What Derak Cloud does

Derak Cloud (legal entity: Raya Abar Derak Pars Company, Persian: شرکت رایا اَبر دِراک پارس) is an Iranian cloud infrastructure provider founded in 2018 and headquartered in Shiraz, with co-founder Seyyed Sina Soltani serving as CEO. The company launched its first cloud service in April 2019 and has since built a vertically integrated platform spanning CDN, Cloud DNS, IaaS Cloud Servers, VPS (Windows/Linux/MikroTik), DDoS Protection, SSL/TLS certificates, Live Streaming, Video-on-Demand (VoD), Transcoding, and Monitoring/Analytical Reports. Its CDN is built on an Anycast network architecture spanning 40+ POPs across more than 10 countries on 5 continents with 2 Tbps aggregate bandwidth, 99.9% SLA uptime, 21 ms average TTFB, and 1 billion RPM request capacity; domestic compute is hosted in Tehran (Milad Tower datacenter), Karaj, and Shiraz, with international servers delivered through a partnership with Hetzner datacenters in Germany, USA, and Finland.

The platform monetizes primarily through usage-based CDN billing (per-GB internal/external traffic and per-million HTTP/S requests) layered on subscription-based monthly IaaS and VPS plans plus Pay-As-You-Go overage charges priced in Iranian Toman, with a freemium entry tier (50 GB traffic and 3 million requests for 30 days) and direct enterprise sales support. Customers access services via a self-service portal at app.derak.cloud, supplemented by consultative sales for organizational plans and BYO equipment arrangements. Reported customers include Bank Saman, Pishkhan Dowlat, Fars Innovation Fund, Host Iran, TEDx Tehran, SevenLearn, and Shahr Fafa, spanning financial services, government, media, education, and SMB e-commerce.

Derak Cloud reported serving more than 5,000 customers and published 1399 annual report metrics including 45 million Iranian CDN users, 131 million unique global IPs, 18 billion processed logs, and 120 DDoS attacks mitigated (largest at 210 Gbps). The company raised undisclosed corporate capital from Iran Technical Services (خدمات انفورماتیک ایران) in 2021 and announced the partnership alongside a visual identity rebrand on July 17, 2023 (Tir 1402). Subsequent moves — a 35% cloud capacity increase via a new datacenter, IPv6 support on CDN (Dey 1402), and industry-specific solution pages for finance, gaming, media, and healthcare — point to an actively scaling emerging-market infrastructure business anchored in Iran with international reach.

Name

Derak Cloud

Legal name

Raya Abar Derak Pars Company (شرکت رایا اَبر دِراک پارس)

Website

https://derak.cloud

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Iranian cloud infrastructure provider founded in 2018, offering Anycast-based CDN, IaaS cloud servers, VPS, DDoS protection, SSL, live streaming, VoD, and monitoring across 40+ POPs with international Hetzner presence, serving more than 5,000 customers in finance, government, media, and SMB segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Encoding & Transcoding Services (SaaS/PaaS) (MPAHAHAC), Cloud Managed Services (Operations, Monitoring, Patching) (BPAEACAF)

Keywords

• Cloud infrastructure services
• Content delivery network
• Virtual private servers
• DDoS protection services
• Cloud streaming platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Shiraz

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CDN Services: Revenue from Content Delivery Network services, priced based on internal/external traffic volume, HTTP/S request counts, and additional features like DDoS challenge tokens, custom web rules, cache purging, and secure link generation. Tiered pricing with lower rates for higher consumption bands.
2. Cloud Server (IaaS): Revenue from cloud server provisioning in Iran (Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz) and internationally (USA, Germany, Finland via Hetzner). Sold as monthly prepaid plans with add-on cloud ascent packages for additional traffic. Pay-as-you-go pricing for overage beyond plan allocations.
3. VPS (Virtual Private Server): Revenue from virtual private server hosting in Iran and internationally. Monthly billing cycle with predefined plans and optional traffic upgrade add-ons.
4. SSL Certificates: SSL/TLS certificate issuance as a bundled free feature with CDN plans, with organizational SSL also available.
5. DDoS Protection: Cloud security service bundled with CDN plans for DDoS attack mitigation and website protection.
6. Media Streaming (Live + VoD): Revenue from live streaming and video-on-demand services, including transcoding and content delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Derak Cloud provides cloud infrastructure services including Content Delivery Network (CDN) with Anycast architecture, Cloud Server (IaaS), Virtual Private Server (VPS), Cloud DNS, DDoS Protection, SSL/TLS Certificates, Live Streaming, Video-on-Demand (VoD), Transcoding, Analytical Reports, and Monitoring. The company operates more than 40 POP sites across Iran and globally with 2 Tbps bandwidth, offering 99.9% uptime SLA to over 5,000 customers across Iran, Germany, USA, and Finland.

Product overview

Derak Cloud is a cloud services provider offering a unified platform with multiple interconnected services. The core portfolio includes: CDN (Content Delivery Network) and Cloud DNS for content distribution and domain management; Cloud Server (IaaS) and VPS for compute infrastructure; SSL/TLS and DDoS Protection for security; Live Streaming, VoD, and Transcoding for media services; Analytical Reports, Annual Reports, and Monitoring for observability. The company is based in Shiraz, Iran (Raya Abr Derak Pars) and serves over 5,000 customers with 40+ PoPs across Iran and globally, providing 99.9% uptime, 2 Tbps bandwidth capacity, and 1 billion RPM request capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% uptime guaranteed across all products
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Iran Information Services Company (شرکت خدمات انفورماتیک ایران)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2023On the third anniversary of launching their first cloud service, Derak Cloud announced capital investment and partnership with Iran Information Services Company (شرکت خدمات انفورماتیک ایران). This partnership was announced at the unveiling of Derak Cloud's new visual identity on July 17, 2023 (26 Tir 1402).

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NovinHost: Iranian hosting and server provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, and domain services. A domestic peer competing with Derak Cloud on VPS and Cloud Server pricing for SMBs and individual developers in Iran.
• KeyCDN: Independent global CDN provider focused on usage-based pricing, HTTP/2, and DDoS protection. Closely comparable to Derak Cloud's CDN product in pricing model (pay-as-you-go GB), feature set, and SMB/mid-market target customers.
• ArvanCloud (ابر آروان): Iran's largest domestic cloud and CDN provider, offering CDN, IaaS, object storage, video streaming, DNS, and security. The closest direct competitor to Derak Cloud — same geography, same product portfolio, same target market of Iranian SMBs, enterprises, and developers.
• Fastly: Edge cloud platform offering CDN, application security, and edge compute with a developer-focused, Anycast-style architecture. Closely comparable to Derak Cloud's CDN and cloud security positioning and target use cases for tech-forward streaming and SaaS customers.
• IranHost: Long-standing Iranian hosting provider offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and cloud services. Competes with Derak Cloud's VPS and Cloud Server (IaaS) offerings primarily for the same Iranian SMB customer base.
• Pars.host: Major Iranian hosting and cloud provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, hosting, and CDN-like services. Directly competes with Derak Cloud on IaaS, VPS, and basic content delivery to Iranian SMBs and developers.
• Cloudflare: Global CDN, DNS, DDoS protection, and edge computing platform. Directly overlaps Derak Cloud's CDN, Cloud DNS with DNSSEC, and DDoS protection products at a global scale and is the benchmark for the architecture and SLAs Derak Cloud aspires to.
• Bunny.net (BunnyCDN): Global CDN and edge cloud platform known for simple, low-cost pay-as-you-go pricing. Directly comparable to Derak Cloud's CDN pricing model and use cases for cost-sensitive developers and SMBs delivering content and streaming globally.

Broad incumbents

• Akamai Technologies: The largest global CDN and edge security incumbent, with extensive media delivery, cloud security, and DNS offerings. Comparable to Derak Cloud's CDN, VoD/Live Streaming, and DDoS protection stack, though Akamai operates at massive enterprise scale beyond Derak Cloud's footprint.

Others

• Hetzner: German-based datacenter and cloud provider that is Derak Cloud's infrastructure partner for international cloud servers and VPS (Germany, USA, Finland). Functions as both an enabler of Derak Cloud's international offering and a competing brand customers can buy from directly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/derakcloud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/derakcloud

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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