Ditto

What Ditto does

Ditto is a venture-backed edge data infrastructure company that builds an offline-first, peer-to-peer mobile database enabling devices to read, write, process, and synchronize data without internet connectivity. Founded in 2018 in San Francisco and operating as DittoLive Incorporated, the company's core Edge Sync Platform uses CRDT (Conflict-Free Replicated Data Type) technology for automatic conflict resolution and supports automatic device discovery with mesh networking across Bluetooth Low Energy, P2P WiFi, and LAN. The platform is delivered via SDKs for Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, C#, C++, and Rust, paired with a managed Ditto Cloud Platform and self-managed Ditto Server / Edge Server deployment options. A dedicated MongoDB Connector provides bidirectional sync to MongoDB Atlas. Specialized offerings include the Edge Sync Plugin for ATAK (Android Team Awareness Kit) for military tactical operations and Propagate for consumer device enablement of first-responder and military data sharing.

Ditto operates a dual-use commercial and defense business model. Commercial customers include major airlines (Alaska Airlines, Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, ANA), QSR and hospitality operators (Chick-fil-A, Dnero, Spont), and live entertainment platforms (HugoApp). On the defense and public-sector side, Ditto holds up to a $950 million IDIQ contract with the US Air Force for the Advanced Battlefield Management System and additional AFWERX Direct-to-Phase II awards, with use cases spanning tactical mesh networking, field operations, and emergency response. Revenue is generated through SDK/platform licensing (subscription/recurring), Ditto Cloud Platform subscriptions, and quote-based enterprise contracts, with a free trial entry point driving developer-led adoption within enterprise accounts. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales, an SDK-first developer self-serve motion, and a growing channel network (Carahsoft for federal, AWS, MongoDB, LaunchDarkly, Zebra Technologies via PartnerConnect).

The company has raised $136 million across three rounds ($9M seed in 2021, $45M Series A in 2023, $82M Series B in March 2025 at a $462M post-money valuation), is led by co-founder and CEO Adam Fish with co-founder Max Alexander as Chief Product Officer, and has appointed CTO Yaniv Erel and Chief People Officer Sara Pryor in late 2025 / mid-2026 with explicit IPO-readiness mandates. Customers span North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Oceania, and recent strategic moves include the May 2025 acquisition of SuperOrbital, the launch of a global Peer Partner Program in October 2025, and an edge-AI partnership ecosystem anchored by Latent AI.

Name

Ditto

Legal name

DittoLive Incorporated

Website

https://ditto.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ditto is a San Francisco-based edge data infrastructure company whose offline-first peer-to-peer database enables devices to sync data without internet connectivity. It serves commercial enterprises (airlines, QSR, hospitality) and the US Air Force via SDK and cloud subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Edge Database / Distributed Data Synchronization Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Embedded / Edge Databases (HDAEAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Connector/Adapter Frameworks & Integration Runtimes (HDAEACAJ), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) & Message-Oriented Middleware (HDAEACAE), Edge Compute Platforms (Serverless Edge, Edge Functions) (HDABAGAB)

Keywords

• Edge database platform
• Offline-first sync
• Peer-to-peer networking
• Mobile data synchronization
• Distributed edge computing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SDK/Platform Licensing: Ditto SDK embedded into customer applications with license tokens. Cloud Service provides managed sync capabilities. Enterprise agreements for defense and major commercial accounts including $950M US Air Force IDIQ contract.
2. Ditto Cloud Platform: Managed cloud service providing sync infrastructure, cloud database with extreme resiliency and automatic scalability.
3. Enterprise Contracts: Major enterprise and government contracts including defense sector. US Air Force awarded up to $950M IDIQ contract. AFWERX Direct-to-Phase II contract for $1.125M.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Ditto provides an edge-native, peer-to-peer mobile database platform that enables applications to store, sync, and process data across edge devices and cloud with or without internet connectivity. Its products include the Edge Sync Platform, multi-language SDKs, the managed Ditto Cloud Platform, self-managed Ditto Server and Edge Server, plus specialized solutions for government and defense (Edge Sync Plugin for ATAK, Propagate) and a MongoDB Connector. The platform uses CRDT-based conflict resolution and automatic mesh networking over BLE, P2P WiFi, and LAN to support mission-critical operations for enterprises and government agencies.

Product overview

Ditto offers an edge-native data synchronization platform with multiple deployment options. The core Edge Sync Platform provides offline-first, peer-to-peer data synchronization across edge devices, servers, and cloud infrastructure. The platform includes specialized solutions for Government & Defense (Edge Sync Plugin for ATAK and Propagate), self-managed and managed deployment options (Ditto Cloud Platform, Ditto Server, Ditto Edge Server), and developer SDKs (Ditto Edge SDK) across multiple programming languages. Integration with MongoDB Atlas is available via the MongoDB Connector. The platform uses CRDT (Conflict-free Replicated Data Type) technology for automatic conflict resolution and supports automatic device discovery with mesh networking across BLE, P2P WiFi, LAN, and other transports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ditto Edge SDK: Software development kit that empowers edge devices with resilient peer-to-peer sync capabilities.
• Ditto Cloud Platform
• Ditto Server
• Ditto Edge Server
• Propagate
• Edge Sync Plugin for ATAK

Products and services

• Edge Sync Platform Core edge-native platform providing real-time, peer-to-peer data synchronization across edge devices and cloud with offline-first architecture, CRDT-powered conflict resolution, and automatic mesh networking.
• Edge Sync Plugin for ATAK Plugin for the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) that ensures real-time data sharing even in degraded, denied, or disconnected environments for military and defense applications.
• Propagate Solution that enables consumer devices to securely support data sharing and networking requirements for military, first responders, and public safety organizations.
• Ditto Edge SDK Multi-language SDK (Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, C#, C++, Rust) that empowers edge devices with resilient peer-to-peer synchronization capabilities, enabling apps to sync data directly without relying on cloud infrastructure.
• Ditto Cloud Platform Managed cloud service for Ditto that provides opportunistic cloud sync and a centralized cloud database with automatic scalability when internet is available to devices within the mesh.
• Ditto Server Self-managed server solution for organizations that prefer to host their own Ditto synchronization infrastructure on-premises.
• Ditto Edge Server Self-managed edge server for deployments requiring local synchronization infrastructure at the network edge.
• MongoDB Connector Integration connector enabling bidirectional synchronization between Ditto's edge sync platform and MongoDB Atlas cloud database, combining edge resilience with MongoDB's cloud storage capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accelerated POS development timeline by 2 years (Chick-fil-A)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zebra TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 January 2026Two-way partnership with Zebra Technologies' PartnerConnect program. Ditto joined as Premier Independent Software Vendor Partner while Zebra joined Ditto's Peer Partner Program. Combines Zebra's enterprise hardware with Ditto's offline-first peer-to-peer data synchronization platform to create 'always-on' mobile solutions eliminating network outages for frontline industries.
• Latent AIminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2025Strategic partnership for edge AI deployment. Combines Latent AI's edge AI solutions with Ditto's offline sync for contested and disconnected environments. Featured on CRN's 2025 Edge Computing 100 list.
• CarahsoftcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 14 October 2025Inaugural partner in Ditto's Peer Partner Program. Carahsoft serves government markets, supporting Ditto's defense and public sector go-to-market strategy.
• AWScoreTechnology or Integration · 14 October 2025Inaugural partner in Ditto's Peer Partner Program. Cloud integration partnership supporting hybrid cloud-edge deployments.
• MongoDBcoreTechnology or Integration · 14 October 2025Inaugural partner in Ditto's Peer Partner Program. MongoDB Connector enables bidirectional sync between Ditto edge devices and MongoDB Atlas. Integration opportunity emerged after MongoDB deprecated Realm product.
• HugoAppcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2022Partnership for real-time ticket scanning in Latin American stadiums without internet connectivity. HugoApp is Central American super app offering e-commerce, delivery, transportation, and ticketing. Successfully deployed at World Cup qualifying events and large-scale celebrations.
• Wind RiverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for edge AI ecosystem expansion. Enables AI deployment from ground-based autonomous systems to orbital platforms.
• Voyager TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for edge AI ecosystem expansion. Supports contested and disconnected environment deployments.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Couchbase: Couchbase offers Couchbase Lite, an embedded NoSQL database with peer-to-peer and edge sync capabilities for mobile and IoT. It is the closest direct competitor to Ditto in offline-first mobile/edge database and sync, targeting the same enterprise and ISV customer base.
• MongoDB (Realm / Atlas Device Sync): MongoDB's former Realm SDK and Atlas Device Sync were the dominant mobile/edge sync solution; with Realm now deprecated, MongoDB's successor offering competes head-to-head with Ditto, and the Ditto-MongoDB Connector targets the same Realm-displaced workflow.
• Ably: Ably provides real-time messaging, presence, and pub/sub over the network for web and mobile apps. It is a direct peer in the real-time data delivery category, often used for collaborative apps and live data sync, similar to Ditto's opportunistic cloud sync layer.
• Pusher: Pusher (now part of MessageBird/Bird) offers hosted real-time messaging APIs for WebSockets and pub/sub. It is a direct peer to Ditto's real-time sync functionality for connected, online-first applications, though it does not address the offline-first mesh case.

Broad incumbents

• Firebase: Google's Firebase Realtime Database and Firestore provide real-time data sync for mobile and web apps at massive scale. Firebase competes with Ditto for developer-led adoption and is a broad incumbent in the cloud-side real-time database category.
• Aerospike: Aerospike is a real-time NoSQL database with strong edge and hybrid deployment options, serving ad-tech, financial services, and large enterprises. It competes with Ditto in real-time, low-latency data at the edge for high-throughput workloads.
• Redis: Redis provides in-memory data storage used heavily for edge caching, real-time leaderboards, and pub/sub messaging. It competes with Ditto in real-time, low-latency data use cases, though its model is primarily client-server rather than peer-to-peer mesh.
• Confluent: Confluent's Kafka-based streaming platform underpins real-time data pipelines and event-driven architectures. It overlaps with Ditto's real-time sync use cases at the enterprise integration layer, though Confluent is a broad data-infrastructure incumbent rather than an offline-first mobile database.

Emerging players

• Supabase: Supabase is an open-source Postgres-based backend with real-time subscriptions and edge functions. It overlaps with Ditto at the developer/PLG layer for real-time data, though it is primarily cloud-resident rather than offline-first peer-to-peer.
• RxDB: RxDB is an open-source, offline-first JavaScript database with CRDT-based replication plugins and peer-to-peer sync. It is an emerging open-source peer targeting the same offline-first developer use cases as Ditto, typically adopted by smaller teams and ISVs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dittolive
• GitHubgithub.com/getditto
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dittolive
• Facebookfacebook.com/getdittolive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors10 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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