The cloud applications market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The cloud applications market has grown rapidly in recent years. It will increase from $325.27 billion in 2024 to $385.98 billion in 2025, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.7%.
This growth is attributed to the wider adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the rise of IoT devices and edge computing, digital transformation, and hybrid and multi-cloud strategies.
The cloud applications market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The cloud applications market is expected to reach $755.85 billion by 2029 at an 18.3% CAGR. Growth is driven by scalability, rapid deployment, increased digitalization, and global collaboration. Trends include the integration of AI, ML, and IoT with cloud computing, product innovation, and strategic partnerships.
The increased adoption of DevOps toolchains is expected to drive the growth of the cloud application market. DevOps toolchains automate various stages of software development, enhancing efficiency and speeding up cloud application deployment. This enables businesses to release applications more quickly, respond to customer needs, and reduce time-to-market. In January 2023, the InfoSec Institute reported that 60% of businesses incorporated infrastructure automation into their DevOps toolchains, leading to a 25% improvement in deployment efficiency. This trend is expected to propel the cloud application market.
The cloud applications market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Organization: Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Large Enterprises
2) By Applications: Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Management, Human Capital Management, Content Management, Collaboration And Productive Suites, Supply Chain Management, Business Intelligence And Analytics, Other Applications
3) By Verticals: Banking Financial Services And Insurance, Energy And Utilities, Government And Public Sector, Healthcare And Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail And Consumer Goods, Telecommunication, Transportation And Logistics, Travel And Hospitality, Other Verticals
Subsegments:
1) By Single-Use CIP: Pre-Mixed Cleaning Solutions, Acid-Based Cleaning Solutions, Alkali-Based Cleaning Solutions, Disposable Cleaning Systems, Single-Use Pumping Systems, Disposable Filters And Components.
2) By Reuse CIP: By Multi-Stage CIP Systems, Manual Multi-Stage Systems, Automated Multi-Stage Systems, Closed Loop CIP Systems, Continuous Flow Systems, Recirculation Systems.
In the cloud applications market, companies are developing advanced solutions like cloud mesh to enhance connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Cloud mesh enables seamless integration of multiple cloud environments. For example, in May 2023, IBM, a US-based technology company, launched the IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh, designed to provide scalable, secure, and simple application connectivity across different cloud environments. This solution helps enterprises eliminate IT environment isolation, accelerating application deployment and management.
Major companies operating in the cloud applications market are:
• Google LLC
• Microsoft Corporation
• International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
• Cisco Systems Inc.
• Salesforce.com Inc.
• SAP SE
• Adobe Inc.
• Intuit Inc.
• ServiceNow Inc.
• OpenText Corporation
• Workday Inc.
• Infor Global Solutions Inc.
• Citrix Systems Inc.
• The Sage Group plc
• Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
• IFS AB (Industrial and Financial Systems)
• Epicor Software Corporation
• Box Inc.
• Upland Software Inc.
• Tidip Technologies Ltd.
• Vultr Holdings Corporation
• pCloud AG
• Cloudflex Computing Services Limited
North America was the largest region in the cloud application market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the cloud applications market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.