Kangaroot
Kangaroot is a Belgium-headquartered, privately-held Linux and open source IT infrastructure services provider serving government agencies and large enterprises across the Benelux region through consulting, managed services, and 24/7 support.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersAntwerp, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Kangaroot does
Kangaroot BV, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Antwerp, designs, implements, and operates enterprise-grade IT infrastructure based on Linux and open source software for government agencies and large enterprises across the Benelux region. The company markets itself as "Boutique Managed Services" — a deliberately small, highly specialised team (11–50 employees) positioned for depth over scale in Linux, Kubernetes, databases, observability, and Linux-native security. Its strategic pillars are the Kangarun managed services franchise (Linux environments, Kubernetes, managed observability, and the new Managed openDesk sovereign workplace), Kangasec managed security addressing the gap where most enterprise security tooling targets Windows rather than Linux, and a professional services line that delivers strategic advice, architecture, and implementation.
The technology stack is assembled from premier open source components — Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Ansible automation, observability (Grafana, Elastic Stack), databases (PostgreSQL/EDB, MariaDB), and cloud-native security — integrated alongside European cloud infrastructure partners Ionos and Exoscale. Kangaroot holds Red Hat Premier Business Partner status for 25+ years and maintains premier-tier relationships with EDB, Grafana Labs, GitLab, Elastic, and others that drive co-sell pipelines.
Revenue is generated through a sales-led motion combining direct enterprise engagement and public sector framework tenders, with an increasingly recurring mix as managed services subscriptions (including per-node pricing for Kangasec) displace pure project-based billing. FY2025 turnover surpassed €10 million with nearly 20% year-over-year growth and 75% profit growth; managed services grew 50%. Kangaroot holds long-dated framework agreements with Smals (Belgian federal public sector IT body, Postgres since ~2015 and a new four-year Red Hat framework won in 2025), VITO (since October 2024), and Belastingdienst (Dutch tax administration, since 2024). Following entry into the Netherlands in 2023, the company operates a regional Utrecht office, partners with HCS company for delivery, and hosts the annual OPEN conference and the OPEN for GOV public sector event series as primary demand-generation channels.
Kangaroot firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kangaroot
- Legal name
- Kangaroot BV
- Website
- https://kangaroot.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Kangaroot is a Belgium-headquartered, privately-held Linux and open source IT infrastructure services provider serving government agencies and large enterprises across the Benelux region through consulting, managed services, and 24/7 support.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Kangaroot industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Open Source IT Infrastructure Services
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cloud & Infrastructure Support (Servers, Storage, Virtualization) (BPAAACAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cloud Security Managed Services (CSPM/CWPP/CNAPP) (BPAEADAF)
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Where Kangaroot is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Antwerp
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Kangaroot business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Professional Services (Consulting & Implementation): Strategic consulting, technical architecture, implementation, and tailored training on open source platforms. Revenue is project-based and service-hour driven, typically attached to enterprise or government engagements won via tenders or direct sales. Growth of ~20% YoY demonstrates active demand.
- Managed Services (Kangarun): Fully managed open source platform services (Linux, Kubernetes, observability) sold on a recurring subscription basis. Kangarun is positioned as 'Boutique Managed Services' — the managed services department grew 50% in 2025, signaling this as a fast-growing revenue pillar. Includes 24/7 support bundled into the service offering.
- Software Subscriptions (Partner Technologies): Kangaroot resells and provisions subscriptions for partner technologies including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, EnterpriseDB Postgres, and others as part of its managed and professional services engagements. These are passed through or layered into multi-year framework agreements with public sector clients.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | OpenShift-in-a-box — Managed OpenShift with fixed monthly fee |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Public Sector managed services — enterprise-grade open source support |
| Usage-based | Monthly | Managed Kubernetes Security — priced per node per month |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Kangaroot product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kangaroot designs, implements, maintains, and supports enterprise IT infrastructure built on Linux and open source software. The company's core offerings include strategic consulting and implementation services, fully managed open source services (Kangarun for Linux/Kubernetes/observability), managed security services (Kangasec), and 24/7 support — all delivered through certified partnerships with Red Hat, EDB, Grafana Labs, GitLab, Elastic, and other open source vendors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Kangarun: Managed Open Source service offering setup, daily ops, monitoring, backup, 24/7 support and maintenance.
- Kangasec
- OPEN
- OPEN for GOV
Products and services
- Kangarun (Managed Open Source) Fully managed service where Kangaroot takes over the setup, daily operations, monitoring, backup, 24/7 support, and maintenance of Linux environments, Kubernetes platforms, and observability stacks for clients. Sold on a recurring subscription basis with bundled 24/7 support.
- Kangasec (Managed Open Source Security) Managed security service for Linux environments built entirely on open source. Closes the gap where Windows-centric security tools miss Linux workloads. Includes Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (ACS) Operations Service for Kubernetes and OpenShift with continuous monitoring, vulnerability reporting, and hands-on remediation.
- OpenShift-in-a-box Bundled managed OpenShift offering combining workshops, software, platform options, integrations, and expert consultancy for SMBs. Includes a ready-to-start OpenShift environment with logging, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, virtualization layer, and engineer consultancy at a fixed monthly fee.
- Managed openDesk Fully managed deployment of openDesk, a sovereign digital workplace platform, ready to deploy on a customer's existing Kubernetes environment or on a cloud provider of choice. Supports government-funded, openly developed collaboration platforms aligned with European digital sovereignty.
- Managed Kubernetes Security (RHACS Operations Service) Managed security operations service built around Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (ACS) for Kubernetes and OpenShift environments. Provides continuous monitoring, vulnerability reporting, and hands-on remediation. Priced per node per month.
- Strategic Consulting and Implementation Services Strategic consulting, technical architecture, implementation, and tailored training services on Linux and open source platforms. Project-based, service-hour driven engagements typically attached to enterprise or government contracts won via tenders or direct sales.
Quantifiable outcome
- Nearly 20% turnover growth, surpassing €10 million; 75% profit growth; 50% managed services department growth (2025 results)
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Companies that use Kangaroot
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Kangaroot technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
AI capability8 records
Feature4 records
Kangaroot partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
24 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, supporting and strategic.
- Red HatflagshipKangaroot is a Red Hat Premier Business Partner for more than 25 years (since ~2000). The partnership is the most prominent in Kangaroot's ecosystem. Kangaroot delivers, manages, and supports Red Hat solutions including RHEL, OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, and Red Hat Satellite for Smals and other clients. Kangaroot won the Smals-BB-001.003/2024 Red Hat framework agreement in 2025 for 4 years.
- EnterpriseDB (EDB Postgres AI)coreEDB is Kangaroot's preferred PostgreSQL partner. Kangaroot provides EDB Postgres implementation, migration from Oracle, and managed services. EDB is featured on Kangaroot's homepage and partner logo wall. EDB Postgres AI at PG Day Lowlands 2024 co-sponsored events.
- Grafana LabscoreGrafana Labs is listed as a premier solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage. Kangaroot provides managed observability services using Grafana, including Application Performance Monitoring for Belastingdienst (24/7 support with Grafana).
- GitLabcoreKangaroot joined the GitLab Partner Program and is a strategic DevOps partner. Kangaroot implements GitLab as part of its DevOps platform offerings and GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD integration at FOD Financiën). GitLab is featured on Kangaroot's homepage partner logos.
- SUSEcoreSUSE is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage. Kangaroot covers SUSE's open source portfolio including SUSE Linux Enterprise, Rancher (SUSE subsidiary), and Harvester. Co-sponsored OPEN'24 event.
- ElasticcoreKangaroot is an Elastic Premier Partner. Provides Elastic Stack implementation, observability, and security solutions. FOD Financiën uses Elasticsearch ingesting hundreds of millions of logs per day, managed with Kangaroot's support.
- Kubernetes (CNCF)coreKubernetes is a core technology in Kangaroot's offering. Kangaroot provides Kubernetes consulting, managed services (Kangarun), and security operations (KangaSec/RHACS). The company is a certified Kubernetes partner and participates in CNCF ecosystem.
- Ansible (Red Hat)coreAnsible is a key automation technology delivered by Kangaroot as part of its Red Hat partnership. Used for infrastructure automation, configuration management, and CI/CD pipeline integration at customer sites (e.g., FOD Financiën).
- NGINX (F5)supportingNGINX is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage. Kangaroot implements NGINX as an application delivery solution. NGINX One was a topic at OPEN'24.
- HashiCorpsupportingHashiCorp is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage. Kangaroot implements HashiCorp Vault for secrets management as part of its container security recommendations.
- Rancher Labs (SUSE)coreRancher is covered as part of Kangaroot's container management platform offerings. Kangaroot helps organizations choose between Rancher, OpenShift, and other orchestration platforms based on their needs.
- NextcloudsupportingNextcloud is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage, providing open source collaboration and file sync solutions.
- MariaDBsupportingMariaDB is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage. Kangaroot provides MariaDB implementation and database management services. Anders Karlsson from MariaDB spoke at OPEN'24 on High Availability.
- Google Cloud PlatformsupportingGoogle Cloud is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage. Kangaroot deploys open source solutions on GCP as part of its hybrid cloud strategies.
- MicrosoftsupportingMicrosoft is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage. Kangaroot's Microsoft Clarity integration for website analytics indicates some Microsoft technology involvement.
- OpenStackcoreOpenStack is a core technology in Kangaroot's offering. Kangaroot has 4+ years of OpenStack experience, presented at OpenStack Day 2017, and helps organizations transition from traditional virtualization to container and cloud-native platforms.
- ZimbrasupportingZimbra is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage, providing open source email and collaboration solutions.
- Ubuntu (Canonical)supportingUbuntu is listed as a solution partner on Kangaroot's homepage. Kangaroot supports Ubuntu as a Linux distribution option within its open source portfolio.
- DBtunecoreDBtune is Kangaroot's preferred partner for PostgreSQL AI optimization. DBtune's AI optimizer continuously tunes database configuration parameters to match real workloads. Featured on Kangaroot's PostgreSQL ecosystem page (PGDay Lowlands 2026).
- IonosstrategicIonos (Germany) is one of Kangaroot's preferred European infrastructure partners, selected for its EU-hosted managed Kubernetes, GPU capacity, and IaaS services. Alignment with Kangaroot's digital sovereignty-first philosophy.
- ExoscalestrategicExoscale is one of Kangaroot's preferred European infrastructure partners, providing managed Kubernetes and IaaS services aligned with Kangaroot's sovereignty-first philosophy. Announced at OPEN'26 alongside Ionos.
- HCS companyflagshipHCS company is Kangaroot's key strategic delivery partner in the Netherlands. Together with Kangaroot (25+ years open source expertise), HCS company and Kangaroot design, build, and manage open source platforms. Tagline: 'Where HCS company builds dreams, Kangaroot runs them smart.' Both are Diamond Partners at Red Hat events.
- SmalsflagshipSmals is the Belgian public sector IT services organization that issues framework agreements (tenders) for open source solutions. Kangaroot has held EDB Postgres framework agreements with Smals since ~2015 and won the Red Hat solutions framework in 2025 (4-year contract). Smals members can access Kangaroot's services through existing frameworks.
- VITOcoreVITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research) signed a framework agreement with Kangaroot since October 2024, covering Kangaroot consulting services and 50,000+ products and services for Belgian public sector organizations including cities, municipalities, OCMWs, police zones, fire brigades, government agencies, hospitals, colleges, universities, and utilities.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Kangaroot competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Eficode: Finnish DevOps and open-source consultancy offering managed services, Kubernetes platforms and 24/7 support across Northern Europe. Direct comparable in boutique managed open-source services with strong vendor partnerships.
- Open Line: Dutch open-source systems integrator offering managed Linux, Kubernetes and cloud services with deep partnerships across the Benelux market. Closest geographic and portfolio peer to Kangaroot for SMB and enterprise open-source delivery.
- Adfinis: Swiss-headquartered open-source service provider delivering 24/7 managed hosting and engineering for Linux, Kubernetes, GitLab and observability stacks. Similar boutique DACH/EMEA operating model and partner-led go-to-market.
- B1 Systems: German open-source specialist providing consulting, integration and managed services around Linux, SUSE, Red Hat, Kubernetes and SAP on Linux. Comparable size and same vendor-partner ecosystem as Kangaroot.
- Inuits: Belgian open-source consultancy focused on infrastructure automation, cloud-native platforms and managed services for enterprises and public sector. Comparable boutique scale and Benelux footprint to Kangaroot.
Broad incumbents
- SUSE: Global enterprise Linux and cloud-native infrastructure vendor (SUSE Linux, Rancher, Harvester). Kangaroot lists SUSE as a core partner; competing on the same enterprise workloads and Kubernetes stack at much greater scale.
- Red Hat: IBM-owned enterprise open-source vendor behind RHEL, OpenShift, Ansible and Advanced Cluster Security — Kangaroot's flagship technology partner. Overlapping capabilities at a vastly larger scale, especially in cloud-native platforms and Linux security.
- Canonical: Commercial open-source company behind Ubuntu, OpenStack and managed Kubernetes services (Charmed Kubernetes). A broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise Linux and cloud-native workloads as Kangaroot, but globally and at significant scale.
- Sopra Steria (incl. Realdolmen): Large European IT services group with strong Benelux presence via the Realdolmen acquisition, competing for the same Belgian/Dutch public-sector framework contracts (Smals, VITO, Belastingdienst) as Kangaroot.
Emerging players
- TuxCare: Extended Lifecycle Support vendor for Linux and open-source databases, addressing EOL/security patching at an SMB-friendly price point. Comparable to parts of Kangarun/KangaSec but productized rather than integrator-led.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Profiles3 records
Kangaroot funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Kangaroot
What does Kangaroot do?
Kangaroot designs, implements, maintains, and supports enterprise IT infrastructure built on Linux and open source software. The company's core offerings include strategic consulting and implementation services, fully managed open source services (Kangarun for Linux/Kubernetes/observability), managed security services (Kangasec), and 24/7 support — all delivered through certified partnerships with Red Hat, EDB, Grafana Labs, GitLab, Elastic, and other open source vendors.
Is Kangaroot a public or private company?
Kangaroot is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Kangaroot founded?
Kangaroot was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Kangaroot based?
Kangaroot is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does Kangaroot make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Professional Services (Consulting & Implementation) is the primary driver. The others are managed Services (Kangarun) and software Subscriptions (Partner Technologies).
Who are Kangaroot's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Eficode, Open Line, Adfinis, B1 Systems and Inuits. Broad incumbents are SUSE, Red Hat, Canonical and Sopra Steria (incl. Realdolmen). TuxCare is listed as an emerging player.
Does Kangaroot have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kangaroot.
What industry is Kangaroot in?
Kangaroot's product category is Open Source IT Infrastructure Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAAACAE, Cloud & Infrastructure Support (Servers, Storage, Virtualization), with a secondary code of BPAEADAF, Cloud Security Managed Services (CSPM/CWPP/CNAPP). Its NAICS code is 5415 and its SIC code is 7373.