2025 WINNERS

  • Matillion achieved an ROI of 4,062 percent with a payback period of 0.3 months after implementing Summize as its contract lifecycle management solution. This transformation delivered productivity gains across multiple departments. Sales teams achieved weekly time savings of approximately ten hours per representative through automated document creation and improved contract processing, while legal professionals each saved five hours weekly through enhanced data visibility and AI-powered document acceleration. By transitioning to Summize’s integrated platform, Matillion eliminated manual contract management processes, enhanced document accessibility, and improved cross-departmental visibility into contract status. The implementation empowered sales teams with self-service capabilities, reduced legal team dependencies, and integrated AI for contract summarization and risk profiling. Combined with integration across Salesforce, Slack, and Gmail, these capabilities positioned Matillion to efficiently scale contract operations while accelerating deal cycles and enhancing cross-departmental collaboration.

Matillion achieved a 4062 percent ROI by implementing Summize with a payback period of 0.3 months.

  • Border States achieved an ROI of 976 percent with a payback period of just 1.3 months after deploying GAINS’ machine learning-powered lead time prediction (LTP) tool, built on a microservice-based composable architecture. Within the first 6 to 8 months, the company reduced inventory by $21M through a network-wide rebalancing of safety stock, translating to approximately $4.8M in annual savings based on its 23 percent carrying cost rate. These savings were realized without compromising service levels across its $600M inventory network of over 300,000 items. The deployment also eliminated legacy database maintenance and reduced the manual workload of procurement teams, leading to over $40,000 in annual productivity gains. Because GAINS’ LTP tool was delivered as a modular, plug-in solution, the project bypassed internal IT constraints and went live nearly a year earlier than a traditional implementation. Over the first three years, the initiative delivered a net present value of $6.4M, an average annual benefit of $4.84M, and returned $13.50 for every $1 invested.

Border States achieved a 976 percent ROI by implementing GAINS with a payback period of 1.3 months.

Rastelli Foods Group achieved a 927 percent ROI by implementing RELEX with a payback period of 0.5 months.

  • Rastelli Food Group achieved an ROI of 927 percent with a payback period of just 0.5 months following the deployment of RELEX for supply chain planning. The implementation generated a $3M one-time recovery from aged and unsellable inventory that was repurposed or sold after RELEX exposed previously hidden excess stock. Rastelli reduced production planning time by more than 95 percent, cutting the process from two employees working 32 hours per week to just one person completing the same task in 1.5 hours, resulting in $20,883 in annual labor cost savings. The company also avoided $250,000 in ongoing inventory-related costs annually through improved visibility, repackaging strategies, and better alignment between supply and demand. Additional benefits include stronger accountability across sales and operations and a transition from reactive to proactive inventory management. The project delivered a net present value (NPV) of $1.64M and an average annual benefit of $1.18M, returning $11.90 for every $1 invested over the first three years.

  • ecosio, a B2B integration provider specializing in EDI and e-invoicing, achieved a 706 percent ROI after deploying HiBob, recovering its investment in the solution less than three months after deployment. Previously reliant on a lightweight system with limited functionality, ecosio sought a scalable platform to reduce administrative burden and improve visibility into workforce data. Nucleus found that with HiBob, ecosio avoided approximately €302,400 annually in extraneous headcount, reduced payroll processing time by 75 percent, and improved onboarding efficiency by up to eight days per contract. These operational gains translated into more than €582,000 in annual labor cost savings by the third year of deployment. The project also positively impacted employee engagement and retention at ecosio, with the ability to run engagement surveys and analyze results resulting in a 7.7 percent improvement in the organization’s employee retention rate, which delivered more than €25,000 in annual benefits.

ecosio achieved a 706 percent ROI by implementing HiBob with a payback period of 2.3 months.

  • Everwell Health Solutions achieved an ROI of 645 percent with a payback period of 1.9 months after implementing Qlik as its data analytics and business intelligence platform. The transition to Qlik delivered productivity gains across multiple departments, with monthly time savings of approximately 400 to 450 hours in data processing and analytics workflows, representing a 40 to 50 percent reduction in time to insights. By adopting Qlik’s cloud-based solution, Everwell eliminated data silos, enhanced real-time data visibility, and improved decision-making processes. The implementation empowered non-technical staff with self-service analytics capabilities, reduced IT dependencies, and contributed to a 16 to 17 percent annual revenue increase through improved market responsiveness and revenue growth strategies. With scalable cloud infrastructure and data integration capabilities, Qlik positioned Everwell to efficiently grow its data operations with a favorable value-to-investment ratio.

Everwell Health Solutions achieved a 645 percent ROI by implementing Qlik with a payback period of 1.9 months.

  • Data Intelligence Platform to drive efficient data storage and processing and better enable the organization’s internal data teams. The franchise noted specific benefits, including 4x improved cost-effectiveness relative to its prior cloud-based data warehouse, 10x improved cost-effectiveness for data ingestion use cases, and a 61 percent productivity improvement across the sports franchise’s data teams. This efficiency has fostered improved collaboration among analysts, players, and coaches, driving 2x more data available at lower latency. This has promoted faster iteration on ad-hoc analysis and propelled the Rangers to the forefront of Major League Baseball.

pb2 achieved a 458 percent ROI by implementing Splashtop with a payback period of 2.8 months.

  • Heidelberg Distributing Company achieved an ROI of 307 percent with a 14-month payback period after modernizing its supply chain planning operations by deploying Blue Ridge SCP. The implementation enabled a phased reduction of 10 planning roles, generating more than $1.98M in labor cost savings over three years by automating key workflows such as forecast validation, PO creation, and container optimization. Inventory management improvements further drove value, with Heidelberg reducing average inventory levels from $120M to $90M, saving approximately $1.75M annually in carrying costs. These gains were driven by Blue Ridge’s intelligent order cycle optimization, supplier constraint modeling, and safety stock rationalization. Additional benefits include faster onboarding of planners, improved planning accuracy, and enhanced supplier collaboration through data-backed deal evaluation. The project returned a total Net Present Value (NPV) of $2.06M, with an average annual benefit of $1.82M, and generated $5.80 in return for every $1 invested over three years.

Heidelberg Distribution Company achieved a 307 percent ROI by implementing Blue Ridge with a payback period of 14 months.

  • France’s national railway company, Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF) achieved a 320 percent ROI and a payback period of 1.1 years after deploying Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC). The resulting shift to a unified, cloud-based platform unlocked substantial cost savings and operational efficiencies for the organization as SNCF avoided a 3x increase in licensing associated with its legacy footprint, reduced administrative costs by 60 percent and empowered thousands of users with real-time data and daily reporting. Through this initiative, SNCF established a scalable foundation for future innovation. The organization is now well positioned to leverage advanced capabilities such as predictive modeling and AI. This modernization serves as a blueprint for large enterprises seeking to maximize business value and agility through digital transformation.

SNCF achieved a 320 percent ROI by implementing Oracle with a payback period of 12.6 months.

  • SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP) achieved a 451 percent return on investment with a 2.8 month payback period after implementing Kissflow’s low-code platform to unify and digitize workflows across its business units. The platform enabled rapid development of over 114 applications, replacing legacy systems and enabling a citizen development program that reduced reliance on IT for core process changes. SNAP avoided hardware costs, minimized ongoing support needs, and maintained a lean development team while innovating across the organization. As a result, the organization saved on legacy system costs, reallocated talent, and improved internal efficiency. This ultimately enabled the organization to meet its goals with minimal incremental investment.

SN Aboitiz Power Group achieved a 451 percent ROI by implementing Kissflow with a payback period of 2.8 months.

  • Creditsafe achieved an ROI of 234 percent with a payback period of 12.4 months after modernizing its invoice-to-cash processes through the implementation of BlackLine. This deployment streamlined collections and cash allocation processes, significantly improving productivity and operational efficiency across multiple regions. Specifically, the collection module enabled the organization to cut the time spent generating collection call lists by 90 hours per employee annually. Additionally, BlackLine helped the head of the collection reduce the time required to create reports for 90-day bad debt by 385 hours each year. The system also streamlined cash inflow processing, saving employees a total of 1,690 hours annually. The cash module improved month-end cash allocation by eliminating manual data entry and automating invoice matching. This saved one employee 170 hours annually, translating to $3,971.88 in time savings annually. BlackLine’s capabilities have also played a pivotal role in Creditsafe’s international expansion by streamlining financial operations across multiple regions, improving cash flow predictability, and allowing the company to scale.

Creditsafe achieved a 234 percent ROI by implementing Blackline Systems with a payback period of 12.4 months.