AWS
AWS株式会社 is a Japanese SIer founded in 1985 and based in Toyama City with a Tokyo branch, offering custom software, IT infrastructure, XR, and app development alongside four proprietary products (AI.port, TERA ROOM, METABURA, Touch de Kintai) to regional enterprise clients.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1985
- HeadquartersToyama-shi, Japan
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What AWS does
AWS株式会社 is a Japanese systems integrator (SIer) founded in 1985 and headquartered in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, with a secondary branch in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. The company employs between 101 and 250 people and operates four service divisions: Software Development (BtoB custom system development from requirements definition through operations), IT Infrastructure (server construction, network design, security implementation), XR Development (planning through implementation of XR experiences), and App Development (BtoB and BtoC applications with a UI/UX emphasis). Its customer base is concentrated in the Koshinetsu/Hokuriku and Kanto regions of Japan, serving mid-market and enterprise clients across manufacturing, broadcasting, government, retail distribution, and construction.
In parallel with its custom services, AWS markets four proprietary packaged products: AI.port (an on-premises AI chatbot that leverages internal business knowledge while keeping data within customer security boundaries), TERA ROOM (a mixed-reality workplace visualization application using Meta Quest devices for training and operational support), METABURA (a metaverse branding service with VRChat partnership for recruitment events and brand experiences), and タッチde勤怠 (Touch de Kintai, a smartphone/IC-card based attendance management application). The company is led by Representative Director Nakata. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, though the firm's recruitment materials state that sales are trending upward.
AWS holds ISMS certification for information security management and, in February 2026, received the Eruboshi Level 3 certification from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for excellence in women's career advancement, having met all five evaluation criteria. It also achieved White Company Platinum certification from the White Foundation in 2025. The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent company or institutional investors, and it operates as an independent, founder/owner-managed entity.
AWS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- AWS
- Legal name
- AWS株式会社 (AWS,Inc.)
- Website
- https://awsnet.co.jp
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1985
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- AWS株式会社 is a Japanese SIer founded in 1985 and based in Toyama City with a Tokyo branch, offering custom software, IT infrastructure, XR, and app development alongside four proprietary products (AI.port, TERA ROOM, METABURA, Touch de Kintai) to regional enterprise clients.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
AWS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- IT Services
- NAICS
- Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) & Message-Oriented Middleware (HDAEACAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Integration Monitoring, Observability & AIOps for Integration (HDAEAIAH)
Keywords
Where AWS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Toyama-shi
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices3 records
Markets served
AWS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Cloud Infrastructure Services: AWS generates the majority of revenue through cloud infrastructure services including compute (EC2), storage (S3), database, networking, and analytics. Revenue is generated through a usage-based model where customers pay for compute time, storage consumed, and data transfer.
- AI/ML Platform Services: Revenue from AI services including Amazon Bedrock (generative AI platform), Amazon SageMaker, and AI chips (Trainium, Inferentia). Growing rapidly as enterprises adopt AI workloads.
- AWS Marketplace: AWS Marketplace generates revenue through commissions on third-party software and services sold through the marketplace platform, creating a multi-sided marketplace model.
- Professional Services and Support: Revenue from professional services, training, and support packages for enterprise customers implementing AWS solutions.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Pay-as-you-go with on-demand pricing for most services |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Reserved capacity with significant discounts for committed usage |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels5 records
AWS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
AWS Inc. (AWS株式会社) is a Japanese IT services company headquartered in Toyama City, operating four core divisions: B2B custom software development, IT infrastructure design and security, end-to-end XR development, and UI/UX-focused app development for both B2B and B2C markets. The company also markets four proprietary products: AI.port (an on-premises AI chatbot for internal knowledge management), TERA ROOM (a mixed-reality workplace visualization platform), METABURA (a metaverse branding service with VRChat partnership), and Touch de Kintai (a smartphone/IC-card cloud-based attendance management application).
Product overview
AWS Inc. is a Japanese IT services company offering four core service divisions: Software Development, IT Infrastructure, XR Development, and App Development. The company also provides four proprietary products: AI.port (enterprise AI chatbot), TERA ROOM (mixed reality solution), METABURA (metaverse branding service), and タッチde勤怠 (smartphone-based attendance management). The service divisions deliver custom solutions from requirements definition through operations, while the product portfolio provides ready-made solutions for AI-powered knowledge management, immersive experiences, and business process digitization.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- AI.port: AI chatbot solution that leverages internal business knowledge for operational efficiency while maintaining data security in on-premises environments.
- TERA ROOM
- METABURA
- タッチde勤怠 (Touch-de-Kintai)
Products and services
- AI.port An AI chatbot solution that safely leverages internal business knowledge for operational efficiency and workload reduction. Deployed in on-premises environments to protect information security, it is designed for enterprises that need AI-powered knowledge management while keeping sensitive data within their own infrastructure.
- TERA ROOM A mixed reality (MR) application that uses Meta Quest and similar devices to overlay 3D objects and information onto real-world environments. Enables intuitive, interactive experiences for training, education, operational support, and remote assistance by merging real and digital information in workplace settings.
- METABURA A metaverse branding service that enables companies to express their brand worldview through immersive experiences accessible via smartphones, PCs, and VR headsets. Supports recruitment events, showrooms, and regional promotion. Operates with official VRChat commercial partnership status, enabling commercial-grade metaverse deployments.
- Touch de Kintai (タッチde勤怠) A smartphone-based attendance management application using IC card touch registration for clock-in and clock-out. Supports transportation cards and dedicated IC cards, offers cloud-based data storage, and is positioned as a simple, low-cost, and secure time and attendance tracking solution for SMBs.
- Software Development (ソフトウェア開発事業) B2B-focused custom system development for business efficiency and automation, covering the full lifecycle from requirements definition through operation. Delivers ease-of-use and scalability to transform organizational experiences, serving as the company's primary service division (SERVICE 01).
- IT Infrastructure (ITインフラ事業) Comprehensive infrastructure services including server construction, network design, and security implementation. Ensures stability, security, and smooth operations to support customer experience, serving as the company's SERVICE 02 division for manufacturing firms, broadcasters, and public-sector clients.
- XR Development (XR開発事業) End-to-end XR technology services from planning through implementation, enabling experiential branding that allows companies to connect with audiences through sensory experiences. Supports use cases in recruitment, training, promotion, and workplace visualization (SERVICE 03).
- App Development (アプリ開発事業) Application development for both B2B and B2C markets with strong emphasis on UI/UX design. Aims to create experiences that enhance brand favorability and retention beyond mere usability, functioning as the company's SERVICE 04 division.
Quantifiable outcome
- 28% year-over-year revenue growth to $37.6 billion in Q1 2026
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use AWS
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
AWS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
AWS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- ZscalercoreZscaler expanded Project AI-Guardian to include AWS as a technology alliance partner, integrating with the Zero Trust Exchange platform to provide enterprise AI security through AI Access Graph, attack surface modeling, and zero trust controls for AI workflows.
- OpenAIcoreOpenAI's frontier models and Codex are now accessible on AWS through Amazon Bedrock, allowing customers to incorporate OpenAI capabilities within their AWS environments with focus on faster deployment, security, and governance.
- AmorepacificflagshipAWS and Amorepacific are expanding their strategic partnership to integrate AI across Amorepacific's product development, customer experience innovation, and software development for brands including Sulwhasoo, Laneige, and Hera. Achieved up to 72% productivity gains in software development and over 500,000 skin diagnoses across 10 countries.
- HumainflagshipHumain secured 211 plots of land in Saudi Arabia for data centers and made significant partnerships including with AWS, Saudi Telecom, xAI, and DataVolt to develop large-scale AI-focused data centers across the US and Saudi Arabia.
- OpenAI (Codex)coreAWS and OpenAI deepened their partnership by making Codex coding agent directly available on Amazon Bedrock, complementing the existing GPT model offerings and building on the $38 billion infrastructure deal.
- SAPcoreAWS and SAP announced expanded collaboration at SAPPHIRE 2026 introducing automated orchestration in the RISE with SAP System Transition Workbench, SAP Seamless Private Connectivity using AWS Resource Gateway, and AI coding assistants integrated with SAP ABAP Model Context Protocol tools. AWS serves thousands of SAP customers.
- HyundaiflagshipHyundai Motor Group consolidated approximately 30 disparate on-premises ERP instances into 11 instances across five global regions using AWS for RISE with SAP, achieving >30% operational cost reduction and 85% document storage cost reduction. Also uses AWS for vehicle sales on Amazon.com and Alexa integration.
- AnthropiccoreAWS launched Claude Platform on AWS as the first cloud provider to offer native access, expanding the Anthropic collaboration with Anthropic operating the platform and processing data outside AWS security boundaries. Anthropic's Claude models are available through Amazon Bedrock.
- IBMcoreAt IBM Think 2026, AWS and IBM showcased new and expanded capabilities spanning agentic AI, mainframe modernization, autonomous databases, and enterprise automation including IBM Bob agentic IDE on Amazon Bedrock and IBM Db2 Genius Hub for autonomous database operations.
- BC PlatformsminorBC Platforms signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to enhance healthcare data analytics and support European Health Data Space readiness, expanding deployment of BC Mosaic trusted research environment across organizations.
- SentinelOneminorAWS was recognized as Cloud Partner of the Year at SentinelOne's 2026 PartnerOne Awards for outstanding contributions to AI and security solutions.
- OpenAIcoreAWS and OpenAI deepened their partnership by making OpenAI models including GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and Codex directly available on Amazon Bedrock, building on a $38 billion cloud infrastructure deal formed in late 2025 for AWS to provide computing power over seven years. The collaboration removes the burden of maintaining separate relationships with multiple frontier model providers.
- Cerebras SystemscoreAWS and Cerebras announced collaboration on March 13, 2026 to enhance AI inference speed and performance in the cloud. Cerebras has signed major contracts with clients including OpenAI and AWS for wafer-scale AI chips designed for real-time reasoning and agentic AI workloads.
- Bitcoin MinersminorBitcoin miners are shifting focus from mining to hosting AI workloads using existing power infrastructure, with contracts with AWS and Microsoft worth billions driving this transition.
- Intel FoundrycoreIntel Foundry's advanced semiconductor packaging business serves major customers including AWS and Cisco, with facilities in Oregon, Malaysia, and New Mexico. Intel CFO indicated advanced packaging opportunities could exceed $1 billion.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
AWS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- BIPROGY Inc. Large Japanese SIer (formerly Nihon Unisys) delivering system integration, cloud, and IT services across industries; a benchmark incumbent against which smaller SIers like AWS Inc. compete for regional and enterprise accounts.
- Fuji Soft Incorporated: Major Japanese SIer and embedded systems provider offering software development, IT infrastructure, and solutions services; broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities to AWS Inc.'s four-division service portfolio.
- Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ): Established Japanese IT services and network/infrastructure provider with comprehensive enterprise offerings; relevant as a larger incumbent in IT infrastructure services overlapping with AWS Inc.'s ITインフラ division.
- TIS Inc. Major Japanese IT services group offering system integration, software development, and outsourcing across multiple verticals; representative broad incumbent whose scale and portfolio breadth dwarf AWS Inc.
- NS Solutions Corporation: Larger Japanese SIer with broad enterprise system integration, IT infrastructure, and consulting capabilities; serves as a scaled incumbent that AWS Inc. competes against for mid-market and enterprise contracts.
Emerging players
- WingArc1S Inc. Japanese business software and services company with proprietary packaged products alongside implementation services; relevant as a peer that has successfully productized Japanese enterprise software from an SI base.
Direct peers
- Future Corporation: Japanese IT consulting and SI firm offering system development, infrastructure, and digital transformation services to enterprise customers, with comparable BtoB focus and services-oriented business model.
- Toyo Business Engineering Corporation: Mid-size Japanese SIer with a comparable mix of custom system integration services and proprietary packaged products (e.g., MCFrame), targeting BtoB enterprise customers—a structural twin to AWS Inc.'s services-plus-products model.
- JBCC Holdings Inc. Small-to-mid Japanese system integrator offering IT infrastructure, software development, and managed services to enterprise customers, with similar scale and BtoB orientation as AWS Inc.
- DTS Corporation: Japanese SIer of comparable size delivering custom software, infrastructure, and embedded/IoT solutions to enterprise clients, with similar BtoB services focus and a regional-to-national delivery footprint.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
AWS social profiles
Digital presenceAWS compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
AWS financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
AWS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
AWS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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AWS M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about AWS
What does AWS do?
AWS Inc. (AWS株式会社) is a Japanese IT services company headquartered in Toyama City, operating four core divisions: B2B custom software development, IT infrastructure design and security, end-to-end XR development, and UI/UX-focused app development for both B2B and B2C markets. The company also markets four proprietary products: AI.port (an on-premises AI chatbot for internal knowledge management), TERA ROOM (a mixed-reality workplace visualization platform), METABURA (a metaverse branding service with VRChat partnership), and Touch de Kintai (a smartphone/IC-card cloud-based attendance management application).
Is AWS a public or private company?
AWS is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was AWS founded?
AWS was founded in 1985. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is AWS based?
AWS is headquartered in Toyama-shi, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does AWS make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Cloud Infrastructure Services are the primary driver. The others are AI/ML Platform Services, AWS Marketplace and professional Services and Support.
Who are AWS's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are BIPROGY Inc., Fuji Soft Incorporated, Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ), TIS Inc. and NS Solutions Corporation. WingArc1S Inc. is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Future Corporation, Toyo Business Engineering Corporation, JBCC Holdings Inc. and DTS Corporation.
Does AWS have an API?
No public API is recorded for AWS.
What industry is AWS in?
AWS's product category is IT Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEACAE, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) & Message-Oriented Middleware, with a secondary code of HDAEAIAH, Integration Monitoring, Observability & AIOps for Integration. Its NAICS code is 541511 and its SIC code is 7373.