ZEDEDA
ZEDEDA provides an edge computing orchestration platform that virtualizes, secures, and manages distributed AI workloads and containerized applications across 75+ certified hardware types, serving enterprise customers in manufacturing, energy, transportation, and automotive.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersSan Jose, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What ZEDEDA does
ZEDEDA, founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Jose, California, provides an edge computing orchestration platform that virtualizes, secures, and manages distributed edge hardware and AI workloads. The company's core product is the Edge Intelligence Platform, built on EVE-OS, an open-source edge operating system contributed to the Linux Foundation's LF Edge project. The platform supports 75+ certified hardware configurations across 27 hardware partners and integrates with 34 software partners, enabling customers to run containerized applications and AI inference at remote sites with centralized policy, observability, and lifecycle management.
The company's go-to-market targets enterprise customers in manufacturing, energy, transportation, retail, and automotive verticals, with a deployed base that includes a 70,000-endpoint rollout at a major automaker's dealerships alongside logos such as Rockwell, Maersk, SLB, Emerson, Volkswagen, 3M, and Oxy. Revenue is generated through platform licensing tied to managed endpoint counts, supplemented by professional services for large fleet deployments. Security is a core procurement differentiator, with SOC-2 Type 2, ISO-27001:2022, Zero Trust architecture, and TPM-based hardware identity embedded in the stack.
ZEDEDA has raised approximately $129 million across multiple funding rounds through 2024, led most recently by a $72M round from Smith Point Capital. The company sells both directly and through global systems integrators (Accenture, HCLTech, T-Systems) and distribution partners (TD SYNNEX, AHEAD, Trace3), with regional VARs covering the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The current product strategy emphasizes AI workload orchestration, model registry, A/B testing, and emerging partnerships for liquid-cooled and ARM-based edge AI infrastructure, positioning the company as a neutral orchestration layer for distributed enterprise AI.
ZEDEDA firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ZEDEDA
- Legal name
- ZEDEDA, Inc.
- Website
- https://zededa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- ZEDEDA provides an edge computing orchestration platform that virtualizes, secures, and manages distributed AI workloads and containerized applications across 75+ certified hardware types, serving enterprise customers in manufacturing, energy, transportation, and automotive.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ZEDEDA industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Edge Computing Orchestration Platform
- NAICS
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)
- SIC
- Computer Communications Equipment (3576)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Edge Compute Infrastructure (Servers, HCI, GPU/AI at Edge) (HDABAOAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Edge Orchestration & Management Platforms (Provisioning, Fleet Mgmt) (HDABAOAF), Edge AI Deployment, Orchestration & OTA Model Updates (HDAAAJAI)
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Where ZEDEDA is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Jose
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
ZEDEDA business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- ZEDEDA Cloud (ZEDCloud) Subscription: Recurring SaaS subscription license to the ZEDCloud orchestration service that supports EVE-OS-managed edge devices. Sold per Order Form against the number of instances/devices under management; includes Support per Exhibit A. EVE-OS itself is provided separately and is not part of the ZEDEDA Service.
- Professional Services: Project-based, statement-of-work (SOW) professional services for training and implementation, delivered alongside platform subscriptions, typically via the ZEDEDA Partner Program ecosystem of GSIs, MSPs, and regional SIs.
- Channel / Managed Services Revenue Share: ZEDEDA enables service provider partners (Accenture, HCLTech, TD SYNNEX, T-Systems, AHEAD, Trace3, EVT, BARQ Systems) to deliver consulting, integration, and recurring managed services anchored on ZEDEDA orchestration, generating recurring revenue for both parties via deal registration and partner profitability programs.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Quote-based subscription license to ZEDCloud per Order Form, scoped to number of instances under management |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Statement-of-work Professional Services for training and implementation |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels8 records
ZEDEDA product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ZEDEDA provides a cloud-managed Edge Intelligence Platform built on the open-source EVE-OS (Linux Foundation / LF Edge) that orchestrates the deployment, security, and lifecycle management of AI workloads, containers, VMs, and Kubernetes across thousands of distributed edge devices. The platform unifies edge infrastructure, inference, and autonomous agents with Zero Trust security, supporting 75+ hardware types and tens of thousands of nodes across manufacturing, energy, transportation, retail, automotive, and oil & gas.
Product overview
ZEDEDA delivers a platform-plus-modules architecture anchored by the open-source EVE-OS edge operating system and the ZEDCloud SaaS controller, exposed as the unified ZEDEDA Edge Intelligence Platform. The platform unifies edge infrastructure, inference, and autonomous agents, and is composed of the Edge Inference Services module (for pre-validated agentic solutions and AI model pipelines), the Edge Kubernetes Service and Edge Kubernetes App Flows modules (for managed Kubernetes at the edge), the Edge Air Gap Sync module (for disconnected operations), the Edge Remote Access module (Zero Trust remote access), the Edge Marketplace (curated partner solutions), and the ZEDEDA Security Architecture (Zero Trust security). Customers can extend the platform with Edge Intelligence Labs applied services and Edge Intelligence Appliances hardware-software bundles.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ZEDEDA Edge Intelligence Platform: Core platform brand unifying edge infrastructure, inference, and autonomous agents; orchestrates the full edge AI stack across distributed environments.
- EVE-OS
- ZEDEDA Edge Inference Services
- ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service
- ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows
- ZEDEDA Edge Air Gap Sync
- ZEDEDA Edge Remote Access
- ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace
- Edge Intelligence Labs
Products and services
- ZEDEDA Edge Intelligence Platform Unified core platform that orchestrates the full edge AI stack — infrastructure, inference, and autonomous agents — across distributed environments. Combines EVE-OS, Edge Inference Services, Edge Kubernetes, Edge Remote Access, and Edge Air Gap Sync under a single management plane with Zero Trust security. Targeted at enterprises operating thousands of edge sites.
- EVE-OS Open-source, Linux Foundation-curated edge operating system that runs on edge devices and abstracts hardware complexity. Supports VMs, containers, Kubernetes, and NFVs side by side; provides TPM-backed identities, measured boot, remote attestation, and zero inbound ports across 75+ hardware types (x86, Arm, GPU, RISC-V).
- Edge Inference Services Provides pre-validated agentic solutions and an end-to-end AI model pipeline that creates, tests, deploys, and operates AI models across diverse edge hardware. Includes model registry, real-hardware benchmarking, GitOps governance, and packaged inference engines (OpenVINO, NVIDIA Triton, vLLM, Ollama); reduces deployment times from weeks to minutes.
- Edge Kubernetes App Flows The industry's first full-stack edge Kubernetes-as-a-Service solution purpose-built for AI workloads at the edge. Unifies EVE-OS device security (TPM), K3s cluster lifecycle management, and GitOps-based app delivery and observability; scales to tens of thousands of clusters and unattended devices.
- Edge Kubernetes Service A fully managed Kubernetes infrastructure designed for distributed, resource-constrained, and connectivity-challenged edge environments. Supports thousands of small (1–3 node) clusters with zero-touch provisioning, air-gapped operation, and ability to run legacy apps alongside containers on the same hardware.
- Edge Air Gap Sync Extends ZEDEDA's orchestration capabilities to air-gapped and intermittently connected environments. Provides secure, continuous fleet management and monitoring when cloud connectivity is unavailable, maintaining Zero Trust posture and reconciling with ZEDCloud as the single source of truth once connectivity returns.
- Edge Remote Access Zero Trust remote access to distributed edge devices and applications. Provides identity-based access, device attestation, and least-privilege controls via RDP, VNC, SSH, and TCP/IP protocols — eliminating the need for VPNs, bastion hosts, or on-site troubleshooting.
- Edge Marketplace A curated ecosystem of pre-tested and validated edge-ready applications, AI models, and partner solutions that customers can deploy with one click. Integrates 27 hardware partners and 34 software partners and supports deployments from tens to thousands of nodes.
- Edge Intelligence Labs ZEDEDA's dedicated team of edge AI experts who work with customers to build and validate agents, models, blueprints, and hardware configurations for real-world industrial use cases across manufacturing, energy, transportation, and retail. Applied services engagement delivered alongside platform subscription.
- Edge Intelligence Appliances Hyperconverged solutions that combine the Edge Intelligence Platform, validated models, certified hardware, and deployment expertise into ready-to-run packages tailored to specific industries and use cases. Co-engineered with OEMs like OnLogic, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, and Siemens.
- ZEDCloud Multi-tenant SaaS controller (referenced in ZEDEDA's Service Terms as the cloud software supporting EVE-OS) that enables secure orchestration and management of distributed edge environments. Exposes REST APIs and integrates with Terraform for automation. Subscription-based, priced per Order Form against the number of instances under management.
Quantifiable outcome
- 75% reduction in deployment time at PV Hardware solar farms
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use ZEDEDA
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles7 records
ZEDEDA technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration65 records
AI capability6 records
Feature9 records
ZEDEDA partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
81 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / technology alliance for arm security, flagship co-development for liquid-cooled edge ai infrastructure, flagship customer co-marketing partner (case study), regional flagship channel partner for middle east & africa, core hardware oem partner for industrial edge appliances, flagship co-development partner for edge ai / computer vision, regional si partner for asia-pacific & anz, regional technology partner for observability integration, flagship technology partner for edge ai gpus / igx thor / jetson, strategic technology partner for x86 edge ai, strategic ecosystem partner for arm edge ai, flagship gsi partner, strategic gsi partner, strategic distribution partner, strategic si partner (emea), strategic si partner, regional si partner, strategic cloud platform integration, strategic os / runtime partner, strategic os partner, strategic security partner, strategic ot security partner, strategic hardware oem partner, strategic industrial oem partner, strategic industrial hardware partner, strategic developer / entry-level hardware partner, strategic industrial automation partner, strategic data / industrial integration partner, flagship low-code ai partner, strategic networking / satellite partner, strategic ai model partner, strategic ai model repository partner, strategic edge ai model partner, strategic federated edge ai partner, strategic edge ml deployment partner, strategic industrial analytics partner, strategic industrial connectivity partner, strategic iot platform partner, strategic edge analytics partner, strategic industrial data ops partner, strategic edge ai partner, strategic open-source standards partner, flagship kubernetes runtime partner, strategic container runtime partner, strategic networking partner, strategic sd-wan / security partner, strategic computer vision partner, strategic iot security partner, strategic edge application management partner, strategic time-series data partner, strategic data infrastructure partner, strategic iiot data partner, strategic lightweight os partner, strategic kubernetes management partner, strategic secure networking partner, strategic ids/ips partner, strategic ipsec partner, strategic firewall partner, strategic zero-trust networking partner, strategic sd-wan partner and strategic network os partner.
- SecEdgeflagship / technology alliance for arm securityZEDEDA and SecEdge announced a partnership to integrate SecEdge's SEC-TPM firmware TPM into ZEDEDA's platform, delivering hardware-anchored security, secure device attestation, secure boot, and encrypted storage for ARM edge devices that lack a physical TPM.
- Submerflagship co-development for liquid-cooled edge ai infrastructureZEDEDA and Submer are partnering to deliver modular, liquid-cooled edge AI infrastructure for high-density GPU inference in locations where traditional data centers are unavailable. Joint solutions include three modular form factors supporting up to 800 GPUs, designed for real-time AI workloads in remote or harsh environments.
- Sonny's Enterprisesflagship customer co-marketing partner (case study)Sonny's Enterprises and ZEDEDA presented a joint case study at Gartner IOCS in Las Vegas (December 10, 2025), showcasing how ZEDEDA's edge orchestration enables Sonny's to manage thousands of car wash locations and lay the foundation for AI-driven customer safety.
- BARQ Systemsregional flagship channel partner for middle east & africaStrategic partnership to promote and deliver secure edge computing in the Middle East & Africa. BARQ Systems leverages its regional presence across telecom, energy, manufacturing, and public sector to deploy ZEDEDA's open edge solutions and simplify/secure/scale customer edge strategies.
- OnLogiccore hardware oem partner for industrial edge appliancesZEDEDA and OnLogic are partnering to build an integrated edge computing solution for industrial environments that combines rugged industrial-grade hardware with cloud-native edge orchestration software, sold as a co-engineered, ready-to-deploy appliance.
- Edge Impulseflagship co-development partner for edge ai / computer visionZEDEDA and Edge Impulse are partnering to accelerate AI at the edge by integrating Edge Impulse's model development tooling with ZEDEDA's orchestration platform, enabling faster training, deployment, and management of AI models on distributed edge hardware.
- Anthosa Consultingregional si partner for asia-pacific & anzAnthosa Consulting partnered with ZEDEDA (alongside Centreon) to accelerate edge computing innovation across Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, providing local consulting, integration, and managed services to enterprises adopting ZEDEDA.
- Centreonregional technology partner for observability integrationCentreon partnered with ZEDEDA (alongside Anthosa Consulting) to accelerate edge innovation in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, with observability/monitoring integration that complements ZEDEDA's orchestration platform.
- NVIDIAflagship technology partner for edge ai gpus / igx thor / jetsonNVIDIA appears across Edge Marketplace (Edge AI partner), Edge AI solution page (featured partner), and NVIDIA GTC where ZEDEDA unveiled its Edge Intelligence Platform with NVIDIA ecosystem support (TAO Toolkit, NGC catalog, TensorRT, IGX Thor, Jetson AGX Thor).
- Intel (Intel OpenVINO)strategic technology partner for x86 edge aiIntel is a featured partner in ZEDEDA's Edge AI and computer vision solutions, with Intel OpenVINO listed as an inference engine that ZEDEDA packages as a Helm chart on Edge Inference Services.
- Qualcommstrategic ecosystem partner for arm edge aiQualcomm is named as an ecosystem collaborator supporting ZEDEDA's Edge Intelligence Platform and was represented on the "Intelligence in the Physical World" panel discussion at launch.
- Accentureflagship gsi partnerAccenture is listed as a ZEDEDA service provider partner, delivering consulting, integration, and managed services around the ZEDEDA Edge Intelligence Platform for global enterprise customers.
- HCLTechstrategic gsi partnerHCLTech is a ZEDEDA service provider partner for IT/OT edge deployments, supporting enterprise consulting, integration, and managed services across industries.
- TD SYNNEXstrategic distribution partnerTD SYNNEX is a ZEDEDA service provider partner acting as a distributor/reseller channel for ZEDEDA Edge Intelligence Platform solutions.
- T-Systemsstrategic si partner (emea)T-Systems is a ZEDEDA service provider partner delivering integration and managed services for edge deployments, particularly across EMEA.
- AHEADstrategic si partnerAHEAD is listed as a ZEDEDA service provider partner for consulting, integration, and managed edge services.
- Trace3strategic si partnerTrace3 is listed as a ZEDEDA service provider partner for edge consulting and integration services.
- EVTregional si partnerEVT is a ZEDEDA service provider partner for edge integration and managed services.
- Microsoft (Microsoft Azure IoT Hub)strategic cloud platform integrationMicrosoft Azure IoT Hub is integrated into ZEDEDA's Edge Marketplace; ZEDEDA's Security page notes support for Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and turnkey Azure IoT Edge runtime deployments are available via ZEDEDA's northbound APIs and orchestration flows.
- AWSstrategic cloud platform integrationAWS is listed in the ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace; ZEDEDA's Edge Inference Services supports pulling models from AWS repositories as part of its model registry integrations.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linuxstrategic os / runtime partnerRed Hat Enterprise Linux is supported as a runtime on ZEDEDA's Edge Marketplace; ZEDEDA orchestrates VMs, containers, and Kubernetes workloads across heterogeneous Linux distributions including RHEL.
- SUSEstrategic os partnerSUSE is supported as a runtime on the ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace for enterprise Linux deployments at the edge.
- Palo Alto Networksstrategic security partnerPalo Alto Networks is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace Security partner, integrated as a virtual firewall/SD-WAN endpoint on ZEDEDA-orchestrated edge nodes.
- Fortinetstrategic security partnerFortinet is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace Security partner, integrated as a virtual firewall/SD-WAN endpoint on ZEDEDA edge nodes.
- Clarotystrategic ot security partnerClaroty is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for OT/industrial cybersecurity visibility on ZEDEDA-managed edge nodes.
- Nozomi Networksstrategic ot security partnerNozomi Networks is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace OT security partner, and is featured as a partner on ZEDEDA's Industrial IoT and Predictive Maintenance solution pages.
- Dellstrategic hardware oem partnerDell is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner; Dell hardware is supported as part of ZEDEDA's heterogeneous edge device ecosystem.
- HPE (HP Enterprise)strategic hardware oem partnerHPE is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner; HPE edge hardware is supported in ZEDEDA's heterogeneous edge ecosystem.
- Lenovostrategic hardware oem partnerLenovo is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner; Lenovo edge servers are supported as part of ZEDEDA's hardware consolidation and Edge AI solutions.
- Siemensstrategic industrial oem partnerSiemens is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner, supporting integration with industrial automation environments.
- MOXAstrategic industrial hardware partnerMOXA is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner providing industrial-grade edge gateways and networking equipment.
- Raspberry Pistrategic developer / entry-level hardware partnerRaspberry Pi is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner, supporting low-cost edge devices and developer kits.
- Advantechstrategic industrial hardware partnerAdvantech is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner providing industrial IoT and edge gateways that run ZEDEDA's EVE-OS.
- Rockwell Automationstrategic industrial automation partnerRockwell Automation is a Strategic Marketplace Partner for ZEDEDA, with deep integration between ZEDEDA's edge orchestration and Rockwell's industrial automation stack.
- Inductive Automationstrategic data / industrial integration partnerInductive Automation is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace Data partner, enabling integration between ZEDEDA's edge orchestration and Inductive Automation's Ignition platform.
- SORBA.aiflagship low-code ai partnerSORBA.ai is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace Edge AI partner, with a formal partnership announced to accelerate delivery of low-code AI models at the edge (referenced in ZEDEDA's blog index).
- SNUCstrategic hardware oem partnerSNUC is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner, providing industrial edge hardware and was represented on the "Intelligence in the Physical World" panel at launch.
- Speedcaststrategic networking / satellite partnerSpeedcast is a ZEDEDA Marketplace Networking partner and a customer case study; ZEDEDA powers Speedcast's intelligent edge platform for remote operations.
- Anthropicstrategic ai model partnerAnthropic is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace AI model partner, providing foundation models that can be deployed and orchestrated on ZEDEDA's Edge Intelligence Platform.
- Hugging Facestrategic ai model repository partnerHugging Face is integrated as a model source in ZEDEDA's Edge Inference Services model registry, enabling customers to import models directly from Hugging Face for edge deployment.
- Liquid AIstrategic edge ai model partnerLiquid AI is a featured Edge AI partner on ZEDEDA's Edge AI solution page, providing compact foundation models optimized for edge devices.
- OctaiPipestrategic federated edge ai partnerOctaiPipe is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace AI partner, integrated for distributed/federated AI workloads on ZEDEDA's edge platform.
- Wallaroostrategic edge ml deployment partnerWallaroo is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace AI partner, providing edge ML model deployment tooling integrated with ZEDEDA orchestration.
- Seeqstrategic industrial analytics partnerSeeq is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for industrial analytics, enabling time-series and process analytics on ZEDEDA-managed edge nodes.
- Cybusstrategic industrial connectivity partnerCybus is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner providing industrial data connectivity, integrated with ZEDEDA edge orchestration for IIoT use cases.
- Losantstrategic iot platform partnerLosant is a ZEDEDA Marketplace IoT platform partner and is featured on ZEDEDA's Industrial IoT solution page.
- Crosserstrategic edge analytics partnerCrosser is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for edge streaming analytics and data integration, deployed on ZEDEDA-orchestrated edge nodes.
- Litmusstrategic industrial data ops partnerLitmus is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for industrial edge data ops and connectivity, integrated with ZEDEDA orchestration.
- Kepware (PTC)strategic industrial connectivity partnerKepware is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for industrial device connectivity (OPC/Modbus/PLC) integrated with ZEDEDA's edge platform.
- Quiviastrategic edge ai partnerQuivia is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for edge AI applications integrated with ZEDEDA's orchestration platform.
- EdgeX Foundry (LF Edge)strategic open-source standards partnerEdgeX Foundry is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace runtime, supporting standardized IIoT/edge interoperability alongside EVE-OS.
- K3S (Rancher / SUSE)flagship kubernetes runtime partnerK3s is the Kubernetes runtime underpinning ZEDEDA's Edge Kubernetes Service and Edge Kubernetes App Flows; ZEDEDA manages the K3s cluster lifecycle at the edge.
- Dockerstrategic container runtime partnerDocker is supported as a container runtime on the ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace for application deployment and orchestration.
- Ciscostrategic networking partnerCisco is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace networking and security partner, supporting SD-WAN, routing, and security on ZEDEDA-managed edge nodes.
- Versa Networksstrategic sd-wan / security partnerVersa Networks is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for SD-WAN and security at the edge.
- Network Optixstrategic computer vision partnerNetwork Optix is a ZEDEDA Marketplace computer vision partner, integrated for video management and AI on edge devices managed by ZEDEDA.
- Sternumstrategic iot security partnerSternum is a ZEDEDA Marketplace IoT security partner, providing runtime protection and observability on ZEDEDA-managed edge devices.
- CyberXstrategic ot security partnerCyberX is a ZEDEDA Marketplace OT security partner, providing asset discovery and threat detection on ZEDEDA-managed industrial edge nodes.
- Avassastrategic edge application management partnerAvassa is a ZEDEDA Marketplace Runtime partner for edge application management, complementary to ZEDEDA's own orchestration platform.
- InfluxDatastrategic time-series data partnerInfluxData is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for time-series data storage and analytics on edge nodes managed by ZEDEDA.
- Tiger Datastrategic time-series data partnerTiger Data is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for time-series data storage at the edge.
- Redisstrategic data infrastructure partnerRedis is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for in-memory data infrastructure deployed on edge nodes.
- Foglampstrategic iiot data partnerFoglamp is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for IIoT data management and integration at the edge.
- Ubuntu (Canonical)strategic os partnerUbuntu is supported as a runtime on the ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace; ZEDEDA orchestrates Ubuntu-based workloads on edge hardware.
- Alpine Linuxstrategic lightweight os partnerAlpine Linux is supported as a runtime on the ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace for lightweight container workloads at the edge.
- Microsoft Windowsstrategic os partnerWindows is supported as a runtime on the ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace; ZEDEDA orchestrates Windows VMs and applications on edge hardware.
- FreeBSDstrategic os partnerFreeBSD is supported as a runtime on the ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace for specialized edge workloads.
- Lannerstrategic industrial hardware partnerLanner is a ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace hardware partner providing network appliances and edge hardware that run ZEDEDA's EVE-OS.
- Kubiastrategic kubernetes management partnerKubia is a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for Kubernetes management tooling integrated with ZEDEDA's edge orchestration.
- WireGuardstrategic secure networking partnerWireGuard is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace security partner for VPN/secure tunneling on edge nodes.
- Suricatastrategic ids/ips partnerSuricata is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace IDS/IPS security partner for network threat detection at the edge.
- Snortstrategic ids/ips partnerSnort is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace IDS/IPS security partner.
- StrongSwanstrategic ipsec partnerStrongSwan is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace IPsec VPN security partner for edge nodes.
- PF Sensestrategic firewall partnerPF Sense is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace firewall/router partner for edge nodes.
- AI Edge Labsstrategic edge ai partnerAI Edge Labs is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace partner for edge AI applications.
- NetFoundrystrategic zero-trust networking partnerNetFoundry is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace networking partner for zero-trust networking on edge nodes.
- Flexiwanstrategic sd-wan partnerFlexiwan is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace SD-WAN/networking partner.
- Vyosstrategic network os partnerVyos is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace Security partner for network routing/OS on edge nodes.
- SilverPeak (HPE Aruba)strategic sd-wan partnerSilverPeak is integrated as a ZEDEDA Marketplace SD-WAN/networking partner for edge deployments.
- Juniper Networksstrategic networking partnerJuniper Networks is featured as a partner on ZEDEDA's Remote Device Management solution page for network infrastructure integration.
- Nozomi Networks (Predictive Maintenance)strategic ot security partnerNozomi Networks is featured as a partner on ZEDEDA's Predictive Maintenance solution page for OT/ICS cybersecurity integration.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ZEDEDA competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- AWS IoT / AWS Greengrass: Hyperscaler edge orchestration platform (AWS IoT Core, Greengrass, and IoT RoboRunner) targeting the same enterprise edge AI and device-fleet orchestration workloads that ZEDEDA serves. Competes via bundling into larger AWS enterprise agreements rather than standalone subscription; ZEDEDA integrates with AWS but also competes against it for orchestration budget.
- Microsoft Azure IoT Edge / Azure Arc: Hyperscaler edge platform combining Azure IoT Edge, Azure Arc, and Microsoft Entra ID for distributed device and Kubernetes orchestration. ZEDEDA integrates with Azure IoT Hub and Microsoft Entra ID, but Azure Arc's edge Kubernetes and IoT Hub compete directly for enterprise orchestration spend.
- Google Distributed Cloud Edge: Hyperscaler offering edge compute and AI inference appliances (including NVIDIA-powered) for on-premises and disconnected sites. Comparable to ZEDEDA in targeting enterprise edge AI workloads, with the advantage of GCP integration and the disadvantage of being bundled rather than edge-specialized.
- Red Hat OpenShift / Red Hat Device Edge: Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Device Edge target enterprise Kubernetes at the edge with strong security and compliance posture — directly comparable to ZEDEDA's Edge Kubernetes Service and Edge Kubernetes App Flows. Competes at large enterprise accounts where Red Hat's footprint and support model are decisive.
- SUSE Rancher / SUSE Edge: SUSE Rancher and SUSE Edge deliver enterprise Kubernetes management and edge orchestration across distributed sites. As the upstream steward of K3s (the runtime underpinning ZEDEDA's Edge Kubernetes Service), SUSE is both a critical dependency and a direct competitor in the broader edge Kubernetes market.
Emerging players
- NVIDIA EGX Platform: NVIDIA's edge AI platform stack (EGX, IGX, Jetson, TAO Toolkit, NGC, TensorRT, Triton, NIM) overlaps heavily with ZEDEDA's Edge Intelligence Platform and Edge Inference Services. ZEDEDA is a tightly integrated NVIDIA partner (IGX Thor, Jetson AGX Thor, GTC co-announcements), but NVIDIA's own orchestration roadmap can compete or substitute over time.
Direct peers
- Avassa: Edge application management platform purpose-built for distributed, multi-site enterprise edge deployments. Listed in ZEDEDA's Edge Marketplace as a complementary partner, but the platforms are head-to-head substitutes for edge orchestration with comparable security, lifecycle management, and developer workflows.
- ClearBlade: Enterprise edge and IoT platform focused on industrial IoT, asset management, and edge AI orchestration. Comparable to ZEDEDA in serving manufacturing, energy, and logistics use cases with similar edge orchestration and developer tooling positioning.
- Balena: Edge device fleet management and container-based orchestration platform serving industrial IoT, edge AI, and embedded Linux use cases. Overlaps with ZEDEDA's Edge Kubernetes Service and remote management capabilities across heterogeneous edge hardware.
- IOTech Edge Xpert / Edge Compute Platform: Industrial edge platform built on EdgeX Foundry with strong OT/IIoT positioning and pluggable edge connectivity. Comparable to ZEDEDA's EVE-OS + industrial automation stack in oil & gas, manufacturing, and energy verticals.
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Frequently asked questions about ZEDEDA
What does ZEDEDA do?
ZEDEDA provides a cloud-managed Edge Intelligence Platform built on the open-source EVE-OS (Linux Foundation / LF Edge) that orchestrates the deployment, security, and lifecycle management of AI workloads, containers, VMs, and Kubernetes across thousands of distributed edge devices. The platform unifies edge infrastructure, inference, and autonomous agents with Zero Trust security, supporting 75+ hardware types and tens of thousands of nodes across manufacturing, energy, transportation, retail, automotive, and oil & gas.
Is ZEDEDA a public or private company?
ZEDEDA is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was ZEDEDA founded?
ZEDEDA was founded in 2016. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is ZEDEDA based?
ZEDEDA is headquartered in San Jose, United States, in the North America region.
How does ZEDEDA make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. ZEDEDA Cloud (ZEDCloud) Subscription is the primary driver. The others are professional Services and channel / Managed Services Revenue Share.
Who are ZEDEDA's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are AWS IoT / AWS Greengrass, Microsoft Azure IoT Edge / Azure Arc, Google Distributed Cloud Edge, Red Hat OpenShift / Red Hat Device Edge and SUSE Rancher / SUSE Edge. NVIDIA EGX Platform is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Avassa, ClearBlade, Balena and IOTech Edge Xpert / Edge Compute Platform.
Does ZEDEDA have an API?
Yes. ZEDEDA offers northbound REST APIs for complete edge lifecycle management, integrating with existing application controllers, CI/CD systems, and orchestration platforms. Terraform is supported for advanced workflow automation. Deep API integrations can automatically configure controllers (firewall, SD-WAN, Azure services, Kubernetes platforms) for zero-touch service enablement. Authentication via OAuth and OIDC with IdM integration (Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Google Workspace). API-only access enforces minimal functionality for managing edge devices. Developer documentation is at help.zededa.com/hc/en-us/articles/30323173611931-ZEDEDA-API-Overview.
What industry is ZEDEDA in?
ZEDEDA's product category is Edge Computing Orchestration Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABAOAC, Edge Compute Infrastructure (Servers, HCI, GPU/AI at Edge), with a secondary code of HDABAOAF, Edge Orchestration & Management Platforms (Provisioning, Fleet Mgmt). Its NAICS code is 5182 and its SIC code is 3576.