GBASE

What GBASE does

GBASE (天津南大通用数据技术股份有限公司, NEEQ: 833056) is a Tianjin-headquartered, domestically-developed database management system (DBMS) vendor founded in 2004. The company offers a full-stack product portfolio covering analytical databases (GBase 8a MPP Cluster with columnar storage and shared-nothing architecture, supporting PB-scale data), transactional databases (GBase 8s with shared storage cluster architecture, GBase 8a OLTP, GBase 8c multi-mode distributed), in-memory databases (GBase XDM), directory services (GBase 8d), and an AI-native operations platform (GBase AIOps). Underlying technology is fully proprietary with self-controlled core code, supported by 21+ invention patents and 20+ years of cumulative R&D.

GBASE primarily serves large state-owned enterprise and government customers in financial services, telecommunications, government, energy, and transportation—segments where China's 信创 (information technology application innovation) localization mandates create structural demand for domestic alternatives to Oracle, IBM DB2, and Microsoft SQL Server. Named customers include State Grid, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom (provincial branches), the Ministry of Public Security, and multiple regional/rural commercial banks. Revenue is generated through perpetual and subscription software licenses, technical support and migration services, and joint solution partnerships with hardware vendors; pricing is quote-based on nodes and scale, with a free evaluation tier for GBase 8a. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales through four regional subsidiaries (East/South/West/North China) with a 9,348-partner ecosystem covering chips, operating systems, middleware, cloud, and ISVs.

The company is listed on China's New Third Board since July 2015, has raised disclosed funding through six rounds (cumulative ~$30M+ disclosed) with a 2022 round led by Legend Capital alongside state-affiliated and strategic investors, and operates 100,000+ deployment nodes managing 500+ PB of customer data across all 33 Chinese provincial-level regions and 50+ countries. GBASE holds National Security Level 4 (等保四级), commercial encryption, classified information, CMMI-5, and ISO 27001 certifications, and has been included in the Gartner Data Warehouse Magic Quadrant.

Name

GBASE

Legal name

天津南大通用数据技术股份有限公司

Website

https://gbase.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

GBASE is a Tianjin-based domestic Chinese database vendor founded in 2004, offering proprietary analytical, transactional, distributed, and in-memory database products plus an AI-native operations platform. It serves large state-owned enterprises and government agencies in finance, telecom, government, energy, and transportation under China's localization mandates, with 10,000+ enterprise customers and 100,000+ deployment nodes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Database Management Systems

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

In-Memory Databases (HDAEAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Warehouse/Lakehouse Performance Optimization & Cost Management (HDAEABAL), Data Security & Privacy Managed Services (DLP/Encryption) (BPAEADAL)

Keywords

• Enterprise database software
• Distributed database systems
• Analytical database platforms
• Transactional database management
• Database localization solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Nankai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Database Software Licenses: GBASE generates revenue primarily from licensing its proprietary database software products including GBase 8a, GBase 8s, GBase 8c, GBase XDM, and GBase 8d. Products are sold as perpetual licenses or subscription models with varying configurations for enterprise, mid-market, and government customers.
2. Technical Support and Services: Revenue includes technical support services, implementation, training, and after-sales support. The company offers dedicated technical support teams, on-site support, remote services, and expert training programs. A free version of GBase 8a is available for non-production use.
3. Joint Solutions and Ecosystem Partnerships: GBASE generates revenue through joint solutions with hardware partners (database appliances), software integration partnerships, and co-selling arrangements with technology ecosystem partners including chip vendors, OS vendors, middleware vendors, and ISV partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GBASE develops, sells, and supports a full-stack portfolio of domestically-developed proprietary database management systems covering analytical (OLAP), transactional (OLTP), distributed, in-memory, and directory service workloads. Core products include GBase 8a (MPP columnar analytical database), GBase 8s (shared-storage transactional database with Level 4 security certification), GBase 8c (multi-mode distributed database), GBase XDM (in-memory database), GBase 8d (LDAP directory service), and GBase AIOps (AI-powered operations platform), sold primarily as enterprise licenses to banks, telecom operators, government agencies, energy and transportation organizations.

Product overview

GBASE (天津南大通用数据技术股份有限公司) offers a comprehensive portfolio of domestically-developed database products spanning analytical (OLAP), transactional (OLTP), distributed, in-memory, and directory service databases. The core product line includes GBase 8a (MPP Cluster for large-scale parallel analytical processing), GBase 8a OLTP (cloud-native transactional database with HTAP hybrid storage), GBase 8s (shared storage cluster database for enterprise transactions with Level 4 security), GBase 8c (multi-mode multi-form distributed database), GBase XDM (in-memory database cluster), and GBase 8d (directory service system). Supporting modules include GBase AIOps (AI-powered intelligent operations), GBase GCDW (cloud data warehouse), GBase RTSync (real-time data sync), GB ase MTK (migration toolkit), and GBase Data Studio (management tool). The product ecosystem supports deployment on physical machines, virtual machines, containers, private cloud and public cloud environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GBase 8a: 大规模分布式并行数据库，包含OLAP、OLTP、GCDW、GCVD、GDOM和HD等产品组件，面向海量数据查询分析领域的高性能国产数据库。
• GBase 8s
• GBase 8c
• GBase XDM
• GBase 8d
• GBase AIOps
• GBase GCDW
• GBase UP

Products and services

• GBase 8a MPP Cluster (OLAP) Cloud-native analytical database built on MPP + Shared Nothing federated architecture with columnar storage, supporting PB-level data, up to 4096 node clusters, up to 1:30 compression ratio, 10-100x query performance improvement, and 30TB+/hour loading speed. Targets data warehouse, BI, and big data analytics workloads in finance, telecom, and government.
• GBase 8a OLTP Cloud-native transactional database with built-in row store, column store, and HTAP hybrid storage, offering high Oracle compatibility, GIS spatial capabilities, and full-stack tools for large-scale concurrent transactions and real-time data analysis.
• GBase 8s Enterprise-class transaction database based on shared storage architecture with RPO=0, RTO<5s for SSC, 99.999% availability. Achieves National Security Level 4 (等保四级), supports national secret SM2/SM3/SM4 algorithms, and meets SQL99/2003, ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET international database standards. Designed for finance, telecom, government, and defense mission-critical OLTP systems, capable of replacing international mainstream databases in 80%+ scenarios.
• GBase 8c Third-generation intelligent distributed database with multi-mode multi-form architecture supporting row store, column store, and in-memory storage engines; supports single, active-standby, and distributed deployment modes; compatible with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL; deployable on physical machines, virtual machines, containers, private and public clouds. Designed for high-performance, elastic scaling core systems and internet-facing workloads.
• GBase XDM Distributed in-memory database capable of managing trillion-level data with a 6-node cluster achieving 1.3M+ QPS for simple queries, 1M+ QPS for large data (4KB+), and 1.2M+ QPS for complex mixed data scenarios. Combines in-memory key-value storage, server-side sharding, and hot data caching for massive data storage and precise query services.
• GBase 8d Directory service management system with full intellectual property rights, compliant with LDAP v3 standard, managing hundreds of millions of entries per server with 10ms query performance for 10 million entries under 50 threads and 50,000+ queries/second throughput. Widely deployed in PKI/PMI systems and large enterprise identity management.
• GBase AIOps AI-native intelligent operations platform for domestic database ecosystems with five-layer architecture (data-collection-model-capability-service). Supports 20+ databases including GBase 8a/8c and Oracle/MySQL/PostgreSQL, featuring 800+ fault scenarios, 200,000+ operational knowledge entries, 2,000+ operational automation tools, and natural language conversational operations with 100% intent recognition accuracy and ≤10s response time.
• GBase GCDW Cloud-native data warehouse based on columnar storage and massive distributed MPP architecture with storage-compute separation. Supports both local deployment (private cloud storage-compute separation) and public cloud deployment, with unlimited independent scaling of compute and storage resources. Targets analytical big data platforms, BI systems, and data warehouse/data mart workloads.

Quantifiable outcome

• Query performance improved 10-100x compared to traditional databases
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 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

Integration12 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Corporation: Global incumbent in OLTP (Oracle Database) and data warehousing (Exadata). The primary foreign database that GBASE targets to displace in Chinese regulated sectors through its Oracle compatibility layer and localization advantages.
• Alibaba PolarDB / AnalyticDB: Alibaba Cloud's flagship cloud-native relational (PolarDB) and analytical (AnalyticDB) databases. Competes across the same workloads but is bundled within Alibaba Cloud, offering hyperscaler-scale infrastructure and pricing power that independent vendors like GBASE must match.
• IBM Db2: IBM's enterprise relational database with strong presence in banking, government, and large enterprise. GBASE positions GBase 8s as a direct replacement for Db2 in core banking and large-scale enterprise systems in China.
• Huawei GaussDB: Huawei's enterprise and cloud-native database family, often bundled with Huawei Cloud and hardware stacks. Competes with GBASE in finance, telecom, and government but backed by Huawei's broader hardware and cloud ecosystem.
• Tencent TDSQL: Tencent Cloud's distributed database suite serving financial, gaming, and internet customers. Competes in distributed OLTP/OLAP workloads with the advantage of Tencent's broader cloud ecosystem and consumer-grade engineering depth.

Direct peers

• OceanBase (Ant Group): Ant Group's independently developed distributed database, originally built for Alibaba's payment systems. Direct competitor in the Chinese domestic database market for OLTP/HTAP workloads, similarly benefiting from localization tailwinds and serving large financial and internet customers.
• PingCAP (TiDB): PingCAP develops TiDB, an open-source distributed NewSQL database. Direct competitor for distributed HTAP and cloud-native workloads; targets similar internet, fintech, and enterprise customers with a strong open-source community-driven GTM.
• Teradata: Global analytical data warehouse vendor with deep presence in telecommunications and financial services. GBASE's MPP/columnar GBase 8a and GCDW compete head-to-head with Teradata for large-scale analytical workloads in similar industries.
• KingbaseES (People's Daily): Kingbase, developed by Renmin University and People's Daily, is one of China's leading independent database vendors. Direct competitor in domestic OLTP/OLAP workloads, sharing the same localization-driven customer base in government and state-owned enterprises.
• DM Database / Dameng (DM): Dameng Database is a leading Chinese independent relational database vendor. Direct competitor in domestic OLTP, particularly in government, state-owned enterprise, and energy sectors with similar localization-driven positioning and Oracle compatibility focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors16 records

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M&A

Investments

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