[New] (Gartner) Global IT spending on software is expected to grow 9.8% in 2026, exceeding $6 trillion total.
Uvik Software
[New] (IDC) Enterprise software spending is projected to hit $1.4 trillion in 2026, a 15% year-over-year increase.Uvik Software
[New] (IDC Worldwide AI Spending Guide) AI software alone will account for $157 billion of the 2026 global AI spending total.
Uvik Software
[New] The SaaS landscape in 2026 emphasizes vertical solutions over generic tools, with AI automation projected to account for 40% of new revenue streams according to Gartner's 2025 forecast, a trend carrying into early 2026.
Appscrip
[New] Freight management SaaS is projected at $18 B in 2026, accelerating from 2025's supply chain disruptions (Mordor Intelligence).
Appscrip
[New] Growth in cloud computing, data consumption, and AI is driving a step change in computing requirements, with global contracted data center capacity projected to increase by more than 200% from 2025 to 2035.KKR
[New] $1.17 billion in 2026 for web scraping software, projected $2.28 billion by 2030.Scrap.io
[New] Serverless architectures will account for a substantial portion of cloud workloads, further influencing the future of cloud computing 2026.
Devigon Tech
[New] Amazon Web Services grew 28% in Q1 2026, Azure grew 40%, and the largest cloud and platform companies plus Meta are expected to spend well $600 billion in 2026 to expand AI capacity.
Mean CEO's BLOG
[New] 80% of enterprises will have used GenAI APIs or deployed GenAI-enabled applications by end of 2026, making AI integration a near-standard line item in SaaS project estimation.
Ariel Software Solutions
[New] Management stated it expects Software to grow 10% or more for FY 2026, Consulting to accelerate to low to mid-single-digit growth, and Infrastructure revenue to decline low-single-digits for the full year despite a strong start to the z17 cycle.
Futurum
[New] Google Cloud announced new agents available through its SecOps platform, including a threat hunting agent, a detection engineering agent and a third-party context agent.
Technology Solutions That Drive Business
75% of enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistants by 2028, up from less than 10% in early 2023 - a 7.5 x increase in five years.
Preuve AI
Agentic AI could drive roughly 30% of enterprise application software revenue by 2035, surpassing $450 billion.
FE International
Agentic AI could drive ~30% of enterprise software revenue by 2035, surpassing $450 billion (up from 2% in 2025).
Ringly.io
33% of enterprise software apps will include agentic AI by 2028, up from less than 1% in 2024.
Ringly.io
The Micro SaaS segment is growing at roughly 30% annually, from $15.7 billion in 2024 to a projected $59.6 billion by 2030.
Decipher Zone
MR analysis, demand for port electrification load orchestration software is estimated to grow to USD 3.4 billion in 2026 and USD 8.7 billion by 2036.
FactMr
Demand Drivers EU Fit for 55 mandates require major European ports to provide shore power for specified vessel types by 2030, creating non-discretionary software procurement demand across container terminals and cruise berths.
FactMr
Vendors offering integrated AI-driven load management with grid connectivity will secure a larger share of future software investments through 2036.
FactMr
As organizations plan their digital strategies, understanding the Emerging Software Development Trends for 2026 becomes essential for building future-ready systems.
Journal
Last updated: 17 May 2026
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