ExaGrid
ExaGrid provides tiered backup storage appliances with a disk-cache Landing Zone and non-network-facing Repository Tier, serving over 5,000 enterprise and mid-market customers with ransomware-resilient backup retention across 25+ backup software integrations.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2002
- HeadquartersMarlborough, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What ExaGrid does
ExaGrid Systems, Inc. is a privately held provider of Tiered Backup Storage appliances, headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, founded in 2002 and operating globally with regional entities in the UK, Ireland, Singapore, and India. The company's core technology is a two-tier storage architecture: a front-end disk-cache Landing Zone that ingests backups in undeduplicated form for fastest backup and restore performance, and a non-network-facing Repository Tier with tiered air gap, delayed-delete policies, and immutable deduplication objects that isolates retained data from the production network for ransomware recovery. Each appliance contributes disk, memory, bandwidth, and processing power, allowing up to 32 mixed HDD and SSD nodes in a single scale-out system that keeps backup windows fixed as data grows, with the largest SSD scale-out reaching over 17.3PB and the largest HDD scale-out reaching 6PB full backup capacity. Adaptive Deduplication operates in parallel with backups and replication, yielding zone-level ratios of 10:1 to 50:1.
The product line includes eight HDD appliance models and four all-flash SSD models, supported by Version 7.x software that integrates with over 25 backup applications (Veeam, Commvault, Veritas NetBackup, Rubrik, Cohesity, IBM Spectrum Protect, HYCU, Oracle RMAN, Zerto, Metallic) via standard protocols including S3 with Object Locking and KMIP 1.4 for external key management. The most recent release (Version 7.4.0) added AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock with Auto Detect & Guard for anomaly-based ransomware defense and features targeted at managed service providers.
ExaGrid sells through a hybrid go-to-market combining direct enterprise field sales with dedicated system engineers for proof of concept, alongside a global channel partner network of resellers and distributors; the average selling price is approximately $280,000 with multiple seven-figure deals per quarter. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware appliance sales bundled with maintenance and software subscription agreements sold on multi-year contracts. The customer base exceeds 5,000 active enterprise and upper mid-market installations across federal government, healthcare, financial services, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, technology, and education, with reported 2025 ARR of $49.6 million, double-digit year-over-year growth in Q1 2026, 95.6% annual customer retention, 80% competitive win rate, and 21 consecutive quarters of positive P&L, EBITDA, and free cash flow while remaining 100% debt-free.
ExaGrid firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ExaGrid
- Legal name
- ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
- Website
- https://exagrid.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2002
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- ExaGrid provides tiered backup storage appliances with a disk-cache Landing Zone and non-network-facing Repository Tier, serving over 5,000 enterprise and mid-market customers with ransomware-resilient backup retention across 25+ backup software integrations.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ExaGrid industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Enterprise Backup Storage Appliances
- NAICS
- Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (334112)
- SIC
- Computer Storage Devices (3572)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Data Protection & Backup Appliances (Backup Targets, Dedup Appliances) (HDACACAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Immutable Backup, Air-Gap & Ransomware Recovery (HDABAIAJ), Backup Appliances & Integrated Systems (HDABAEAE), Backup & Restore Platforms (Cloud Backup) (HDABAIAB)
Keywords
Where ExaGrid is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Marlborough
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
ExaGrid business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Backup Storage Appliances: Sale of hardware appliances including HDD and SSD models for tiered backup storage. Average selling price of US$280,000 with multiple million-dollar deals.
- Software and Maintenance: Software licenses, maintenance contracts, and support services bundled with appliances. All upgrades and releases included in maintenance.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Enterprise backup storage appliances with multiple HDD and SSD models |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
ExaGrid product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ExaGrid designs, manufactures, and sells Tiered Backup Storage appliances that combine a front-end disk-cache Landing Zone for fastest backups and restores with a non-network-facing Repository Tier (tiered air gap) for long-term retention and ransomware recovery. The scale-out architecture allows up to 32 mixed-and-matched HDD or SSD appliances in a single system, with adaptive deduplication, AI-powered ransomware protection, and integrations with over 25 backup applications including Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup, Rubrik, and Cohesity.
Product overview
ExaGrid offers a Tiered Backup Storage platform consisting of eight HDD appliance models and four SSD appliance models (EX90-SSD, EX135-SSD, EX270-SSD, EX540-SSD). The platform's core architecture includes a disk-cache Landing Zone for fastest backups/restores, a non-network-facing Repository Tier with tiered air gap for ransomware recovery, and Adaptive Deduplication achieving 10:1 to 50:1 ratios. The scale-out architecture supports up to 32 appliances in a single system, scaling to 17.3PB for SSD systems and 6PB full backup capacity for HDD systems. Security features include AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock with Auto Detect & Guard that uses AI to detect anomalies and automatically extend retention policies. The software platform (versions 7.0.0 through 7.4.0) integrates with over 25 backup applications including Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup, Rubrik, and Cohesity.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Tiered Backup Storage Platform ExaGrid's primary backup storage platform combining a disk-cache Landing Zone for fast backups and restores with a non-network-facing Repository Tier (tiered air gap) for ransomware-resilient long-term retention, sold to enterprise IT and mid-market organizations with complex data protection needs.
- HDD Tiered Backup Storage Appliances Eight HDD-based backup storage appliance models that can be combined in a scale-out configuration for enterprises and mid-market customers; the largest HDD scale-out system handles up to 6PB full backup with 12PB raw capacity and data deduplication.
- All-Flash SSD Tiered Backup Storage Appliances Four all-flash SSD appliance models (EX90-SSD, EX135-SSD, EX270-SSD, EX540-SSD) extending the tiered backup architecture with faster backups and restores, scaling to over 17.3PB full backup in a single scale-out system for organizations prioritizing performance.
- ExaGrid Software Platform (Version 7.4.0) Version 7.4.0 of ExaGrid's software platform, shipped with all appliance purchases and bundled maintenance contracts, adding MSP multi-tenant capabilities (per-customer usage tracking, billing, restore) and AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock with Auto Detect & Guard ransomware anomaly detection.
Quantifiable outcome
- 3X faster backups, 20X faster restores
- +9 more outcomes
Companies that use ExaGrid
Customer profileNamed customers19 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
ExaGrid technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration14 records
AI capability3 records
Feature6 records
ExaGrid partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- VeeamcoreStrategic partnership for cyber resilience capabilities. ExaGrid serves as backup storage target for Veeam workloads. Version 7.0.0 achieved 'Veeam Ready-Object' status with immutability and 'Veeam SOSAPI' certification.
- RubrikcoreExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage appliances can be used as target for Rubrik backup software. Enables combined deduplication ratios of 6:1 to 20:1. Reduces storage costs up to 90% compared to cloud storage while providing ransomware protection through tiered air gap architecture.
- CohesitycoreExpanded partnership with certified integrations enabling ExaGrid as archive storage target for Cohesity DataProtect and NetBackup. Generally available in H1 2026.
- Convergent TechnologyminorPartner with Convergent Technology winning Storage Solution of the Year Corporate award at Storage Awards 2026.
- Quest Technology ManagementminorQuest Technology Management awarded enterprise technology contract for HPE and ExaGrid in California.
Scale indicators13 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
ExaGrid competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Dell Technologies (PowerProtect Data Domain): Dell's PowerProtect Data Domain is the market-leading purpose-built backup storage appliance, directly competing with ExaGrid on deduplicating backup targets, scale-out capacity, and protection storage; ExaGrid explicitly calls out Dell DD as the primary competitor being displaced in deals.
- HPE (StoreOnce): HPE StoreOnce is a competing backup storage appliance family with inline deduplication and Catalyst replication, selling into the same enterprise and mid-market backup use cases and frequently evaluated head-to-head with ExaGrid in IT procurement.
- Quantum Corporation (DXi): Quantum's DXi series is one of the original purpose-built backup dedup appliances serving mid-market and enterprise customers; competes with ExaGrid's tiered architecture and displaces in similar dedup-target RFPs.
Broad incumbents
- Rubrik: Rubrik is a leading cloud-data-management and cyber-recovery platform that now certifies ExaGrid as a backup target; it increasingly ships its own storage tier and overlaps with ExaGrid on ransomware recovery, immutability, and enterprise data protection.
- Cohesity: Cohesity's hyperconverged secondary storage and DataProtect platform competes head-on with ExaGrid on backup storage and ransomware protection; the companies maintain a certified integration but Cohesity is also an appliance and software-defined alternative.
- Veritas Technologies (NetBackup / Alta): Veritas NetBackup is the largest independent backup software platform and ExaGrid's most deeply integrated long-time partner (Flex Media Server Appliances), but it also competes via Veritas appliances and the NetBackup deduplication pool feature.
- Commvault: Commvault is a leading enterprise backup and data protection software platform that certifies ExaGrid as a backup target; its Metallic/Hedvig offerings and appliance partnerships create indirect competition for backup storage spend.
Emerging players
- Veeam Software: Veeam is ExaGrid's most strategic software partner (Veeam Ready-Object, SOSAPI) and the dominant mid-market backup vendor, but it increasingly bundles hardened repositories and object-lock features that compete with ExaGrid's core tiered-air-gap value proposition.
- HYCU: HYCU is a purpose-built backup software vendor integrated with ExaGrid but also competing for the same modern, virtualized/cloud-native backup workload where ExaGrid's Landing Zone + Repository Tier architecture is sold.
- Barracuda Networks (Backup): Barracuda Backup is a smaller-purpose-built backup appliance targeting mid-market and SMB; competes with ExaGrid on price-sensitive deals, though ExaGrid targets a larger scale-out enterprise workload.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
ExaGrid social profiles
Digital presenceExaGrid compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
ExaGrid financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ExaGrid leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
ExaGrid subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
ExaGrid funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds10 records
Investors7 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
ExaGrid M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about ExaGrid
What does ExaGrid do?
ExaGrid designs, manufactures, and sells Tiered Backup Storage appliances that combine a front-end disk-cache Landing Zone for fastest backups and restores with a non-network-facing Repository Tier (tiered air gap) for long-term retention and ransomware recovery. The scale-out architecture allows up to 32 mixed-and-matched HDD or SSD appliances in a single system, with adaptive deduplication, AI-powered ransomware protection, and integrations with over 25 backup applications including Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup, Rubrik, and Cohesity.
Is ExaGrid a public or private company?
ExaGrid is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was ExaGrid founded?
ExaGrid was founded in 2002. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is ExaGrid based?
ExaGrid is headquartered in Marlborough, United States, in the North America region.
How does ExaGrid make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Backup Storage Appliances are the primary driver. The others are software and Maintenance.
Who are ExaGrid's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Dell Technologies (PowerProtect Data Domain), HPE (StoreOnce) and Quantum Corporation (DXi). Broad incumbents are Rubrik, Cohesity, Veritas Technologies (NetBackup / Alta) and Commvault. Emerging players are Veeam Software, HYCU and Barracuda Networks (Backup).
Does ExaGrid have an API?
No public API is recorded for ExaGrid.
What industry is ExaGrid in?
ExaGrid's product category is Enterprise Backup Storage Appliances. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDACACAI, Data Protection & Backup Appliances (Backup Targets, Dedup Appliances), with a secondary code of HDABAIAJ, Immutable Backup, Air-Gap & Ransomware Recovery. Its NAICS code is 334112 and its SIC code is 3572.