What StorageDNA does

StorageDNA, Inc. is a privately held data management software company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Irvine, California, with 11–50 employees. The company builds DNAfabric, a cloud-optimized, distributed data management platform that connects to hundreds of endpoints — including NAS file systems, object stores, cloud applications, UDP transfer systems, and LTO tape — across on-premise, remote, and cloud environments. Its core technology unifies indexing, browsing, search, deduplication, backup, archive, and synchronization into a single toolset, replacing multiple single-function data management products with one pane of glass. Notable technical components include metadata federation across 300+ formats, multi-petabyte migration tooling with duplicate detection and UDP-accelerated transfers, preemptive ransomware scanning, and native LTO-9 / LTFS tape management. The company also maintains DNAevolution, a legacy LTO product with a migration path into DNAfabric.

The platform is delivered as a subscription or perpetual software license priced per data manager node, with the central controller offered free, and revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. StorageDNA distributes primarily through direct enterprise sales supplemented by a reseller/VAR channel, and runs an active content marketing program (webinars, blogs, whitepapers, case studies, videos, events including NAB Show). The customer base is concentrated in Media & Entertainment — with deep integrations into Avid, Adobe, DaVinci Resolve, and Frame.IO — and broader enterprises managing distributed data footprints across multiple sites and clouds. In 2025, the company launched DNAfabric AI-Link to orchestrate multiple third-party AI vendors for metadata enrichment and media intelligence workflows.

Name

StorageDNA

Legal name

StorageDNA, Inc.

Website

https://storagedna.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

StorageDNA is a privately held Irvine, California software company that provides DNAfabric, a cloud-optimized distributed data management platform unifying indexing, deduplication, backup, archive, sync, and LTO tape management for media and enterprise customers managing multi-petabyte, multi-site data footprints.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Migration & Replication Tools (HDABAEAN), Data Replication & Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Services (BPAEALAH), Data Catalog & Metadata Management (HDAEADAC)

Keywords

• Data management software
• Cloud storage platform
• Media asset management
• LTO tape archiving
• Disaster recovery solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DNAfabric Licensing: DNAfabric is licensed by data manager nodes while the central controller license is free. Multiple node types can be deployed across one or more locations and cloud providers. This is a perpetual or subscription software licensing model.
2. DNAevolution (Legacy Product): Legacy product line with existing LTO customers, with a seamless migration path to DNAfabric offered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

StorageDNA develops and sells DNAfabric, a cloud-optimized, distributed data management platform that connects to multiple endpoints including file-systems, object stores, UDP, and LTO tape across on-premise, remote, and cloud environments. The platform provides a unified toolset for indexing, analysis, de-duplication, backup, archive, and synchronization, replacing multiple single-function data management products with a single pane of glass. The company also maintains DNAevolution as a legacy product for existing LTO customers, with a migration path to DNAfabric.

Product overview

StorageDNA offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on DNAfabric, a cloud-optimized distributed data management platform that replaces multiple single-function data management products. The platform connects to hundreds of data stores across file-systems, object stores, cloud applications, legacy archives, UDP and LTO tape. DNAfabric is supplemented by eight integrated service modules: Smart Analysis Tools (storage metrics, duplicate analysis, cloud cost prediction), Meta & Proxy Management (metadata federation, proxy creation with Frame.IO integration), Backup & Disaster Recovery, Archive & Tiering, Smart Migration Tools, and Sites and Cloud Sync (for Avid, Adobe, DaVinci workflows). The company also maintains DNAevolution as a legacy product for existing LTO customers, with a migration path to DNAfabric.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DNAfabric: A cloud-optimized, distributed data management platform that connects to multiple endpoints (file-systems, object, UDP and LTO) across on-premise, remote and cloud environments. Enables services including indexing, analysis, de-dupe, backup, archive and sync.
• DNAevolution

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces storage costs through duplicate analysis before migration
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Frame.IOcoreTechnology or IntegrationDeep integration partnership with Frame.IO for proxy workflow and metadata management. DNAfabric provides integrated proxy creation with seamless uplink to Frame.IO, along with metadata synchronization for Frame.IO assets.
• AvidcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Avid editing workflows for media organizations. DNAfabric supports Avid workflows across LTO, disk, and cloud storage with built-in sync capabilities for sites using Avid.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Adobe creative applications for media workflows. Built-in workflows support Adobe Premiere and other Adobe tools for seamless data synchronization.
• DaVinci ResolvecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with DaVinci Resolve for color grading and editing workflows. Built-in sync sites and cloud apps feature supports DaVinci workflows.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OpenDrives: OpenDrives provides high-performance storage hardware and software specifically designed for media and entertainment workflows. It is comparable to StorageDNA because both focus on multi-petabyte, distributed media data management for post-production environments.
• LucidLink: LucidLink provides cloud-native distributed file storage with a focus on media & entertainment workflows. It is directly comparable to StorageDNA's DNAfabric because both target multi-site, multi-cloud media data management, and the two firms already co-market a joint data protection webinar.
• Tiger Technology: Tiger Technology offers shared storage, asset management, and tiering solutions for film, post-production, and broadcast. It is directly comparable to DNAfabric's site-to-site sync, archive, and tiering modules for M&E use cases.
• Signiant: Signiant specializes in accelerated, intelligent file transfer and content movement for media companies. It is comparable to DNAfabric's Sites and Cloud Sync and Smart Migration Tools, which use UDP-accelerated transfers to move large media files across sites and clouds.
• Hedge (Hedge Apps): Hedge provides data management, backup, and archive tools purpose-built for video post-production teams. It is directly comparable to DNAfabric's backup, archive, and tiering modules serving the same M&E customers.

Broad incumbents

• Quantum Corporation: Quantum is an established data storage and management vendor with deep LTO tape, archive, and media workflow heritage (including the Masstech MAM line). It is comparable to StorageDNA because both serve M&E organizations with hybrid disk/cloud/tape data management solutions, though Quantum operates at much broader scale.
• AWS (Amazon S3 / Storage Gateway / DataSync): AWS offers a broad portfolio of storage, migration (DataSync), replication, lifecycle tiering, and ransomware protection services. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps DNAfabric's data migration, archive/tiering, and DR capabilities as part of a much larger cloud platform.
• Adobe (Frame.IO): Adobe owns Frame.IO, a core StorageDNA integration partner, and is building out cloud production and collaboration tooling around it. As Adobe expands Frame.IO's data movement and storage features, it could encroach on DNAfabric's proxy and metadata workflow value.

Emerging players

• Square Box Systems (CatDV): Square Box Systems' CatDV is a media asset management platform focused on cataloging, metadata, and workflow automation. It is comparable to StorageDNA's Meta & Proxy Management module, though CatDV is more narrowly focused on MAM rather than end-to-end data management.
• Iconik: Iconik is a cloud-native media asset management SaaS with built-in proxy, metadata, and AI tagging. It overlaps with DNAfabric's metadata federation and proxy workflows, particularly for teams standardizing on cloud MAM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Storage_DNA

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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