Aranya

Name

Aranya

Legal name

Aranya Inc.

Website

https://aranya.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Infrastructure Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Container Platforms & Orchestration (Kubernetes) (HDABADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kubernetes & Container Platform Management (Private Cloud) (HDABABAC), Cloud-Native/Kubernetes Observability (HDABAJAF), Managed Container Platforms (Kubernetes & Container PaaS) (HDABAAAB), Hybrid Cloud Compute & Virtualization Stack (HCI/VMs/Kubernetes) (HDABAMAF)

Keywords

• Kubernetes orchestration
• AI inference infrastructure
• GPU cluster management
• Bare-metal cloud
• Distributed operating system

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Per-node-per-hour managed ClusterdOS subscription: Tiered SaaS-style pricing billed per node per hour for the managed ClusterdOS control plane and stack: Pro (Silk) $0.12/node/hr, Premium (Sage) $0.48/node/hr, and Bespoke (Obsidian) $1.28/node/hr — recurring usage-based revenue tied to managed infrastructure footprint.
2. Enterprise Support & bespoke managed Kubernetes: High-touch enterprise engagements including custom Kubernetes deployment and lifecycle management, 24/7 monitoring and operations, security patching and compliance support, custom integrations, and platform engineering — accessed via a 'Submit Spec Request' sales-led motion.
3. Open-source self-service (community/free): ClusterdOS is open source and self-service, providing a funnel into paid managed tiers and bespoke engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Core offering

Aranya builds and operates ClusterdOS, a Kubernetes-based distributed operating system that packages bare-metal GPU clusters as self-healing, GitOps-native production environments deployable via a single kubectl apply command. The company offers managed ClusterdOS infrastructure billed per-node-per-hour across Pro, Premium, and Bespoke tiers, alongside bespoke enterprise managed Kubernetes engagements with 24/7 monitoring, security patching, and platform engineering for AI inference workloads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ClusterdOS: Open-source distributed operating system for GPU infrastructure, packaging Kubernetes as a self-healing, GitOps-native OS for production clusters.
• Vibecluster

Products and services

• ClusterdOS Open-source Kubernetes-based distributed operating system that packages bare-metal GPU clusters as a self-healing, GitOps-native, reproducible OS. The entire cluster is defined declaratively in a single Git file via ArgoCD Applications, with production-tested defaults including Traefik ingress, Tailscale mesh, cert-manager, NVIDIA GPU Operator, vLLM, Rook/Ceph storage, Crossplane, and the LGTM observability stack. Available as a free open-source self-service product and as managed per-node-per-hour tiers (Pro Silk $0.12/node/hr, Premium Sage $0.48/node/hr, Bespoke Obsidian $1.28/node/hr). Target users are AI inference platform companies and platform engineers running distributed GPU workloads.
• Enterprise Support & Bespoke Managed Kubernetes High-touch managed Kubernetes service for organizations that need dedicated hardware, compliance posture, 24/7 monitoring, security patching, and platform engineering beyond self-service. Includes custom Kubernetes deployment and lifecycle management, 24/7 monitoring and operations, security patching and compliance support, custom integrations, and bespoke platform engineering on top of ClusterdOS. Delivered to enterprise customers via direct sales (Submit Spec Request) and [email protected] contact.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced production cluster setup time from 2–6 weeks to under 48 hours (reported by Hydra Host)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Hydra HostflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Hydra Host is Aranya's flagship launch partner, deploying ClusterdOS across its bare-metal GPU infrastructure. Per the press release, ClusterdOS reduced Hydra Host's production cluster setup time from 2–6 weeks to under 48 hours and cut cluster downtime by 90%, across more than 1,700 GPUs. The companies co-announced the partnership at Aranya's stealth exit on April 28, 2026, with a customer testimonial from John Srour (Strategic Partnerships, Hydra Host) on Aranya's website.
• Leading AI inference companies (unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Beyond Hydra Host, Aranya's stealth-exit press release (PR Newswire, April 28, 2026) announces partnerships with 'leading AI inference companies,' jointly deploying ClusterdOS across more than 1,700 GPUs. Individual partner names are not disclosed in the source material.
• BasetencoreTechnology or Integration · 28 April 2026Baseten is a customer and platform partner; Ed Shrager (Head of Global Capacity, Baseten) provides a testimonial on aranya.tech about Aranya spinning up custom clusters fast and fixing network issues across multiple clusters for mission-critical inference workloads.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CoreWeave: CoreWeave is a major bare-metal GPU cloud provider for AI workloads and is comparable to Hydra Host (Aranya's flagship partner). It is relevant as a peer because it shapes customer expectations and pricing for bare-metal AI infrastructure.
• SUSE Rancher: SUSE Rancher is an established multi-cluster Kubernetes management platform with broad enterprise adoption. It competes with ClusterdOS's federation and managed control-plane capabilities but is not specialized for bare-metal AI inference.
• Lambda Labs: Lambda operates bare-metal GPU cloud and cluster software for AI training and inference. It is comparable to the Hydra Host partnership as a peer GPU-infrastructure provider and influences Aranya's addressable ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Rafay Systems: Rafay offers a managed Kubernetes platform with multi-cluster governance and GitOps. It competes directly with ClusterdOS for enterprises seeking managed, federated K8s for AI and production workloads.
• Spectro Cloud: Spectro Cloud provides enterprise Kubernetes management with opinionated stacks for AI/ML and edge. Its Palette platform competes with ClusterdOS's managed tier model for production AI inference clusters.
• Run:ai (NVIDIA): Run:ai (acquired by NVIDIA) specializes in AI workload orchestration and GPU scheduling on Kubernetes. It targets the same AI inference operators as Aranya, with overlapping federation and GPU-sharing functionality.
• Plural: Plural is an open-source Kubernetes management platform that ships opinionated application stacks for production clusters. It is comparable to ClusterdOS in its open-source, GitOps-native, app-bundling approach.
• Mirantis (k0s): Mirantis offers k0s, a lightweight, open-source Kubernetes distribution designed for bare-metal and edge. It overlaps with ClusterdOS's minimal, single-command bare-metal cluster story.
• Sidero Labs (Talos Linux): Sidero Labs builds Talos Linux, a Kubernetes-native operating system purpose-built for bare-metal and edge clusters. It is the closest functional analog to ClusterdOS as a K8s OS layer and competes for the same bare-metal platform engineering audience.

Others

• Kubeflow: Kubeflow is an open-source Kubernetes-native ML platform that ships as part of ClusterdOS's stack (vLLM, Kubeflow). It is an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but shapes Aranya's ability to monetize AI-specific orchestration layers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgitlab.com/aranya-tech/public/clusterdos
• Xx.com/AranyaInc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Aranya