What Flant does

Flant (Флант) is a Russian DevOps and Kubernetes infrastructure vendor founded in 2007 and headquartered in Moscow. The company offers a portfolio of three core product lines: Deckhouse, the first Russian Kubernetes platform, with 1,300+ clusters deployed and listed in the Russian unified software registry since December 2021; DevOps as a Service (DaaS), a 24/7 managed infrastructure offering backed by SLA guarantees; and Express42, a DevOps and SRE consulting practice. Flant monetizes through subscription licensing of the Deckhouse platform, recurring managed-services contracts for DaaS, professional services consulting, and a partner program of 200+ certified resellers and integrators.

The company's technology stack is centered on Kubernetes and Cloud Native tooling, with capabilities spanning container orchestration, multi-cluster fleet management, monitoring (via the acquired Okmeter product), secrets storage, and Cloud Native virtualization. Flant positions itself as a leading contributor to the upstream Kubernetes project and is certified by FSTEC Russia (Certificate No. 4860, October 2024) for deployment at critical information infrastructure facilities. The certified customer base spans the Central Bank of Russia, OTP Bank, EDINIY TSUPIS, Gazprom, Rosgeolfond, OTR 2000, GTLK, and large retail enterprises.

Flant serves enterprise, government, and financial-institution customers exclusively within the Russian Federation, targeting buyers with requirements for regulatory compliance, high availability (99.99% claimed SLA), and 24/7 operational support. GTM is executed through direct enterprise field sales supplemented by a 200+ certified partner channel. Legal entity is АО «Флант», a privately held Russian joint-stock company with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding rounds in the available data.

Name

Flant

Legal name

АО «Флант»

Website

https://flant.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Flant is a Russian Kubernetes and DevOps infrastructure vendor offering the Deckhouse Kubernetes platform, 24/7 managed DevOps-as-a-Service (DaaS), and Express42 consulting, serving enterprise, government, and financial-institution customers within the Russian Federation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Kubernetes Platform / Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Container Platforms (Kubernetes & Container PaaS) (HDABAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Platforms & Orchestration (Kubernetes) (HDABADAF), Kubernetes & Container Platform Management (Private Cloud) (HDABABAC), Cloud Security for Containers & Kubernetes (KSPM/Kubernetes Security) (HDABAHAO), Cloud-Native/Kubernetes Observability (HDABAJAF), Cloud-Native Application Development (Containers/Kubernetes/Serverless) (BPAEAFAE)

Keywords

• Kubernetes platform
• DevOps as a Service
• Container orchestration
• Cloud Native infrastructure
• Managed Kubernetes services

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Deckhouse Platform Licensing: Licensing of the Deckhouse Kubernetes platform to enterprises for container orchestration and infrastructure management
2. DevOps as a Service (DaaS): Comprehensive DevOps infrastructure support delivered by dedicated expert teams in 24/7 mode with SLA guarantees. Includes ongoing maintenance, optimization, and support services.
3. Express42 DevOps Consulting: DevOps consulting services including IT process analysis, optimization planning, and implementation support to accelerate product releases and reduce downtime
4. Partner Ecosystem: Revenue from 200+ certified partners who resell and implement Deckhouse solutions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Flant builds and operates the Deckhouse Kubernetes platform — the first Russian enterprise Kubernetes distribution — and sells it primarily through subscriptions to large organizations and government entities. It complements the platform with a 24/7 DevOps-as-a-Service (DaaS) managed infrastructure offering delivered by dedicated expert teams under SLA, plus Express42 DevOps consulting for IT process analysis and release acceleration.

Product overview

Flant operates a multi-product portfolio centered on Kubernetes and DevOps infrastructure. The core offering is Deckhouse (first Russian Kubernetes platform), supplemented by DaaS (DevOps as a Service) for managed 24/7 infrastructure support and Express42 for DevOps consulting. The company also acquired Okmeter (server monitoring solution) in 2021 to extend its monitoring capabilities within the Deckhouse ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Deckhouse: Products for building reliable enterprise infrastructure, including the first Russian Kubernetes platform, Cloud Native virtualization, and tools for monitoring, secret storage, and cluster fleet management.
• DaaS (DevOps as a Service)
• Express42

Products and services

• Deckhouse Kubernetes Platform First Russian Kubernetes platform for building reliable enterprise infrastructure, including Cloud Native virtualization and tools for monitoring, secret storage, and cluster fleet management. Listed in the unified Russian software registry since December 21, 2021 and FSTEC-certified (Certificate №4860, 04.10.2024) for use in critical information infrastructure (CII) objects. Sold to enterprises, government, and financial institutions via subscription licensing.
• DaaS (DevOps as a Service) Comprehensive DevOps support for digital product development and infrastructure delivered in 24/7 mode by a dedicated team of experts, providing reliable, flexible, and secure environments with SLA guarantees. Targets enterprise customers running production workloads on Deckhouse and aims to accelerate time to market (up to 5x), reduce failures (up to 99.99%), and lower staff costs (up to 80%).
• Express42 DevOps Consulting DevOps consulting service that analyzes IT processes, identifies bottlenecks, and builds optimization plans to help teams accelerate product releases and consistently deliver business value. Reports 78% growth in release frequency and 92% reduction in downtime and information security risk across engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5x faster time to market
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OkmetercoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2021Okmeter was a server monitoring solution acquired by Flant in mid-May 2021 after a collaboration since 2017. The acquisition aimed to enhance product development, incorporate Flant's monitoring expertise, and provide improved features and support for existing Okmeter customers. The monitoring capabilities were integrated into the Deckhouse ecosystem.
• Express42coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpress42 is a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on DevOps consulting, offering IT process analysis, optimization planning, and implementation support. It represents Flant's consulting arm with 13 years in DevOps and SRE, completing 100+ successful projects with measurable outcomes like 78% release frequency growth and 92% downtime reduction.
• DeckhousecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerDeckhouse is Flant's primary product brand for Kubernetes platform and cloud-native tools. It includes the first Russian Kubernetes platform, Cloud Native virtualization, and tools for monitoring, secrets storage, and cluster fleet management. The product is sold through Flant's partner network and directly to enterprises.
• Certified Partners (200+)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlant has developed a network of 200+ certified partners who resell and implement Deckhouse solutions. Partners receive certification (150+ DKP Administrator certificates issued to engineers from 85 companies) and access to the partner program at deckhouse.ru/become-partner/

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• VK Cloud Solutions: VK Cloud is a major Russian cloud provider offering managed Kubernetes services and on-prem deployment options — another regional peer competing for the same Russian enterprise and government Kubernetes workloads.
• Yandex Cloud: Yandex Cloud is Russia's largest domestic hyperscaler and offers managed Kubernetes service within its cloud platform — a regional peer that competes with Deckhouse in cloud-hosted K8s workloads inside the same Russian market.
• Cloud.ru (SberCloud): Cloud.ru (formerly SberCloud) provides cloud and Kubernetes services within Russia, including sovereign cloud offerings for state and regulated customers — competing with Deckhouse on both cloud-hosted and hybrid Kubernetes deployments in the same Russian market.

Direct peers

• Mirantis: Mirantis offers an enterprise Kubernetes platform (Mirantis Kubernetes Engine, formerly Docker Enterprise) with focus on sovereign, on-premises, and air-gapped deployments — the same regulated, on-prem deployment pattern that drives FSTEC-certified Deckhouse sales in Russia.
• Canonical (Charmed Kubernetes): Canonical offers Charmed Kubernetes and MicroK8s as multi-cloud, on-prem enterprise K8s distributions with support — comparable to Deckhouse in targeting enterprise-grade production Kubernetes deployments outside of hyperscaler-managed offerings.
• Platform9: Platform9 provides managed Kubernetes as a service for on-premises and edge environments, with strong emphasis on sovereign and air-gapped deployments — overlapping with Deckhouse's value proposition for Russian enterprises needing on-prem Kubernetes.
• Red Hat OpenShift: Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution is the closest functional analog to Deckhouse, offering a packaged K8s platform with enterprise support, security, and multi-cluster management — competing for the same enterprise container orchestration workloads that Flant targets inside Russia.
• D2iQ (formerly Mesosphere): D2iQ provides an enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform (D2iQ Kubernetes Platform, formerly DC/OS) targeting regulated industries and on-prem deployments, making it a direct functional peer to Deckhouse in terms of packaged K8s for critical workloads.
• Rancher (SUSE): Rancher, now under SUSE, provides a multi-cluster Kubernetes management platform — directly comparable to Deckhouse's cluster fleet management and Cloud Native virtualization capabilities, particularly for hybrid and on-premises enterprise deployments.

Broad incumbents

• VMware Tanzu: VMware Tanzu is a broad enterprise application platform portfolio that includes Kubernetes (TKG/TKGI), competing against Deckhouse for large enterprise infrastructure modernization — but as part of a much wider VMware stack rather than a Kubernetes-focused vendor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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