State of AI Search: Microsoft Integrators
Which Microsoft integration partners dominate AI recommendations?
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
Top 5 Companies by Citations
Engine Breakdown
ChatGPT GPT-4o and Perplexity Sonar Pro tested across 12 buyer-intent Microsoft integrator queries.
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