Top 10 Software Companies In India

Best 10 Information Technology Companies in India: 

There are a number of Information Technology (IT) companies in India. Among those, Best 10 Information Technology Companies in India are listed here. The list includes giants like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, HCL. The other prominent companies in the top 10 are Rolta, Cyient, Oracle Financial Services, Mphasis & Mindtree. Here is a list of Best 10 Information Technology Companies in India for the year 2015 based on revenue, profit and market capitalization.

1. TCS – Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services, founded in the year 1968 is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
# Stock price: TCS (NSE) Rs. 2,424.00 +3.95 (+0.16%)5 Feb, 3:29 PM IST – Disclaimer
# CEO: Natarajan Chandrasekaran
# Founded: 1968
# Revenue: 15.5 billion USD (2015)
# Headquarters: Mumbai
# Founders: J. R. D. Tata, F. C. Kohli
# Parent organization: Tata Group
# Subsidiaries: CMC, TCS China, Computational Research Laboratories
# Revenue: Rs. 64672.93 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 18474.92 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 487919.14 Crore
Home to more than three lakh people TCS is placed among the most valuable ‘Big4’ IT Service brand Worldwide. It has been the face of Indian IT Industry. TCS provides umbrella of services to its customer some of which are Performance Management, Business Process Service, Consulting, Enterprise Solutions, iON Small and Medium Enterprise, IT Services. TCS BaNCS, TCS MasterCraft, TCS Technology Products are some of its well-known software. TCS, leading the way for Indian IT firms has also made in the Top 100 Brand Finance List in the USA. In the recent accolades TCS was ranked number 1 IT Service provider for Manufacturing in Europe, Middle East and Africa by International Corporation in 2014.

2. Infosys

Infosys, founded in the year 1981 has been headquartered in Bengaluru, India.
# Stock price: INFY (NSE) Rs. 1,176.85 -2.90 (-0.25%)5 Feb, 3:29 PM IST – Disclaimer
# CEO: Vishal Sikka
# Founded: July 2, 1981, Pune
# Headquarters: Bengaluru
# Founders: N. R. Narayana Murthy, K. Dinesh, Nandan Nilekani, Ashok Arora, S. D. Shibulal, Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. S. Raghavan
# Subsidiaries: Infosys BPO Limited, Panaya, Lodestone Management Consultants, Infosys China, Infosys Australia
# Revenue: Rs. 44341 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 10194 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 221528.83 Crore
It is a home to more than 175000 people with many famous Indian personalities coming from its structure like Mr. Narayan Murthy, Nandan Nilekani to name a few. It is a major powerhouse that operates into business consulting, information technology, software engineering and outsourcing services. Presently headed by Vishal Sikka, Infosys has signed an MOU with local Chinese provincial to open first overseas campus in China. Infosys has nearly 890 clients across 50 countries according to latest data known till 31st March, 2014. It can boast of world’s largest corporate university in Mysore. It get ranked constantly in the world’s top 20 most innovative companies list brought out by Forbes and green companies ranking by Newsweek.

3. Wipro

Wipro, founded in 1945 entered into the IT domain in the year 1980 and since then has become one of the biggest IT Company in the world.
# Stock price: WIPRO (NSE) Rs. 558.65 -1.30 (-0.23%) 5 Feb, 3:54 PM IST – Disclaimer
# CEO: Abidali Z. Neemuchwala
# Founder: M.H. Hasham Premji
# Founded: December 29, 1945, India
# Headquarters: Bengaluru
# Revenue: Rs. 38757.2 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 7387.4 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 132380.73 Crore
Headquartered in Bengaluru, India it is headed by Azim Premji, It was the first software company to get SEI CMMI Level 5 back in 2002. It has been accredited with many first in IT Industry like introducing Lean Management in Service Industry. Home to more than 1 lakh 50 thousand people, Wipro Technologies Applying Thoughts has lead it to be one of the most preferred IT vendors. Cognitive Systems, Smart Devices, Man-machine Interface are few of the future drivers it has been focusing on. Wipro has been selected by DJSI as World Member for the fifth consecutive year and is also recognised with prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2014 in the category of ‘Innovative Product/Service’ for Wipro’s Assure Health Solutions.

4. HCL Technologies

HCL Technologies, founded in the year in 1976 by Mr. Shiv Nadar is headquartered in Noida, India.
# Stock price: HCLTECH (NSE) Rs. 868.50 +1.15 (+0.13%) 5 Feb, 3:41 PM IST – Disclaimer
# CEO: Anant Gupta
# Headquarters: Noida
# Date founded: November 12, 1991
# Founders: Arjun Malhotra, Shiv Nadar
# Parent organization: HCL Enterprise
# Revenue: Rs. 16497.37 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 5984.62 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 129933.28 Crore
HCL has offices in around 35 countries globally and is home to hundred thousand people. Various business lines in which HCL has its presence are Business Services, Custom Application Services, Engineering R&D, Enterprise Transformation Services and IT Infrastructure Management Services. As part of their growth strategy they have alliances with nearly 100 companies in various technological areas which act as a mutual beneficial experience. Their global strategic alliances covers 360 degree relationships across multiple geographies and industry verticals. It has been rated as a leader in IDC SAP Marketplace, Cloud Services Marketplace.

5.Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra, founded in the year 1986 is headquartered in Pune, India.
# Revenue: Rs. 16295.1 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 2685.5 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 58621.88 Crore
It is home to nearly 98000 people and has its presence across 51 countries with CP Gurnani as its Present CEO. It is SEI CMMi Level 5.OrderFix, mEMS, Socio, Tecnico, OrderVu are various platforms which Tech Mahindra expertise into. Solutions and Services Provided by Tech Mahindra includes Consulting, Enterprise Business Solutions, Mobility and Integrated Engineering Solutions, Product Life Cycle Management. With Anand Mahindra as it Chairman, the company is under a safe and ethical business person who shall leave no stone unturned to take the companies to more glorious heights. It is recipient of various awards with the important ones being Golden Peacock Award, Leader in Excellence in IT etc.

6.Oracle Financial Services

Oracle Financial Services, founded in the year 1990 is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
# Stock price: OFSS (NSE) Rs. 3,656.35 +43.35 (+1.20%)5 Feb, 3:29 PM IST – Disclaimer
# CEO: Chaitanya M. Kamat
# Headquarters: Mumbai
# Founder: Rajesh Hukku
# Founded: 1991
# Acquisition date: August 2005
# Parent organization: Oracle Corporation
# Revenue: Rs. 3159.47 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 1148.36 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 29538.11 Crore
It is said to be a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation with focus being as an IT solution provider to the Banking Industry. Its present CEO is Mr. Chaitanya M Kamat and the company is home to nearly nine thousand employees. It is present in nearly 145 countries. Oracle Financial Services has various business products such as Oracle FLEXCUBE universal Banking Suites, Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications for Customer Insight, Infrastructure, Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Crime and Compliance Management and Financial Services Data Warehouses. It also won the Fraud and Financial Crime Software Provider of the year-2014.

7. Mindtree

Mindtree, founded in the year 1999 by ten IT professionals is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Its present CEO is Krishnakumar Natarajan.
# Stock price: MINDTREE (NSE) Rs. 1,538.75 +38.40 (+2.56%)5 Feb, 3:29 PM IST – Disclaimer
# CEO: Krishnakumar Natarajan
# Founded: August 18, 1999
# Headquarters: Bengaluru
# Total assets: 20.15 billion INR (2015)
# Founders: Subroto Bagchi, Ashok Soota
# Revenue: Rs. 3031.6 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 451.2 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 11148.64 Crore
Its employee stands at around 14000 employees. It has presence in eight countries apart from India. Application Development and Maintenance, Data Analytics, Digital Services, EAI BPM, Engineering R&D, Enterprise Application Services, Independent Testing, Infrastructure Management Services are few of the services it expertise into with industries like Banking and Capital markets, Consumer Devices and Electronics, Manufacturing, Insurance, Media & Entertainment, Retail being its major focus. Mindtree was named a leader in Zinnov’s Global R&D Services Provider Ratings for the third year in a row.

8. Mphasis

Mphasis, incorporated in the year 2000 is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.
# Stock price: MPHASIS (NSE) Rs. 438.00 -13.30 (-2.95%) 5 Feb, 3:29 PM IST – Disclaimer
# CEO: Ganesh Ayyar
# Founder: Jerry Rao
# Headquarters: Bengaluru
# Date founded: June 2000
# Acquisition date: 2006
# Parent organization: Hewlett-Packard, Electronic Data Systems
# Revenue: Rs. 1328.97 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 223.08 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 8132.48 Crore
Balu Ganesh Ayer is the present CEO of the company which homes to around 48000 people. It has its presence in tier II cities in India such as Vadodara, Indore, Bhubaneswar, Pune etc apart from being present in metros such as Chennai and Mumbai. It also has more than 30 office globally in 19 countries with Hewlett Packard being its largest client. The Industries it expertise in involves Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance and enterprises such as Energy, Healthcare, Hospitality, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Telecom and Government. With its Solutions such as Billing as a Service, Digital Customer Experience, NextAngles, Protecht Mphasis is making good stride in the field of technology. Its recent award involve being recognised in 2015 Innovation and Excellence Award for Global Technological Solution Services by Corporate Liveware.

9. Rolta

Rolta, founded in the year 1989 by Mr. Kamal K Singh is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
# Stock price: ROLTA (NSE) Rs. 78.90 +0.25 (+0.32%) 5 Feb, 3:29 PM IST – Disclaimer
# Headquarters: Maharashtra
# Founded: 1989
# Revenue: Rs. 1142.89 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 459.39 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 1786.72 Crore
It is home to nearly 5000 employees and boosts of a very high profit margin as compared to its competitors. It has executed projects in more than forty countries and expertise in industrial verticals such as Utilities, Process, Transportation, Banking and Insurance, Power etc. Their growth strategy is a balanced focus on organic growth, joints ventures and acquisitions and believe in being an end to end solution provider. The company has a huge list of accolades with the major ones being the SAP Pinnacle award 2014, Oracle ‘Titan’ and Partner Excellence, and Municipalika 2014 Award for best range of municipal Solutions. Some of the solutions they expertise into are BI and Big Data Analytics, Cloud, Geo Spatial Solutions, e-governance, safety and security.

10. Cyient

Cyient, previously known as Infotech Enterprises, was founded by Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy in the year 1991 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.
# Stock price: CYIENT (NSE) Rs. 400.20 +5.30 (+1.34%)5 Feb, 3:29 PM IST – Disclaimer
# Founders: B. V. R. Mohan Reddy
# CEO: Krishna Bodanapu
# Headquarters: India
# Founded: 1991
# Revenue: Rs. 1224.49 Crore
# Net Profit: Rs. 254.91 Crore
# Market Capitalisation: Rs. 5725.92 Crore
It is home to more than 12000 employee and has it presence in nearly twenty countries with 38 offices globally. The company generally acquires other companies as part of its growth strategy with Rangsons Electronics being its latest acquisition in 2015. The company expertise in Outsourcing activities and has clients from diverse Industries such as aerospace & defense, consumer, energy, transportation, communications, navigation, off-highway, oil and gas, mining, medical etc. The company has been recently awarded with ICSI National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2014.