Ascendion has been named market leader in HFS Research Horizons: Agentic Services, 2026 report.
Ascendion’s customer impact – speed of innovation, unlocking capital and risk management – demonstrates the potential value available when agentic AI is properly combined with a modern AI-native methodology and trained engineers.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ascendion, an AI-native leader in software engineering impact, has been named a market leader in the HFS Horizons: Agentic Services, 2026 Reportpublished by HFS Research.
HFS Research, a globally recognized authority in technology and services, evaluated 36 providers on their ability to increase the impact of agentic AI by delivering meaningful innovation and business value at scale. Ascendion distinguished itself through its integrated Engineering to the Power of AI (EngineeringAI) methodology, which includes ecosystem partnerships, their AAVA™ agentic platform tailored to technical workflows, physical AI studios for customer co-creation, and a growing library of reusable agents.
“We are once again honored to be recognized by HFS for what we have built as an AI-native software engineering company,” said Paul Roehrig, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of Ascendion. “Thousands of AI agents in the hands of disciplined engineers deliver meaningful results for business leaders who trust us to get it right. Our Engineering to the Power of AI methodology is changing the way businesses operate at a fundamental level. As we grow, we are changing what is possible for the way we work and live.”
Ascendion demonstrated its ability to modernize legacy systems, accelerate the software development lifecycle (SDLC), align AI agents with standardized engineering processes, scale human-at-the-wheel orchestration and delivery with 100% internal platform adoption.
The recognition is based on results that redefine enterprise AI delivery. Ascendion showed how their engineers, working with AAVA, reduced customer testing efforts and modernized 700,000 lines of 40-year-old code for a US asset management platform in 18 months at a 45% lower cost. For one of the world’s five largest banks, they delivered $300 million in annual savings while improving service quality for more than 10 million customers. For an American healthcare payer, they launched a platform that serves one million people, without disruptions and at significantly lower costs. And in one of the largest AI deployments to date, Ascendion freed engineers to focus on innovation while accelerating time to market by 40% and freeing up more than $500 million in capital. These are not pilots. These are production results, at scale, with real responsibility, delivered for some of the most demanding enterprises in the world.
Research results from HFS show that productivity is a top AI priority for 74% of companies. The pressure to move from pilots to large-scale production has therefore never been greater. Ascendion’s platform-driven approach and trained technical staff address this demand by transforming agentic AI from a promising concept into a repeatable, scalable capability.
“Ascendion stands out for its early and consistent commitment to the adoption of AI, now combining its agentic engineering platform AAVA with a product-driven engineering mindset to accelerate the modernization of existing processes, streamline software development and deliver measurable transformation results.” says David Cushman, executive research leader at HFS Research.
As global enterprises accelerate from AI experimentation to transformation at scale, Ascendion continues to expand its agentic engineering capabilities by combining platform IP, specialized AI studios and a trained global workforce to deliver results that build sustainable competitive advantage in banking, healthcare, retail and beyond.
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Ascendion is an AI-native software engineering disruptor that helps companies innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We work with enterprise clients in North America, UK, Europe and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product development and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents and our Engineering to the Power of AI (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable results that build trust, unlock value and accelerate growth. More information can be found at Ascension.com.
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