Global Corrugated Packaging Software Market to Reach $17.6 Billion by 2026

Corrugated packaging software is an advanced tool that enables automation and management of business operations of companies engaged in manufacturing corrugated cardboard boxes. The software not only helps create product design, but also cut, fold and print corrugated boxes, allowing the company to arrive at accurate pre-sales costing. The packaging software is available as a stand-alone solution or a packaged solution. While the stand-alone solution is designed to only cut, fold and print the corrugated boards, the packaged software is much more productive and cost-effective. The packaged corrugated software solution is often combined with or used as a part of the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software that facilitates planning, cardboard box management, inventory management, and shipping and billing of boxes.

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Corrugated Packaging Software estimated at US$8.2 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$17.6 Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 13.5% over the analysis period. Packaged, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to grow at a 14.1% CAGR to reach US$15 Billion by the end of the analysis period. After a thorough analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Standalone segment is readjusted to a revised 12.1% CAGR for the next 7-year period. This segment currently accounts for a 27.5% share of the global Corrugated Packaging Software market.

The U.S. Market is Estimated at $2 Billion 2021, While China is Forecast to Reach $3.7 Billion by 2026

The Corrugated Packaging Software market in the U.S. is estimated at US$2 Billion in the year 2021. The country currently accounts for a 22.53% share in the global market. China, the world second largest economy, is forecast to reach an estimated market size of US$3.7 Billion in the year 2026 trailing a CAGR of 15.1% through the analysis period. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 11.6% and 11.9% respectively over the analysis period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 13.1% CAGR while Rest of European market (as defined in the study) will reach US$4.3 Billion by the end of the analysis period.

Growing demand for well-planned supply chain management is driving demand for corrugated packaging software. In addition, increased adoption of corrugated packaging by e-commerce vendors is another major factor driving growth. E-commerce dealers usually prefer customized corrugated boxes that have their brand name and logo printed on them. This is another reason for the increasing demand for software tools in small- and large-scale sectors. As e-commerce sales begins to boom supported by the pandemic, there is increasing need for corrugated boxes. Integration of ERP with corrugated packaging software is expected to generate additional opportunities in the market in the future. In addition, strong demand from end-use industries such as food & beverages, personal, care, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods and electronic goods is also expected to contribute towards market growth in the coming years.