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Q2 2026 — Vertical Deep Dive

State of AI Search: Microsoft Integrators

Which Microsoft integration partners dominate AI recommendations?

64
Companies
12
Queries
2
AI Engines
1
Verticals

Overview

The Microsoft integrator and consulting partner landscape is heavily top-weighted. Avanade leads with 54 citations — 12 ahead of Accenture at #2 (42 citations). Hitachi Solutions holds #3 at 38. We tested 12 queries across 64 companies. All 64 were cited at least once, and 18 appear on both engines. The gap between the leader and the rest suggests that Avanade has built significant authority signals that AI engines rely on heavily.

Key Findings

Avanade leads with 54 citations — the highest per-company count across all our vertical studies

Accenture holds #2 with 42 citations

Hitachi Solutions rounds out the top 3 at 38

All 64 companies were cited at least once

18 companies appear on both ChatGPT and Perplexity

EPC Group and RSM hold #4 and #5 at 33 and 25 citations respectively

64
Cited at least once
0
Invisible to AI
18
On both engines

Top 5 Companies by Citations

1
Avanade54
2
Accenture42
3
Hitachi Solutions38
4
EPC Group33
5
RSM25

Engine Breakdown

ChatGPT GPT-4o and Perplexity Sonar Pro tested across 12 buyer-intent Microsoft integrator queries.

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Quick Stats

VerticalMicrosoft Integrators
Companies Analyzed64
Queries Tested12
Cited at Least Once64
On Both Engines18

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