What Kylinsoft does

Kylinsoft (麒麟软件有限公司) is a Chinese operating system developer headquartered in Tianjin, China, with primary operations in Beijing. Founded in 2020 and operating as a private company with 1,001–5,000 employees, the firm specializes in domestically-developed operating system products under the Galaxy Kylin (银河麒麟) brand. Its portfolio spans desktop OS, server OS, intelligent computing OS, industrial OS, and an IoT/embedded OS branded Starlight Kylin (星光麒麟), all built on a Linux kernel and supporting Chinese chip architectures including Feiteng (飞腾), Kunpeng (鲲鹏), Hygon (海光), and Zhaoxin (兆芯), as well as Intel/AMD. The company also stewards the openKylin open-source community for collaborative OS development.

Name

Kylinsoft

Legal name

麒麟软件有限公司

Website

https://kylinos.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Kylinsoft is a Chinese operating system developer producing the Galaxy Kylin OS family for desktop, server, intelligent computing, industrial, and IoT deployments, serving government, finance, energy, healthcare, education, transportation, telecom, and enterprise customers across China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Operating Systems

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

Container Platforms & Orchestration (Kubernetes) (HDABADAF)

Keywords

• Domestic operating system
• Linux server OS
• Enterprise desktop OS
• Intelligent computing OS
• Operating system localization

Headquarters

HQ city

Tianjin

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Operating System Licenses: Kylinsoft generates revenue primarily through licensing Galaxy Kylin operating system products to enterprise and government customers. This includes server operating systems, desktop operating systems, and specialized variants for industries like finance, healthcare, and industrial applications.
2. Technical Services and Support: The company provides technical support services including 24/7 engineering support, knowledge base access, intelligent Q&A, training, and certification programs. Services are offered through the support portal and training academy.
3. Ecosystem Adaptation and Certification: Kylinsoft offers adaptation testing, certification services, and partner programs for hardware and software vendors seeking compatibility with Galaxy Kylin OS, creating a revenue stream from ecosystem development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kylinsoft develops and commercializes the Galaxy Kylin (银河麒麟) family of Linux-based operating systems for desktop, server, intelligent computing, industrial, and IoT environments. The product portfolio includes server OS (V10/V11), desktop OS (V10/V11), intelligent computing OS for AI workloads, industrial OS, the Starlight Kylin IoT OS, the openKylin open-source distribution, and complementary platforms such as high-availability cluster software, cloud foundation OS, server migration tools, security domain management, application virtualization, and the KylinDLA deep learning framework. The offerings are sold primarily to Chinese government agencies, state-owned enterprises, banks, and critical infrastructure operators as domestically developed, secure replacements for foreign operating systems.

Product overview

Kylinsoft (麒麟软件) offers a comprehensive portfolio of operating system products centered on the Galaxy Kylin (银河麒麟) OS family. The core offerings include the Galaxy Kylin Advanced Server OS V11 and Galaxy Kylin Desktop OS V11 as the latest generation platforms, supplemented by specialized editions for intelligent computing (银河麒麟智算操作系统), industrial applications (银河麒麟工业操作系统), and IoT/万物智联 scenarios (星光麒麟操作系统). The V10 versions of server and desktop OS remain available as established alternatives. Beyond the base operating systems, Kylinsoft provides a rich ecosystem of value-added products including high availability clustering software, cloud infrastructure platforms, server migration tools, security management platforms, software distribution stores, and application virtualization solutions. The company also supports the openKylin open-source community initiative and develops proprietary AI capabilities through the KylinDLA deep learning framework powering AI digital employee solutions. This platform-plus-modules architecture enables customers to select tailored solutions spanning from basic desktop and server deployments to advanced AI-enabled intelligent computing environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ Galaxy Kylin OS deployments in a single major bank, serving 800 million users across 160+ business systems
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• 兆芯 (Zhaoxin)coreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term strategic cooperation with Zhaoxin for comprehensive support of their autonomous general-purpose processors. Galaxy Kylin server OS, desktop OS, embedded OS, and cloud products fully support Zhaoxin processors. Joint solutions targeting finance, education and other industries.
• 飞腾 (Feiteng/Phytium)coreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership with Feiteng for ARM architecture processor support. Galaxy Kylin OS optimized for Feiteng processors including FT-2000/4, S2500, D2000 series. Joint deployments in government, finance, and enterprise sectors.
• 华为 (Huawei) - 鲲鹏 (Kunpeng)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for Kunpeng processor ecosystem with Galaxy Kylin OS support. Cloud platform and server OS solutions optimized for Huawei Kunpeng 920 series processors.
• 海光 (Hygon)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for Hygon Dhyana processor support. Galaxy Kylin OS certified for Hygon X86 architecture processors, enabling deployments in sensitive sectors requiring domestic chips.
• openKylin CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartneropenKylin is the open-source community initiative led by Kylinsoft for collaborative OS development. The community drives innovation in OS technology, scenario expansion, and ecosystem diversity with deep integration of AI technologies.
• 麒麟软件生态联盟 (Kylin Software Ecosystem Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem alliance including hardware vendors, software vendors, and system integrators working together to build comprehensive domestic IT solutions. Partners receive certification, adaptation testing, and co-marketing support.
• 达梦数据库 (Dameng Database)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Dameng Database for joint solutions. Galaxy Kylin OS certified and optimized for Dameng database deployments in government and enterprise applications.
• 东方通 (TongTech)majorTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with TongTech for middleware compatibility. Galaxy Kylin OS environments validated with TongTech application servers and middleware products.
• 中国电子 (CEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKylinsoft operates under China Electronics Technology Group (CEC subsidiary), enabling deep integration with CEC's PK system (Feiteng + Kylin) ecosystem for government and enterprise deployments.
• 中标软件 (CS2C)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated company under China Software, combining Zhongbiao Kirin and Galaxy Kylin brands for comprehensive domestic OS offerings.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• SUSE: Enterprise Linux vendor (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) competing in global data center and cloud infrastructure markets, analogous to Galaxy Kylin's commercial enterprise Linux positioning outside China.
• Red Hat (IBM): Global enterprise Linux leader (RHEL) and CentOS steward whose ecosystem Kylinsoft is partially displacing; comparable commercial open-source OS business model serving mission-critical enterprise workloads.
• Canonical (Ubuntu): Commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Linux, one of the most widely deployed server and cloud OS distributions globally; comparable as a commercial open-source OS vendor targeting enterprise and cloud workloads.
• 华为 openEuler / openHarmony (Huawei): Strategic partner of Kylinsoft via Kunpeng but also a competing OS ecosystem player through openEuler (server) and openHarmony (IoT/edge); comparable as a domestic infrastructure OS and chip ecosystem competitor.
• Microsoft (Windows Server / Azure Local): Dominant incumbent desktop and server OS provider that Kylinsoft explicitly targets to displace in domestic Chinese deployments via localization, security, and compliance.

Others

• 中科曙光 (Sugon): Domestic Chinese server and high-performance computing vendor that is part of the same Xinchuang localization ecosystem; comparable as a domestic infrastructure stack player with overlapping customers, though primarily a hardware vendor.

Direct peers

• 中科方德 (NeoKylin): Chinese domestic OS vendor providing desktop and server operating systems to government and enterprise customers, overlapping with Galaxy Kylin in the Xinchuang-mandated localization market.
• openAnolis Community (Alibaba Cloud): Alibaba-led open-source Linux distribution providing a competing domestic server OS foundation, with overlapping positioning in cloud infrastructure and enterprise deployments.
• 统信软件 (UnionTech / UOS): Direct domestic Chinese OS competitor offering the UOS desktop and server operating system, competing head-to-head with Galaxy Kylin for Xinchuang-mandated deployments across government, finance, and enterprise.
• openEuler Community (Huawei-led): Open-source Linux server OS distribution led by Huawei that competes with Galaxy Kylin in China's domestic server OS market, particularly for Kunpeng-based and general-purpose server deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors11 records

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M&A

Investments

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