The 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Companies Of 2026

CRN breaks down the top 100 cloud companies of 2026 who are driving innovation around software, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud management and the ballooning AI market.

From cloud titans like AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud to dozens of cloud companies innovating around software, cybersecurity, infrastructure and AI—CRN has reviewed hundreds of companies to find the 100 who are paving the way of the future in 2026.

By 2029, IT research firm Gartner predicts that the public cloud services market only will reach $1.42 trillion dollars, driven by AI workloads and enterprise modernization.

“As enterprises continue to seek greater flexibility, improved resilience and optimized performance, there is sustained demand for cloud migration and modernization services,” said Hardeep Singh, Principal Analyst at Gartner in a recent report.

“Enterprises want to transform their IT infrastructure by leveraging multiple platforms for AI and prioritizing modernization by migrating existing workloads to the cloud,” Singh said. “They are also deploying cloud-native applications across diverse environments.”

CRN’s 2026 list of the 100 Hottest Cloud Computing Companies breaks down the world’s cloud standouts into five categories: cloud infrastructure, cloud monitoring and management, cloud security, cloud software and cloud storage.

The 20 Coolest Cloud Infrastructure Companies Of The 2026 Cloud 100
CRN breaks down the 20 hottest cloud infrastructure companies of 2026 paving the AI highway—from AWS, Microsoft and Oracle to CoreWeave, Nutanix and Vultr

The 20 Coolest Cloud Software Companies Of The 2026 Cloud 100
Here’s a look at 20 innovative companies that are driving the evolution of cloud software across enterprise applications, AI, business process management, and data management and analytics.

The 20 Coolest Cloud Security Companies Of The 2026 Cloud 100 (publishing 2:00 pm ET on 1/13)
Looking at one of the hottest markets in the world right now, cybersecurity in public, hybrid and multi-cloud environments is top of mind for many business leaders this year.

The 20 Coolest Cloud Monitoring And Management Companies Of The 2026 Cloud 100 (publishing 10:00 am ET on 1/13)
Atlassian, Zebra Technologies, Kion, Dynatrace, Datadog and Drata are among CRN’s coolest cloud monitoring and management companies of the 2026 Cloud 100.

The 20 Coolest Cloud Storage Companies Of The 2026 Cloud 100 (publishing 12:00 pm ET on 1/12)
In terms of cloud storage in 2026, storage companies are innovating around protecting business and consumer data by making it more difficult to compromise it.