Its clients include large corporations, government agencies, technology companies, and investment firms.

In March 2014, Gartner announced that it had acquired the privately held company Software Advice for an undisclosed amount.

[15] In July 2015, Gartner acquired Nubera, the business app discovery network that owns properties like GetApp (a peer review site), AppStorm, AppAppeal, and CloudWork.

In June 2016, Gartner announced that it had acquired the privately held company SCM World, headquartered in London, U.K. On January 5, 2017 Gartner announced it had reached an agreement to acquire CEB, Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth about US$2.6 billion.

[18][19][20] On March 7, 2017 Gartner announced that it has agreed to buy[21] New York–based L2 Inc, which specialises in benchmarking the digital performance of brands.