Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Industry Research Report 2025

Summary

Accounting software is a foundational technology for many companies, and as a business grows having a powerful, effective accounting solution becomes increasingly critical. Most accounting software packages offer the same basic features necessary for managing finances: accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, billing and invoicing, purchase and sales orders, and reporting. Beyond basic functionality, the top accounting solutions offer additional features to give users more power, flexibility and customization. Oftentimes accounting solutions are closely integrated with other key software solutions.

Business Management Software (BMS) is a broad classification for several integrated applications that help run a business. In this report, Business Management Software (BMS) includes ERP. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the integrated management of core business processes, often in real-time and mediated by software and technology.

Human capital management (HCM) is the comprehensive set of practices for recruiting, managing, developing and optimizing the human resources of an organization. HCM has come to be nearly synonymous with the human resources (HR) function in organizations. In HR technology, the comprehensive software systems for managing HR processes differ little from HCM suites.

Payroll software is a system that automates and streamlines the process of paying a company’s employees. It may sound straightforward, but the payroll process includes a lot of tasks such as calculating deductions and withholdings, producing pay slips and tax forms (and other reports), processing or depositing payment directly to employee’s bank account, voiding payments if need be, and even printing checks. Payroll software simplifies and automates the aforementioned tasks to shorten cycle times and reduce manual errors.

According to APO Research, The global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software market was valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

North American market for Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global companies of Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software include SAP, Oracle(NetSuite), Automatic Data Processing,Inc., Pachex, Microsoft, Intuit, Sage, Workday and IBM Corporation, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software.

The Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Segment by Company

SAP
Oracle(NetSuite)
Automatic Data Processing,Inc.
Pachex
Microsoft
Intuit
Sage
Workday
IBM Corporation
Infor
Kronos
Yonyou
Epicor
Unit4
Xero

Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Segment by Type

HCM Software
Accounting Software
Payroll Software
BMS Software

Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Segment by Application

SSB
SMB
Enterprise

Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Segment by Application

SSB
SMB
Enterprise

Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software by Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.2.2 HCM Software
2.2.3 Accounting Software
2.2.4 Payroll Software
2.2.5 BMS Software
2.3 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software by Application
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 SSB
2.3.3 SMB
2.3.4 Enterprise
2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Breakdown Data by Type
3.1 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Historic Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
4 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Breakdown Data by Application
4.1 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Historic Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5 Global Growth Trends
5.1 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Perspective (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Growth Trends by Region
5.2.1 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Historic Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Forecasted Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Dynamics
5.3.1 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Industry Trends
5.3.2 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Drivers
5.3.3 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Challenges
5.3.4 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
6.1 Global Top Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Players by Revenue
6.1.1 Global Top Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
6.1.2 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Revenue Market Share by Players (2020-2025)
6.2 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
6.3 Global Key Players of Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Head Office and Area Served
6.4 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Players, Product Type & Application
6.5 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Manufacturers Established Date
6.6 Global Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market CR5 and HHI
6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
7.1 North America Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.3 North America Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4 North America Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.5 United States
7.5 United States
7.6 Canada
7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3 Europe Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4 Europe Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.5 Germany
8.6 France
8.7 U.K.
8.8 Italy
8.9 Spain
8.10 Russia
8.11 Netherlands
8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
9.1 Asia-Pacific Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.3 Asia-Pacific Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.4 Asia-Pacific Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
9.5 China
9.6 Japan
9.7 South Korea
9.8 India
9.9 Australia
9.10 China Taiwan
9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
10.1 South America Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 South America Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.3 South America Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4 South America Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.5 Brazil
10.6 Argentina
10.7 Chile
10.8 Colombia
10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.3 Middle East & Africa Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4 Middle East & Africa Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.5 Saudi Arabia
11.6 Israel
11.7 United Arab Emirates
11.8 Turkey
11.9 Iran
11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
12.1 SAP
12.1.1 SAP Company Information
12.1.2 SAP Business Overview
12.1.3 SAP Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.1.4 SAP Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.1.5 SAP Recent Developments
12.2 Oracle(NetSuite)
12.2.1 Oracle(NetSuite) Company Information
12.2.2 Oracle(NetSuite) Business Overview
12.2.3 Oracle(NetSuite) Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.2.4 Oracle(NetSuite) Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.2.5 Oracle(NetSuite) Recent Developments
12.3 Automatic Data Processing,Inc.
12.3.1 Automatic Data Processing,Inc. Company Information
12.3.2 Automatic Data Processing,Inc. Business Overview
12.3.3 Automatic Data Processing,Inc. Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.3.4 Automatic Data Processing,Inc. Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.3.5 Automatic Data Processing,Inc. Recent Developments
12.4 Pachex
12.4.1 Pachex Company Information
12.4.2 Pachex Business Overview
12.4.3 Pachex Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.4.4 Pachex Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.4.5 Pachex Recent Developments
12.5 Microsoft
12.5.1 Microsoft Company Information
12.5.2 Microsoft Business Overview
12.5.3 Microsoft Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.5.4 Microsoft Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.5.5 Microsoft Recent Developments
12.6 Intuit
12.6.1 Intuit Company Information
12.6.2 Intuit Business Overview
12.6.3 Intuit Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.6.4 Intuit Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.6.5 Intuit Recent Developments
12.7 Sage
12.7.1 Sage Company Information
12.7.2 Sage Business Overview
12.7.3 Sage Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.7.4 Sage Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.7.5 Sage Recent Developments
12.8 Workday
12.8.1 Workday Company Information
12.8.2 Workday Business Overview
12.8.3 Workday Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.8.4 Workday Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.8.5 Workday Recent Developments
12.9 IBM Corporation
12.9.1 IBM Corporation Company Information
12.9.2 IBM Corporation Business Overview
12.9.3 IBM Corporation Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.9.4 IBM Corporation Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.9.5 IBM Corporation Recent Developments
12.10 Infor
12.10.1 Infor Company Information
12.10.2 Infor Business Overview
12.10.3 Infor Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.10.4 Infor Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.10.5 Infor Recent Developments
12.11 Kronos
12.11.1 Kronos Company Information
12.11.2 Kronos Business Overview
12.11.3 Kronos Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.11.4 Kronos Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.11.5 Kronos Recent Developments
12.12 Yonyou
12.12.1 Yonyou Company Information
12.12.2 Yonyou Business Overview
12.12.3 Yonyou Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.12.4 Yonyou Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.12.5 Yonyou Recent Developments
12.13 Epicor
12.13.1 Epicor Company Information
12.13.2 Epicor Business Overview
12.13.3 Epicor Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.13.4 Epicor Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.13.5 Epicor Recent Developments
12.14 Unit4
12.14.1 Unit4 Company Information
12.14.2 Unit4 Business Overview
12.14.3 Unit4 Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.14.4 Unit4 Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.14.5 Unit4 Recent Developments
12.15 Xero
12.15.1 Xero Company Information
12.15.2 Xero Business Overview
12.15.3 Xero Revenue in Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Business (2020-2025)
12.15.4 Xero Accounting, BMS, Payroll and HCM Software Product Portfolio
12.15.5 Xero Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer

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