What WINHONG does

WINHONG (云宏信息科技股份有限公司) is a Chinese enterprise virtualization and cloud infrastructure software vendor founded in 2010 and headquartered in Guangzhou. The company has spent 16 years developing its proprietary CNware virtualization platform, which positions itself as a domestic alternative to VMware for server virtualization, hyperconverged infrastructure, multi-cloud management, container cloud, and AI compute workloads. Its core engine, CNware WinSphere, supports both x86 and six major domestic Chinese chip architectures (Kunpeng, Phytium, Loongson, Hygon, Zhaoxin, Shenwei) and is delivered in both enterprise and 信创 (Information Technology Application Innovation) editions. The platform uses a modular "building-block" decoupling architecture that allows compute, storage, and network modules to be deployed independently, and supports same-level VMware replacement with a six-step migration methodology.

The company's product portfolio spans CNware WinSphere (server virtualization), CNware WinStack (virtualization cloud platform), CNware WinHCI (hyperconverged appliance), WinCloud (multi-cloud management), CNware WinGarden (container/Kubernetes platform), CNware WinAI (intelligent computing cloud platform with AI inference capabilities and a co-developed all-in-one appliance with Baode Computing), plus adjacent products including WinCDR disaster recovery, WinCBM backup, and a data privacy computing platform. Revenue is generated primarily through software licensing (subscription/recurring and perpetual), integrated hardware appliance sales, and professional services (basic support, VIP support, and on-site implementation), delivered through a hybrid go-to-market combining direct enterprise field sales and a multi-tier partner ecosystem of service partners, ODM/ISV strategic partners, and regional resellers.

WINHONG serves over 2,000 large enterprise customers with cumulative CPU authorizations exceeding 10,000, concentrated in financial services, government, energy, transportation, manufacturing, education, and healthcare. Notable customers include provincial digital government platforms (e.g., Guangdong's 粤基座), multiple major Chinese banks (Bank of Beijing, Industrial Bank, China Merchants Bank, ICBC, Agricultural Bank), securities firms, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, China State Railway Group, Hong Kong/Macau telecom operators, and power sector leaders (大渡河). The company is listed on China's NEEQ (ticker 832135), holds "National Specialized 'Little Giant'" enterprise status (achieved 2021, re-certified 2024), CMMI5 certification, 等保三级 and National Confidentiality Bureau 分保 certifications, and participates in leadership of 18 national standards including the GB/T 45399-2025 hyperconverged national standard effective October 2025.

Name

WINHONG

Legal name

云宏信息科技股份有限公司

Website

https://winhong.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

WINHONG (云宏) is a Chinese enterprise virtualization software vendor providing CNware virtualization, hyperconverged infrastructure, multi-cloud management, and AI compute platforms to 2,000+ enterprise customers across financial, government, healthcare, and other regulated sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Server Virtualization Software

NAICS

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (334)

SIC

Electronic Computers (3571)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Asset Management (ITAM) Platforms (HDAEALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Endpoint & Mobile Asset Management (UEM/MDM Asset Controls) (BPAEAOAI)

Keywords

• Server virtualization software
• Hyperconverged infrastructure
• Cloud management platform
• VMware replacement
• Intelligent computing cloud

Headquarters

HQ city

Guangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 软件许可与订阅（CNware WinSphere、WinStack等虚拟化软件）: 通过销售服务器虚拟化软件许可证（永久许可或订阅制）以及相关虚拟化云平台、超融合软件的授权许可获取收入，是公司的核心收入来源
2. 超融合一体机硬件销售: CNware WinHCI超融合一体机、CNware WinAI智算云平台一体机等软硬件集成系统的一体机产品销售
3. 专业服务与支持服务: 提供基础支持服务（远程技术支持、现场服务）、高级支持服务（VIP客户、性能调优、驻场实施）等专业服务收入

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

WINHONG sells self-developed CNware server virtualization software, cloud platforms, hyperconverged appliances, multi-cloud management, container platforms, and AI intelligent computing platforms. The core product CNware WinSphere provides same-level VMware replacement capability with kernel-level self-developed virtualization, supporting 'one cloud eight chips' heterogeneous chip management across Kunpeng, Phytium, Loongson, Haiguang, Zhaoxin, and Shenwei domestic chips plus x86. Products are sold as enterprise software licenses/subscriptions and integrated appliances to large organizations in finance, government, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and energy sectors.

Product overview

WINHONG (云宏) is a Chinese virtualization software company that has specialized in virtualization independent R&D for over 16 years. The company offers a comprehensive product portfolio under the CNware brand, consisting of: CNware WinSphere (server virtualization software in enterprise and 信创 editions) as the core virtualization engine; CNware WinStack (virtualization cloud platform) as the cloud infrastructure platform layer supporting both virtualization and container dual-stack; CNware WinHCI (hyperconverged all-in-one machine) for one-stop data center deployment; WinCloud (multi-cloud management platform) for cross-cloud governance; CNware WinGarden (container cloud platform) for cloud-native capabilities; and CNware WinAI (intelligent computing cloud platform and all-in-one machine) for AI inference and training. The products support multiple deployment modes (server virtualization, hyperconverged, compute-storage separation), provide 'one cloud eight chips' heterogeneous chip management, and offer VMware same-level replacement capabilities. The portfolio serves financial, government, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and energy sectors through a modular, building-block architecture approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CNware WinSphere: 国产服务器虚拟化软件，可同位替换VMware
• CNware WinStack
• CNware WinHCI
• WinCloud
• CNware WinGarden
• CNware WinAI
• CNware WinAI智算一体机

Products and services

• CNware WinSphere Virtualization - Enterprise Edition Server virtualization software for large/medium/small/micro-scale resource pooling. Positioned as the closest domestic VMware-compatible product with same-level replacement capability, offering leading advantages in diversified computing support, legacy resource utilization, and hardware-software collaboration. Supports x86 architecture.
• CNware WinSphere Virtualization - Xinchuang Edition Server virtualization software for domestic Xinchuang chip environments, supporting Kunpeng, Phytium, Loongson, Haiguang, Zhaoxin, and Shenwei chips. Compatible with both x86 and ARM operating systems, meeting financial-grade requirements with kernel-level self-developed technology and full software-hardware decoupling.

Quantifiable outcome

• 单卷IOPS达200万，网络延迟低至65微秒，性能较传统架构提升10-30倍
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration32 records

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• 华为技术有限公司coreTechnology or Integration云宏是华为鲲鹏展翅计划同辕开发核心成员，获得鲲鹏同辕开发技术认证，与华为在鲲鹏昇腾生态进行深度技术协同。基于鲲鹏BoostKit优化和昇腾高效调度，实现软硬协同，单线程性能提升50%，四线程提升超90%，存储IOPS较Ceph提升超10倍。双方在AI基础设施、虚拟化标准编制等领域全方位合作。
• 宝德计算coreStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与宝德计算联合发布战略合作成果——CNware WinAI智算云平台一体机，深度融合宝德昇腾AI服务器硬件与云宏CNware WinAI智算云平台软件，提供开箱即用的一站式解决方案，兼容DeepSeek等大模型生态，支持671B参数及多模态处理。
• VeritascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与全球数据管理巨头Veritas强强联合，推出深度集成的CNware+Veritas无代理备份解决方案，为国产化环境打造坚实的数据防线，通过外资银行实践印证，赋能关键业务高可用。
• 联通云（中国联通）coreStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏作为联通云重要战略合作伙伴，创始人兼董事长张为杰出席联通云六大智能新产品发布仪式并参与手印签约仪式。双方将在信创云、AI基础设施、联合解决方案等方向深化协同创新，共同打造云计算服务生态。
• 申威（国产核心芯片厂商）majorTechnology or Integration云宏率先完成了与申威威鑫H8000处理器的深度适配，该处理器基于自主SW64指令集架构。云宏CNware WinStack虚拟化云平台与申威威鑫H8000联合展示于第17届中国国际现代化铁路技术装备展览会，标志着国产虚拟化在支持新一代自主核心硬件平台方面取得重要进展。
• 联想凌拓majorStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与联想凌拓联合举办'制造业IT架构革新与前沿技术融合实践'专题活动，围绕智能制造、可信云架构、数据安全与低碳运维等核心议题展开深入交流，共同推动国产云软件在高端制造场景的安全应用。
• 邦彦科技majorStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与邦彦科技、Panabit联合主办'企业级云架构创新：从国产终端到超融合可视化全链路交流会'，共同推动从国产终端、云基础设施到网络流量可视化等多层次的技术融合与方案创新。
• PanabitmajorTechnology or Integration云宏与邦彦科技、Panabit联合主办行业交流会，聚焦国产化数字基础设施全链路构建，探讨云平台升级到流量可视化的关键技术路径与实践经验。
• 富士胶片商业创新majorStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与富士胶片商业创新共同参展一带一路软件博览馆（香港）2025，展示联合解决方案，围绕智慧政府、智慧医疗、智慧金融、智慧交通四大主题，共同探讨跨国新经济发展及挑战。
• SUSEmajorTechnology or Integration云宏联合SUSE等安全领域专家共同主办'智御勒索——制造业数据安全的攻防新范式'专题客户会，聚焦防勒索架构与技术新趋势及实践应用，为制造业企业提供数据安全保障策略。
• 统信软件majorTechnology or Integration云宏与统信软件在港澳地区合作打造'国产操作系统+国产虚拟化'联合解决方案，增强整体竞争力。云宏全面支持统信UOS等国产操作系统生态，适配近百种认证互认证书。
• 中国电子技术标准化研究院coreStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与中国电子技术标准化研究院共同参与虚拟化国标编制启动工作，在金融行业协同工作启动仪式上宣布虚拟化国标编制正式启动，深度融合AI算力调度、高性能协议、异构芯片等前沿技术。
• 大渡河（头部电力企业）minorOthers云宏已助力大渡河等头部电力企业完成信创改造，构建完全自主可控的IT基础设施底座，全面兼容飞腾、鲲鹏、海光、龙芯等国产CPU及麒麟、统信UOS等操作系统。
• 长三角金融信创联合攻关基地majorStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与中国信通院牵头发起的长三角金融信创联合攻关基地合作，参与技术攻关、适配验证、标准制定、人才培训、生态交流等工作，推动金融信创技术创新、能力提升与生态建设。基地发来感谢信认可云宏的贡献。
• 广东技术师范大学majorStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏可信云院士专家工作站与广东技术师范大学达成战略合作，围绕核心技术联合攻关、高层次人才联合培养、科技成果转化应用、创新平台共建共享等领域展开全方位合作，共同培育高水平创新成果与人才。
• 信创工委会、华南理工大学、广东工业大学minorStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与信创工委会、华南理工大学、广东工业大学等建立紧密合作，获批设立广东省博士工作站、入选广州市博士后创新实践基地名单，持续引入并培养云计算、信创等高级人才。
• 东南亚本地合作伙伴majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor云宏采取'区域深耕+伙伴协同'路径，通过产品输出与技术合作切入目标市场，已在东南亚与本地伙伴落地多个项目，通过合作伙伴在阿曼、越南等国的制造业、新能源行业实现业务拓展。
• 香港资讯科技联会majorStrategic or Co-development Partner云宏与香港资讯科技联会合作参展一带一路软件博览馆（香港）2025，香港资讯科技联会杨俊兴副秘书长表示希望借助本次活动共谋出海商机和发展。

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SmartX: SmartX is a Chinese HCI and distributed storage vendor with comparable product positioning to WINHONG's CNware WinHCI and storage offerings, directly competing in finance, manufacturing, and enterprise Xinchuang refresh projects.
• Inspur InCloud: Inspur's InCloud enterprise cloud platform competes with WINHONG across Chinese government, energy, and large-enterprise virtualization and cloud infrastructure deals, leveraging Inspur's server hardware dominance.
• Huawei (FusionSphere/Huawei Cloud Stack): Huawei's enterprise virtualization and private cloud platform is the most direct large-scale competitor to WINHONG in the Chinese enterprise IT infrastructure market, particularly for government and finance accounts. Both target Xinchuang-compliant server virtualization and hyperconverged deployments across six major domestic chip families.
• H3C (CAS/UIS): H3C's Cloud Automation System and UIS超融合 are directly comparable to WINHONG's CNware WinSphere/WinStack/WinHCI stack, competing head-to-head in Chinese enterprise virtualization and hyperconverged infrastructure deals across government, education, and finance.
• Sangfor Technologies: Sangfor's enterprise cloud and HCI appliances compete directly with WINHONG in Chinese enterprise virtualization and hyperconverged infrastructure, with overlapping customer segments in government, healthcare, and education.
• ZStack: ZStack is a Chinese IaaS cloud platform with a similar startup-stage profile to WINHONG, targeting enterprise virtualization, private cloud, and Xinchuang scenarios. Both compete for the same set of mid-market and large-enterprise accounts transitioning off VMware.
• EasyStack: EasyStack is a Chinese open-stack-based enterprise cloud platform with comparable positioning to WINHONG's WinStack and WinCloud, targeting similar Xinchuang-driven virtualization and private cloud opportunities in finance, government, and telecom.

Broad incumbents

• VMware (Broadcom): VMware, now owned by Broadcom, is the incumbent enterprise virtualization vendor that WINHONG positions its CNware WinSphere as a 'same-level replacement' for. WINHONG's growth thesis and VMware-compatible API/interoperability are explicitly built around displacing VMware in Chinese enterprise accounts.
• Nutanix: Nutanix is the global leader in hyperconverged infrastructure with a comparable product architecture to WINHONG's WinHCI and WinSphere Flash Storage, competing for the same enterprise virtualization and HCI workloads, particularly in multinational and offshore accounts.
• Microsoft (Hyper-V / Azure Stack HCI): Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization and Azure Stack HCI are broader-incumbent alternatives to WINHONG's stack in multinational and Chinese enterprise accounts, offering integrated virtualization + cloud + AI infrastructure as a wider portfolio play.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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