Europe ODBC Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030

Europe ODBC Market, By Operating System (Windows, MacOS, Linux and Others), ODBC Driver (Single-Tier ODBC Driver and Multi-Tier ODBC Driver), Deployment Model (Cloud and On Premise), Component (Client Application, ODBC Driver Manager, ODBC Drivers, and ODBC Data Source), Database Management System (DBMS) (Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Others), Application (Marketing and Collaboration, Big Data & NOSQL, CRM & ERP, File & API, Accounting, RDBMS, and E-Commerce), End User (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Healthcare, IT and Telecommunication, Manufacturing, Government, Automotive, Transportation, Education, Aerospace, Electronics, and Others) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030.

Europe ODBC Market Analysis and Size

Major factors expected to boost the growth of the ODBC market in the forecast period are the rise in several industry applications, including aerospace, steel, power, chemical, and others. Furthermore, the increased resistance to load variations is the benefit of ODBC, which is further anticipated to propel the growth of the ODBC market.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that Europe ODBC market is expected to reach the value of USD 1,079,111.66 thousand by 2030, at a CAGR of 17.9% during the forecast period. The ODBC market report also covers pricing analysis, patent analysis, and technological advancements in depth.     

Market Definition

The Europe ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) market is the worldwide market for software, drivers, services, and tools that enable applications to access and manipulate data from different database management systems using the ODBC API. It encompasses products and services provided by vendors and service providers, including ODBC drivers, database management systems, development tools, services, and related software solutions. The market caters to finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing industries, where efficient data connectivity and integration are vital for business operations and decision-making. The market is driven by the increasing need for seamless data access across diverse database platforms and is influenced by advancements in database technologies.

Europe ODBC Market Dynamics

This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail as below:

Drivers

• Increasing Adoption of Cloud-Based Services

The growing adoption of cloud-based services is a significant driver for the Europe ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) market. Cloud computing has become increasingly popular across industries as organizations strive to benefit from scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions that provide easy access to data and applications. Adopting cloud-based services fuels the demand for ODBC drivers, crucial in establishing seamless connectivity between cloud-based applications and databases. Organizations migrating their data and applications to the cloud require a standardized interface to access and interact with their databases. ODBC fulfills this need by providing a reliable and consistent interface that enables applications running in the cloud to connect to and retrieve data from on-premises or cloud-based databases.

• Rising Introduction of Capable ODBC Drivers

The ODBC drivers boast notable performance improvements, incorporating advanced query optimization techniques, efficient data access algorithms, and intelligent caching mechanisms. These enhancements translate into accelerated data retrieval and processing, resulting in heightened application performance and responsiveness. ODBC drivers broaden the spectrum of supported database systems and versions. This expanded compatibility empowers applications to connect seamlessly with diverse databases, including widely used platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Consequently, developers can harness these drivers to create applications seamlessly interacting with multiple database environments.

Opportunity

• Increasing Implementation of Data Analytics

Data analytics often requires integrating data from multiple sources, including different databases. ODBC provides a standardized and efficient method to connect and access data from diverse database management systems. By leveraging ODBC, organizations can streamline integrating data from various sources, enabling more comprehensive and accurate data analysis. ODBC offers a common interface for querying and extracting data from databases. Data analytics relies heavily on querying databases to retrieve specific datasets or perform complex analytical operations. ODBC simplifies this process by providing a consistent SQL-based interface, allowing analysts and data scientists to retrieve and manipulate data for analysis efficiently.

Restraints/Challenges

• Rising Data Security Concerns

The rising data security concerns related to ODBC have become a significant consideration in adopting and using this technology. ODBC connections provide a pathway for accessing databases, and if not properly secured, they can become vulnerable to unauthorized access. This could result in data breaches, unauthorized data manipulation, or theft of sensitive information. ODBC connections must implement robust authentication and authorization mechanisms to ensure only authorized individuals or applications can access the databases. Weak or misconfigured authentication measures can expose the system to security risks. It is essential to use encryption protocols such as SSL/TLS to protect sensitive data transmitted over ODBC connections. Encryption helps safeguard data from interception or tampering during transmission, adding an extra layer of security to prevent unauthorized access

• Increasing Inclusion of direct Links to Databases in Web Development Platforms

Web development platforms that offer direct links to databases aim to simplify the process of connecting and interacting with databases for developers. These platforms eliminate the need for developers to rely on different technologies, such as ODBC, to establish connections by providing built-in functionality or plugins for specific databases. This ease of use can reduce the demand for ODBC among developers who prefer the simplicity and convenience of direct database integration within their chosen web development platform. Web development platforms often provide proprietary solutions or APIs for connecting to databases that are specific to their platform. These solutions may offer seamless integration, optimized performance, and tailored features that cater to the platform's ecosystem. This can create a preference among developers to utilize the platform's native database connectivity options, limiting the need for a standardized and platform-independent solution like ODBC. Developers may become tied to a specific platform or database vendor by integrating direct links to databases within web development platforms.

Post COVID-19 Impact on Europe ODBC Market

COVID-19 created a negative impact on the ODBC market due to lockdown regulations and rules at manufacturing facilities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the ODBC market to an extent in negative manner. However, increasing adoption of ODBCs in aviation sector has helped the market to grow after the pandemic. Also, the growth has been high after the market has opened after COVID-19, and it is expected that there would be considerable growth in the sector.

Manufacturers are making various strategic decisions to bounce back post-COVID-19. The players are conducting multiple research and development activities to improve the technology involved in the ODBC. With this, the companies will bring advanced technologies to the market. In addition, government initiatives for use of automation technology has led to the market's growth.

Recent Development

• In November 2022, SAP SE partnered with Coursera to reach millions of learners worldwide. This partnership enhanced the company's financials and positively impacted the growth of the Europe ODBC market. Such partnerships enable companies to reach new customer segments and expand their geographical presence
• In November 2022, Microsoft released ODBC driver 18.1.2 for SQL Server. Through this development, the company has fixed some bugs such as, It fixed VBS-NONE enclave attestation protocol, fixed error when retrieving numeric column with Regional, intermittent lack of error when a server is stopped during BCP out operation, fixed error when stored procedure call contains unquoted string parameter. Also, the company provided an update that the client directly downloads the Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server through the company website. This development enhanced the company's product line, which made more customers to make believe in the company's products

Europe ODBC Market Scope

The Europe ODBC market is segmented into seven notable segments based on the operating system, ODBC driver, deployment model, component, database management system (DBMS), application, and end user. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Operating System

• Windows
• MacOS
• Linux
• Others

On the basis of operating system, the market is segmented into Windows, MacOS, Linux, and others.

ODBC Driver

• Single-Tier ODBC Driver
• Multi-Tier ODBC Driver

On the basis of ODBC driver, the market is segmented into single-tier ODBC driver and multi-tier OBDC driver.

Deployment Model

• Cloud
• On Premise

On the basis of deployment model, the market is segmented into cloud and on premise.

Component

• Client Application
• ODBC Driver Manager
• ODBC Drivers
• ODBC Data Source

On the basis of component, the market is segmented into client application, ODBC driver manager, ODBC drivers, and ODBC data source.

Database Management System (DBMS)

• Oracle
• Microsoft SQL Server
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Others

On the basis of database management system (DBMS), the market is segmented into Oracle, Microsoft SQL server, MYSQL, PostgreSQL, and others.

Application

• Marketing and Collaboration
• Big Data & NOSQL
• CRM & ERP
• File & API
• Accounting
• E-Commerce
• RDBMS

On the basis of application, the market is segmented into marketing and collaboration, big data & NOSQL, CRM & ERP, FILE & API, accounting, e-commerce, and RDBMS.

End User

• Manufacturing
• Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
• Government
• IT and Telecommunication
• Electronics
• Healthcare
• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Education
• Transportation
• Others

On the basis of end user, the market is segmented into manufacturing, banking, financial services and insurance, government, IT and telecommunication, electronics, healthcare, automotive, aerospace, education, transportation, and others.

Europe ODBC Market Regional Analysis/Insights

Europe ODBC market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, offering, process, technology, application as referenced above.

The countries covered in the ODBC market report are Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark and the Rest of Europe.

Germany dominates in Europe region due to technological advancements, competitive software industry, strong IT infrastructure.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of Europe brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Europe ODBC Market Share Analysis

Europe ODBC market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, Europe presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to Europe ODBC market.

Some of the major players operating in the market are Devart, MariaDB, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM Corporation, SAP, Databricks, Progress Software Corporation, eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH, OpenLink Software, Easysoft Limited, FairCom Corporation, actualtechnologies LLC, NexusQA Pty Ltd., Cloudera, Inc., Snowflake Inc., MongoDB, Inc., Delphin Technology AG, and SAS Institute Inc. among others.