Stella IT

What Stella IT does

Stella IT (스텔라아이티 주식회사) is a South Korean cloud infrastructure provider founded in 2017, headquartered in Seoul's Gasan digital cluster with a wholly-owned US subsidiary (Stella IT USA, LLC) in Sheridan, Wyoming. The company operates a dual-brand portfolio: Stella IT Cloud offers virtual servers across Compact, Standard, HFQ (High Frequency), and Dedicated tiers, a personal remote-workspace product called CloudPC, an Accelerated CDN, and a global Anycast-based DDoS Mitigation Network. Minehub is a vertically-focused sub-brand providing Minecraft server hosting, DNS, cloud resources, and a marketplace for Minecraft assets, all managed through the Stella IT Console web and iOS/Android applications. Underlying infrastructure is hosted on company-owned datacenters in South Korea.

The business model is primarily subscription-based, with monthly recurring fees across cloud compute tiers (dedicated servers priced from 250,000 KRW to 750,000 KRW, VAT included) and CloudPC subscriptions, supplemented by transaction-fee revenue from the Minehub marketplace. Distribution is product-led and self-serve through the console and mobile apps, with assisted support via KakaoTalk and Discord communities; payments are processed through TossPayments and Hecto Financial domestically and Stripe internationally via the US subsidiary. Customer segments are segmented horizontally across individual developers and gamers, SMBs, and a non-primary enterprise tier, with pricing also addressing both free-tier users and high-performance dedicated workloads. No external funding rounds, institutional investors, or public listing have been disclosed.

Name

Stella IT

Legal name

스텔라아이티 주식회사 (Stella IT Inc.)

Website

https://stella-it.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stella IT is a privately held South Korean cloud infrastructure provider founded in 2017, offering virtual and dedicated servers, DDoS mitigation, CDN, CloudPC, and a Minecraft-focused Minehub platform to individual developers, gamers, and SMBs in Asia-Pacific and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Managed Services (M365/Azure/AWS/GCP) (BPAEABAE), Cloud Operations Outsourcing (Cloud Managed Operations) (BPAEAMAC), DNS/DHCP/IPAM (DDI) Services (BPAEAEAK)

Keywords

• Cloud computing services
• Virtual private servers
• DDoS protection
• Content delivery network
• Minecraft server hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Koyang

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cloud Compute Services: Subscription-based cloud compute services including Compact, Standard, HFQ (High Frequency), and Dedicated server tiers. Customers pay recurring fees based on selected tier and resources. Additional revenue from public IP allocation, data protection services, and add-on features.
2. Minehub Platform: Minecraft server management platform that includes resource marketplace and premium services. Revenue from marketplace transactions and premium resource offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stella IT operates a South Korea-based cloud computing and web hosting platform offering VPS (Cloud Compute), dedicated physical servers (Cloud Dedicated), remote desktop workspaces (CloudPC), and the Minehub platform for Minecraft server hosting. The company bundles proprietary DDoS mitigation and CDN acceleration with all cloud products, targeting developers, gamers, small and medium businesses, and enterprise customers through self-service subscription plans.

Product overview

Stella IT operates a dual-brand cloud services portfolio consisting of Stella IT Cloud (general-purpose cloud infrastructure) and Minehub (Minecraft-focused platform). Stella IT Cloud is the primary cloud computing platform offering virtual servers across multiple tiers (Compact, Standard, HFQ, and Dedicated), a personal remote desktop (CloudPC), and DDoS mitigation/CDN services built on a global anycast network—all managed via the Stella IT Console web and mobile app. Minehub is a vertically-focused sub-brand providing Minecraft server hosting, remote management tools, DNS, cloud resources, and a marketplace for Minecraft assets. Both brands share the same account system (Stella IT Accounts), DDoS mitigation infrastructure, and network backbone, with Stella IT Cloud serving broad market customers and Minehub targeting the Minecraft gaming community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stella IT Cloud: Cloud computing platform offering VPS, dedicated servers, and CloudPC services with DDoS mitigation and CDN.
• Minehub (minehub.kr)
• Stella IT Console
• Stella IT DDoS Mitigation Network
• Stella IT Accelerated CDN

Products and services

• Stella IT Cloud Compute Scalable Virtual Private Server (VPS) service offered in multiple tiers (Compact, Standard, HFQ) with bundled DDoS protection and CDN acceleration, targeted at developers, startups, and SMBs requiring flexible cloud compute resources.
• Stella IT Cloud Dedicated Dedicated physical server hosting service providing exclusive hardware access for enterprise customers and high-performance workloads, with bundled DDoS mitigation and CDN support.
• Stella IT CloudPC Personal remote desktop / cloud PC workspace service that lets individual users and remote workers run a persistent Windows-based cloud desktop accessible from any device.
• Minehub Specialized Minecraft server hosting and management platform with one-click server deployment, integrated marketplace, and community features, marketed to individual gamers and game-server operators.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 주식회사 누리고 (Nurigo)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSMS, LMS, MMS, KakaoTalk AlertTalk message sending services for customer communication and notifications.
• 주식회사 카카오 (Kakao)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKakaoTalk platform integration for customer notifications and marketing messages, also providing single sign-on via Kakao account.
• Stripe, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational payment processing for overseas card payments through Stella IT USA subsidiary.
• 주식회사 토스페이먼츠 (Toss Payments)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPrimary online payment gateway for Korean domestic payments.
• 주식회사 헥토파이낸셜 (Hecto Financial)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPayment processing services for Stella IT Cloud and Minehub Marketplace transactions.
• 주식회사 비바리퍼블리카 (Toss)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKakaopay payment service integration for convenient payment options.
• 주식회사 카카오페이 (KakaoPay)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKakaopay payment integration for simplified payment processing.
• 주식회사 코리아포트원 (PortOne)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIdentity verification and electronic signature services.
• 주식회사 다날 (Danal)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIdentity verification and authentication services.
• 주식회사 한컴위드 (Withauth)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerElectronic authentication and signature services.
• GooglecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGoogle Analytics web analytics integration for statistics and user behavior tracking.
• MicrosoftcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMicrosoft Clarity web analytics integration for user behavior and interaction analysis.
• Stella IT USA, LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUS subsidiary handling overseas payments and international service operations. Personal information transferred for service provision purposes.
• Central Museum (중앙박물관)minorOthersPartner reference listed on website.
• Dongan Seongnyeong Culture Center (동안성청소년문화의집)minorOthersPartner reference listed on website.
• SPARCSminorOthersSPARCS organization listed as reference partner on website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KT Cloud: KT Cloud is the cloud arm of Korea Telecom, offering compute, storage, and managed cloud services on owned Korean datacenters with deep telecom-grade network integration — directly comparable to Stella IT's owned-infrastructure, DDoS/CDN-integrated cloud value proposition in the Korean market.
• Linode (Akamai Connected Cloud): Linode, now part of Akamai, is a long-standing self-serve cloud compute and dedicated server provider with developer-centric pricing and an integrated console — directly comparable to Stella IT's portfolio of cloud tiers and dedicated servers for SMBs and developers.
• Naver Cloud: Naver Cloud is South Korea's largest domestic hyperscale cloud provider, offering IaaS/PaaS compute, networking, and managed services directly comparable to Stella IT Cloud. It is the most direct Korean-market competitor and the natural benchmark for share-of-wallet among Korean SMBs and developers.
• DigitalOcean: DigitalOcean is a global self-serve VPS and cloud platform known for developer-friendly pricing, simple consoles, and a horizontal SMB/developer GTM — the closest international analog to Stella IT's product-led, multi-tier cloud offering.
• BisectHosting: BisectHosting is a leading Minecraft-specialized hosting provider offering managed Minecraft servers with integrated consoles — the most direct competitor to Stella IT's Minehub platform for the same vertical (Minecraft server management) and SMB/gamer customer base.
• Vultr: Vultr is a self-serve cloud compute provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, and bare-metal across many global locations, competing directly with Stella IT's Compact/Standard/HFQ/Dedicated tier portfolio on price and ease of provisioning.
• Hetzner: Hetzner is a low-cost European cloud and dedicated server provider known for aggressive pricing and owned datacenters — a direct peer in business model and price-tiering strategy even though it primarily serves a different geography.

Regional players

• NHN Cloud: NHN Cloud is another major Korean cloud provider offering IaaS/PaaS services with owned infrastructure and DDoS/security features, competing for the same Korean enterprise and SMB workloads as Stella IT.

Broad incumbents

• Cloudflare: Cloudflare is listed as a Stella IT reference partner but is also a broader DDoS mitigation, CDN, and edge compute incumbent that competes at the network/edge layer for the same DDoS-protection budget that Stella IT monetizes alongside its compute offering.
• Amazon Web Services (Lightsail): AWS Lightsail is Amazon's simplified VPS offering that bundles compute, SSD storage, and bandwidth at predictable monthly pricing, targeting the same SMB/developer self-serve segment as Stella IT Cloud but as part of a much broader cloud portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/Stella-IT
• Facebookfacebook.com/com.Stella.IT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stellaitinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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