Honoring Partnership: Our Vertex 2026 Global Partner Awards Winners

Our partners help Vertex create exceptional customer experiences, open new opportunities, strengthen our solutions, and help businesses navigate an increasingly complex global compliance environment. Each year at Vertex Exchange, we set aside time to recognize the organizations that are not only delivering results, but also showing what outstanding partnership looks like in action.

At this year's Partner Summit during Vertex Exchange U.S. 2026 in Las Vegas, we proudly celebrated the winners of the 2026 Vertex Global Partner Awards. The four awards recognize momentum, implementation excellence, collaboration, and technology leadership. Each winner has made a distinct contribution to our shared success, and each represents the kind of partnership we want to continue building across the Vertex ecosystem through the Vertex Global Partner Program.

2026 Vertex Global Partner Award Winners

Rising Star Provider of the Year: BDO

BDO is recognized as the Vertex Rising Star Provider of the Year for the momentum, investment, and growing impact it has brought to Vertex this year. Over the past year, BDO has strengthened its tax technology practice and expanded its collaboration with Vertex, particularly in the mid-market. The team has influenced competitive wins and worked alongside us on joint marketing, webinars, and key account pursuits. As an early adopter of the new Global Partner Program, BDO continues to build meaningful opportunity with Vertex. This award recognizes both its progress today and the potential still ahead.

Implementation Provider of the Year: Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton earned the Vertex Implementation Provider of the Year award for consistently turning strategy into successful execution for customers. As one of Vertex's most strategic alliance relationships, Grant Thornton has demonstrated strong co-selling alignment, executive engagement, and commitment to joint growth. In 2026, the firm delivered one of the strongest overall contributions across software-attached activity and alliance-referred business. Beyond the results, Grant Thornton has invested with Vertex in e-invoicing and global compliance through joint go-to-market, enablement, and thought leadership, helping position both organizations to lead the next wave of compliance modernization.

Collaboration Provider of the Year: PwC

PwC is honored as the Vertex Collaboration Provider of the Year for demonstrating what multidimensional collaboration looks like. The team has engaged closely with Vertex across returns and compliance, including work on Vertex Express Returns and next-generation U.S. returns, and has contributed for several years to discussions that help shape priorities for companies and service bureaus. PwC has also partnered with the Vertex Tax Office on events focused on new rules and regulations, remained actively engaged in co-marketing events, and worked with Vertex Global Professional Services to align roles and client expectations on each project. This is a partnership built on open dialogue, shared expertise, and a commitment to moving forward together.

Technology Provider of the Year: SAP

SAP is recognized as the Vertex Technology Provider of the Year for exceptional technology leadership and a global partnership that creates opportunity for customers and partners alike. Bolstered by its partnership with SAP, Vertex can help organizations simplify indirect tax and global compliance while accelerating ERP modernization around SAP S/4HANA. That work is supported by product roadmap and sales collaborations, executive sponsorship, and market development across cloud ERP transformation and emerging AI capabilities. This marks the third consecutive year SAP has received this award, reflecting a relationship that sets the standard for strategic alignment and global impact.

Celebrating the Vertex Global Partner Ecosystem

To each of our winners, congratulations. Your achievements are impressive, but what stands out most is how you got there, through investment, innovation, collaboration, and a shared commitment to customer success.

And to every partner in our ecosystem, thank you. Your expertise and trust make the Vertex ecosystem stronger, and we're excited about what we'll build together next. Interested in helping businesses navigate global tax and compliance with us? Learn more about the Vertex Global Partner Program and explore how we can create value for customers together.