IDC highlights IQM's on-premises quantum systems
IQM said on June 29, 2026 that IDC named it a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Quantum Computing 2026 Vendor Assessment.
The Espoo, Finland, and Munich-based company said the report reflects a shift from shared cloud access to quantum systems that institutions own and run on premises.
IQM calls that model Production Quantum. It uses full-stack superconducting systems in customer data centres and HPC environments alongside classical infrastructure.
According to the IDC MarketScape, “For institutions building long-term quantum programmes, this means the workflows and intellectual property developed on IQM hardware remain portable.”
Qiskit, Cirq and QDMI
IQM said its model rests on three principles: ownership over access, open over locked-in, and integrated over fragmented.
Under that approach, customers install complete systems on premises, keep control of hardware, and retain the intellectual property and workflows their teams develop.
IQM systems work with Qiskit and Cirq through the Qrisp SDK. The QDMI interoperability layer is open source.
The company also designs the chip, builds the hardware, writes the software and delivers the system. IQM said it fabricates chips in house in Espoo.
Buyers should “consider IQM if you require on-premises quantum infrastructure with full hardware ownership and a deployment model that supports incremental capability building from workforce training through 150-qubit and 300-qubit processors within the same vendor relationship.”
IDC’s assessment points to a path from workforce training to 150-qubit and 300-qubit processors within one vendor relationship.
IQM said that integrated setup gives institutional buyers supply chain visibility and more control over upgrades.
Jan Goetz, CEO and co-founder of IQM Quantum Computers, said: “We have always believed that the future of quantum computing is something institutions own, operate and build on, not something they rent.”
Goetz linked the IDC result to what IQM sees as a market move toward customer-run systems inside their own environments.
