Automation Software Market Report 2026

The automation software market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $529.72 billion in 2025 to $592.04 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing enterprise process digitization, early adoption of rpa tools, rising need for operational efficiency, expansion of enterprise software ecosystems, growing reliance on workflow-based systems.

The automation software market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $917.77 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in hyperautomation strategies, rising demand for cloud-native automation platforms, expansion of AI-powered enterprise software, growing focus on reducing manual process dependency, increasing adoption across non-technical business users. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of robotic process automation platforms, rising deployment of AI-driven workflow automation, growing integration of low-code and no-code automation tools, expansion of end-to-end business process automation, enhanced focus on intelligent decision automation.

The growing adoption of IIoT and cloud-based solutions is expected to drive the growth of the automation software market. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and cloud-based solutions connect industrial devices and equipment via cloud infrastructure to collect, analyze, and manage data, enhancing operational efficiency, productivity, and decision-making. The rising demand for these solutions is fueled by the need for real-time data analysis, improved connectivity, and remote monitoring capabilities. Automation software enables seamless integration, monitoring, and control of industrial processes, optimizing operations in industrial environments. For instance, in January 2025, according to AAG IT Services, a UK-based organization, 57% of SMB workloads and 56% of SMB data were hosted in public clouds in 2022, with an additional 6% of each projected to migrate within the next 12 months. By 2023, approximately 63% of SMB workloads and 62% of SMB data are expected to be cloud-hosted. Therefore, the growing use of IIoT and cloud-based solutions is propelling the automation software market.

Major companies in the automation software market are concentrating on developing innovative solutions such as work automation platforms to stay competitive. Work automation platforms are software solutions providing a centralized environment for designing, executing, monitoring, and optimizing automated processes and workflows without manual intervention. For instance, in April 2024, V7, a UK-based company specializing in healthcare automation, launched V7 Go, a work automation platform leveraging foundation models to learn and automate repetitive operations consistently and at scale using generative AI. It achieves human-level performance within hours of operation, particularly in back-office tasks such as data input and administration.

In April 2024, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a US-based technology company, acquired HashiCorp Inc. for $6.4 billion. This acquisition aims to harness HashiCorp's capabilities to develop an end-to-end cloud platform, aiding clients in managing application and infrastructure complexity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It provides HashiCorp with access to a broader customer base and facilitates close collaboration with IBM on multi-cloud automation initiatives. HashiCorp Inc. is a US-based developer of automation software for infrastructure provisioning, management, and security in diverse cloud environments.

Major companies operating in the automation software market are Microsoft Corporation, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Accenture plc, International Business Machines Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corporation, NetSuite Inc., SAP SE, Salesforce Inc., Workday Inc., Red Hat Inc., Infor Inc., OpenText Corporation, Citrix Systems Inc., SAS Institute Inc., HubSpot Inc., Epicor Software Corporation, Progress Software Corporation, Deltek Inc., ActiveCampaign LLC, Canonical Ltd., Acoustic L.P., GetResponse Sp. z o.o., Puppet Inc., Act-On Software Inc., QualiSystems Ltd., ActiveTrail Ltd., Push Engage LLC.

North America was the largest region in the automation software market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the market. The regions covered in the 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 automation software market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs are influencing the automation software market by increasing costs related to imported servers, networking infrastructure, and enterprise hardware required for on-premises automation deployments. Enterprises in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported IT infrastructure, while Asia-Pacific faces cost pressures in cross-border software delivery and support services. These tariffs are increasing infrastructure-related deployment costs and delaying some automation initiatives. However, they are also accelerating cloud-based automation adoption, encouraging local data center investments, and driving demand for software-centric and infrastructure-light automation solutions.

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Automation software refers to computer programs or platforms designed to perform tasks or processes with minimal human intervention. These tasks can range from simple, repetitive actions to complex workflows requiring coordination across multiple systems or applications.

The main types of automation software products include on-premises and cloud-based solutions. On-premises software is installed and operated from a customer's in-house server and computing infrastructure. It is used by organizations of various sizes, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises, for applications in sectors such as banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), information technology (IT) and telecom, retail and consumer goods, travel and hospitality, healthcare and life sciences, education, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and others.

The automation software market includes revenues earned by entities by providing robotic process automation (RPA), workflow automation, document management, test automation, network automation, supply chain and logistics automation, and others. 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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