Gurobi Optimization

What Gurobi Optimization does

Gurobi Optimization, LLC is a privately held software company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, that develops and licenses the Gurobi Optimizer, a commercial mathematical optimization solver used to determine provably optimal decisions for complex business problems. The solver handles linear programming (LP), mixed-integer programming (MIP), quadratic programming (QP), mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP), second-order cone programming (SOCP), and bilinear problems, and is built on proprietary algorithms developed by PhD mathematicians. Version 13.0 adds MIP and MINLP acceleration, Primal-Dual Hybrid Gradient (PDHG) with GPU acceleration, nonlinear optimization innovations, and Kubernetes auto-scaling for cloud-native deployments. The product is exposed to developers through APIs in Python (gurobipy), C, C++, Java, .NET, and R, with Jupyter notebook integration for interactive modeling.

Gurobi serves more than 1,200 enterprise customers across 40+ industries, with claimed penetration in 70% of Fortune 500 companies. Named deployments include SAP (17.1 billion decision variables for supply chain), BlackRock Aladdin and Qontigo Axioma (portfolio optimization), Robeco (€12.5 billion in fixed income portfolios optimized daily), C3 AI (process optimization yielding $8M+ in annual economic value at one sugar manufacturer), and Hitit (airline crew leave planning reducing cycles from weeks to seconds). Revenue is generated primarily through quote-based commercial enterprise licenses sold annually on subscription terms, supplemented by professional services delivered via a certified partner network that handles 80% of customer implementations. A free academic licensing program, free online-course licenses, and a 30-day free trial with benchmarking and tuning services form the developer-acquisition funnel.

The company has expanded internationally through a regional headquarters in Tokyo (following the 2023 acquisition of Japan-based October Sky) and sales/marketing offices in Beijing and Seoul. Distribution runs through three motions: direct enterprise field sales with PhD-level specialists, a global certified partner ecosystem, and self-serve cloud deployment (Gurobi Instant Cloud) plus an academic self-service portal. In 2026, Gurobi repositioned the brand as a "decision intelligence technology" provider, appointed Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck to lead a new AI Innovation Lab, and rolled out AI-assisted modeling tools (Gurobot, Prompt Engineer, Modeling Assistant) to broaden the user base beyond specialist optimization modelers.

Name

Gurobi Optimization

Legal name

Gurobi Optimization, LLC

Website

https://gurobi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gurobi Optimization develops and licenses the Gurobi Optimizer, a commercial mathematical optimization solver that delivers provably optimal decisions for LP, MIP, QP, and MINLP problems, serving over 1,200 enterprises including 70% of the Fortune 500 across 40+ industries via direct sales and a certified partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mathematical Optimization Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Quantum Optimization (Combinatorial & Continuous) (HDAGADAB)

Keywords

• Mathematical optimization software
• Mixed-integer programming solver
• Prescriptive analytics platform
• Enterprise decision intelligence
• Operations research software

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Commercial software licensing with various deployment options including single-user单机, multi-user多节点, on-premise, private cloud and public cloud deployments.
2. Consulting and Implementation Services: Professional services including optimization solution development, model development, model performance improvement, optimization training, and maintenance support through certified partners.
3. Academic Licensing Program: Free full-featured unlimited-use academic licenses for students, faculty, and researchers, with recent graduates also eligible for free academic licenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gurobi Optimization develops and sells the Gurobi Optimizer, the world's most powerful commercial mathematical optimization solver. The software uses proprietary algorithms developed by PhD mathematicians to solve complex business optimization problems including linear programming (LP), mixed-integer programming (MIP), quadratic programming (QP), and mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP), delivering mathematically proven optimal decisions rather than heuristic approximations for enterprise customers across 40+ industries.

Product overview

Gurobi Optimization offers a unified optimization platform centered on the Gurobi Optimizer, the world's most powerful commercial mathematical optimization solver. The core product handles all major optimization problem types including LP, MIP, QP, MIQP, QCP, MIQCP, SOCP, and bilinear problems. The portfolio includes version 13.0 with GPU acceleration and Kubernetes auto-scaling, the Math Series specialized solution frameworks, Gurobipy Python API, the Gurobi Partner Network for implementation support, Web License Service for cloud deployment, and open-source tools like Gurobi Machine Learning and grblogtools. The company has expanded through the acquisition of Japan-based October Sky and established an AI Innovation Lab under Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gurobi Optimizer: The world's most powerful optimization solver, built to determine the best possible decision for toughest business problems.

Products and services

• Gurobi Optimizer The world's most powerful commercial optimization solver that determines the best possible decision for complex business problems. Built by PhD mathematicians, it supports linear programming, mixed-integer programming, quadratic programming, and all major optimization problem types with proven optimal solutions mathematically guaranteed, serving enterprises across supply chain, finance, energy, transportation, and other industries.
• Gurobi 13.0 Latest major version of the Gurobi Optimizer featuring MIP and MINLP acceleration, Primal Dual Hybrid Gradient (PDHG) with GPU acceleration, nonlinear optimization innovations, and Kubernetes auto-scaling capabilities for cloud and container deployments including Amazon ECS/EKS, Microsoft Azure AKS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Math Series Optimization solution frameworks built around the Gurobi Optimizer, providing specialized frameworks for various optimization applications that enable faster implementation and reduced development costs compared to building systems from scratch.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sugar manufacturer achieved 1.9% increase in annual sugar yield, translating to over $8 million in potential annual economic value at scale
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Integration5 records

AI capability10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• C3 AIcoreTechnology or Integration · 27 April 2026Enterprise AI software provider partnered with Gurobi to deliver optimization solutions. C3 AI Process Optimization leverages Gurobi's solver alongside machine learning for complex nonlinear and mixed-integer optimization problems across industries including sugar, fertilizer, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
• Dr. Pascal Van HentenryckcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck appointed to lead Gurobi's AI Innovation Lab, focusing on advancing AI-driven optimization technologies and research.
• HititcoreTechnology or Integration · 20 November 2025Turkish aviation software company integrated Gurobi's decision intelligence technology into their Crane Crew Leave Optimizer to help airlines generate optimal crew leave plans, reducing planning time from weeks to seconds.
• October SkycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2023Japan-based mathematical optimization services provider acquired by Gurobi as part of expansion strategy to enhance collaboration, innovation, and customer support in Japan and the Asia Pacific region.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAP embeds Gurobi Optimizer as a powerful and reliable technology partner to help customers tackle complex planning scenarios, managing billions of variables for supply chain optimization.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IBM CPLEX: IBM's ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio is the historical incumbent in commercial mathematical optimization solvers, supporting LP, MIP, QP, and CP. It is the most direct competitor to Gurobi Optimizer in the same product category, serving overlapping Fortune 500 customers with comparable solver technology.
• FICO Xpress Optimization: FICO Xpress is a commercial optimization suite (solver + modeling + visualization) widely used in banking, insurance, and supply chain. It competes head-to-head with Gurobi on solver benchmarks and frequently appears on the same enterprise shortlists.
• Google OR-Tools: Google's open-source Operations Research tools offer routing, scheduling, and MIP solvers at no cost. They pressure Gurobi's pricing at the lower complexity end and are often the first tool enterprise teams try before graduating to a commercial solver.
• MOSEK: MOSEK is a commercial solver specializing in conic optimization (SOCP, exponential and power cones) used in finance and engineering. It overlaps with Gurobi on QP/SOCP workloads and competes for the same research and quantitative finance buyers.
• AIMMS: AIMMS provides a modeling platform for optimization applications that embeds solvers (including Gurobi itself). It is a direct comparable in the optimization modeling and decision-support category, targeting the same supply chain and operations audience.
• DecisionBrain: DecisionBrain builds optimization and decision-support applications for transportation, workforce, and energy using Gurobi and other solvers. It is a competing optimization software and services vendor with similar target verticals and enterprise customers.

Emerging players

• Hexaly (formerly LocalSolver): Hexaly is a newer commercial solver using a different mathematical approach (set covering / projected gradient) targeting combinatorial and global optimization problems. It is an emerging alternative to Gurobi for large-scale MIP and nonlinear workloads.
• COPT (Cardinal Optimizer): COPT is a high-performance commercial LP/MIP solver from the team at Cardinal Operations that has rapidly climbed solver benchmark rankings. It is an emerging challenger to Gurobi, particularly in the Chinese market and among performance-sensitive enterprises.
• Timefold (formerly OptaPlanner): Timefold is an open-source AI constraint solver for vehicle routing, scheduling, and employee rostering problems. It targets the same planning and scheduling workloads that Gurobi solves, with a focus on developer ergonomics and cloud-native deployment.

Broad incumbents

• SAS Optimization: SAS offers mathematical optimization as part of its broader analytics and decisioning platform. It is a broad incumbent whose optimization capabilities overlap with Gurobi but is sold primarily as part of a wider enterprise analytics suite.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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