Gamification in education is defined as the application of typical elements of playing games, such as rules of play, point scoring, competing with others in the education sector to engage users in problem solving. Gamification software has been used in promoting specific learning games through active learning activities and the use of points and badges in digital form, and leaderboards. Gamification softwares can be deployed on cloud and on-premises systems. Gamification softwares can help companies and institutions provide specialized training to employees and students in a highly interactive manner. It can be described as the use of game elements in non-gaming environments. Its end users comprise academic institutions as well as corporates.

Visionary leaders are the leading market players in terms of new developments such as product launches, innovative technologies, and the adoption of growth strategies. These players have a broad product offering that caters to most of the regions globally. Visionary leaders primarily focus on acquiring the leading market position through their strong financial capabilities and their well-established brand equity.

Dynamic Differentiators are established players with very strong business strategies. However, they have a weaker product portfolio compared to the visionary leaders. They generally focus only on a specific type of technology related to the product.

Innovators in the competitive leadership mapping are vendors that have demonstrated substantial product innovations as compared to their competitors. The companies have focused on product portfolios. However, they do not have very strong growth strategies for their overall business, when compared with the visionary leaders.

Emerging companies have niche product and service offerings. Their business strategies are not as strong as that of the established vendors. The emerging vendors include the new entrants in the market, emerging in terms of product portfolio and geographic reach, and require time to gain significant traction in the market.