FABR

What FABR does

FABR Ltd is a London-based developer experience and tooling company founded in November 2022 by Chen Wang (Co-founder CEO) and Janaka Abeywardhana (Co-founder CPTO). The company focuses on cloud infrastructure operations for application developers, platform engineers, and infrastructure consultancies, addressing the pain points of slow bespoke infrastructure buildouts and platform-team bottlenecks through a "MODULAR+CUSTOM" methodology that combines pre-built secure and compliant packages (covering up to >95% of typical infrastructure needs) with custom code for the remaining <5%.

The core technical offering is OpenFABR Cloud Development Framework (CDF), an open-source framework for building Infrastructure-as-Code using imperative programming languages (TypeScript, Python, Golang) and supporting four IaC runtimes: AWS CDK, CDK for Terraform (CDKTF), Pulumi, and cdk8s. On top of this foundation, FABR has built a commercial stack consisting of per-seat subscription tiers (SOLO at $499/year and TEAM at $999/year with bundled human support), the FABR Marketplace for third-party infrastructure packages (currently in private beta), FABR Cloud Advice as a human advisory service, and FABR Cloud Bind, a CLI tool for securely binding application code to backend secrets. The company claims no vendor lock-in, no surcharge on cloud spend, and deployment support across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Digital Ocean.

FABR pursues a hybrid go-to-market combining product-led growth through the open-source framework, community-led engagement across Discord, GitHub, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and an email newsletter, and an enterprise field-sales motion for on-prem, single-tenancy, and consulting add-ons. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, operates with 12 employees, and is registered in England and Wales as FABR Ltd (No. 14231816) at 20-22 Wenlock Road, London.

Name

FABR

Legal name

FABR Ltd

Website

https://fabrhq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FABR is a London-based developer tooling company founded in 2022 that provides the open-source OpenFABR Cloud Development Framework for Infrastructure-as-Code and a commercial marketplace plus subscription tiers for cloud infrastructure packages, serving developers, platform engineers, and consultancies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure Tooling

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

CI/CD Pipeline Engineering & Automation (BPAEAKAB)

Keywords

• Infrastructure-as-Code
• Cloud Development Framework
• IaC Tooling
• Cloud Infrastructure Platform
• DevOps Automation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (SOLO & TEAM): Annual subscription tiers with per-seat pricing. SOLO plan at $499/year for individual developers/freelancers; TEAM plan at $999/year for collaborative teams. Monthly and quarterly billing options available at higher effective rates.
2. Marketplace Commission: FABR Marketplace takes service fees from packages published by third-party consultancies and freelancers. Currently in private beta with free onboarding and no fees during launch period.
3. Value-Added Services: Audit and certification services for packages in the marketplace, providing third-party security and compliance reassurance. Additional consulting add-ons available through custom plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FABR provides a cloud development framework (OpenFABR CDF) and related tooling for infrastructure-as-code, enabling developers to build, share, and consume cloud infrastructure packages across hyperscalers. The company also operates a marketplace where consultancies publish ready-made infrastructure solutions, along with advisory services and CLI tooling to bridge gaps in cloud infrastructure delivery.

Product overview

FABR is a developer experience and tooling company offering a platform-plus-modules architecture for cloud infrastructure operations. The core product is OpenFABR CDF (Cloud Development Framework), an open-source framework for building Infrastructure-as-Code using imperative programming languages. Built on this foundation are commercial offerings including the FABR Marketplace (for publishing and discovering infrastructure packages), FABR Cloud Advice (human advisory and support services), and FABR Cloud Bind (a CLI tool for secrets binding). The company also provides Terraform Provider CDKTF documentation as a supplementary developer resource. Commercial access is available via SOLO (individual, $499/year) and TEAM (collaborative, $999/year) pricing tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OpenFABR CDF: Open source Cloud Development Framework for building Infrastructure-as-Code using imperative programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Golang, supporting CDK for Terraform, AWS CDK, cdk8s, and Pulumi.
• FABR Marketplace
• FABR Infra
• FABR Cloud Advice

Quantifiable outcome

• Infrastructure build time reduced from months to minutes/hours using pre-built packages
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PulumicoreTechnology or IntegrationPulumi is a multi-cloud imperative IaC tool supported by OpenFABR CDF V2. FABR shares visions with Pulumi around DevOps evolution and has been influenced by their Crosswalk for AWS initiative. Pulumi support enables application developers to use OpenFABR CDF with their preferred infrastructure-as-code approach.
• cdk8scoreTechnology or Integrationcdk8s support added in OpenFABR CDF V2, allowing infrastructure package authors to build abstractions for Kubernetes resource management. Enables integration with GitOps and internal developer platforms.
• HashiCorp (Terraform/CDKTF)coreTechnology or IntegrationCDK for Terraform (CDKTF) is one of the primary IaC runtimes supported by OpenFABR CDF. FABR provides converted CDKTF documentation for Terraform providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) to improve developer experience.
• AWS CDKcoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS CDK is one of the supported IaC runtimes in OpenFABR CDF, enabling developers to provision AWS infrastructure using familiar programming languages.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• env0: env0 is a self-service IaC automation and collaboration platform for Terraform, Pulumi, and other frameworks. It shares FABR's PLG-ish motion, focus on developer self-service, and abstraction of infrastructure workflows, and competes for the same platform engineering buyer.
• Pulumi: Pulumi is an imperative multi-cloud IaC platform supporting TypeScript, Python, and Go. It is one of the four IaC runtimes that OpenFABR CDF supports and is referenced in FABR's V2 launch as a shared-vision partner, making it a direct overlap in target developer audience and product category.
• Atlantis: Atlantis is an open-source Terraform automation and collaboration tool that runs pull-request-driven IaC workflows. It shares FABR's open-source-first, developer-focused IaC positioning and competes for the same DevOps team's tooling budget.
• cdk8s (AWS / CNCF): cdk8s is an imperative Kubernetes IaC framework that FABR explicitly integrates as a supported runtime. It addresses the same platform engineering use case (Kubernetes resource management via programming languages) and is a peer in the Kubernetes-side of the IaC stack.
• Spacelift: Spacelift is a collaborative IaC automation platform for Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CDK, and Kubernetes. It targets the same DevOps/platform engineering persona and offers comparable features (policy-as-code, drift detection, self-service) that overlap with FABR's MODULAR+CUSTOM value proposition.

Emerging players

• Brainboard: Brainboard is a visual/low-code cloud infrastructure designer for Terraform that emphasizes modular, reusable infrastructure blocks. It competes with FABR's MODULAR+CUSTOM positioning from a low-code/no-code design angle for the same developer persona.

Others

• Snyk: Snyk is a developer security platform with an IaC scanning product (Snyk IaC) that FABR integrates and recommends in its tutorial content. It is an adjacent/complementary peer rather than a direct competitor, as it secures infrastructure rather than provisioning it.

Broad incumbents

• Harness: Harness is a broader DevOps platform covering CI/CD, feature flags, and IaC automation. Its Infrastructure-as-Code Management module targets the same platform engineering buyers and overlaps with FABR's modular infrastructure provisioning approach.
• HashiCorp (Terraform / CDKTF): HashiCorp's Terraform is the dominant declarative IaC tool, and CDKTF is one of the runtimes FABR wraps. HashiCorp is a broad incumbent across the IaC lifecycle (provisioning, secrets, networking) and competes with FABR for the same developer/DevOps audience.
• AWS CDK: AWS CDK is the first-party imperative IaC framework for AWS and one of the four runtimes supported by OpenFABR CDF. As a hyperscaler-backed incumbent, it competes directly with FABR's MODULAR+CUSTOM approach for AWS-centric developers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/fabr_hq
• GitHubgithub.com/openfabr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fabrhq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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