Birlasoft Recognized as 'Enterprise Innovator' by HFS Research for AI-Led Application Modernization
Birlasoft Limited has been recognized as an 'Enterprise Innovator' by HFS Research in the HFS Horizons: Legacy Application Modernization Services report. This recognition underscores the company’s engineering depth and its role in enabling enterprises to modernize legacy applications and accelerate AI-native transformation across global industries.The HFS Horizons framework evaluates service providers based on their value proposition, execution and innovation capabilities, go-to-market strategy, and market impact. Birlasoft’s inclusion among 32 assessed global service providers highlights its standing as an AI-powered challenger in the application modernization space, validating its engineering-led approach anchored by the Birlasoft Cogito platform.
Driving Transformation through AI and Proven Capabilities
Birlasoft employs a consulting-led, outcome-oriented approach to address the full modernization value chain, which includes assessment and architecture redesign, cloud-native execution, testing, and post-modernization managed services. The company has delivered over 450 application modernizations and more than 75 full-stack programs across various sectors.A key element of Birlasoft’s offering is the Birlasoft Cogito platform, an agentic AI-led modernization engine. This platform encompasses nine AI agents dedicated to code generation, defect triage, and test automation, contributing to up to 35% deployment effort savings and faster coding workflows.
Complementing Cogito, Birlasoft’s portfolio includes reusable accelerators such as SmartTRAM (data ingestion), DataSwitch (code conversion and migration), BTruBI (legacy report to Power BI), and DataCRAFT (data migration factory) to ensure scalable and repeatable delivery outcomes.
Measurable Business Outcomes for Global Clients
The recognition highlights Birlasoft’s proven ability to deliver quantified client results. The measurable outcomes achieved by the company include:| Metric | Outcome Detail |
|---|---|
| Productivity Improvement | 25-30% through AI and automation across delivery. |
| Effort Savings | 50% using GitHub Copilot integration. |
| TCO Reduction | 18% for a UK-based financial services client. |
| Development Cost | 44% lower in a premium finance modernization program. |
Backed by over 2,000 certified cloud engineers and more than 25 years of engineering expertise, Birlasoft serves enterprises across multiple critical sectors including banking and financial services, oil and gas, life sciences, and high-tech manufacturing. The company operates across 27 global locations with 7 centers of excellence.
Angan Guha, CEO & Managing Director of Birlasoft, stated that this recognition reflects the firm’s commitment to AI-powered engineering transformation. He added that legacy modernization is increasingly a business imperative, and through the Birlasoft Cogito platform and AI-driven accelerators, Birlasoft helps clients unlock agility and optimize costs.
Phil Fersht, CEO & Chief Analyst at HFS Research, noted that Birlasoft stands out as an "AI-powered challenger" due to its focus on engineering depth, cloud-native execution, and the practical outcomes delivered by the Birlasoft Cogito platform.
As enterprises accelerate their shift from legacy constraints to AI-native architectures, Birlasoft supports this evolution by combining deep engineering expertise with agentic AI capabilities. The company also leverages strategic ecosystem partnerships, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, SAP, ServiceNow, Databricks, and Snowflake, helping clients modernize at scale.
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