Cloud Print Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Connectivity Type (Wi-Fi, TCP-IP, Bluetooth, Others), By Industry (BFSI, Government, Education, IT and Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Retail and E-commerce, Media and Entertainment, Others) and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

Cloud print technology allows users to print via web-connected devices over the network using cloud computing technology. These web-connected devices can be smartphones, tablets, PCs among others. As the printer and its devices are connected through the cloud, this reduces the requirement of external cable or connectivity.  Cloud printing providers are offering complete safe, secured, and faster printing practices.

The cloud printer is witnessing rapid adoption amongst the small and medium enterprises owing to its cost-effective and efficient services. The large enterprises might tend to adopt cloud print services to a large extent as it saves the operational costs, boost productivity, reduces the burden of connections, and more.  The cloud printer offers work flexibility in the organization, thus it is majorly adopted across industries such as government, BFSI, healthcare, IT and telecom, retail, and others. This is likely to boost the demand for the cloud print in near future.

Additionally, the prominent providers of the market are also launching compact and affordable printers for personal usage at home. It can be anticipated that the cloud printer will enable the provisions of secure home printing solutions for work-from-home employees amid COVID -19. It is expected that post-pandemic there will be a rise in cloud-enabled digital workflow services.

Key Players Covered:

Some of the key players in the global cloud print market are Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, HP Inc., Xerox Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc., ePRINTit.com, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Process Fusion (UniPrint.net), ezeep GmbH, ThinPrint Cloud Services, Inc. among others. The players in the market are adopting the acquisition and partnership strategies to expand product portfolios.

Regional Analysis

The global cloud printer market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.

North America is expected to have a major share in the cloud printer market. US is likely to witness significant growth for the forecast period. Also, US accounts for the significant share of cloud printer providers such as Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Xerox Corporation, and HP Inc, among others are likely to boost the demand for the services. These dominant players are entering into a strategic partnership with the businesses in the country to expand its product portfolio.

Europe is expected to gain a major share of the market followed by North America. The rising competition of the local players is boosting the demand for the cloud printing services in the region. Additionally, the European Commission launched the European Cloud Initiative in 2016 to strengthen its digital and cloud infrastructure. It is anticipated that these factors will promote market growth in the forecast period. Asia Pacific is expected to have rapid growth in the cloud printer market for the forecast period.

Segmentation

Key Industry Developments

• July 2019 - Xerox Corporation launched three new affordable series of printers. This new series will enhance office mobility, without compromising user experience, security, and image quality. Each printer has Wi-Fi direct technology and allows wireless printing using Mopria, Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, and Android support. Xerox Corporation targets small businesses and those working from home by offering similar features, capability, and ease of use as large ones.

• March 2020 – Microsoft Corporation launched a preview of its all – cloud printing service for customers using Windows 10 Enterprise and Education. Universal Print is described as a Microsoft 365 subscription-based service by the company. Universal Print enables printing from smartphones, tablets without installation of printer servers on them. Additionally, Universal Print moved its print functionality to Microsoft 365 cloud so there is no requirement of on-premise print servers.