What XenData does

XenData is a privately held US software and systems company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Pine Grove, California (with a European office in Cambridge, UK), that develops active archive systems for the long-term retention of large file-based assets. Its core technology is the Archive Series software platform, which presents a unified file-system interface (via SMB, NFS, and FTP) across LTO data tape, disk-based object storage, and public cloud object storage (AWS S3 and Glacier, Azure Blob and Archive Tier, Wasabi, Seagate Lyve Cloud). The company sells turnkey hardware appliances (XQ8, X20-S, X40-S) that combine managed RAID caches with robotic LTO libraries from Dell, HPE, IBM, Spectra, Quantum, and Qualstar, supplemented by software-only deployments and recurring support contracts. Approximately 90% of its 1,500+ installations across 95+ countries serve Media & Entertainment customers including PBS, Warner Brothers Animation, and broadcast groups, with secondary use cases in video surveillance, healthcare/life sciences, oil and gas, and scientific research.

XenData's go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a two-tier channel of 60+ preferred resellers and system integrators worldwide, alongside deep technology integrations with over 25 media asset management and broadcast workflow platforms including Avid, Dalet, VSN, Sony, Grass Valley, Evertz, Telestream, Cinegy, and axle AI. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware and software license sales (XQ8 systems priced at ~$25,875 initial outlay including three years of support; $63K-$84K for surveillance configurations), recurring annual support and maintenance contracts, and emerging subscription services such as Multi-Site Sync (from $150/month) and Cloud Media Portal. The company is founder-owned and operated by CEO Phil Storey and CTO Mark Broadbent, with no external institutional investment, and serves customers with 11-50 employees globally.

The company has executed a deliberate platform evolution: introducing Cloud File Gateway at NAB 2017 to bridge on-premises tape with cloud object storage, launching Multi-Site Sync in 2020 to enable global file system replication across sites, and releasing Media Portal in late 2024 to provide a web-based UI for browsing, previewing, and downloading archived content. Recent commercial expansion has included entry into forensic and genomic data verticals, deeper Video Surveillance packaging with quantified TCO comparisons, and a 2025 LucidLink integration extending backup and archive reach into distributed cloud file workflows. The value proposition centers on cost efficiency (3-6x cheaper than cloud-only archive tiers for petabyte-scale workloads), ransomware protection via air-gapped WORM tape cartridges, energy efficiency (up to 87% less power than disk-only equivalents), and 30-year cartridge longevity.

Name

XenData

Legal name

XenData, Inc.

Website

https://xendata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

XenData provides software-defined active archive systems combining LTO tape, disk object storage, and cloud (AWS, Azure, Wasabi) under a unified file-system interface, targeting Media & Entertainment, video surveillance, healthcare, oil & gas, and scientific research customers with petabyte-scale long-term retention needs across 95+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Appliances: Sale of turnkey archive appliances (XQ8, X20-S, X40-S) that combine XenData software with compatible LTO libraries and RAID storage. Customers purchase complete integrated systems.
2. Software Licenses: Software licensing for archive management including Archive Series Server Software, Cloud File Gateway, and Media Portal. Can be sold as standalone or bundled with hardware.
3. Support and Maintenance: Annual support contracts including technical support, software updates, and warranty. Extended support extensions available (e.g., 2-year extensions).
4. Cloud Services: Multi-Site Sync cloud service subscription starting at $150/month for systems managing up to 10 TB with two gateways. Cloud storage costs from providers like Wasabi, AWS, Azure are additional.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

XenData develops and sells active archive systems that combine LTO data tape, disk-based object storage, and hybrid cloud architectures into a unified file system accessible via SMB/NFS/FTP. The company offers turnkey archive appliances (XQ8, X20-S, X40-S) along with standalone software (Archive Series, Cloud File Gateway, Media Portal, Multi-Site Sync) for long-term, petabyte-scale retention of large media files, video surveillance footage, medical imaging, and scientific data.

Product overview

XenData provides active archive systems for long-term data retention, available as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform is the XenData Archive Series software that manages storage across LTO tape libraries, disk-based object storage, and cloud object storage. LTO-based Active Archives are the primary hardware product, sold as turnkey appliances (X20-S for smaller deployments, X40-S for larger deployments, XQ8 as a compact turnkey system) combining managed RAID cache with robotic LTO tape libraries. Cloud-active archives are enabled by the Cloud File Gateway module, which provides a file system interface to cloud object storage (AWS, Azure, Wasabi, Seagate Lyve Cloud). The Cloud Media Portal module adds a web UI for browsing, previewing, and downloading cloud-archived content. Multi-Site Sync enables global file synchronization across multiple locations with Cloud File Gateways. LTO Migration Services support conversion from legacy tape formats. All products are optimized for media and entertainment applications (video, image, audio files) with support for partial file restore and proxy generation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• XenData Archive Series: Server software and systems for managing LTO and cloud archives.
• Active Archives
• Media Portal
• Cloud File Gateway
• Multi-Site Sync

Products and services

• Active Archives – LTO

Quantifiable outcome

• LTO systems cost only 40% of AWS Deep Glacier for 1 PB archives with 1% monthly restore rates
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration30 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

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

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationXenData Cloud File Gateway and Cloud Media Portal support AWS object storage including S3, Glacier Flexible Retrieval, and Deep Glacier tiers. Enables hybrid archive architecture connecting on-premises LTO with AWS cloud storage.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationXenData products support Azure Blob Storage on Hot, Cool, and Archive tiers. Cloud File Gateway allows synchronization between on-premises LTO and Azure cloud with automatic tiering.
• WasabicoreTechnology or IntegrationWasabi hot cloud storage integration enables cost-effective cloud archiving with no egress fees. Supports Multi-Site Sync service for global file synchronization across locations.
• AvidcoreTechnology or IntegrationXenData archive servers are compatible with Avid Interplay Production and Avid NEXIS/ISIS edit storage systems. Enables archiving of projects directly from Avid editing environments.
• DaletmajorTechnology or IntegrationXenData archives integrate with Dalet Galaxy five and Dalet Flex media asset management systems. Used by organizations including WNET, KEXP, and Perform Group. Regional sales partnership for Latin America.
• VSNmajorTechnology or IntegrationVSN MAM integrates with XenData archive systems supporting high availability clustered systems and partial file restore. Joint customer Teleantioquia has operated the integrated solution for over 10 years.
• Spot and SpinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpot and Spin provides tape and film digitization services using robotics and XenData orchestration for scalable archive digitization.
• StorTrecminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStorTrec provides IT infrastructure management and maintenance services for LTO libraries, supporting over 3,500 customers worldwide.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Spectra Logic: Spectra Logic manufactures enterprise LTO tape libraries (BlackPearl, T-Series) and archive software stacks that compete head-to-head with XenData in media & entertainment and enterprise archive. Both emphasize petabyte-scale tape-based active archive.
• Quantum Corporation: Quantum is the largest independent supplier of LTO tape libraries and Scalar archive appliances, directly competing with XenData's active archive systems across media, surveillance, and enterprise archive workloads. Both vendors sell turnkey LTO+disk archive solutions.
• Masstech Innovations: Masstech provides media asset management and archive solutions tightly integrated with LTO tape workflows in broadcast and post-production — directly overlapping XenData's M&E customer base and use cases.
• Object Matrix: Object Matrix's MatrixStore is hybrid on-prem object storage for media/archive that integrates with XenData but also competes as a standalone archive for broadcast workflows. Comparable in deployment patterns to XenData's disk/cloud archives.

Emerging players

• Wasabi Technologies: Wasabi is a hot cloud storage provider with no egress fees that XenData integrates with as a partner. It competes for the same "cheap durable archive" use cases from a pure-cloud angle, offering a credible alternative to tape for some workloads.
• LucidLink: LucidLink provides cloud-native filesystems for media workflows and recently announced a XenData integration; it overlaps with XenData's Multi-Site Sync value proposition, offering an emerging cloud-first alternative for distributed media collaboration.

Broad incumbents

• AWS S3 Glacier: AWS S3 Glacier and Deep Glacier are the cloud archive tiers XenData benchmarks itself against. They represent the default incumbent choice for new cloud-native archive buyers and the most credible threat to XenData's cost-leadership narrative.
• IBM Tape Storage: IBM is one of the three LTO consortium owners and ships enterprise tape drives and libraries that XenData supports. As an incumbent, IBM competes for the largest tape archive deals, especially in regulated and research environments.
• Microsoft Azure Archive Storage: Azure Blob Archive tier is the comparable cloud-archive incumbent that XenData's Cloud File Gateway tiers against. Often the default archival choice for Microsoft-centric enterprises and media organizations.
• HPE StoreEver: HPE StoreEver is a major LTO tape library line sold alongside broader HPE storage and server portfolios. XenData explicitly supports HPE libraries and competes against HPE in mid-market and enterprise archive deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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