DNV

dnv.com · Norway

DNV is a global assurance and risk management company that provides classification, certification, technical advisory, software, and independent expert services to industries such as maritime, energy, and healthcare. It helps organizations manage safety, quality, and environmental risk, comply with standards and regulations, and improve operational performance. Revenue is generated through professional services, audits, inspections, and licensing of specialized software tools.

  • IT Consulting & Implementation
  • Cybersecurity Services
Revenue
$2.6B
Employees
13,000
Founded
1864
Headquarters
Norway

What 37 Arbolus experts think of DNV

NPS for DNV is strongly positive, with a median above 8 and multiple experts rating it 9 or 10. Renewal intent where stated tends toward 'Yes', especially among high spenders and influencers. Most respondents are in the 'MoreThan1Year' adoption stage, indicating high stickiness. The primary positive themes are technical credibility, independent validation, engineering depth, and ability to support complex asset and project decisions. Some users note that for narrower, operational-only requirements, specialist providers may offer better flexibility and speed. There is also growing demand for cloud-native and automated decision intelligence in DNV's markets.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed DNV

Total customers 37 36 current · 1 former
Reviews growth +15 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 59% (22)
  • Director 27% (10)
  • Manager 14% (5)
Strategy Leader C-Suite NPS 9
Operations Ops Director NPS 10 Will renew
Operations Leader C-Suite NPS 6

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Sentiment

29 Net Promoter Score, from 37 scored reviews
  • Promoters 16
  • Passives 16
  • Detractors 5

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • Apr 8
  • May 8
  • Jun 8
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 8

Net Promoter Score across 3 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 11 across 3 companies.

Praised

  • Trusted Independent Validation
  • Credible Methodologies Supporting Investment
  • Industry Acceptance and Engineering Depth
  • Growth in Renewable and Offshore Budgets

Criticised

  • Incremental Workflow Substitution
  • AI-Native and Cloud Competitors
  • Switching for Specific Performance Gains
  • Need for Greater Automation

What customers say

Trusted Independent Validation
“DNV becomes particularly relevant when the question moves beyond forecasting and toward understanding what conditions mean for an asset or decision.”
Credible Methodologies Supporting Investment
“For development and financing of wind and solar projects, DNV supports energy assessment, technical analysis and independent validation to provide greater confidence in asset performance.”
Industry Acceptance and Engineering Depth
“The main advantage is the combination of domain expertise and credibility across energy, renewables, maritime and offshore markets.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 56%
  • Will renew 10
  • Undecided 5
  • Not renewing 3

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 75% 8 answers
  • Director 43% 7 answers
  • Manager 33% 3 answers
  • 8.7/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7.2/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 8.3/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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