The cloud infrastructure automation software market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.16 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of AI-driven infrastructure automation, rising focus on cloud cost governance, expansion of hybrid and multi-cloud environments, growing demand for autonomous operations, increasing investments in cloud-native development. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of infrastructure as code tools, rising demand for automated cloud resource management, growing use of multi-cloud automation platforms, expansion of devops-centric automation workflows, enhanced focus on cost and performance optimization.
The anticipated increase in robot installations is set to drive the expansion of the cloud infrastructure automation software market in the foreseeable future. These robot installations signify a significant step in the adoption of robotic technology within organizations, facilitating automation, efficiency enhancements, and innovation across various industries and applications. The uptick in robot installations can be attributed to advancements in technology, economic factors, and operational advantages. Cloud infrastructure automation software presents a scalable and adaptable solution for provisioning, monitoring, and managing fleets of robots across multiple locations, enabling businesses to achieve heightened operational efficiency, agility, and cost-effectiveness while ensuring seamless integration and coordination of robotic workflows. For instance, in September 2023, as per a report by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), a non-profit organization based in Germany, there were 553,052 industrial robot installations across industries worldwide, indicating a 5% annual growth rate in 2022. Consequently, the growing demand for automation and optimization in IT infrastructure is fueling the expansion of the cloud infrastructure automation software market.
Prominent players in the cloud infrastructure automation software market are concentrating on developing innovative solutions, such as infrastructure automation suites, to gain a competitive advantage. These suites streamline server configurations, software deployment, infrastructure discovery, and automation down to the network's infrastructure layer, while also providing telemetry on equipment performance to enhance decision-making in AI operations. For example, in February 2024, Dell Inc., a technology company based in the US, introduced a Telco Cloud Automation Suite comprising new software for cloud infrastructure automation, augmented capabilities for Telecom Infrastructure Blocks, and new partnerships. This suite is engineered to automate the orchestration and lifecycle management of multi-vendor network cloud infrastructure. Dell has seamlessly integrated this suite into its Telecom Infrastructure Blocks, offering support for 5G core workloads at the edge and certification for various 5G Core, OSS, BSS, and open RAN workloads. The suite aims to cater to the telecom market's transition towards codifying networks, distributing networks, exploring edge deployment, and embracing open RAN and cloud (vRAN) technologies.
In April 2024, International Business Machines Corporation, a technology company based in the US, completed the acquisition of HashiCorp. Inc. for approximately $6.4 billion. This strategic move by International Business Machines Corporation is poised to accelerate innovation and bolster go-to-market strategies, growth, and monetization initiatives. HashiCorp. Inc. is a US-based software company renowned for its multi-cloud infrastructure automation software.
Major companies operating in the cloud infrastructure automation software market are HashiCorp Inc., VMware Inc., Red Hat Inc., Puppet Inc., SaltStack Inc., CFEngine AS, Canonical Ltd., QualiSystems Ltd., Nerdio, ServiceNow Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., Google LLC, Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Progress Software Corporation, Citrix Systems Inc., Rackspace Technology Inc., BMC Software Inc., Flexera Software LLC.
North America was the largest region in the cloud infrastructure automation software market in 2025. The regions covered in the cloud infrastructure automation software market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the cloud infrastructure automation software market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
Tariffs are impacting the cloud infrastructure automation software market by increasing costs of imported servers, networking hardware, monitoring appliances, and automation-related infrastructure components. Enterprises in North America and Europe are most affected due to dependence on imported cloud hardware, while Asia-Pacific faces cost challenges in scaling automation-ready data centers. These tariffs are increasing operational expenses and delaying infrastructure modernization projects. However, they are also encouraging optimization of software-driven automation, regional cloud infrastructure investments, and greater reliance on cloud-native automation tools that reduce hardware dependency.
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Cloud infrastructure automation software encompasses tools and platforms engineered to optimize resource management, deployment, scaling, and monitoring within cloud environments. This software is instrumental in empowering organizations to harness the scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of cloud computing, simultaneously diminishing operational intricacies and expediting time-to-market for applications and services.
The primary categories of cloud infrastructure automation software include code-to-automation and management and optimization. Code-to-automation denotes tools or systems facilitating task automation through programming or scripting. Various deployment models, including cloud and on-premises, are utilized by developers, architects, and DevOps teams.
The cloud infrastructure automation software market includes revenues earned by entities by subscription-based pricing structure, perpetual licenses, usage-based fees, support and maintenance services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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Executive Summary
Cloud Infrastructure Automation Software Market Global Report 2026 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.This report focuses cloud infrastructure automation software market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.
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Where is the largest and fastest growing market for cloud infrastructure automation software? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward, including technological disruption, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer preferences? The cloud infrastructure automation software market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, total addressable market (TAM), market attractiveness score (MAS), competitive landscape, market shares, company scoring matrix, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
- The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market. This section also examines key products and services offered in the market, evaluates brand-level differentiation, compares product features, and highlights major innovation and product development trends.
- The supply chain analysis section provides an overview of the entire value chain, including key raw materials, resources, and supplier analysis. It also provides a list competitor at each level of the supply chain.
- The updated trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it evolves and highlights emerging technology trends such as digital transformation, automation, sustainability initiatives, and AI-driven innovation. It suggests how companies can leverage these advancements to strengthen their market position and achieve competitive differentiation.
- The regulatory and investment landscape section provides an overview of the key regulatory frameworks, regularity bodies, associations, and government policies influencing the market. It also examines major investment flows, incentives, and funding trends shaping industry growth and innovation.
- The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
- The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.
- The total addressable market (TAM) analysis section defines and estimates the market potential compares it with the current market size, and provides strategic insights and growth opportunities based on this evaluation.
- The market attractiveness scoring section evaluates the market based on a quantitative scoring framework that considers growth potential, competitive dynamics, strategic fit, and risk profile. It also provides interpretive insights and strategic implications for decision-makers.
- Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
- The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth.
- Expanded geographical coverage includes Taiwan and Southeast Asia, reflecting recent supply chain realignments and manufacturing shifts in the region. This section analyzes how these markets are becoming increasingly important hubs in the global value chain.
- The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
- The company scoring matrix section evaluates and ranks leading companies based on a multi-parameter framework that includes market share or revenues, product innovation, and brand recognition.
Report Scope
Markets Covered:
1) By Type: Code To Automation; Management And Optimization2) By Deployment Model: Cloud; On-Premises
3) By Application: Developers; Architects; DevOps Teams
Subsegments:
1) By Code To Automation: Infrastructure As Code (Iac) Tools; Configuration Management Tools; Provisioning Automation Tools; Deployment Automation Tools2) By Management And Optimization: Cloud Resource Management Tools; Cost Optimization Tools; Performance Monitoring And Optimization Tools; Capacity Planning And Scaling Tools; Multi-cloud Management Tools; Compliance And Security Automation Tools
Companies Mentioned: HashiCorp Inc.; VMware Inc.; Red Hat Inc.; Puppet Inc.; SaltStack Inc.; CFEngine AS; Canonical Ltd.; QualiSystems Ltd.; Nerdio; ServiceNow Inc.; Cisco Systems Inc.; Oracle Corporation; International Business Machines Corporation; Microsoft Corporation; Amazon.com Inc.; Google LLC; Alibaba Group Holding Limited; Progress Software Corporation; Citrix Systems Inc.; Rackspace Technology Inc.; BMC Software Inc.; Flexera Software LLC
Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain.
Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita.
Data Segmentation: Country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
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Companies Mentioned
The companies featured in this Cloud Infrastructure Automation Software market report include:- HashiCorp Inc.
- VMware Inc.
- Red Hat Inc.
- Puppet Inc.
- SaltStack Inc.
- CFEngine AS
- Canonical Ltd.
- QualiSystems Ltd.
- Nerdio
- ServiceNow Inc.
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- Oracle Corporation
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Microsoft Corporation
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Google LLC
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Progress Software Corporation
- Citrix Systems Inc.
- Rackspace Technology Inc.
- BMC Software Inc.
- Flexera Software LLC
Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 250 |
| Published | February 2026 |
| Forecast Period | 2026 - 2030 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 2.63 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 4.16 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 12.1% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 23 |


