Global Application Server Market Research Report: by Application Type (Web Application and Mobile Application), By Deployment (On-Cloud and On-Premise), By Vertical (BFSI, Government, Healthcare, Education, Healthcare, IT and Telecommunication, Manufacturing, Retail, Others) - Forecast till 2027

Application Server Market Synopsis:

An application server is a type of platform middleware and is primarily used for tablets, mobile devices, and cloud applications. It is a system software which lies in between the operating system, external resources such as database management system (DBMS), communications and Internet services, and user application. Application server acts as a host for the user’s business logic while facilitating access to and performance of the business application. The application server performs the basic business requirements of the application despite the variable and traffic of client requests, hardware and software failures, the distributed nature of the larger-scale applications, and potential heterogeneity of data and processing resources. An application server also supports multiple application design patterns, in accordance with the nature of the business application and the practices in the particular industry for which the application has been designed. It supports multiple programming languages and deployment platforms.

The growing use of computer and mobile-based Internet applications and rapid developments in wireless networks and mobile device systems are the major factors driving the growth of the global application server market. The remote application server from Parallels, helps organizations to adopt digital transformation by making remote applications and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) delivery accessible and inexpensive and offering a seamless user experience. However, the high maintenance cost of application servers is the major challenge faced by the vendors in the market. The market seeks opportunities from increasing adoption of e-commerce and m-commerce applications and increasing adoption of IoT technology and cloud platform which increases the demand for application servers.

Application Server Market Key Players:
The Prominent Players active in the global market of application server are Microsoft Corporation (US), IBM Corporation (US), Oracle Corporation (US), TIBCO Software Inc. (US), The Apache Software Foundation (US), Fujitsu Group (Japan), VMware, Inc. (US), NEC Corporation (Japan), SAP SE (Germany), Wipro (India), Adobe Systems Inc. (US), iWay Software (US), Pega Systems (US) CA Technologies (US), and Nastel Technologies (US).

Lexmark (US), F5 Networks, Inc. (US), Dell Technologies, Inc. (US), and HostBridge (US), are some other players operating in the global market of application servers.

Oracle is one of the top players in the application server market. The company offers WebLogic Server which provides a complete set of services for the modules and handles many details of application behavior automatically, without requiring programming.

Global Application Server Market, 2018­2025 (USD Billion)  

Source: MRFR Analysis

• By application type, the market has been segmented into web applications and mobile applications.


• By deployment, the market has been segmented into on-cloud and on-premise.


• By vertical, the market has been categorized into BFSI, government, healthcare, education, telecommunication and it, manufacturing, retail, and others.


• By region, the market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and rest of the world (RoW). The RoW segment has been further classified into the Middle East and Africa and South America.

Application Server Market Regional Analysis:
Market Research Future (MRFR) study has covered the following countries in the regional analysis of the application server market: the US, Canada, and Mexico in North America. Germany, the UK, France, Spain, and Italy in Europe. China, Japan, India, South Korea, and Australia in Asia-Pacific. In the RoW, we have considered the Middle East and Africa and South America. 

North America currently dominates the global application server market and has a significant market share. This is due to the well-established network infrastructure and the presence of the major key players in the market investing heavily in the research and development activities to develop application servers with advanced capabilities for boosting the operations. The region is also an early adopter of technology and witnesses increasing smartphone penetration.

Europe is also expected to have a considerable share in the market. The increasing number of initiatives taken by the European government to adopt cloud-based e-commerce and m-commerce is driving the market growth in the regional market.

Asia-Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing region during the forecast period. Growing demand for e-commerce and m-commerce applications, increasing adoption of IoT technology, and the presence of skilled experts are the factors driving the market growth. The global application server market in the rest of the world is also expected to grow at a considerable rate during the forecast period due to the rising penetration of smartphone and Internet-based services thereby increasing the demand for application servers.

Intended Audience:

• Investors and consultants


• Research/Consultancy firms


• Technology solution providers


• Government agencies


• Software developers


• Cloud service providers


• Application developers


• Application server developers