What Piros does

Piros is a Belgium-headquartered IT services firm that exclusively delivers Red Hat enterprise open-source solutions. The company is described as the first and only IT provider in Belgium covering the entire Red Hat portfolio, with a stated ~20-year focus on Red Hat enterprise open source. Services span consulting, implementation, training, and subscription-management support across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), OpenShift, Ansible Automation, and Red Hat's AI offerings.

The firm's product surface is organized around Red Hat's stack — RHEL for infrastructure, OpenShift for cloud-native container platforms, and Ansible Automation for IT automation — supplemented by subscription and licensing management, system integration, formal Red Hat training programs, and an AI strategy/implementation service leveraging Red Hat's open-source AI capabilities. Pricing is project-based and tailored to enterprise scope, with a stated emphasis on transparent, upfront pricing without hidden costs. Marketing is concentrated on the company's website, LinkedIn, and YouTube channels, supported by thought-leadership content on themes such as Sovereign AI and sovereign cloud.

Piros targets enterprise IT organizations across Belgium through a direct, consultative sales motion. Engagement is relationship-driven rather than transactional, with the firm describing a 'people before contract' philosophy and close collaboration across planning, execution, and ongoing support. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, investors, or funding history; revenue is not publicly disclosed, and headcount is banded at 11-50. Geographic reach is single-country (Belgium), with no claim of multinational footprint.

One factual tension in the input data: the firmographics list year_founded as 2016, while the company's own materials describe a '20 years' history of Red Hat specialization — suggesting either an earlier informal operating history, founder tenure predating the legal entity, or a marketing-stated operational anniversary.

Name

Piros

Legal name

Piros

Website

https://piros.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Piros is a Belgium-based IT services firm that exclusively delivers Red Hat enterprise open-source consulting, implementation, training, and subscription services to enterprise customers across the full Red Hat portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Everberg

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting and Implementation Services: Professional services providing Red Hat enterprise open-source solutions including planning, execution, and ongoing support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift, and Ansible Automation implementations.
2. Red Hat Training Programs: Red Hat certification and training programs for IT professionals on enterprise open-source technologies.
3. Red Hat Subscriptions: Assistance with Red Hat subscription management and licensing for enterprise clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Piros provides consulting, implementation, integration, and training services for the complete Red Hat enterprise open-source portfolio in Belgium. The firm sells professional services around Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift, Ansible Automation, and AI solutions, and assists enterprise clients with Red Hat subscription and licensing management. Engagements span planning through execution with transparent, project-based pricing.

Product overview

Piros is a Red Hat enterprise open-source partner providing professional services across the entire Red Hat portfolio. The company offers a unified suite of services centered around Red Hat's core enterprise products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for infrastructure, OpenShift for cloud-native container platform capabilities, and Ansible Automation for IT automation. Additionally, Piros provides strategic AI services, subscription/licensing management, system integration, training programs, and partnership facilitation. Piros positions itself as a comprehensive IT partner that delivers modern open-source solutions with enterprise-grade security and community-driven innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Infrastructure Services Consulting, implementation, and ongoing support services for Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure for enterprise organizations modernizing to open-source enterprise platforms.
• OpenShift Implementation Services Consulting and implementation services for the Red Hat OpenShift enterprise Kubernetes container platform, enabling cloud-native application deployment and management for enterprise clients.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy and Implementation Services AI strategy and implementation services leveraging open-source AI solutions on the Red Hat enterprise stack, targeted at enterprise organizations seeking modern AI capabilities.
• Ansible Automation Services Consulting, deployment, and integration services for the Ansible Automation Platform, covering IT infrastructure management, configuration, and deployment automation tasks for enterprise clients.
• Red Hat Subscription and Licensing Management Assistance with Red Hat subscription management and licensing for enterprise clients purchasing or maintaining Red Hat enterprise software entitlements.
• Red Hat Integration Services Integration services connecting Red Hat solutions with existing enterprise systems and infrastructure for enterprise IT organizations.
• Red Hat Training Programs Red Hat certification and training programs for IT professionals covering enterprise open-source technologies and methodologies, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift, and Ansible Automation.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Red HatcoreTechnology or IntegrationPiros is an enterprise open-source partner of Red Hat, having exclusively partnered with Red Hat for 20 years. They are the first and only IT provider in Belgium covering the entire Red Hat portfolio, which includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift, Ansible Automation, and related solutions. Piros staff are described as true Red Hat enterprise open-source experts.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Accenture is a top-tier Red Hat global SI partner delivering OpenShift, Ansible, and Red Hat AI programs to large enterprises; it competes for the same enterprise modernization RFPs that Piros bids on in Belgium and beyond.
• Sopra Steria: Sopra Steria is a large European IT services firm with significant presence in Belgium and Benelux; it delivers enterprise application and infrastructure modernization projects that overlap with Piros's enterprise IT modernization remit.
• Capgemini: Capgemini is a global SI and Red Hat partner with large-scale cloud, infrastructure, and AI delivery capabilities; it competes for Belgian and pan-European enterprise Red Hat implementation work against Piros.
• SUSE: SUSE is a global enterprise open-source infrastructure vendor competing with Red Hat on Linux, Kubernetes, and edge; large European enterprise SIs selling SUSE compete for the same open-source infrastructure wallet that Piros targets in Belgium.
• IBM Consulting: IBM Consulting owns Red Hat and operates a global delivery network that sells and implements the full Red Hat portfolio; it is both Piros's strategic parent partner and a competitor for enterprise Red Hat services deals.
• Red Hat: Red Hat is the strategic vendor whose entire enterprise open-source portfolio (RHEL, OpenShift, Ansible, AI) Piros implements and resells. While not a head-to-head competitor, Red Hat's GTM and partner program directly defines Piros's opportunity set and constraints.
• Canonical: Canonical (Ubuntu/OpenStack) competes with Red Hat in enterprise Linux and cloud infrastructure; SIs offering Canonical-based stacks are alternative paths for the same enterprise open-source buyer Piros serves.

Regional players

• Cegeka: Cegeka is a large Belgian/European IT services group with a broad cloud and managed services portfolio; it competes for the same Belgian enterprise IT modernization budgets and could offer Red Hat-adjacent services at greater scale.
• RealDolmen (now Akkodis Belgium): RealDolmen/Akkodis is a Belgian IT services firm with cloud, infrastructure, and managed services capabilities; it competes for Belgian enterprise infrastructure modernization budgets similar to those Piros addresses with Red Hat solutions.
• Cronos Group: Cronos is a Belgian IT services collective with multiple member companies delivering infrastructure, cloud, and managed services; it overlaps with Piros's enterprise IT services customer base in Belgium.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@piros
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/piros
• Xx.com/piros_be

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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