital engineering and AI transformation company cites the recognition as direct validation of its delivery model across application modernization, cloud migration and AI-enabled engineering. EPAM positions the award as evidence of continued momentum in European markets where demand for complex digital transformation is accelerating.

Whitelane’s study, which surveys more than 2,500 participants from major IT spending organisations and evaluates nearly 7,000 unique IT sourcing relationships, places EPAM at the top of the Application Services category for a third consecutive year. EPAM achieves leading category scores — Application Services 83%, General Satisfaction 82%, Service Delivery Quality 85% and Account Management Quality 84% — and is ranked among 37 assessed IT service providers. Company executives say these client-sourced metrics reflect sustained performance on delivery and account management across large-scale, cross-industry engagements.

EPAM’s Europe head, Enver Amdiy, credits client trust and partnership for the recognition and frames the result as a marker of the company’s focus on client outcomes and technological excellence. He says the rankings underscore the value clients place on EPAM’s capabilities in scaling AI initiatives and modernising mission-critical applications. The firm highlights the finding as an endorsement of its strategy to combine engineering talent, R&D and platform-driven approaches to reduce risk and speed enterprise transformation.

Survey scope and implications

Analysts and clients increasingly treat vendor rankings tied to client satisfaction and delivery quality as key procurement signals. Whitelane’s segmented rankings and KPI-based methodology give corporate CIOs comparative insight into vendor performance, and EPAM’s repeated top placement in Application Services boosts its credibility in competitive European sourcing processes.

Company strategy and service focus

EPAM says it will continue investing in talent, research and development and deeper client partnerships to extend delivery across industries and geographies in Europe. The company frames the high marks as validation of its approaches to custom software engineering, cloud migration and scaling AI-driven innovation for large enterprises.