Building digital platforms is one of the top priorities for firms embarking on a digital transformation journey. Nearshore vendors — which do well on technology complexity, platform engineering, and experience design — acquire a special importance to support firms' digital ambitions. The recent Forrester Wave™ evaluation of midsize application outsourcing providers compared 12 vendors, both offshore and nearshore. This report focuses on the latter to help application development and delivery (AD&D) pros assess the role they can play in digital transformation initiatives.