Scaleforce

What Scaleforce does

Scaleforce is a privately held cloud hosting company founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Nicosia, Cyprus (Strovolos). The company provides a Jelastic-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform that delivers automatic vertical and horizontal scaling, containerization, and software-defined datacenter capabilities. Scaleforce serves primarily small and medium-sized businesses and developers, with a secondary offering targeting enterprise customers requiring hybrid and private cloud deployments. The platform supports multiple programming languages including Java, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Docker, with one-click marketplace installations for popular applications.

The business operates four datacenter regions (London, New York, Athens, and Paphos) and generates revenue through consumption-based pricing for compute resources (Cloudlets), tiered Premium CDN services via Verizon Digital Media Services, DNS routing, SSL certificates through GlobalSign, Web Application Firewall subscriptions, and custom-priced enterprise managed services. Distribution is product-led via a 14-day free trial and self-service dashboard, complemented by direct enterprise sales for large-scale deployments. Key technology partnerships include Jelastic Inc. (core platform), Dell (PowerEdge server hardware), Verizon Digital Media Services (CDN/DNS), and GlobalSign (SSL certificates). The company employs 1-10 people, has no disclosed funding rounds or external investors, and maintains a diversified long-tail customer base with no named logo customers publicly available.

Name

Scaleforce

Legal name

Scaleforce Limited

Website

https://scaleforce.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scaleforce is a UK- and Cyprus-based cloud hosting company offering a Jelastic-powered PaaS/IaaS platform with automatic scaling, CDN, DNS, SSL, and WAF services to SMBs, developers, and enterprise customers across four global datacenter regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Hosting

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Cloud Platforms (On‑Prem Cloud Stacks) (HDABABAA), Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ)

Keywords

• Cloud hosting services
• Platform as a service
• Infrastructure as a service
• Content delivery network
• Web application firewall

Headquarters

HQ city

Strovolos

HQ country

Cyprus

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cloud Computing Resources (Cloudlets): Consumption-based pricing for RAM and CPU (cloudlet resource unit), disk space, external traffic, public IP, and shared SSL. Charged on hourly basis only when resources are actually used. 1 Cloudlet = 400MHz of CPU Power & 128MB of Memory.
2. Premium CDN Services: Global content delivery network with tiered pricing based on traffic volume. Pay only for traffic used, with pricing decreasing as volume increases from $0.15/GB (0-1TB) to $0.06/GB (250TB+).
3. DNS Route Services: Premium DNS routing service with Anycast, high-availability, and enterprise reliability. Charged per FQDN zone ($1/zone/month), DNS queries ($0.40-$0.60 per million), and health checks ($0.50 per health check target).
4. SSL Certificates: SSL certificate sales through GlobalSign partnership including AlphaSSL, DomainSSL, OrganizationSSL, and ExtendedSSL certificates with annual pricing.
5. Web Application Firewall: Enterprise DDoS and scraping protection with tiered pricing based on monthly traffic (100GB to 20,000GB) and number of domains, with minimum $50/month per domain commitment.
6. Enterprise Private/Hybrid Cloud: Fully managed and isolated infrastructure for enterprise customers with dedicated hardware, switch, bandwidth, and controllers. Custom pricing based on requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Scaleforce provides a fully managed cloud hosting platform built on Jelastic technology, delivering automatic vertical and horizontal scaling, containerization, and a software-defined datacenter architecture as PaaS/IaaS services. Customers consume compute resources (Cloudlets representing 400MHz CPU + 128MB RAM), disk, traffic, and public IP on a pay-as-you-go basis, alongside value-added services such as Premium CDN, DNS/Route, SSL Certificates, and a Web Application Firewall. The platform supports Java, PHP, Python, Node.js, and Ruby applications across four global datacenters in London, New York, Athens, and Paphos, with enterprise customers receiving fully isolated infrastructure for large-scale hybrid and private cloud deployments.

Product overview

Scaleforce is a cloud hosting company offering a unified platform built on Jelastic technology. The core product is the Elastic Cloud platform providing automatic vertical and horizontal scaling for developers and SMBs. This core platform is complemented by value-added services including Enterprise Cloud (hybrid/private cloud for large-scale deployments), Premium CDN (content delivery via Verizon), DNS/Route (Anycast DNS routing), SSL Certificates (via GlobalSign partnership), and Web Application Firewall (security protection). Additional offerings include a Web Application Marketplace for one-click app installations and a 14-day free trial. The platform supports Java, PHP, Python, Node.js, Ruby applications with a wide range of application servers and databases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elastic Cloud Fully managed software-defined datacenter platform providing automatic vertical and horizontal scaling for cloud hosting. Supports Java, PHP, Python, Node.js, and Ruby applications with multi-region deployment, clustering, load balancing, and high availability for SMBs and developers.
• Enterprise Cloud Large-scale hybrid and private cloud solution offering fully managed and isolated infrastructure with dedicated hardware, switch, bandwidth, and controllers for enterprise customers requiring enhanced control, security, and SLA-backed support.
• Premium CDN Content delivery network service powered by Verizon Digital Media Services with 29 Tbps network capacity, 100+ points of presence, 5 continents, and 3,000+ interconnects. Traffic-based tiered pricing from $0.15/GB down to $0.06/GB with shared wildcard SSL available.
• DNS / Route Premium DNS routing service with Anycast technology, high-availability, and enterprise reliability across 30+ DNS PoPs on 5 continents. Includes failover and load balancing at no extra charge, priced per FQDN zone and DNS query volume.
• SSL Certificates SSL certificate sales and management service through the GlobalSign partnership, offering AlphaSSL, DomainSSL, OrganizationSSL (single domain and wildcard), and ExtendedSSL (green bar) certificates priced annually from $14 to $780.
• Web Application Firewall Enterprise-grade DDoS and scraping protection service providing SQL injection, XSS, brute-force, and SSL protection. Tiered monthly plans from 100GB to 20,000GB per month with support for up to 250 domains and a $50/month minimum commit per domain.
• Web Application Marketplace One-click installation marketplace for popular applications including WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Joomla, SugarCRM, forums, image galleries, polls, ERPs, wikis, and project management tools, with automated deployment through the Jelastic platform and region selection for multi-region testing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.95% uptime guaranteed with SLA credits (2.5% credit per 30 minutes of downtime up to 100% of monthly fee)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jelastic, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationScaleforce operates on the Jelastic cloud platform (version 4.10.1), a partnership that allows Scaleforce to bring the latest fully managed and automated solutions for hosting public or private cloud. Jelastic provides the core platform technology enabling automatic scaling, containerization, and the PaaS/IaaS hybrid capabilities.
• DellcoreTechnology or IntegrationScaleforce uses Dell PowerEdge servers providing enterprise-grade hardware to ensure reliable computing under heavy workloads. Dell hardware includes Intel Xeon E5 Processors, DDR4 ECC Memory, and Intel PCI SSD storage.
• Verizon Digital Media ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for premium CDN and DNS routing services. Verizon's network provides 29 Tbps capacity, 100+ CDN Points of Presence, 30+ DNS PoPs across 5 continents, and 3000+ interconnects. This enables Scaleforce to offer superior global content delivery.
• GlobalSigncoreTechnology or IntegrationSSL certificate partnership with GlobalSign, Inc. to deliver competitively priced SSL certificates with strong encryption and top-class authentication. Certificates range from AlphaSSL ($14/year) to ExtendedSSL ($500/year).
• StripeminorOthersStripe is used for processing credit card payments with PCI Level 1 compliance, ensuring secure payment processing for customer transactions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jelastic: Provider of the underlying PaaS platform that Scaleforce resells. Comparable PaaS offering, target market (hosting providers and enterprises), and product (auto-scaling containers), and a direct relationship partner.
• Kamatera: Cloud infrastructure provider with consumption-based pricing, global data centers, and managed services for SMBs and developers. Direct comparable on pricing model and target customer.
• OVHcloud: European-headquartered global cloud provider offering IaaS, PaaS, and dedicated servers across many regions. Comparable multi-region footprint and SMB/enterprise target mix.
• Cloudways: Managed cloud hosting platform on top of IaaS providers, targeting SMBs and developers who want simplified deployment. Similar managed-service positioning and 1-click app stack.
• DigitalOcean: Public cloud provider targeting developers and SMBs with simple, consumption-based VMs, managed databases, and PaaS-like services. Closely comparable customer base and self-serve product-led growth motion.
• Vultr: Cloud hosting provider focused on developers and SMBs with hourly-billed compute, bare metal, and global data centers. Comparable in scale, pricing model, and target segment to Scaleforce.
• Linode (Akamai): Developer-focused cloud hosting with hourly compute, managed services, and now part of Akamai's edge platform. Comparable target customer (SMBs/developers) and similar service breadth to Scaleforce.
• Hetzner: European cloud and dedicated server provider known for aggressive pricing aimed at developers and SMBs. Direct competitor in the same pricing-sensitive cloud segment, especially in Europe where Scaleforce has presence.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Web Services (AWS): Hyperscale cloud provider covering the same PaaS/IaaS and value-added services (CDN/CloudFront, DNS/Route 53, WAF, SSL) that Scaleforce offers, but at vastly greater scale, reach, and price aggression.

Emerging players

• Render: Modern cloud platform for developers offering PaaS-style automatic scaling, managed databases, and web services. Comparable in consumption-based pricing and developer-first positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scaleforce
• Facebookfacebook.com/scaleforceltd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scaleforceltd

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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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