Alternatives to Canonical
The top Open Source companies similar to Canonical, ranked by relevance (named competitors first, then how closely their sectors overlap) and our 0-100 AI-readiness score. Each links to a full profile with funding and team.
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SUSE57Cloud ComputingLuxembourg City, Luxembourg$4.9BOpen, agile, and enterprise-grade Linux and cloud infrastructure solutions.
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Cisco83Internet of Things (IoT)San Jose, United States$220.0BTechnology infrastructure and networking company providing enterprise solutions
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Ubuntu70Operating SystemsLondon, United Kingdom$63.0MA popular open-source Linux distribution.
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Arduino46Open SourceSomerville, United States$54.0MOpen-source hardware and software company providing microcontrollers and kits for digital devices.
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Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI)73Edge ComputingSan Jose, United StatesGlobal leader in application-optimized Total IT Solutions for enterprise, cloud, AI, and 5G infrastructure.
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Eclipse Foundation10Open SourceBrussels, BelgiumA non-profit organization stewarding open source software projects, communities, and collaborative industry ecosystems.
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Cengn43TelecommunicationsOttawa, Canada$45.0MCengn accelerates the commercialization of next-generation networking technologies through its suite of project services.
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Databricks82Data AnalyticsSan Francisco, United States$36.7BA unified data analytics and AI platform built on the lakehouse architecture.
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Mend61Open SourceTel Aviv, Israel$121.5MMend.io provides application security and open-source software management solutions to help organizations reduce risk and accelerate development.
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Cloudflare79EnterpriseSan Francisco, United States$2.2BCloud infrastructure platform providing CDN, security, and web optimization services.
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Akamai Technologies, Inc.75Content Delivery NetworkCambridge, United States$2.6BAkamai provides a globally distributed cloud platform for content delivery, cybersecurity, and cloud computing.
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Super Micro Computer Inc.73AI HardwareSan Jose, United States$7.0BGlobal leader in application-optimized total IT solutions for AI, cloud, and enterprise data centers.
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Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that is increasingly focused on AI and robotics.
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Starburst Data71Data ManagementBoston, USA$414.0MUnify your data for instant insights.
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Vocode50Open SourceSan Francisco, United States$3.8MOpen-source library for building hyper-realistic voice agents and conversational AI applications.
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Aemetis15Climate TechCupertino, United StatesAemetis is a renewable fuels and biochemicals company focused on low-carbon solutions like RNG and SAF.
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Netlify70Cloud ComputingSan Francisco, United States$202.1MPlatform for building, deploying, and scaling modern web applications instantly, offering a unified workflow for full-stack apps, APIs, data, and AI features.
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Spectro Cloud69Artificial IntelligenceSan Jose, United States$100.0MSimplifies the deployment, governance, and operation of AI infrastructure at scale.
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China Telecom is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, providing integrated information services across China and globally.
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edgX is a startup focused on developing an open-source edge computing platform for real-time AI and IoT applications.
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Starburst67AIBoston, United States$414.0MData platform for apps and AI, unifying distributed data for analytics and AI innovation.
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NoTraffic65Artificial IntelligenceOverland Park, United States$160.7MAI-powered traffic management platform that transforms city traffic signals into a real-time intelligent network to reduce congestion, cut emissions, and improve road safety.
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Xorenth10AI Search EngineBuilds intelligent AI-powered software products that help businesses grow faster through automation, analytics, and modern technology.
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Open Source Endowment45Open SourceSan Francisco, United States$750KA nonprofit endowment aiming to permanently solve the funding problem for open-source software maintainers.
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Motor Q63Fleet ManagementSan Francisco, United States$49.0MCloud platform for connected vehicle data analysis, providing insights for automotive businesses.
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An AI-powered ETF that uses IBM Watson to select U.S. equities for investment.
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Zadara61Cloud ComputingIrvine, United States$85.0MZadara provides a fully-managed edge cloud platform offering compute, networking, and storage services for enterprises and service providers.
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StarTree, Inc.61Real-Time AnalyticsMountain View, United States$75.2M - Website
CIQ59Artificial IntelligenceReno, United States$26.0MSponsors of OpenWALDO, a community-driven initiative for open-source AI training data, and provider of enterprise Linux, HPC, and AI infrastructure software.
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Mirantis58Cloud InfrastructureCampbell, United States$255.0MMirantis provides cloud-native infrastructure and AI platforms for enterprises to manage and operate complex environments.
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InfluxData58DatabaseSan Francisco, United States$200.1MCreator of InfluxDB, an open-source time series database for managing and analyzing high-volume, high-speed data.
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Sternum56IoTTel Aviv, Israel$33.5MFull-stack IoT cybersecurity platform for device manufacturers, from design to end-of-life.
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Akash Network56DePINSan Francisco, United States$2.0MDecentralized cloud marketplace for compute resources, leveraging blockchain technology (DePIN).
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Solo.io56Artificial IntelligenceCambridge, USA$174.8MEnterprise agentic AI orchestration
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HPE is a global edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate the flow of information to unlock the value of all of their data.
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pgEdge, Inc.55DatabaseSan Francisco, United States$24.0MpgEdge offers distributed PostgreSQL that is optimised for the network edge in order to reduce data latency.
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OpenStackCloud InfrastructureAustin, United StatesOpen-source cloud computing software for building and managing private and public clouds.
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Grafana Labs80ObservabilityNew York, United StatesCommercializes the open-source Grafana observability platform with AI features.
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Upscale AI54AI InfrastructureSanta Clara, United States$812.0MAI networking infrastructure company building open-standard, full-stack solutions for AI training and inference.
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Realnas19Open SourceOpen-source Network Attached Storage (NAS) operating system based on FreeBSD, managing ZFS, SMB, NFS, users, snapshots, and boot environments.
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Endstack54Operating SystemSan Francisco, United States$3.0MEndstack is a cloud desktop operating system built for humans and AI agents.
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Anagog54MobileLondon, United Kingdom$25.0MIntent HQ provides a privacy-first Mobile Customer Engagement Solution for hyper-personalized marketing using on-phone data.
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Nextcloud52Cloud ComputingNuremberg, Germany$63.0MOpen-source, self-hosted file sync and share and collaboration platform.
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Neuronix AI52Artificial IntelligenceTel Aviv, Israel$12.0MReduces computer-vision AI cost and power consumption for edge and cloud deployments.
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Fastly52Cloud ComputingSan Francisco, USA$63.0MEdge cloud platform for fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences.
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CoreTigo51IndustrialTel Aviv, Israel$28.0MIndustrial IoT connectivity and machine digitalization for flexible manufacturing.
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OpsMill51Artificial IntelligencePalo Alto, USA$26.0MInfrastructure data management platform for AI-driven automation.
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Linux Foundation15Open SourceSan Francisco, USAA non-profit technology consortium supporting the development of Linux and other open-source software projects.
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Kestra49Data OrchestrationParis, France$36.0MAn open-source orchestration platform for unifying data pipelines, AI workflows, and business processes.
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SkyPilot49Artificial IntelligenceSan Francisco, USA$20.0MInfrastructure automation startup for AI projects.
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Ubicquia49Intelligent InfrastructureMelbourne, USA$136.0MIntelligent infrastructure solutions provider
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SugarCRM48CRM & Sales SoftwareSan Francisco, United States$86.5MSugarCRM offers a flexible, AI-driven customer relationship management platform for B2B growth.
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Curoverse48GenomicsBoston, United States$3.2MProvides genomic and biomedical computing solutions for managing and analyzing large datasets.
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PwC88CybersecurityLondon, United Kingdom$400.0MA global professional services firm offering audit, tax, and consulting services, now heavily investing in AI-driven security operations.
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Gcore47NeocloudMoscow, Russia$60.0MEdge AI cloud infrastructure provider
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Featherless.ai47Artificial IntelligenceSan Francisco, USA$20.0MA serverless inference platform for hosting open-source AI models.
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Ananda Networks46IoTSan Jose, United States$16.0MAnanda Networks is a startup focused on developing advanced networking solutions for the IoT and edge computing markets.
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Zededa46Edge ComputingSan Jose, USA$63.0MEdge computing company focused on helping enterprises deploy and manage applications across distributed edge environments.
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Elasticsearch85Search EngineAmsterdam, Netherlands$104.0MOpen-source search and analytics engine for data exploration and real-time insights.
- REReliance Jio85TelecommunicationsMumbai, India$5.7B
Reliance Jio is India's largest telecom operator, providing 4G/5G mobile, broadband, and digital services to over 470 million subscribers.
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