Pax8 named one of America's Best Managed Companies 2026

Pax8, the global AI and cloud marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has been named one of America’s Best Managed Companies 2026 for the fourth consecutive year. The program, sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, recognizes outstanding privately held American companies.

Pax8 was also awarded the Gold Honoree 2026 award, marking the company's fourth consecutive year of being named one of the best managed companies. The award highlights the company's long-term performance and focus on continuous growth and development.

AI and scalability are at the center

”"As AI accelerates the pace of business, success is about how quickly organizations can translate intelligence into action by integrating it into daily work. At Pax8, we are not only building more intelligence into our marketplace, but also into our own operations,", says Scott Chasin, CEO of Pax8.

He continues:

”We are transforming how we build and scale our business internally while helping our partners deliver repeatable and intelligent results for small and medium-sized businesses. With the SMB segment spending $777 billion on IT services each year, the opportunities ahead for our community are enormous. Being named one of the Best Managed Companies for the fourth consecutive year while also receiving Gold Honoree Award reflects the strength of our ecosystem and the consistency of our execution.”

Focus on strategy, culture and growth

The companies nominated for the 2026 program are privately held American companies that have demonstrated strong results in strategic planning and execution, employee engagement, financial development, and corporate governance.

This year's companies have made significant investments in digital transformation and AI capabilities while demonstrating resilience and sustainable growth in a rapidly changing market. The organizations build their businesses on trust, innovation and long-term relationships with both customers and employees.

Pax8 were evaluated and selected by a panel of independent judges who assessed the companies' performance in four key areas:

• Strategy
• Implementation ability
• Corporate culture
• Governance and financial development

The company thus joins a global network of organizations from more than 46 countries that have been recognized within the Best Managed Companies program.

For more information about the award and news from Pax8, visit Pax8 Official Website.

About the Best Managed Companies program

Best Managed Companies is an international awards program for privately held companies. Qualifying U.S. companies must have a turnover of at least $250 million.

Hundreds of companies worldwide participate in a comprehensive and independent evaluation process within their respective countries each year. In the US, the program is run by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal.

More information is available at Best Managed Companies.

About Pax8

Pax8 is a global AI and cloud marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses. The company brings together service providers and technology vendors on a unified platform to discover, buy, sell, implement and manage technology solutions for the SMB segment.

Over 47,000 IT partners and 800,000 SMBs use Pax8 for automation, expertise, and real-time insights to strengthen productivity, security, and AI readiness.

Read more at Pax8.