Constant

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Constant (operating as Vultr) is a privately held cloud infrastructure provider offering bare metal servers, virtual cloud compute, and storage across 33 global data centers, serving over 1.5 million developers, startups, and enterprises through a self-service, usage-based platform.

Company typePrivate
Founded2018
HeadquartersWest Palm Beach, United States
Headcount251–500
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What Constant does

Constant (legally The Constant Company, LLC, operating under the Vultr brand) is a privately held cloud infrastructure provider headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, serving over 1.5 million customers globally. The company operates a product-led, developer-first platform that delivers three core products: Bare Metal (fully automated dedicated servers with zero virtualization layer), Cloud Compute (virtual instances in dedicated, shared, and high-frequency configurations), and Storage (block and object storage up to 10TB volumes). These products are unified under a single control panel and global API that allows customers to deploy and manage infrastructure across 33 international data center locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa.

The platform targets two primary customer segments: individual developers and developer-led teams building and scaling applications, and businesses/enterprises requiring scalable global infrastructure for workloads such as application hosting, gaming backends, mobile app backends, CI/CD pipelines, and edge compute. Constant employs a hybrid go-to-market combining a self-service console at console.vultr.com (instant sign-up and deployment) with a direct enterprise sales team for larger and custom deals. The company has scaled to 251–500 employees, serves customers in 20+ countries, and reports over 30 million servers deployed cumulatively across its footprint.

Constant monetizes through usage-based, pay-as-you-go pricing for compute, storage, and bandwidth consumption. Capital structure is anchored by a $150 million debt facility from Bank of America and JP Morgan (April 2021), with no disclosed equity funding rounds, suggesting the company has funded expansion largely through operating cash flow and non-dilutive debt. Leadership is led by CEO J.J. Kardwell, with founder David Aninowsky and VP of Product Marketing & Developer Relations Ryan Pollock. The company holds no disclosed patents, certifications, or strategic partnerships, and operates with a horizontal segmentation approach focused on the global developer and SMB market rather than industry verticals.

Constant firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Constant
Legal name: The Constant Company, LLC
Website: https://constant.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2018
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 251–500 employees
Short description: Constant (operating as Vultr) is a privately held cloud infrastructure provider offering bare metal servers, virtual cloud compute, and storage across 33 global data centers, serving over 1.5 million developers, startups, and enterprises through a self-service, usage-based platform.
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Constant industry classification

Industry

Product category: Cloud Infrastructure
NAICS: Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (334112)
SIC: Computer Storage Devices (3572)
akta.pro primary industry: General-Purpose Compute (VMs & Bare Metal IaaS) (HDABAAAA)
akta.pro secondary industries: Cloud Storage Core Services (Object/Block/File Storage as a Service) (HDABAAAK), Hyperscale & OCP Server Designs (HDABADAB)

Keywords

Cloud infrastructure
Bare metal servers
Cloud compute
Block storage
Virtual private servers

Where Constant is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: West Palm Beach
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices33 records

Markets served

Constant business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

Cloud Infrastructure Services: Constant generates revenue through providing cloud infrastructure services including bare metal servers, virtual compute instances, and storage. Customers pay for compute resources, storage, and bandwidth consumption. Services are offered on a usage-based model with pay-as-you-go billing.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Usage-based	Pay-as-you-go	Flexible cloud infrastructure pricing based on resource consumption

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Constant product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Constant provides on-demand cloud infrastructure services including fully automated bare metal servers, virtual cloud compute instances (dedicated, shared, and high-frequency CPU), and block and object storage. Infrastructure is delivered globally across 33 data centers under the Vultr brand via a unified API and developer console for instant provisioning of servers, storage, and networking.

Product overview

Constant offers a unified cloud infrastructure platform centered on three core products: Bare Metal for fully automated dedicated servers without virtualization overhead, Cloud Compute for scalable virtual server instances (dedicated, shared, and high-frequency), and Storage for flexible block and object storage with up to 10TB volumes. These products share a common management layer through a unified control panel and API, enabling developers to deploy and manage infrastructure across 33 global data center locations. The platform emphasizes automation, developer tools, and instant deployment capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Bare Metal Fully automated dedicated bare metal servers delivered on demand across Vultr's global data center footprint, designed for customers who need dedicated physical hardware without virtualization overhead for high-performance and I/O-intensive workloads.
Cloud Compute Virtual cloud compute instances offered in high-frequency, dedicated CPU, and shared CPU families for general application hosting, development environments, and scalable production workloads, billed on a usage-based hourly model.
Block Storage Scalable block storage volumes that attach to Vultr compute instances, providing persistent, low-latency storage for databases, application data, and stateful workloads.
Object Storage S3-compatible object storage service for unstructured data, backups, archives, and content distribution across the Vultr global infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

Deploy cloud infrastructure in seconds
+1 more outcomes

Companies that use Constant

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Constant technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Constant partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Constant competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

DigitalOcean: DigitalOcean is the closest direct competitor, offering developer-focused virtual servers, storage, and managed services targeted at SMBs and individual developers — mirroring Constant/Vultr's PLG, self-serve positioning.
Linode (Akamai Cloud): Linode, now part of Akamai, provides developer-friendly virtual servers, bare metal, and storage with a comparable self-serve model, directly competing with Vultr for SMB and developer workloads.
OVHcloud: OVHcloud is a global cloud provider offering bare metal, virtual servers, and storage with strong European footprint, directly overlapping Constant's developer and SMB cloud infrastructure offering.
Hetzner: Hetzner offers low-cost dedicated servers, cloud servers, and storage with strong European presence, competing head-to-head with Constant on price-sensitive bare metal and VM workloads.

Broad incumbents

Amazon Web Services (AWS): AWS is the dominant hyperscaler offering EC2 (VMs), bare metal instances, and S3/EBS storage as part of a vastly broader portfolio, competing broadly with Constant on commodity compute and storage.
Google Cloud Platform: Google Cloud provides Compute Engine VMs, bare metal, and storage as part of a wider enterprise cloud portfolio, competing with Constant for general-purpose IaaS workloads.
Microsoft Azure: Azure offers virtual machines, bare metal, and storage alongside a deep enterprise ecosystem, representing broad competitive overlap with Constant's IaaS offerings.
IBM Cloud: IBM Cloud offers virtual servers, bare metal, and storage as part of a broad enterprise hybrid cloud portfolio, overlapping with Constant on IaaS, particularly for hybrid and enterprise workloads.

Emerging players

UpCloud: UpCloud is an emerging European cloud provider offering virtual servers, storage, and managed databases with a developer focus, partially overlapping Constant's SMB cloud infrastructure target market.
Scaleway: Scaleway provides bare metal, virtual servers, and storage primarily across European regions, competing with Constant for European developer and SMB workloads with similar pricing-focused positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Constant financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Constant leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Constant funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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Constant M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about Constant

What does Constant do?

Is Constant a public or private company?

Constant is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Constant founded?

Constant was founded in 2018. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Constant based?

Constant is headquartered in West Palm Beach, United States, in the North America region.

How does Constant make money?

One revenue line is on record: cloud Infrastructure Services.

Who are Constant's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are DigitalOcean, Linode (Akamai Cloud), OVHcloud and Hetzner. Broad incumbents are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure and IBM Cloud. Emerging players are UpCloud and Scaleway.

Does Constant have an API?

Yes. Constant offers API access for developers to programmatically deploy and manage cloud infrastructure. The platform provides a control panel with full features and control over infrastructure, with a login portal available at console.vultr.com. The site references developer resources and automation capabilities, enabling developers to build and scale applications using cloud infrastructure programmatically.

What industry is Constant in?

Constant's product category is Cloud Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABAAAA, General-Purpose Compute (VMs & Bare Metal IaaS), with a secondary code of HDABAAAK, Cloud Storage Core Services (Object/Block/File Storage as a Service). Its NAICS code is 334112 and its SIC code is 3572.