Cloud Native Market Size, Trends, Share & Forecast Report 2030

Name: Cloud Native Market Size, Trends, Share & Forecast Report 2030
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Cloud Native Market Size and Share

Market Overview

Study Period	2019 - 2030
Market Size (2025)	USD 11.34 Billion
Market Size (2030)	USD 41.14 Billion
Growth Rate (2025 - 2030)	29.40% CAGR
Fastest Growing Market	Asia Pacific
Largest Market	North America
Market Concentration	Medium
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Cloud Native Market Analysis by Mordor Intelligence

The global cloud native market is valued at USD 11.34 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach USD 41.14 billion by 2030, advancing at a 29.4% CAGR. Growth accelerators include platform engineering adoption, Kubernetes-native data services, and the surge of generative-AI workloads that now drive half of cloud infrastructure expansion. GPU consumption for AI training has risen 336% year-over-year at Oracle, illustrating how specialized compute reshapes infrastructure demand. Enterprises use these technologies to maintain hybrid consistency, reduce vendor lock-in, and satisfy rising sovereign-cloud compliance. Public cloud keeps its lead, yet hybrid and multi-cloud patterns grow faster as organizations seek workload portability and data-localization conformity.

Key Report Takeaways

By component, platforms held 55.84% of cloud native market share in 2024, while services are projected to expand at a 32.53% CAGR to 2030.
By deployment model, public cloud led with 61.64% revenue share in 2024; hybrid and multi-cloud configurations are forecast to grow at 34.75% CAGR through 2030.
By enterprise size, large enterprises accounted for 64.88% of the cloud native market size in 2024; SMEs exhibit the fastest growth at 32.40% CAGR.
By end-user industry, BFSI captured 29.45% of cloud native market share in 2024, while healthcare and life sciences will progress at a 36.50% CAGR to 2030.
By geography, North America commanded 41.73% revenue share in 2024; Asia-Pacific is advancing at 34.64% CAGR through 2030.

Global Cloud Native Market Trends and Insights

Drivers Impact Analysis

Driver	(~) % Impact on CAGR Forecast	Geographic Relevance	Impact Timeline
Generative-AI-driven workload explosion	+8.5%	Global, with North America and Asia-Pacific focus	Medium term (2-4 years)
Mandatory carbon-aware cloud optimisation	+3.2%	Primarily EU, secondary North America	Long term (≥ 4 years)
Enterprise shift to platform engineering teams	+6.1%	Global, led by North America and Europe	Short term (≤ 2 years)
Kubernetes-native data services maturation	+4.8%	Global	Medium term (2-4 years)
Hyperscaler sovereign-cloud programmes	+3.9%	Core in Asia-Pacific, spill-over to MEA	Medium term (2-4 years)
Accelerated industry-cloud blueprints	+2.9%	Global, regulation-driven in EU and Asia-Pacific	Long term (≥ 4 years)
Source: Mordor Intelligence

Generative-AI-driven workload explosion

Specialized compute for large language models forces redesign of application architectures around containers that can scale inference across heterogeneous hardware. Oracle’s 336% GPU-use surge underscores the magnitude of demand for AI-ready capacity. WebAssembly runtimes achieve 35.4 microsecond start-up times, enabling near-native performance for micro-services and ML inference.^{[1]Fastly Engineering, “Improving Cold Start with WebAssembly,” fastly.com} Platform teams now pair wasmCloud with distributed ML frameworks to cut latency from edge to core while keeping security isolation. Standardisation momentum is visible in the CNCF’s 2025 release of Dapr AI Agents, which reduces orchestration complexity for multi-cloud AI deployments.^{[2]Cloud Native Computing Foundation, “Annual Survey 2025,” cncf.io}

Enterprise shift to platform engineering teams

Platform engineering abstracts infrastructure complexity and promotes secure self-service. Adoption reached 55% of organisations, with 90% planning expansion. Graduated CNCF projects such as cert-manager automate certificate life-cycles, cutting manual security overhead. Vendors weave AI assistance into these platforms; Red Hat and Stability AI integrated generative tooling into OpenShift, aiming at productivity gains and cost control.^{[3]Red Hat, “Hybrid Cloud Strategy Update 2025,” redhat.com}

Kubernetes-native data services maturation

Sixty-nine percent of technology leaders report advanced stages of running databases on Kubernetes. Operators like CloudNativePG automate failover and backup, allowing stateful workloads to gain the same portability as stateless services. Multi-cluster tools such as k8gb route traffic during region outages, increasing fault tolerance. Multiple data-focused projects have graduated from the CNCF incubator, signalling readiness for production-critical applications across sectors.

Hyperscaler sovereign-cloud programmes

Data-localisation laws accelerate adoption of region-specific cloud environments. Nineteen percent of Asia-Pacific firms plan higher sovereign-cloud spending to meet compliance demands. AWS’s commitment of EUR 7.8 billion for a European sovereign cloud shows capital intensity behind localisation.^{[4]Gcore, “AWS European Sovereign Cloud Investment,” gcore.com} Oracle’s alliances with Microsoft and Google add choice for regulated workloads that need boundary control while retaining hyperscaler capabilities.

Restraints Impact Analysis

Restraint	(~) % Impact on CAGR Forecast	Geographic Relevance	Impact Timeline
Exit-strategy and repatriation cost shock	-4.2%	North America and Europe	Short term (≤ 2 years)
Shortage of cloud-native security talent	-3.8%	Global	Medium term (2-4 years)
Emerging-nation data-localisation mandates	-2.1%	Primarily Asia-Pacific, secondary MEA	Long term (≥ 4 years)
Escalating e-waste from fast server refresh	-1.9%	Global, EU regulatory focus	Long term (≥ 4 years)
Source: Mordor Intelligence

Exit-strategy and repatriation cost shock

Eighty-three to 86% of CIOs plan some workload shifts, yet hidden extraction costs often eclipse forecast savings. Dependencies on cloud-native services mean that data movement, redesign of integrations, and new hardware investments offset repatriation gains. Firms now design for portability from day-one using open-source orchestration and database operators to protect future exit options.

Shortage of cloud-native security talent

A projected 3.5 million cybersecurity roles remain unfilled in 2025. Container runtime hardening and service-mesh policy design require skills beyond traditional security. Vendors respond with security-by-design layers baked into developer workflows, and AI assistants automate routine vulnerability management. Human expertise, however, remains essential for strategic architecture.

Segment Analysis

By Component: Services Surge Past Platform Dominance

Services are forecast to expand at 32.53% CAGR through 2030 as enterprises outsource managed Kubernetes, security monitoring, and lifecycle operations. Platforms maintained 55.84% cloud native market share in 2024, but the steep rise of services shows preference for vendor expertise when internal complexity grows. Red Hat’s estimated USD 5–10 billion annual hybrid cloud revenue underlines demand for integrated software and advisory bundles.

The services wave intersects with platform engineering adoption because 75–80% of organisations intend to form dedicated teams. Consulting and managed offerings help design, build, and run these platforms, letting customers keep focus on product delivery. Vendors embed AI into support layers, allowing proactive optimisation. This blend of automation and service know-how sustains the cloud native market growth trajectory.

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By Deployment Model: Hybrid Architectures Reshape Cloud Economics

Public cloud held 61.64% of revenue in 2024, yet hybrid and multi-cloud segments will grow 34.75% CAGR to 2030. Organisations use multi-provider strategies to avoid lock-in and meet localisation rules, a pattern validated by Oracle’s 115% sequential jump in MultiCloud database revenue. Sovereign programmes from yperscalers align with this trend, packaging compliance controls with familiar services.

Private cloud remains crucial for industries needing on-premises data, but they increasingly adopt cloud-native tooling for parity with public services. Hybrid control planes unify operational experience, trimming skills gaps and speeding deployment. These factors reinforce demand across every deployment category and widen the overall cloud native market.

By Enterprise Size: SME Adoption Accelerates Through Platform Simplification

Large enterprises accounted for 64.88% of cloud native market size in 2024, yet SMEs will grow 32.40% CAGR through 2030. Simplified SaaS-delivered platforms and managed Kubernetes clusters lower entry barriers for resource-constrained firms. Kubernetes commands 60% orchestration penetration, promoting open standards that appeal to SMEs wary of vendor dependency.

AI-assisted automation trims operational burden, letting small teams manage sophisticated architectures. At the same time, internal platform engineering in large firms standardises governance and security. These dual motions expand the install base across both segments and ensure steady adoption momentum for the cloud native market.

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By End-user Industry: Healthcare Digitization Drives Vertical Transformation

BFSI led with 29.45% revenue in 2024, but healthcare and life sciences will progress at 36.50% CAGR through 2030 as telemedicine, genomic analytics, and AI-aided diagnostics demand elastic compute. Industry cloud blueprints package compliance frameworks and domain APIs, speeding adoption in regulated fields. Ninety-five percent of firms recognise value in vertical-specific solutions.

Manufacturing and retail embrace edge orchestration for 5G and supply-chain telemetry, while IT-telecom sectors move network functions to containers. The EU AI Act adds sector guidelines that vendors bake into industry clouds, prompting steady uptake. This vertical diversification bolsters resilience of the wider cloud native industry.

Geography Analysis

North America contributed 41.73% of revenue in 2024 thanks to early hyperscaler penetration, a dense startup ecosystem, and robust AI spending. Strong platform engineering communities accelerate knowledge sharing and tooling maturity. Federal guidance on secure software supply chains also reinforces demand for Kubernetes-centric DevSecOps.

Asia-Pacific is the fastest-growing region with 34.64% CAGR to 2030. Localisation mandates spur sovereign-cloud offerings and domestic provider growth. China’s market shows preference for Alibaba, Huawei, and Tencent, illustrating how policy shapes vendor mix. India, Indonesia, and Vietnam record double-digit expansion as digital-first initiatives leapfrog legacy infrastructure.

Europe benefits from GDPR and the EU AI Act, which push enterprises toward region-based data residency. AWS’s European Sovereign Cloud investment exemplifies hyperscaler adaptation. Middle East and Africa adopt cloud native to support digital transformation projects in finance, public services, and oil-and-gas, though infrastructure gaps slow progress in some countries.

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Competitive Landscape

The cloud native market shows moderate concentration. AWS, Microsoft, and Google together hold 63% of the larger cloud infrastructure arena. Yet specialist vendors gain traction by focusing on platform engineering, WebAssembly, and industry-cloud blueprints. Oracle’s USD 30 billion annual contract pipeline highlights appetite for performance-optimised AI platforms.

Salesforce’s Data Cloud surpassed USD 1 billion ARR, confirming that data-centric services layered on Kubernetes drive incremental value. Venture capital supports niche innovators: Spectro Cloud raised USD 75 million to simplify fleet-scale Kubernetes, and wasmCloud graduated within CNCF, signalling community confidence.

Consolidation continues as large vendors buy specialised capabilities. IBM’s USD 6.4 billion HashiCorp deal adds infrastructure-as-code depth, while Red Hat ties platform services with AI. These moves tighten integration between software, services, and hardware, creating higher switching costs and enlarging the total addressable cloud native market.

Cloud Native Industry Leaders

Amazon.com, Inc.
Google LLC
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Oracle Corporation
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order

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Recent Industry Developments

June 2025: Oracle announced a cloud agreement expected to generate above USD 30 billion annually from FY2028, citing 100%+ MultiCloud database revenue growth.
May 2025: Salesforce posted USD 9.8 billion revenue for Q1 FY2026, raised full-year guidance, and disclosed Data Cloud and AI ARR topping USD 1 billion.
April 2025: Databricks secured USD 10 billion funding, lifting valuation to USD 62 billion and confirming demand for unified data and AI platforms.
October 2024: Salesforce launched Agentforce, letting customers create autonomous AI agents to automate sales and service workflows.

Table of Contents for Cloud Native Industry Report

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
1.2 Scope of the Study

2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4. MARKET LANDSCAPE

4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Market Drivers
- 4.2.1 Generative-AI-driven workload explosion
- 4.2.2 Mandatory carbon-aware cloud optimisation
- 4.2.3 Enterprise shift to platform engineering teams
- 4.2.4 Kubernetes-native data services maturation
- 4.2.5 Hyperscaler sovereign-cloud programmes
- 4.2.6 Accelerated industry-cloud blueprints (BFSI, healthcare, telco)
4.3 Market Restraints
- 4.3.1 Exit-strategy and repatriation cost shock
- 4.3.2 Shortage of cloud-native security talent
- 4.3.3 Emerging nation data-localisation mandates
- 4.3.4 Escalating e-waste from short server refresh cycles
4.4 Value Chain Analysis
4.5 Regulatory Landscape
4.6 Technological Outlook
4.7 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 4.7.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 4.7.3 Threat of New Entrants
- 4.7.4 Threat of Substitutes
- 4.7.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
4.8 Assessment of Macroeconomic Trends

5. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FORECASTS (VALUE)

5.1 By Component
- 5.1.1 Platforms
- 5.1.2 Services
5.2 By Deployment Model
- 5.2.1 Public Cloud
- 5.2.2 Private Cloud
- 5.2.3 Hybrid / Multi-Cloud
5.3 By Enterprise Size
- 5.3.1 Large Enterprises
- 5.3.2 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
5.4 By End-user Industry
- 5.4.1 Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)
- 5.4.2 Information Technology and Telecommunications
- 5.4.3 Manufacturing
- 5.4.4 Retail and E-Commerce
- 5.4.5 Healthcare and Life Sciences
- 5.4.6 Other Industries (Media, Government, Education, etc.)
5.5 By Geography
- 5.5.1 North America
- 5.5.1.1 United States
- 5.5.1.2 Canada
- 5.5.1.3 Mexico
- 5.5.2 South America
- 5.5.2.1 Brazil
- 5.5.2.2 Argentina
- 5.5.2.3 Rest of South America
- 5.5.3 Europe
- 5.5.3.1 United Kingdom
- 5.5.3.2 Germany
- 5.5.3.3 France
- 5.5.3.4 Italy
- 5.5.3.5 Spain
- 5.5.3.6 Russia
- 5.5.3.7 Rest of Europe
- 5.5.4 Asia-Pacific
- 5.5.4.1 China
- 5.5.4.2 Japan
- 5.5.4.3 India
- 5.5.4.4 South Korea
- 5.5.4.5 Australia and New Zealand
- 5.5.4.6 Southeast Asia
- 5.5.4.7 Rest of Asia-Pacific
- 5.5.5 Middle East and Africa
- 5.5.5.1 Middle East
- 5.5.5.1.1 Saudi Arabia
- 5.5.5.1.2 UAE
- 5.5.5.1.3 Turkey
- 5.5.5.1.4 Rest of Middle East
- 5.5.5.2 Africa
- 5.5.5.2.1 South Africa
- 5.5.5.2.2 Nigeria
- 5.5.5.2.3 Egypt
- 5.5.5.2.4 Rest of Africa

6. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

6.1 Market Concentration
6.2 Strategic Moves
6.3 Market Share Analysis
6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share, Products and Services, Recent Developments)
- 6.4.1 Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- 6.4.2 Microsoft Corporation
- 6.4.3 Google LLC
- 6.4.4 International Business Machines Corporation
- 6.4.5 Oracle Corporation
- 6.4.6 Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba Cloud)
- 6.4.7 Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
- 6.4.8 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- 6.4.9 VMware, Inc.
- 6.4.10 Red Hat, Inc.
- 6.4.11 SAP SE
- 6.4.12 Salesforce, Inc.
- 6.4.13 Broadcom Inc.
- 6.4.14 Cloudflare, Inc.
- 6.4.15 DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
- 6.4.16 Snowflake Inc.
- 6.4.17 CoreWeave, Inc.
- 6.4.18 Infosys Limited
- 6.4.19 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- 6.4.20 Capgemini SE

7. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

7.1 White-space and Unmet-need Assessment

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Global Cloud Native Market Report Scope

Cloud native is the software approach of building, deploying, and managing modern applications in cloud computing environments. Modern companies want to build highly scalable, flexible, and resilient applications that they can update quickly to meet customer demands.

The cloud native market is segmented by component (platforms, services), by deployment (public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud), by enterprises (large enterprises, medium and small enterprises), by end-users (BFSI, IT and telecom, manufacturing, retail and e-commerce, healthcare, other end-users), by geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value (USD) for all the above segments.

By Component	Platforms
	Services
By Deployment Model	Public Cloud
	Private Cloud
	Hybrid / Multi-Cloud
By Enterprise Size	Large Enterprises
	Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
By End-user Industry	Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)
	Information Technology and Telecommunications
	Manufacturing
	Retail and E-Commerce
	Healthcare and Life Sciences
	Other Industries (Media, Government, Education, etc.)

By Geography	North America	United States
		Canada
		Mexico

	South America	Brazil
		Argentina
		Rest of South America

	Europe	United Kingdom
		Germany
		France
		Italy
		Spain
		Russia
		Rest of Europe

	Asia-Pacific	China
		Japan
		India
		South Korea
		Australia and New Zealand
		Southeast Asia
		Rest of Asia-Pacific

	Middle East and Africa	Middle East	Saudi Arabia
			UAE
			Turkey
			Rest of Middle East

		Africa	South Africa
			Nigeria
			Egypt
			Rest of Africa

By Component

Platforms

Services

By Deployment Model

Public Cloud

Private Cloud

Hybrid / Multi-Cloud

By Enterprise Size

Large Enterprises

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

By End-user Industry

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

Information Technology and Telecommunications

Manufacturing

Retail and E-Commerce

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Other Industries (Media, Government, Education, etc.)

By Geography

North America	United States
	Canada
	Mexico
South America	Brazil
	Argentina
	Rest of South America
Europe	United Kingdom
	Germany
	France
	Italy
	Spain
	Russia
	Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific	China
	Japan
	India
	South Korea
	Australia and New Zealand
	Southeast Asia
	Rest of Asia-Pacific

Middle East and Africa	Middle East	Saudi Arabia
		UAE
		Turkey
		Rest of Middle East

	Africa	South Africa
		Nigeria
		Egypt
		Rest of Africa

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Key Questions Answered in the Report

What is the current value of the cloud native market and its growth outlook?

The cloud native market stands at USD 11.34 billion in 2025 and is projected to climb to USD 41.14 billion by 2030, reflecting a 29.4% CAGR

Why are generative-AI workloads so important for cloud native adoption?

Large language models need specialised GPU clusters that traditional virtualisation cannot support, driving enterprises toward container-based, Kubernetes-orchestrated architectures that scale inference efficiently

How does platform engineering differ from DevOps?

Platform engineering creates centrally managed self-service layers that abstract infrastructure, combining governance with developer autonomy. This organisational model now spans 55% of enterprises and is expanding rapidly

Which deployment model is growing the fastest?

Hybrid and multi-cloud configurations are the quickest-growing segment, expected to advance at 34.75% CAGR through 2030 as firms seek workload portability and sovereignty compliance

What are the main obstacles slowing cloud native projects?

Hidden repatriation costs, a global shortage of cloud-security talent, and emerging localisation mandates can all delay or complicate roll-outs

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