2026 Global: Configuration Management Market-Competitive Review (2032) report
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The 2026 Global: Configuration Management Market-Competitive Review (2031) report features the global market size and projected growth/decline data for the period 2021 through 2032. The report primarily provides an examination of the business strategies for the ten largest global companies in the market and how their strategies differ.
Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2021 to 2032 using regression analysis in our modeling. and Perry/Hope is the only market research publisher that utilizes both longitudinal (historical) and vertical (from market section to market division to market class) analysis, since we study every manufactured product in the countries we analyze. The report also provides written analysis on the market definition, market segments, and SWOT analysis (market strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).
The market study aims at estimating the market size and the growth potential of this market. Topics analyzed within the report include a detailed breakdown of the global markets for configuration management market by geography and historical trend. The scope of the report extends to sizing of the configuration management market market and global market trends with market data for 2024 as the base year, 2025 and 2026 as the estimate years with projection of CAGR from 2027 to 2032.
The report also features a list of the top ten largest global players in the market. A review of each company includes 1) an estimate of the market share, 2) a listing of the products and/or services in the market, and 3) the features of these products and/or services in the market. The report has a chapter on Comparative Business Strategies for the largest four players. An example of the Comparative Business Strategies analysis would be -- How does Netflix's business strategy to expand its market share in the global online streaming compare to Amazon Prime's business strategy through its video products and services?
The ten market players in this report and a brief synopsis of their participation in the market are:
BMC Software, Microsoft, Red Hat (Ansible), HashiCorp, Puppet, Chef (Progress), ServiceNow, IBM, SolarWinds, and VMware are widely recognized among the ten major companies competing in the configuration management market today.6WResearch profiles BMC Software as a leader in change and configuration management with enterprise-grade tools like BMC Helix and a CMDB that improves visibility and automation in IT operations. 6WResearch also highlights Microsoft for its Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Azure-integrated governance tooling that enable software deployment, updates, and hybrid configuration management at scale. Expert Insights and G2 identify Red Hat’s Ansible Automation Platform as a top configuration management and automation offering that supports hybrid and edge environments while enabling event-driven automation and compliance controls. HashiCorp’s Terraform is cited by Expert Insights and G2 for infrastructure-as-code workflows, multi-cloud provisioning, policy enforcement (Sentinel), and strong state/version management useful for configuration drift prevention. Puppet is commonly listed among core CM tools for automating system state management and policy enforcement across large fleets, with industry rankings and vendor lists repeatedly placing it alongside other incumbents.
Progress Chef (Chef) remains a principal vendor focused on reproducible infrastructure and DevOps-driven configuration through human-readable recipes and enterprise features for environment consistency, with industry guides naming Chef among the top solutions for infrastructure automation. ServiceNow’s ITSM and ITOM capabilities position the company as a major provider for configuration, change, and asset lifecycle management by combining a CMDB with automated workflows and change controls favored by large enterprises, as reflected in enterprise tool comparisons and market analyses. IBM offers configuration and change capabilities through its broad IT service portfolio and managed services, addressing regulated industries and large-scale legacy estates requiring robust governance and integration with IT operations management. SolarWinds is noted for network configuration management, automated backups, configuration archiving, and device-level change detection that make it a leading choice for network-focused configuration tasks in many organizations. VMware, through its cloud and virtualization management stack and integrations with infrastructure-as-code and automation ecosystems, is frequently cited in market reviews as a strategic provider enabling configuration consistency across virtualized and hybrid cloud environments.
Across these ten vendors, differences center on scope (enterprise ITSM and CMDB versus IaC and DevOps tooling), deployment model (SaaS, on‑prem, or hybrid), and specialization (network device configuration, server state management, multi-cloud provisioning, or automation orchestration). Market guidance and buyer reviews emphasize selecting based on existing toolchain fit, scale, compliance needs, and whether the priority is system‑level configuration drift prevention, network device configurations, or cloud infrastructure provisioning and policy enforcement.
Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2021 to 2032 using regression analysis in our modeling. and Perry/Hope is the only market research publisher that utilizes both longitudinal (historical) and vertical (from market section to market division to market class) analysis, since we study every manufactured product in the countries we analyze. The report also provides written analysis on the market definition, market segments, and SWOT analysis (market strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).
The market study aims at estimating the market size and the growth potential of this market. Topics analyzed within the report include a detailed breakdown of the global markets for configuration management market by geography and historical trend. The scope of the report extends to sizing of the configuration management market market and global market trends with market data for 2024 as the base year, 2025 and 2026 as the estimate years with projection of CAGR from 2027 to 2032.
The report also features a list of the top ten largest global players in the market. A review of each company includes 1) an estimate of the market share, 2) a listing of the products and/or services in the market, and 3) the features of these products and/or services in the market. The report has a chapter on Comparative Business Strategies for the largest four players. An example of the Comparative Business Strategies analysis would be -- How does Netflix's business strategy to expand its market share in the global online streaming compare to Amazon Prime's business strategy through its video products and services?
The ten market players in this report and a brief synopsis of their participation in the market are:
BMC Software, Microsoft, Red Hat (Ansible), HashiCorp, Puppet, Chef (Progress), ServiceNow, IBM, SolarWinds, and VMware are widely recognized among the ten major companies competing in the configuration management market today.6WResearch profiles BMC Software as a leader in change and configuration management with enterprise-grade tools like BMC Helix and a CMDB that improves visibility and automation in IT operations. 6WResearch also highlights Microsoft for its Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Azure-integrated governance tooling that enable software deployment, updates, and hybrid configuration management at scale. Expert Insights and G2 identify Red Hat’s Ansible Automation Platform as a top configuration management and automation offering that supports hybrid and edge environments while enabling event-driven automation and compliance controls. HashiCorp’s Terraform is cited by Expert Insights and G2 for infrastructure-as-code workflows, multi-cloud provisioning, policy enforcement (Sentinel), and strong state/version management useful for configuration drift prevention. Puppet is commonly listed among core CM tools for automating system state management and policy enforcement across large fleets, with industry rankings and vendor lists repeatedly placing it alongside other incumbents.
Progress Chef (Chef) remains a principal vendor focused on reproducible infrastructure and DevOps-driven configuration through human-readable recipes and enterprise features for environment consistency, with industry guides naming Chef among the top solutions for infrastructure automation. ServiceNow’s ITSM and ITOM capabilities position the company as a major provider for configuration, change, and asset lifecycle management by combining a CMDB with automated workflows and change controls favored by large enterprises, as reflected in enterprise tool comparisons and market analyses. IBM offers configuration and change capabilities through its broad IT service portfolio and managed services, addressing regulated industries and large-scale legacy estates requiring robust governance and integration with IT operations management. SolarWinds is noted for network configuration management, automated backups, configuration archiving, and device-level change detection that make it a leading choice for network-focused configuration tasks in many organizations. VMware, through its cloud and virtualization management stack and integrations with infrastructure-as-code and automation ecosystems, is frequently cited in market reviews as a strategic provider enabling configuration consistency across virtualized and hybrid cloud environments.
Across these ten vendors, differences center on scope (enterprise ITSM and CMDB versus IaC and DevOps tooling), deployment model (SaaS, on‑prem, or hybrid), and specialization (network device configuration, server state management, multi-cloud provisioning, or automation orchestration). Market guidance and buyer reviews emphasize selecting based on existing toolchain fit, scale, compliance needs, and whether the priority is system‑level configuration drift prevention, network device configurations, or cloud infrastructure provisioning and policy enforcement.
Table of Contents
32 Pages
- 1.0 Scope of Report and Methodology
- 2.0 Market SWOT Analysis and Players
- 2.1 Market Definition
- 2.2 Market Segments
- 2.3 Market Strengths
- 2.4 Market Weaknesses
- 2.5 Market Threats
- 2.6 Market Opportunities
- 2.7 Major Players
- 3.0 Competitive Analysis
- 3.1 Market Player 1
- 3.2 Market Player 2
- 3.3 Market Player 3
- 3.4 Market Player 4
- 3.5 Market Player 5
- 3.6 Market Player 6
- 3.7 Market Player 7
- 3.8 Market Player 8
- 3.9 Market Player 9
- 3.10 Market Player 10
- 4.0 Comparative Business Strategies
- 4.1 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 2
- 4.2 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 3
- 4.3 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 4
- 4.4 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 2 and 3
- 4.5 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 2 and 4
- 4.6 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 3 and 4
- 5.0 Appendix
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