Cognizant competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Cognizant: Leidos, Miratech, NTT DATA, Delaware Nation Industries, HCLTech, Grid Dynamics, Astek, Lutech, Electrosoft and Capgemini.
- Cognizant itself has 1,357 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, HCLTech is hiring the most, with 5,221 open roles.
- Grid Dynamics has raised the most venture funding on record: $255.8M.
Cognizant and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cognizant
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1,357 | – | – | 5000+ | Teaneck, United States | Rest-Assured, CI/CD, Azure | United States, India, Canada +34 more |
Leidos
In common: Systems Integrators, Engineering Services, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United States |
1,626 | – | – | 5000+ | Reston, United States | Python, Linux, AWS | United States, Australia, United Kingdom +12 more |
Miratech
In common: IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams, Systems Integrators, Cloud Consulting & Migration · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United States |
189 | – | – | 1001-5000 | New York, United States | AWS, Python, Azure | Canada, India, Ukraine +12 more |
NTT DATA
In common: Systems Integrators, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · Python, JavaScript, Java |
1,708 | – | Venture round2026 | 5000+ | Tokyo, Japan | Azure, AWS, CI/CD | India, United States, Germany +46 more |
Delaware Nation Industries
In common: Systems Integrators, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Engineering Services · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United States |
34 | – | – | 201-500 | Anadarko, United States | Windows, Linux, CI/CD | United States |
HCLTech
In common: IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Systems Integrators, Engineering Services · Python, JavaScript, Java |
5,221 | – | – | 5000+ | Noida, India | Python, CI/CD, Azure | India, United States, United Kingdom +49 more |
Grid Dynamics
In common: IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams, Cloud Consulting & Migration · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United States |
41 | $255.8M | Venture round $255.8M2020 | 1001-5000 | San Ramon, United States | Python, Azure, CI/CD | India, Poland, Ukraine |
Astek
In common: IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Engineering Services, IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · Python, JavaScript, Java |
39 | – | – | 5000+ | Courbevoie, France | C#, .NET, Java | Sweden, India, Poland |
Lutech
In common: Systems Integrators, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Cloud Consulting & Migration · Python, JavaScript, Java |
28 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Cologno Monzese, Italy | Python, ETL/ELT, SQL | Italy, Spain, Albania |
Electrosoft
In common: Systems Integrators, Cloud Consulting & Migration, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
24 | – | – | 201-500 | Reston, United States | Azure, AWS, Python | United States |
Capgemini
In common: IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Systems Integrators, Engineering Services · Python, JavaScript, Java |
4,428 | – | – | 5000+ | Paris, France | AWS, CI/CD, Azure | France, United States, India +41 more |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Cognizant's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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