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European Business Automation Market Events, 2H25

Publisher IDC
Published Mar 24, 2026
Length 8 Pages
SKU # IDC21046717

Description

This IDC Market Note highlights key developments in the European business automation software market from July to December 2025, focusing on product announcements, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic vendor initiatives that drive end-to-end AI-powered automation.The second half of 2025 marked a definitive transition in the European business automation software market, moving from generative AI experimentation toward the deployment of autonomous "agentic" systems. While 1H25 was characterized by the proliferation of "copilots" and assistive interfaces, the period from July to December 2025 saw major vendors — including UiPath, SAP, Microsoft, and Appian — launching frameworks designed for end-to-end task execution with minimal human intervention. Strategic focus areas shifted toward process intelligence as the foundational "connective tissue" required to ground AI agents in operational reality. Concurrently, the activation of the EU AI Act's provisions for General-Purpose AI in August 2025 forced a marketwide recalibration of governance and transparency standards within automation platforms.

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8 Pages

Executive Snapshot

Key takeaways

In This Market Note

IDC's Point of View

Market landscape: From assistance to autonomy

UiPath

Automation Anywhere

SS&C Blue Prism

SAP

Microsoft

Salesforce

Nintex

Workday

Appian

Mergers and acquisitions

ServiceNow

Automation Anywhere

IBM

NiCE

Notable partnerships and strategic ecosystem agreements

SAP

Automation Anywhere

Pegasystems

Appian

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