What Amahi does

Amahi is a private, open-source home server software company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, operating as Amahi, Inc. The company's core product is the Home Digital Assistant (HDA), a GNU/Linux-based server application that runs on top of Fedora or Ubuntu distributions to provide centralized storage, media streaming, backup, file sharing, VPN, and dynamic DNS services for individual consumers and small office environments. The platform serves cross-platform clients including PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, gaming consoles, and smart TVs, and is available in over 20 languages across 30+ countries.

The technical stack includes Greyhole-based disk pooling with redundancy, pre-configured OpenVPN and IPsec tunnels, DLNA and iTunes media serving, and a modular one-click application architecture powered by Ruby on Rails and accessible through the BitzBox app store. Amahi Sync, an AWS-backed cloud synchronization service, extends the HDA with off-site backup and personal cloud functionality. The software is distributed under GPL, with source code mirrored on GitHub and community packaging, translation, and testing handled by a distributed volunteer base.

Amahi monetizes through a freemium subscription model (Free, Pro at $9.99/month, Ninja at $19.99/month) offering incremental cloud storage quotas, app discounts, and priority support, supplemented by convenience fees on one-click app installs in the BitzBox store and an Amahi Credit system that shares revenue with app contributors. The go-to-market motion is product-led and community-led, leveraging open-source distribution, Linux distribution channels, content marketing via wiki and forums, and integration partnerships with Intel, Marvell, the OSU Open Source Lab, and the Fedora and Ubuntu (Canonical) projects. The company is led by founder Carlos Puchol, formerly of Bell Labs Research, Transmeta, and NVIDIA, alongside a small core team of 1-10 contributors operating across multiple countries.

Name

Amahi

Legal name

Amahi, Inc.

Website

https://amahi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Amahi is a private open-source home server software company that provides a GNU/Linux-based Home Digital Assistant (HDA) for consumers and small businesses, offering centralized media streaming, storage pooling, VPN, and file sharing through a freemium subscription model and one-click BitzBox app marketplace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Server Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise/Creator Video Hosting & OTT SaaS Platforms (MPACAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

HCI & Integrated Systems (Compute + Storage) (HDABADAD)

Keywords

• Home server software
• Open source networking
• Media streaming server
• Cloud sync backup
• Linux server platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunnyvale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Premium Subscriptions: Amahi offers tiered subscription plans (Free, Pro at $9.99/month, Ninja at $19.99/month) providing increasing storage quotas, app discounts, priority support incidents, and additional features like Amahi Sync storage and Dynamic DNS.
2. App Store Convenience Fees: Optional one-click install convenience fees for apps in the BitzBox store. Fees are not for the app code itself but for distribution, maintenance, and support. App contributors and authors receive Amahi Credit share from successful apps.
3. Amahi Credit System: Virtual credit deposited in user accounts for purchasing app convenience fees. Credit can only be used for one-click convenience fees and expires after one year of app purchase inactivity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Amahi develops and distributes a GNU/Linux-based home server software platform (the HDA — Home Digital Assistant) that runs on Fedora or Ubuntu and centralizes home networking, media streaming, backup, file sharing, and remote access. It is bundled with the BitzBox one-click app store and the Amahi Sync cloud synchronization service, sold under a freemium model with paid Pro and Ninja subscription tiers.

Product overview

Amahi is a home networking software platform centered on the Amahi Home Server (HDA), a GNU/Linux-based server application that transforms a dedicated PC into a centralized home digital assistant. The platform consists of the core HDA product, the Amahi Sync cloud sync/backup service, and the BitzBox app store offering hundreds of one-click installable applications including media servers, backup tools, VPN solutions, and business/educational software. The HDA handles entertainment streaming, storage management, backup coordination, and network services including DHCP/DNS, while Amahi Sync extends cloud backup capabilities and the BitzBox provides extensibility through a modular app architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HDA (Home Digital Assistant): The term used to describe each Amahi server unit - a home digital assistant for managing home networks, entertainment, storage, and computing needs.

Products and services

• Amahi Home Server (HDA) GNU/Linux-based home server software platform that runs on a dedicated PC to provide centralized storage, media streaming, backup services, file sharing, DHCP/DNS network services, and VPN functionality for home and small office networks.
• Amahi Sync Cloud synchronization and backup service that runs on the HDA, automatically syncing, sharing, and backing up files from enabled shares to Amahi's AWS-backed cloud storage without requiring extra software installation on client devices.
• BitzBox App Store Amahi's one-click application installation platform (also branded App Emporium) offering hundreds of apps including media servers (Plex, DLNA), backup tools (Amahi Time Machine, CrashPlan), VPN solutions, and web applications installable with a single click on the HDA.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OSU Open Source Lab (Oregon State University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSU OSL is the home of growing, high-impact open source communities including Amahi. OSUOSL has been an Amahi hosting partner for years, providing infrastructure support for the project.
• Fedora ProjectcoreTechnology or IntegrationAmahi is based on Fedora Linux distribution, one of the leading open source distributions with reputation for being up to date, quick release cycle, and wide hardware support.
• Ubuntu (Canonical)coreTechnology or IntegrationAmahi also supports Ubuntu Linux distribution as an alternative base platform, offering users choice in their operating system foundation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• XigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free): Open-source FreeBSD-based NAS distribution for home and small office use. Comparable in being free, DIY, and focused on file sharing, ZFS, and plug-ins.
• Plex: Leading media-server software for organizing and streaming personal video/music libraries. While narrower than Amahi's full HDA stack, Plex addresses a core use case Amahi targets and is available as a one-click install in the BitzBox store.
• Home Assistant: Open-source home-automation platform commonly run on always-on home servers (including Raspberry Pi). Competes with Amahi for the role of 'central home hub' and increasingly absorbs media and file-serving functions.
• Nextcloud: Open-source self-hosted productivity and file-sync platform that can be deployed on home servers. Overlaps Amahi Sync on the personal-cloud / file-sync use case and competes for the same privacy-conscious home user.

Broad incumbents

• Synology: Dominant vendor of purpose-built NAS hardware running DiskStation Manager (DSM), with a deep first-party app ecosystem (Synology Photos, Drive, Office). Sets the user-experience bar Amahi's DIY software must clear for home-server use cases.
• QNAP: Major NAS appliance vendor with QTS/QuTS hero operating systems and a broad app store (QTS App Center). Competes with Amahi on media streaming, backup, and home-server functionality but delivers it on dedicated hardware.
• Western Digital (My Cloud): Consumer-targeted NAS appliances and cloud-sync services (My Cloud Home). Represents the bundled hardware-plus-software alternative that competes with Amahi's DIY home-server model.

Direct peers

• TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS): Open-source NAS operating system based on FreeBSD/ZFS, focused on storage pooling, file sharing, and plug-ins. Closely comparable to Amahi's disk-pooling, file-sharing, and plug-in architecture for home and prosumer users.
• OpenMediaVault: Open-source Debian-based NAS solution with a web GUI, plugin ecosystem, and focus on home/SMB storage. Competes for the same DIY Linux home-server audience as Amahi.
• Unraid: A paid home-server OS that turns a PC into a network-attached storage, application, and virtualization platform. Most directly comparable to Amahi in target user (DIY home/SMB), Linux-based foundation, and one-click app model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/amahi
• GitHubgithub.com/amahi
• Facebookfacebook.com/amahi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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