SmartDB Achieves 17th Consecutive Recognition as 'Leader' in Three Categories at ITreview Grid Award 2026 Summer – the Only SaaS Solution to Receive Top Honor

Dream Arts Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo and Hiroshima, Hiroshima; President & CEO: Takaki Yamamoto; hereinafter 'Dream Arts'), a provider of cloud services for large enterprises, is pleased to announce that its enterprise digital transformation cloud platform 'SmartDB(R)' has been recognized as a 'Leader'—the highest designation—for the 17th consecutive term in three categories at the 'ITreview Grid Award 2026 Summer,' hosted by IT Cloud Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato, Tokyo; President & CEO: Genta Kuroino) on its IT product review platform 'ITreview.' SmartDB is the only SaaS solution to achieve this top honor across multiple categories.

About the ITreview Grid Award 2026 Summer

ITreview, a review platform for business IT products and cloud services, utilizes a proprietary quadrant map called the 'ITreview Grid' to assess customer satisfaction and market awareness based on user reviews.

The 'ITreview Grid Award 2026 Summer' was determined based on approximately 160,000 user reviews collected on ITreview, highlighting products with strong user support.

For more details on the ITreview Grid Award 2026 Summer, please visit:

URL: https://www.itreview.jp/award/2026_summer.html

SmartDB Recognized as 'Leader' for 17th Consecutive Term in Three Categories—SaaS’s Sole Top Performer

SmartDB(R) has been simultaneously recognized as a 'Leader' in three critical digital transformation categories: 'No-Code Web Database (※1),' 'Workflow System (※2),' and 'Document Management System (※3)'—a distinction no other SaaS platform has achieved. This marks SmartDB’s 23rd consecutive award term overall, and its 17th consecutive term achieving top honors in all three categories.

SmartDB(R), a digital transformation (DX) in-house development tool for large enterprises, enables business departments to proactively drive problem-solving and value creation through DX, fostering autonomous and continuous improvement—a concept known as 'Digital Democratization (※4).' The platform features robust workflow and web database capabilities tailored to complex enterprise processes, along with flexible access controls and advanced security compliance.

Starting April 2026, a new optional module, 'SmartDB Practical AI (PA) (※5),' has been launched. By seamlessly integrating AI into business workflows, it removes barriers to AI adoption in large organizations and accelerates organizational decision-making. Furthermore, in June of the same year, the company unveiled the latest version of its AI implementation framework, 'DAPA(R) 2.0 (※6),' which advances SmartDB into an 'AI-Ready Data Generation Platform' by embedding meaning, context, and access rights into business data—what the company calls 'Semantic DX.'

※1 Award Category: No-Code Web Database URL: https://www.itreview.jp/categories/web-database

※2 Award Category: Workflow System URL: https://www.itreview.jp/categories/workflow

※3 Award Category: Document Management System URL: https://www.itreview.jp/categories/document-management

※4 What is 'Digital Democratization'? URL: https://hibiki.dreamarts.co.jp/smartdb/democratization/

※5 Press Release: SmartDB Practical AI (PA) URL: https://hibiki.dreamarts.co.jp/smartdb/news/press-release/in260409/

※6 DAPA(R) 2.0 White Paper URL: https://lp.dreamarts.co.jp/rs/068-CBO-389/images/DAPA2.0_WP1st_ed_20260611.pdf?version=1

User Feedback on SmartDB

Users of SmartDB(R) on ITreview have shared the following feedback:

For detailed reviews of SmartDB(R), please visit: URL: https://www.itreview.jp/products/smartdb/reviews

Dream Arts will continue to provide comprehensive solutions that enhance on-site capabilities and corporate competitiveness, guided by its core philosophy of 'co-creation.'

About SmartDB(R) (SmartDB) https://hibiki.dreamarts.co.jp/smartdb/

SmartDB(R) is Japan’s leading cloud platform for enterprise digital transformation, holding the No.1 market share among large enterprises (※7). It enables no-code development of both department-specific and cross-organizational workflows. Centered on workflow and web database functionalities, it offers extensive features, flexible integration with external systems, granular permission management, and compliance with high-level security requirements. Customers include major corporations such as Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, KDDI, Tsuruha Holdings, and the University of Tsukuba. Built on Microsoft Azure, SmartDB delivers a scalable and resilient cloud environment capable of adapting to growing data volumes and usage demands.

※7 Source: Techno Systems Research, '2025 SaaS-Based Workflow Market Share Survey'

About Dream Arts Co., Ltd. https://www.dreamarts.co.jp/

Dream Arts’ corporate mission is 'contributing to the growth of people, organizations, and society filled with the joy of co-creation.' By embodying 'co-creation' in its own operations, the company serves as a trusted partner in delivering holistic solutions to its clients.

Its primary offerings include 'SmartDB(R),' a cloud platform for enterprise digital transformation; 'Shopran(R),' a solution for multi-store operations optimization; and 'InsuiteX(R),' a business cockpit transforming workstyles in large enterprises.