What Planet IX Ltd does

Planet IX Ltd is a Croatian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and drone services company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Novi Zagreb – istok, Zagreb. The company develops and operates unmanned aircraft systems, offering three principal service lines: aerial photography with automatic image processing ("Snimanje iz zraka – Automatska obrada snimaka"), aerial photography for inspection ("Snimanje iz zraka za potrebe inspekcije"), and integration of unmanned aircraft systems ("Integracija sustava bespilotnih zrakoplova"). Its product portfolio includes the proprietary Albatros UAV platform and the eRISIII project, and the company has translated its website (planetix.eu) into both Croatian and English, indicating some international intent.

The company targets industrial and government clients with horizontal segmentation across aerial surveying, infrastructure inspection, and land or environmental monitoring. Its core technology combines UAV hardware with automated aerial image processing, marketed as reducing manual inspection time and addressing inefficient manual aerial surveying. The company does not disclose pricing, certifications, partnerships, customer logos, leadership profiles, ownership structure, funding history, or revenue figures, leaving most commercial and operational signals undocumented.

Planet IX operates with a lean team of approximately 12 employees and pursues a direct, project-based go-to-market supported by a website-based marketing presence. Its distribution model is direct service delivery rather than channel-based, and the company has no disclosed API, software platform, or third-party integrations beyond the in-house UAV and image-processing stack. The absence of disclosed financial metrics, regulatory compliance certifications (e.g., EASA drone operator credentials), and named customers limits visibility into commercial scale, geographic footprint beyond Croatia, and revenue durability.

Name

Planet IX Ltd

Website

https://planetix.hr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Planet IX Ltd is a Croatian drone and UAV company founded in 2017 developing and operating the Albatros UAV platform for industrial and government clients requiring aerial photography, automated image processing, inspection, and UAV system integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drone Aerial Surveying Services

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728)

akta.pro primary industry

UAS Integration, Certification & Compliance Systems (Remote ID, Detect-and-Avoid) (IMABAIAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH), VTOL & Hybrid UAV Platforms (IMABAIAC), Aerial Surveying & Crop Scouting (Imaging, Mapping, Stand Counts) (AFACAIAJ)

Keywords

• Aerial imaging services
• Drone inspection services
• UAV integration services
• Aerial surveying
• Unmanned aircraft systems

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Planet IX Ltd provides drone-based aerial photography with automatic image processing, dedicated aerial inspection services, and integration of unmanned aircraft systems. The company also develops its own Albatros UAV platform and delivers specialized projects such as eRISIII for industrial and government customers requiring aerial surveying, infrastructure inspection, and land monitoring.

Product overview

Planet IX Ltd is a specialized company focused on the development and use of unmanned aircraft systems (drones). The company operates as a single-service provider offering aerial photography services combined with automatic image processing, inspection services, and drone system integration. Their product portfolio includes the Albatros UAV platform and the eRISIII project. The offering consists of service-based solutions rather than a unified software platform with modular components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aerial Photography – Automatic Image Processing (Snimanje iz zraka – Automatska obrada snimaka) Drone-based aerial photography service with automatic image processing for industrial and government clients that need analyzed aerial imagery without manually processing raw drone photos.
• Aerial Photography for Inspection Purposes (Snimanje iz zraka za potrebe inspekcije) Aerial photography service specifically designed for infrastructure and site inspection use cases, delivered to industrial and government customers.
• Unmanned Aircraft System Integration (Integracija sustava bespilotnih zrakoplova) Integration services for unmanned aircraft systems, helping clients deploy and connect drone platforms into their operational workflows.
• Albatros UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform developed in-house by Planet IX as part of its drone service portfolio.
• eRISIII Specialized project within Planet IX's portfolio associated with the company's unmanned aerial system capabilities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aerodyne Group: Global drone-services company specializing in industrial inspection, surveying, and asset management using UAVs and AI-driven analytics, directly comparable to Planet IX's inspection and aerial-surveying offerings.
• Sky-Futures: Drone inspection services company for industrial infrastructure, comparable to Planet IX's aerial-inspection service line.
• Cyberhawk Innovations: Drone-based inspection and aerial surveying specialist serving oil & gas, utilities, and infrastructure, mirroring Planet IX's industrial inspection and asset-monitoring use cases.
• PrecisionHawk: Combines drone-based data capture with automated analytics for industrial and government clients, very similar to Planet IX's UAV + automatic image-processing value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• senseFly (Parrot): Professional fixed-wing drone maker and surveying solution provider, relevant peer for Planet IX's UAV hardware and aerial-surveying capabilities.
• Skydio: Autonomous drone manufacturer focused on inspection, public safety, and surveying, comparable in its pairing of advanced autonomy with inspection use cases.
• Delair: Established fixed-wing UAV manufacturer that also offers end-to-end industrial inspection solutions, comparable to Planet IX which combines its own UAV platform (Albatros) with services.
• DJI Enterprise: Dominant commercial drone manufacturer whose hardware is widely used in inspection and surveying services like Planet IX's; defines the competitive baseline for UAV-based service delivery.

Regional players

• FlyGuys: Drone-services network offering aerial imaging, inspection, and surveying across the US, a useful scale-comparable peer for a regional drone-services operator like Planet IX.

Emerging players

• DroneDeploy: Drone data platform for mapping, inspection, and automated analytics, overlapping with Planet IX's automatic image-processing capability for industrial clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/planet-ix-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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