What UnionTech does

UnionTech (统信软件技术有限公司) is a Beijing-headquartered, privately-held Chinese operating-system company founded in November 2019, evolving from the deepin Linux community project started in 2004. It develops a Linux-kernel-based OS portfolio spanning desktop (UOS V25/V20 Professional, Education, Community/deepin, Home), server, cloud-native, and smart-terminal variants, all sharing a proprietary 'homologous heterogeneous' architecture that supports AMD64, ARM64, MIPS64, SW64, and LoongArch CPUs in a single codebase. The technology stack is self-developed from kernel to desktop environment, with UOS AI 2.0 delivering system-level integration of third-party large language models (Baidu Wenxin, iFlytek Spark, 360 Zhineng) for multi-modal interaction, intelligent search, autonomous system-function invocation, and an Agent OS paradigm.

The company monetizes primarily through enterprise and government subscription licenses, professional services, migration tooling (CentOS replacement, application and peripheral migration), training and certification (700,000+ trained personnel), and complementary products such as an enterprise app store, centralized management platform, and cloud-native container platform. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales through 30+ branch offices and 3 service centers with an ecosystem of 15,000+ hardware, software, and integration partners that has produced 10M+ hardware/software adaptations. A subsidiary, Unionfab, provides industrial metal 3D printing services, representing a small adjacent diversification.

UnionTech serves more than 60,000 enterprise and government customers spanning central state organs (CCP Central Committee, State Council, Supreme People's Court, ministries), the Big Four state-owned banks, the three telecom carriers, securities exchanges, major SOEs in energy and steel, universities, and hospitals. The customer base is anchored in China's Xinchuang (information technology application innovation) procurement program, reinforced by GB/T 20272-2019 Level 4 security certification, Commercial Cryptography Product Certification, and partnerships with domestic CPU vendors (Loongson, Phytium, Sunway, Hygon, Zhaoxin, Huawei HiSilicon). The company has raised approximately $295 million in disclosed funding and was recognized as a 2026 China Unicorn Enterprise.

Name

UnionTech

Legal name

统信软件技术有限公司

Website

https://uniontech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

UnionTech (统信软件) is a Beijing-headquartered Chinese operating-system vendor that builds Linux-based desktop, server, cloud-native, and smart-terminal OS products with native AI integration, serving government, financial, telecom, and critical-infrastructure customers across more than 60,000 deployments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Desktop and Server Operating Systems

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

General-Purpose Compute (VMs & Bare Metal IaaS) (HDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mobile Operating Systems & Firmware (Android forks, OEM UI, Feature Phone OS) (CRACALAE)

Keywords

• Desktop operating systems
• Linux operating system
• Server operating system
• Enterprise software
• Cloud-native operating system

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Operating System Licenses: Sale of desktop and server operating system licenses to government and enterprise customers, including professional editions with advanced features and support
2. Professional Services and Support: Technical support, installation, configuration, and maintenance services including hotline support (400-8588-488), on-site support, email support, and online support
3. Training and Certification: Training certification programs through UnionTech Academy (统信未来产业学院), with over 700,000 trained personnel
4. Digital Manufacturing Services (via Unionfab): Industrial metal 3D printing services through affiliated Unionfab platform, delivering manufacturing as a service

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UnionTech develops and sells a portfolio of Linux-based operating system products under the UOS brand — including desktop OS editions (V25 Professional, V20 Professional, V20 Education, Community/deepin, Home Edition), server and cloud-native OS, smart terminal OS for IoT, and an enterprise application store. The company sells OS licenses and subscriptions primarily to Chinese government agencies and large enterprises, supplemented by professional services, training/certification, and a freemium consumer edition. UOS AI is the first native system-level AI framework integrated into a Chinese desktop OS.

Product overview

UnionTech (统信软件) is a leading Chinese operating system provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of Linux-based operating system products and services. The core product lineup includes desktop operating systems (V25 Professional, V20 Professional, Education Edition, Community/deepin, and Home Edition), server and cloud computing operating systems, cloud-native operating systems for containerized environments, and smart terminal operating systems for IoT applications. The company provides an ecosystem of supplementary products including UOS AI (the first native AI operating system in China integrating large language models), enterprise application store, centralized management platform, collaborative office tools, and migration solutions. The products are built on a unified Linux foundation with '同源异构' (same source, heterogeneous architecture) support for multiple CPU architectures including AMD64, MIPS64, ARM64, SW64, and LoongArch. UnionTech has established the largest operating system ecosystem in China with over 10 million hardware and software compatibility certifications and partnerships with more than 15,000 ecosystem vendors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 统信UOS: Brand name for UnionTech's operating system products including desktop, server, and cloud-native OS
• deepin
• Unionfab

Products and services

• UOS Desktop V25 Professional (统信桌面操作系统V25专业版) Linux-based desktop operating system with native AI integration (UOS AI 2.0) and Agent OS capabilities, supporting multiple CPU architectures (AMD64, MIPS64, ARM64, SW64, LoongArch). Targeted at enterprise and government users requiring secure, sovereign productivity environments.
• UOS Desktop V20 Professional (统信桌面操作系统V20专业版) Linux-kernel desktop operating system providing secure, stable system services with full CPU-architecture compatibility. Serves as the security foundation for government, finance, and enterprise sector deployments.
• UOS Desktop V20 Education (统信桌面操作系统V20教育版) First domestically-developed education-focused operating system enabling campus software legalization and a new campus information-security foundation for digital education and smart-campus initiatives.
• UOS Desktop Community Edition - deepin (统信桌面操作系统社区版) Fully open-source desktop operating system for global users. Ranks in DistroWatch Top 10, supports 34 languages, has 80 million+ cumulative downloads, and is China's first desktop OS root community.
• UOS Home Edition (统信UOS家庭版) Consumer-focused desktop operating system with one-click installation, cross-screen collaboration with mobile devices, built-in official app store without ads, and dual-system support. Targeted at individual users and families.
• UOS Server Operating System (统信服务器操作系统) Server and cloud-computing operating system supporting mainstream CPU architectures with enhanced security, high stability, high performance, and easy maintenance. Suitable for high-availability clusters, middleware, cloud computing, and container applications in enterprise deployments. Free authorization is available.
• UOS Cloud-Native Operating System (统信云原生操作系统) Cloud-native operating system designed for containerized deployments and modern cloud infrastructure, supporting enterprise container management and orchestration requirements.
• UOS Smart Terminal System (统信智能终端操作系统) Multi-terminal operating system for intelligent endpoints designed for the IoT era. Supports tablets, handheld terminals, smart displays, self-service terminals, and cloud terminals for finance, power, energy, education, and other industries.
• UOS AI (统信UOS AI) System-level AI application framework and intelligent assistant integrated into UOS. Supports integration with multiple large language models (Baidu Chifan 文心一言, Xunfei Starfire 讯飞星火, 360 Smart Brain 360智脑) and provides natural-language interaction, intelligent search, AI mailbox, AI browser, and AI image processing.
• UOS Enterprise App Store (统信企业级应用商店) Enterprise application distribution and management platform providing secure, curated software applications for UnionTech OS users with centralized management capabilities.
• UOS Centralized Management Platform (统信集中域管平台) Centralized management solution for enterprise desktop endpoints enabling IT administrators to manage configurations, deployments, and security policies from a unified console.
• UOS Yuanjian System Disk (统信UOS远舰系统盘) Portable system-drive solution allowing users to run the UOS operating system from external storage, providing flexibility for system deployment and mobility.
• UOS Changxie Collaboration (统信云办公) Collaborative office solution integrated with UOS providing document collaboration, communication, and productivity tools for enterprise teams.
• UOS Server Migration Tool - YouYi (统信有易) Migration tool for transitioning from CentOS or other Linux distributions to UOS server operating system, with automated conversion and compatibility checking.
• UOS Container Image Platform (统信容器镜像平台) Container image registry and management platform for the UOS cloud-native operating system, enabling enterprise container deployment and management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Operating system product shipments exceeded 10 million units
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Anyuan MoldminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2025Anyuan Mold partnered with UnionTech to expand presence in the metal 3D printing footwear mold sector, advancing technology and application development in specialized manufacturing.
• HuaweicoreTechnology or Integration · 6 November 2025Huawei's Qingyun W515y and W585y desktop workstations run on UnionTech's UOS V20 or Galaxy Kylin V10 Linux-based platforms, supporting China's digital independence from Western technology.
• 龙芯中科 (Loongson)coreTechnology or IntegrationEcosystem partner providing LoongArch CPU architecture support for UOS operating system.
• 华为 (Huawei)coreTechnology or IntegrationEcosystem partner providing Kirin and other processors for UOS operating system.
• 飞腾 (Phytium)coreTechnology or IntegrationEcosystem partner providing ARM64 CPU architecture support for UOS.
• 申威 (Sunway)coreTechnology or IntegrationEcosystem partner providing SW64 CPU architecture support for UOS.
• 中科海光 (Hygon)coreTechnology or IntegrationEcosystem partner providing Dhyana CPU architecture support for UOS.
• 兆芯 (Zhaoxin)coreTechnology or IntegrationEcosystem partner providing x86 CPU architecture support for UOS.
• IntelcoreTechnology or Integrationdeepin attended Intel Channel Partner Exchange in Hong Kong, presenting latest OS and AI innovations to global tech partners.
• 开放原子基金会 (OpenAtom Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnionTech officially joined OpenAtom Foundation in 2021 to participate in open-source ecosystem development.
• 中国开源推进联盟 (COPU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly established AI Desktop Working Group to advance AI integration in desktop operating systems.
• Saudi Programmers Association (Parmg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation with Saudi Arabia in desktop OS and AI technology through AI Desktop Working Group.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Canonical (Ubuntu): Ubuntu desktop and server distribution with strong cloud and developer mindshare; a direct functional counterpart to deepin/UOS in global open-source desktop and server deployments.
• SUSE: Enterprise Linux vendor (SUSE Linux Enterprise) competing with UOS Server in banking, telco and manufacturing accounts; provides comparable enterprise support, container and edge stacks.
• China Standard Software (Kylin/Galaxy Kylin): Closest Chinese competitor offering Galaxy Kylin desktop and server OS to government, defense and SOE customers; competes head-to-head with UnionTech in the same Xinchuang procurement cycles.
• Huawei openEuler: Open-source Linux distribution backed by Huawei targeting servers, cloud and edge; directly overlaps with UOS Server and increasingly UOS Desktop via the Huawei Qingyun workstation partnership.

Others

• ZStack: Domestic IaaS/cloud platform provider often co-deployed with UOS Server and Cloud-Native OS in localization stacks; a frequent ecosystem and integration partner rather than direct OS competitor.
• iFlytek: Provider of the Xunfei Spark LLM that is integrated into UOS AI; a key AI ecosystem partner whose model roadmap directly shapes UnionTech's Agent OS differentiation.

Broad incumbents

• Red Hat (IBM): Global enterprise Linux leader (RHEL) and OpenShift hybrid cloud; competes with UOS Server in enterprise accounts and sets the international commercial-Linux benchmark UnionTech benchmarks against.
• Microsoft (Windows): Dominant global desktop and server OS that UnionTech is explicitly positioned to replace in Chinese government and SOE environments; the primary incumbent UnionTech's Xinchuang growth depends on displacing.

Emerging players

• Alibaba (Anolis OS / OpenAnolis): Cloud- and server-focused Linux distribution from Alibaba; competes with UOS Server and Cloud-Native OS in domestic cloud-native and container deployments.
• Huawei HarmonyOS / openHarmony: Huawei's device and IoT OS; overlaps with UnionTech's Smart Terminal OS in tablets, handhelds and self-service terminals as the broader Chinese localization push creates parallel stacks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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