Core Findings
Market Acceleration: The demand for AI application development platforms is driven by the need to reduce cognitive load and tooling overhead. The market is projected to grow at a staggering rate of over 30% in 2025.
Technological Shift to Fine-Tuning: There is a marked shift in grounding techniques. According to the 2025 survey, 80% of respondents selected fine-tuning as their approach for customizing GenAI models, surpassing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) at 45%.
Standardization and Protocols: The introduction of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent Protocol in 2025 has provided necessary standardization, enabling agents to communicate across platforms and connect to external data sources.
Platform Preference: Enterprises prefer comprehensive platforms over fragmented tools, with 73% of respondents indicating they use AI application development platforms compared to only 25% using pro-code AI agent frameworks.
Why Choose Tencent Cloud
Global Recognition: Tencent Cloud is recognized as a Challenger in the 2025 Magic Quadrant, validating its position as a significant player in the global AI development landscape.
Robust Operational Stability: Tencent Cloud is noted for sustaining higher operational stability than many vendors in the assessment, supported by a large, dedicated support workforce.
Enterprise-Grade Compliance: The platform maintains critical industry compliance certifications, including SOC, NIST, HIPAA, PCI, and ISO, making it highly suitable for regulated industries such as healthcare and finance.
Financial Strength: Backed by Tencent, which reported $91.9 billion in revenue in FY24 (an 8.4% increase), the platform offers customers a stable foundation for long-term innovation.
Agentic Capabilities: In 2025, Tencent Cloud enhanced its offering by adding memory and context capabilities for AI agents, alongside a wide array of MCP plug-ins, facilitating complex agentic workflows.
Strategic Focus: The vendor effectively targets midsize to large enterprises, with fastest-growing verticals in Retail (e-commerce), Healthcare, and Education.