What Gewape Cloud Group does

Gewape Cloud Group is a private cloud infrastructure provider operating across eight live regions in Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria, South Africa, Singapore, Brazil, the United States, and the United Kingdom, with six additional African markets (Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, DR Congo, Ghana) listed as coming soon. The platform is built entirely on open-source foundations — OpenStack for compute, Kubernetes for container orchestration, OVN for software-defined networking, and Keycloak for identity — with no proprietary lock-in, and is operated under the parent entity Gewape Technologies.

The company delivers through three wholly-owned sub-brands: Gewape Cloud Infrastructure for sovereign and regulated enterprise workloads (government, financial services, healthcare, mission-critical enterprise), Metal on Cloud for dedicated bare metal and managed colocation, and Megabit Cloud for hosting, web, email, and domain services aimed at startups, SMEs, NGOs, and developers. The product catalog spans 30+ SKUs across compute, containers and Kubernetes, storage, managed databases, networking and connectivity, security and identity, colocation, and web hosting. Infrastructure is multi-availability-zone within regions (e.g., Kigali–Huye separation of 130km in Rwanda, Nairobi AZ1 at iXAfrica NBOX1 and AZ2 at PAIX), and the company operates its own ASN (AS203905) with peering on LINX Nairobi and RINEX to keep regional traffic local at sub-5ms latency.

Revenue is generated through usage-based cloud infrastructure billing, monthly managed hosting subscriptions, multi-year enterprise dedicated infrastructure contracts, and professional services for migration and compliance-led implementation. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales for government and regulated accounts with a self-serve product-led funnel for SMBs, supplemented by a global channel partner program. Pricing is not publicly disclosed but is positioned as local-currency and free of egress or foreign-exchange surprises. The company claims alignment with Kenya DPA, Rwanda DPA/BNR, Nigeria NDPA/CBN, South Africa POPIA, Singapore PDPA/MAS TRM, Brazil LGPD, and UK GDPR, and is the first provider certified to meet the National Bank of Rwanda's 40km in-country disaster recovery separation requirement.

Name

Gewape Cloud Group

Legal name

Gewape Cloud Group

Website

https://gewapecloudgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industry/Vertical Cloud Platforms (e.g., Gov/Healthcare/Financial Cloud Regions) (HDABAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Cloud Platforms (On‑Prem Cloud Stacks) (HDABABAA), Managed Container Platforms (Kubernetes & Container PaaS) (HDABAAAB), Cloud Managed Services (Operations, Monitoring, Patching) (BPAEACAF), Cloud-Native Development (Containers, Kubernetes, Microservices) (BPAEACAD)

Keywords

• Sovereign cloud infrastructure
• Data residency services
• Managed cloud hosting
• Bare metal servers
• Carrier-neutral colocation

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cloud Infrastructure Services: Revenue from compute, storage, databases, containers, and networking services delivered through three brand companies: Gewape Cloud Infrastructure (sovereign/enterprise), Metal on Cloud (dedicated/bare metal), and Megabit Cloud (hosting/growth). Services include hourly billing, subscription tiers, and managed operations.
2. Managed Operations Services: 24/7 managed operations, remote hands support, infrastructure monitoring, patching, and SLA-backed support services bundled with dedicated and colocation offerings.
3. Professional Services: Enterprise planning, compliance-led implementation, migration support, and custom infrastructure builds for specialized workloads including SAP, VMware, and bespoke environments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gewape Cloud Group operates a sovereign cloud infrastructure platform spanning compute, storage, databases, Kubernetes, networking, bare metal, and managed hosting, delivered through three specialist brands (Gewape Cloud Infrastructure, Metal on Cloud, and Megabit Cloud). The platform is built on open-source foundations (OpenStack, Kubernetes, OVN, Keycloak) and runs across 8 live regions in Africa, Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe, with data residency and local legal entity accountability designed into the architecture from day one.

Product overview

Gewape Cloud Group operates a platform-plus-brands architecture delivering sovereign cloud infrastructure across Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Americas. The platform spans eight product categories: Compute (Cloud Servers VMs, Bare Metal Servers, Private Cloud, Auto Scaling), Containers & Kubernetes (Managed Kubernetes, Container Registry, Cloud App Hosting), Storage (Block Storage, Object Storage, Backup & Snapshots, Disaster Recovery), Databases (Managed PostgreSQL, Managed MySQL/MariaDB, Database Hosting), Networking & Connectivity (Virtual Private Cloud VPC, Load Balancers, IX Peering & Transit, Managed DNS), Security & Identity (Identity & Access IAM, Key Management, Sovereign Governance, SSL Certificates), Colocation & Bare Metal (Managed Colocation, Dedicated Servers, Custom Infrastructure Builds), and Web, Email & Domains (Web Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Business Email, Domain Registration). Three specialist brands deliver the platform: Gewape Cloud Infrastructure for sovereign/regulated enterprise workloads, Metal on Cloud for dedicated/performance-intensive infrastructure, and Megabit Cloud for growth-stage hosting. All brands share open-source foundations (OpenStack, Kubernetes, OVN) and run across 8 live regions with data residency by design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gewape Cloud Infrastructure: Sovereign cloud brand for organisations operating under strict data sovereignty requirements, national compliance frameworks, or demanding uptime standards. Built for government, financial services, healthcare, and mission-critical enterprise workloads.
• Metal on Cloud
• Megabit Cloud

Products and services

• Gewape Cloud Infrastructure Sovereign and enterprise cloud sub-brand delivering regulated infrastructure for government, financial services, healthcare, and mission-critical enterprise workloads with governance-grade accountability, private and hybrid deployment models.
• Metal on Cloud Dedicated infrastructure and managed operations sub-brand providing single-tenant bare metal servers, managed colocation, and full-stack execution for performance-intensive environments without large internal ops teams.
• Megabit Cloud Hosting and digital operations sub-brand delivering shared and managed web hosting, Cloud Servers, business email, and domain management for startups, SMEs, NGOs, and growing teams.
• Cloud Servers (VMs) On-demand virtual machines on OpenStack with no hidden shared tenancy, provisioned in seconds, billed by the hour, backed by financially-backed uptime SLA; Linux and Windows image support with resize without rebuild.
• Bare Metal Servers Single-tenant physical servers with no hypervisor overhead, full resource isolation, full root access, IPMI/KVM, SLA-backed performance in standard and custom configurations.
• Private Cloud Dedicated single-organisation cloud environment combining cloud elasticity with isolated infrastructure, OpenStack and VMware options, isolated networking and storage, managed or self-service operation.
• Auto Scaling Policy-based horizontal compute scaling based on CPU, memory, or custom metrics with health checks and automatic replacement without re-architecting applications.
• Managed Kubernetes Fully managed Kubernetes control plane with automated upgrades, self-healing, autoscaling node pools, integrated load balancing, persistent storage, and standard kubectl/Helm workflows.
• Container Registry Private in-region image registry for container workloads with push, scan, pull, access tokens, role-based control, vulnerability scanning, and fast pulls close to clusters.
• Cloud App Hosting Managed platform for deploying production applications with automated builds, SSL, CDN, DDoS protection, and point-in-time backups without managing servers.
• Block Storage Persistent high-performance block volumes attaching to virtual machines with on-demand snapshots, resize without downtime, and cross-zone replication options.
• Object Storage S3-compatible object storage for unstructured data, application assets, and backups, in-region by default with lifecycle and versioning policies and pay-for-what-you-use billing.
• Backup & Snapshots Automated policy-driven backups and snapshots across volumes, databases, and virtual machines with point-in-time recovery and configurable retention.
• Disaster Recovery Synchronous and asynchronous replication of VMs, volumes, and databases across availability zones with SLA tiers matching recovery objectives and tested recovery runbooks.
• Managed PostgreSQL Fully managed PostgreSQL with automated patching, daily backups, point-in-time recovery, automatic failover, connection pooling, metrics, and high-availability configurations.
• Managed MySQL / MariaDB Managed MySQL and MariaDB on demand with backups, monitoring, failover, one-click provisioning, and automatic read replicas.
• Database Hosting Database-backed hosting for growing applications on the platform's infrastructure standard without operational overhead, with cPanel and phpMyAdmin access.
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Isolated software-defined networks built on OVN with custom subnets, routing, security groups, ACLs, and private interconnect between services.
• Load Balancers Managed load balancers with configurable listeners, health checks, Layer 4 and Layer 7 options, TLS termination, and traffic-driven autoscaling.
• IX Peering & Transit Carrier-neutral peering and IP transit from the company's own backbone (AS203905), with private direct links from premises or colocation facilities into Gewape Cloud keeping in-region traffic local.
• Managed DNS Fast authoritative DNS with zone hosting, DNSSEC support, managed SSL certificates, and fast global resolution from a unified dashboard.
• Identity & Access (IAM) Centralised SSO and access control built on Keycloak with role-based access, identity federation, multi-factor authentication, and full audit trail across services.
• Key Management Centralised management of encryption keys, secrets, and certificates with in-region keys under customer control, access policies, automatic rotation, and full audit trail.
• Sovereign Governance Infrastructure designed around regulatory requirements from day one with audit-ready logging, data residency enforcement, and governance documentation for legal review.
• SSL Certificates Trusted SSL/TLS certificates for domains and applications issued and renewed automatically with wildcard and multi-domain support.
• Managed Colocation Bring-your-own-hardware into carrier-neutral facilities with racking, stacking, cabling, power, and 24/7 remote hands handled by the operations team while customer retains hardware ownership.
• Dedicated Servers Enterprise dedicated servers with full root access, IPMI/KVM, no shared tenancy, managed by the operations team to SLA in standard and custom configurations.
• Custom Infrastructure Builds Bespoke infrastructure built to exact compute, storage, and network requirements for VMware, SAP, and bespoke stacks specified, sourced, configured, deployed, and operated in regional facilities.
• Web Hosting Fast secure cPanel hosting for websites and applications with free migration, one-click deployments, and managed security updates.
• WordPress Hosting Managed optimised WordPress hosting with automatic updates, caching, CDN, security hardening, and staging environments.
• Business Email Professional email on own domain with spam filtering, DKIM/DMARC enforcement, webmail, and migration support from legacy providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.99% uptime SLA (max 52 minutes unplanned downtime per year)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• iXAfrica Data CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026Strategic collaboration establishing Gewape Cloud Group's main East African hub at iXAfrica NBOX1 facility in Nairobi, Kenya. iXAfrica is East Africa's first hyperscale, carrier-neutral, AI-ready data center providing 22.5 MW capacity with free-air cooling technology. The partnership advances sovereign cloud infrastructure across East Africa and emerging markets, combining Gewape's sovereign model with iXAfrica's carrier-neutral platform for trusted digital growth.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OVHcloud: European-headquartered cloud provider with explicit sovereign cloud positioning, integrated infrastructure (bare metal + cloud + hosting), and multi-region operations. Closely comparable product-by-product — VMs, bare metal, managed Kubernetes, hosted private cloud — with similar sovereignty narrative.
• Raxio Data Centres: African carrier-neutral data center operator with facilities across Uganda, Ethiopia, DRC, Mozambique, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania. Comparable on the African multi-country carrier-neutral infrastructure footprint and emerging-market enterprise focus.
• Linode (Akamai): Developer-focused cloud infrastructure provider offering VMs, bare metal, managed Kubernetes, and object storage with simple pricing. Comparable as a no-frills, multi-region infrastructure alternative to hyperscalers targeting SMB and developer customers.
• DigitalOcean: Cloud infrastructure provider focused on SMBs, developers, and startups with predictable pricing and a developer-friendly product surface. Comparable as the SMB-facing cloud brand to Gewape's Megabit Cloud, though without the sovereign positioning.
• Africa Data Centres: Carrier-neutral data center operator across multiple African markets (Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt). Comparable as an in-region infrastructure platform serving regulated enterprise customers, though it focuses on colocation rather than full-stack cloud.
• Cassava Technologies: Pan-African technology group offering data centers, cloud, and digital services across multiple African jurisdictions. Most directly comparable on the local-incorporation-and-pan-African-footprint axis, though at much larger scale.
• Vultr: Global cloud infrastructure provider operating 32+ cloud regions worldwide with hourly-billed compute, bare metal, and managed Kubernetes. Closely comparable on the multi-region, hourly-billing, bare-metal-plus-cloud product architecture.
• Hetzner: German cloud and dedicated server provider with strong European and emerging-market presence. Comparable as a no-frills, performance-focused cloud + dedicated infrastructure operator with transparent pricing and open-source-friendly posture.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Azure: Global hyperscaler with explicit sovereign cloud offerings (Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty) and growing regional data center footprint in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The principal incumbent Gewape competes against for regulated workloads.
• Amazon Web Services: Global hyperscaler with sovereign, government, and local-zone offerings (AWS GovCloud, AWS Local Zones, European Sovereign Cloud). The largest incumbent competitor for both sovereign enterprise and SMB cloud workloads across Gewape's target regions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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