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Gartner’s $812.6B app software forecast sends 38% of new spending to CRM as agentic AI targets $116B of legacy apps

Gartner forecasts enterprise application software spending of $496.3B in 2026 and $812.6B by 2030. CRM captures $119.2B of the $316.2B market gain, while cross-functional agentic AI cannibalizes $116B of traditional app spend.

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