2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WMS
As the first major solution provider to offer a cloud native, 100% microservices WMS, Manhattan is trusted by customers worldwide as the preferred provider of supply chain execution software.
What is Gartner’s Analysis of Manhattan in WMS?
The 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) once again positioned Manhattan is as a Leader—our 17th time being recognized for this distinction. Additionally in the accompanying 2025 Gartner Critical Capabilities for WMS, Manhattan Active Warehouse Management (WM) is the only solution with the highest score for Level 3 – Level 5 complexity warehouse operations.
Why Does Manhattan’s Leadership in WMS Matter?
Because we’re not just building software—we’re building the future of warehouse management. Manhattan Active® WM is the first cloud-native, 100% microservices WMS from a major provider, designed to scale, adapt, and deliver—without disruption or delays.
While others stitch together acquired solutions, we’ve engineered a unified platform from the ground up. That means fewer integrations, faster time to value, and continuous innovation without upgrades.
Whether you’re evaluating your next WMS or rethinking your supply chain strategy, this report offers critical insights to help you move forward with confidence.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Manhattan’s WMS
Manhattan Active® WM is a cloud-native Warehouse Management System (WMS) built on a microservices architecture. It enables real-time control of inventory, labor, and automation across distribution centers, retail stores, and fulfillment hubs. Unlike legacy WMS solutions, it updates continuously with no downtime and scales globally to support the world’s largest supply chains.
Legacy warehouse management systems often require costly upgrades, downtime, and manual integrations. Manhattan Active® WM eliminates these challenges with:
- Continuous updates (no versioning)
- API-first design for fast integration
- Cloud-native resilience with zero downtime
- Modern user experience designed for mobile and voice-enabled workflows
Manhattan is trusted a leading WMS by some of the world’s leading retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers for its:
- AI-driven optimization of labor and inventory
- Unified supply chain execution with TMS, OMS, and labor management
- Continuous innovation with automatic updates.
- Proven performance across thousands of high-volume warehouses
A WMS that is born in the cloud, built entirely on microservices, and delivered as a multi-tenant SaaS platform means:
- No upgrades, ever—features are delivered continuously
- Elastic scalability for peak demand
- Lower total cost of ownership compared to legacy, on-premises WMS systems.
Manhattan Active® WM is the only WMS that combines:
- Unified supply chain execution (warehouse management, transportation management, yard management, and labor management).
- Continuous cloud-native innovation
- Proven global scale
- Recognition as a leader by top analysts and industry experts.
Manhattan Active® WM powers supply chains in industries including:
- Retail and eCommerce (fast order fulfillment, returns processing)
- Grocery and Food Distribution (freshness, high-volume throughput)
- Pharmaceutical and Healthcare (compliance, cold chain)
- Manufacturing and 3PLs (multi-client logistics, complex operations).
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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems, May 1, 2025, by Simon Tunstall, Dwight Klappich, Rishab Narang, and Federica Stufano.
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