Smart Court Market Report 2026

The smart court market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1.47 billion in 2025 to $1.7 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to government-led judicial digitization initiatives, rising case volumes in courts, adoption of electronic filing systems, expansion of video conferencing in legal proceedings, early implementation of e-justice platforms.

The smart court market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.02 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in smart governance infrastructure, rising demand for remote legal access, expansion of blockchain-based evidence systems, growing focus on data-driven judicial decision-making, increasing integration of cybersecurity in court systems. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of ai-enabled case management systems, rising use of virtual hearings and remote proceedings, growing integration of secure digital evidence platforms, expansion of cloud-based judicial infrastructure, enhanced focus on transparency and process automation.

The increasing backlog of court cases is expected to drive the growth of the smart court market. Court backlogs refer to the accumulation of unresolved legal cases that remain pending in judicial systems for extended periods. The rise in court backlogs is primarily caused by insufficient judicial infrastructure, where many courts lack the necessary number of judges, courtrooms, and digital systems to efficiently manage the growing caseload, resulting in delays in legal proceedings. Smart court technologies help alleviate court backlogs by streamlining judicial processes through digital solutions. These technologies, such as e-filing, automated case management, and virtual hearings, reduce delays, enhance efficiency, and improve access to justice. For instance, in March 2025, the UK Parliament reported that backlogs in the Crown Court had reached 73,105 cases in September 2024, an increase from 67,573 cases in December 2023. As a result, the rising court backlogs are driving the expansion of the smart court market.

Companies operating in the smart court market are focusing on developing advanced solutions, such as digital evidence management systems, to support faster and more transparent judicial proceedings. A digital evidence management system is a secure platform that captures, organizes, and manages digital evidence while ensuring chain-of-custody integrity and easy court access. For example, in June 2025, Milestone Systems, a Denmark-based provider of video management technology, launched XProtect Evidence Manager, a new extension for its XProtect video management software. This solution addresses the limitations of traditional proprietary systems by offering cost-effective, open, and flexible management of digital evidence. It enhances workflow efficiency, provides license-free sharing, and offers storage flexibility, giving users greater control and reducing the overall cost of ownership.

In August 2023, Tyler Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based govtech company, acquired Computing System Innovations Inc. (CSI) to enhance its court automation capabilities. By integrating CSI’s AI-driven document redaction and classification tools into its justice solutions portfolio, Tyler is enabling smarter, faster, and more secure digital court processes. CSI is a U.S.-based company specializing in AI-driven smart court solutions.

Major companies operating in the smart court market are Microsoft Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Tencent Holdings Limited, Cisco Systems Inc., Capgemini SE, Thomson Reuters Corporation, Tyler Technologies Inc., Relativity ODA LLC, iManage LLC, i3 Verticals Inc., Onit Inc., InfoTrack Pty Ltd, Equivant Inc., ZyLAB Technologies B.V., Synergy International Systems Inc., eFORCE Software Inc., Lawcus Inc., Relational Semantics Inc., UniCourt Inc., Beijing Internet Court.

North America was the largest region in the smart court market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the smart court market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the smart court market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The smart court market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as virtual hearings, digital evidence submission, document digitization, and multilingual support. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The smart court market also includes sales of smart cameras, surveillance systems, electronic voting systems, interactive touchscreen kiosks, and digital signature pads. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values; that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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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