Forestry Software Global Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2034

This report describes and explains the forestry software market and covers 2019-2024, termed the historic period, and 2024-2029, 2034F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.

The global forestry software market reached a value of nearly $1.27 billion in 2024, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.66% since 2019. The market is expected to grow from $1.27 billion in 2024 to $2.66 billion in 2029 at a rate of 15.86%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.35% from 2029 and reach $5.44 billion in 2034.

Growth in the historic period resulted from rising demand for wood certification and traceability, increasing demand for forest products, rising government initiatives and rising urban forestry and green infrastructure initiatives. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were shortage of trained professionals and limited internet connectivity.

Going forward, growing awareness of reforestation, expansion of the paper industry, rising demand for sustainable timber and rising interest in carbon credit will drive growth. Factors that could hinder the growth of the forestry software market in the future include data security concerns, technological obsolescence and impact of trade war and tariff.

North America was the largest region in the forestry software market, accounting for 36.41% or $464.99 million of the total in 2024. It was followed by Western Europe, Asia Pacific and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the forestry software market will be Asia Pacific and Middle East where growth will be at CAGRs of 20.99% and 17.88% respectively. These will be followed by Africa and North America where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 16.71% and 15.07% respectively.

The global forestry software market is fairly fragmented, with large number of small players operating in the market. The top ten competitors in the market made up to 20.50% of the total market in 2024. Trimble Inc. was the largest competitor with a 6.01% share of the market, followed by Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. (Esri) with 5.09%, AFRY AB with 2.86%, Silvacom with 1.99%, SuperGeo Technology Inc. with 1.30%, Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. with 0.83%, Azavea Inc. with 0.77%, Beijing SuperMap Software with 0.64%, SingleOps with 0.52% and ResourceWise (Forest2Market Inc.) with 0.49%.

The forestry software market is segmented by product type into on-premises forestry software and cloud-based forestry software. The cloud-based forestry software market was the largest segment of the forestry software market segmented by product type, accounting for 61.37% or $783.8 million of the total in 2024. Going forward, the cloud-based forestry software segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the forestry software market segmented by product type, at a CAGR of 20.66% during 2024-2029.

The forestry software market is segmented by technology into cut-to-length, geospatial and fire detection. The cut-to-length market was the largest segment of the forestry software market segmented by technology, accounting for 43.35% or $553.69 million of the total in 2024. Going forward, the ire detection segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the forestry software market segmented by technology, at a CAGR of 23.15% during 2024-2029.

The forestry software market is segmented by application into forest management, logging management, mapwork harvester, inventory and logistics management and other applications. The forest management market was the largest segment of the forestry software market segmented by application, accounting for 34.88% or $445.49 million of the total in 2024. Going forward, the mapwork harvester segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the forestry software market segmented by application, at a CAGR of 28.59% during 2024-2029.

The top opportunities in the forestry software market segmented by product type will arise in the cloud-based forestry software segment, which will gain $1.22 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the forestry software market segmented by technology will arise in the geospatial segment, which will gain $787.49 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the forestry software market segmented by application will arise in the mapwork harvester segment, which will gain $500.63 million of global annual sales by 2029. The forestry software market size will gain the most in the USA at $317.43 million.

Market-trend-based strategies for the forestry software market include focus on adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), such as AI-based forestry solution, adopt strategic investments, such as seed funding, adopt a strategic partnership approach and eloping cloud-based log settlement solutions to streamline and automate the process of tracking, valuing, and settling log transactions.

Player-adopted strategies in the forestry software market include focus on strategic through new launches and focus on expanding its diagnostics segment through strategic partnerships.

To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the forestry software market companies to focus on expanding AI-driven forest intelligence platforms, focus on strategic seed funding to accelerate innovation, focus on strategic partnerships to accelerate adoption and scale, focus on scalable cloud-based settlement solutions, focus on cloud-based forestry software expansion, focus on accelerating growth in fire detection solutions, expand in emerging markets, focus on expanding direct and partner-led distribution channels, focus on building clear and flexible pricing structures, build credible market presence and strengthen buyer trust, expand targeted promotion with multi-channel engagement and focus on expanding mapwork harvester software capabilities.