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Our Key Takeaways:

Governance, Compliance and Trust

Knowledge gaps are no longer acceptable. Governance is now essential, as organizations can’t afford poor-quality content when AI agents are handling Tier 1 customer service interactions.

Continuous Knowledge Health

Most teams spend more time maintaining knowledge than improving it. Modern platforms identify outdated content, uncover gaps and prioritize updates—turning knowledge management into a strategic advantage, not a bottleneck.

Knowledge in the Flow of Work

Embedding knowledge directly into real-time customer interactions, within CRM, CCaaS, and ticketing tools, drives faster responses, shorter handle times and meaningful time savings for advisors.

Connected Knowledge Across Systems

Centralized access controls and advanced indexing mean knowledge can be synchronized and surfaced across formats and channels without requiring organizations to migrate or consolidate their entire data stack.
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We’re proud that Gartner recognized USU Customer Service Knowledge Management (CSKM) as a Visionary in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for its USU Customer Service Knowledge Management (CSKM).

Tu us, this recognition reflects something we've believed since the beginning: knowledge management should do more than store and retrieve information. It should actively empower every advisor, every AI agent, and every customer to act with confidence, speed and reliability. That is what we call Knowledge Empowerment and it is what Gartner evaluated.

Following the combination of USU and Mayday in 2025, USU CSKM brings together leading knowledge management expertise into a single platform, serving more than 400 customers across 31 countries.

For 2026, we’re focused on three areas:

  • AI-driven knowledge quality

  • Agentic workflow automation

  • Tighter integration with the tools customer service teams already use

 

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What we believe the report offers KM decision makers:

Evaluate 8 Vendors on What Actually Matters

Use this report to identify which platforms align with your use cases, integration requirements and long-term service strategy.

Understand Where AI and KM Are Heading

From agentic AI readiness to governance and continuous knowledge health, the report shows decision-makers which capabilities are now essential—and which vendors are best positioned for what's next.

Build a Business Case You Can Defend

Selecting a knowledge management platform is a long-term commitment, and the Gartner report gives you the analyst-backed evidence to align stakeholders and justify the investment.

USU: A Visionary

Recognized for its ability to execute and completeness of vision.

Early adopters gain immediate advantages:

Cut Onboarding Time from Day One

New advisors get up to speed faster when knowledge is structured, searchable and surfaced in context. Edenred reduced initial training time by nearly 40%.

AI Grounded in Knowledge You Can Trust

Your AI agents are only as reliable as the knowledge behind. USU CSKM gives every AI interaction a structured, governed foundation, so responses are grounded in verified content rather than whatever happens to be indexed.

Spot Gaps Before They Become Problems

Knowledge bases decay faster than teams can keep up. USU CSKM surfaces obsolete content and knowledge gaps so your team always knows where to focus and your knowledge stays reliable over time.

A Platform Built for the Long Term

With 400+ deployments across 31 countries and 26% of revenue invested in R&D, USU CSKM is a platform built to grow with your organization.

Ready to see where you can grow with USU CSKM?
Evaluate all 8 vendors, understand the market trends shaping customer service KM, and see how USU CSKM’s vision aligns with where your organization is headed.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Customer Service Knowledge Management Systems, Pri Rathnayake, Jennifer MacIntosh, Patrick Quinlan, Drew Kraus, 16 July 2026.

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