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2025 Cloud Database Market: The Year In Review

RTInsights, Thursday, November 13th, 2025

The cloud database market transitioned in 2025. It is no longer just 'databases in the cloud.' It has become the data and AI control plane for the enterprise.

Analysts size the cloud database and DBaaS market at around $24 billion in 2025, with a predicted roughly 20% CAGR to 2030. The drivers include the move to cloud-native architectures, AI and IoT data growth, and demand for globally distributed, low-latency data services.

Quite notably, the cloud database market was in transition in 2025. It is no longer just 'databases in the cloud.' It has become the data and AI control plane for the enterprise, with vendors racing to add vector search, automation, and serverless economics directly into their services.

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