SKUDONET

What SKUDONET does

SKUDONET S.L. is a privately held Spanish technology company headquartered in Mairena del Aljarafe (Seville), Spain, that develops and distributes the SKUDONET Application Delivery Controller (ADC), an enterprise-grade platform unifying load balancing, high availability, and cybersecurity. The product is built on an open source foundation and ships in multiple form factors — Community (free download), Virtual, Baremetal, Hardware, and BYOL — plus a complementary SaaS offering called SkudoCloud. Technical differentiators include the IPDS (Intrusion Prevention and Detection System) module with 5,000+ daily-updated protection rulesets and throughput of 45M+ packets per second per CPU core, an integrated WAF with OWASP rules, DDoS protection, TLS/SSL offloading, GSLB, and multiple load balancing algorithms. The company sells through a community-led GTM motion (free Community Edition to seed adoption), direct enterprise field sales for larger deployments, inside sales/self-serve for SkudoCloud SaaS, and a 24-partner global reseller channel reaching 70+ countries.

The business generates revenue from a mix of one-time and subscription software licenses across form factors, recurring SkudoCloud SaaS subscriptions, tiered support plans (Basic, Standard, Advanced) with guaranteed response times, and bespoke professional services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; Enterprise customers contact sales for quotes while SkudoCloud plans are offered via self-service. SKUDONET reports 600+ business customers across diverse verticals including manufacturing, telecom, cybersecurity, IT services, and food service, with named logos such as TATA Communications, Check Point, Indra Soluciones TI, Maddalena S.p.A., and Levy Restaurants. The company holds FCC and EC Conformity certifications for hardware products and is GDPR compliant.

SKUDONET operates with a 1-10 person team, no disclosed external funding, and no parent company. Recent strategic activity centers on continuous Enterprise Edition releases (10.2.0 in May 2026 and 10.2.1 in June 2026 with HTTP/2 and WAF enhancements), scaling the partner ecosystem, and refreshing the free Community Edition as a top-of-funnel channel.

Name

SKUDONET

Legal name

SKUDONET S.L.

Website

https://skudonet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SKUDONET S.L. is a Spanish open source-based Application Delivery Controller vendor offering load balancing, high availability, WAF, DDoS protection, and SkudoCloud SaaS to 600+ businesses across 70+ countries via a community, direct, and partner-led GTM model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Application Security

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) & SSE (HDADABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Network Security Managed Services (Firewall/IDS/IPS/SASE) (BPAEADAG)

Keywords

• Application delivery controller
• Load balancing software
• Web application firewall
• DDoS protection services
• Open source ADC

Headquarters

HQ city

Sevilla

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (Virtual, Baremetal, Hardware, BYOL): SKUDONET ADC is sold in multiple form factors: Virtual Load Balancer (pre-installed VM templates), Baremetal Load Balancer (software for existing hardware), Hardware Load Balancer (pre-installed on dedicated hardware), and BYOL (Bring Your Own License). These are one-time or subscription licenses depending on the deployment model.
2. SkudoCloud SaaS: SkudoCloud is a cloud-native load balancer offered as SaaS with no infrastructure to manage. Customers subscribe to cloud pricing plans for access.
3. Support Plans: Three-tiered support plans (Basic, Standard, Advanced) provide direct assistance with guaranteed response times (<24h in 8x5 and <4h in 24x7). These are recurring subscription services.
4. Professional Services: Development and consulting services are offered alongside software products, with pricing and delivery terms negotiated per engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SKUDONET provides an enterprise-grade Application Delivery and Security Platform built on open source technology that unifies load balancing, high availability, and cybersecurity (WAF, DDoS protection, IPDS) within a single web-managed product. The platform is offered as a free Community Edition, an Enterprise Edition available in Virtual, Baremetal, Hardware, and BYOL deployment forms, and as SkudoCloud, a fully managed SaaS load balancer. Customers manage L4/L7 traffic, SSL offloading, GSLB, session persistence, and multi-layered security through one integrated Web GUI without separate modules or scripts.

Product overview

SKUDONET is an enterprise-grade Application Delivery and Security Platform built on open source technology, unifying load balancing, high availability, and cybersecurity in one unified platform across physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid environments. The product portfolio consists of two primary tiers: (1) the SKUDONET ADC family — available as Community (free open-source), Virtual, Baremetal, Hardware, and BYOL deployment forms — and (2) SkudoCloud, a cloud-based SaaS load balancer. SKUDONET ADC is the core platform offering L4/L7 load balancing with multiple algorithms, session persistence, and real-time monitoring. Security is layered on through add-on modules including the IPDS (Intrusion Prevention and Detection System), Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, TLS/SSL Inspection, API Protection, Secure Web Gateway, and GSLB for global traffic distribution. All editions share the same unified Web GUI for configuration and monitoring, with differentiated support tiers (Basic, Standard, Advanced) for Enterprise customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SKUDONET ADC: Application Delivery Controller product line including Community and Enterprise editions for load balancing and application delivery.
• SkudoCloud
• SKUDONET Enterprise Edition

Products and services

• SKUDONET ADC Enterprise Enterprise-grade Application Delivery Controller unifying load balancing, high availability, and cybersecurity for organizations with critical infrastructure. Available in four deployment forms (Virtual Load Balancer pre-installed VM template, Baremetal software load balancer for customer hardware, Hardware appliance with pre-installed ADC, and BYOL licensing model) so enterprises can choose the form factor that fits their virtualization, hardware, and procurement strategy. Includes L4/L7 traffic management with multiple algorithms, session persistence, SSL offloading, GSLB, and integrated security via IPDS, WAF, DDoS, TLS/SSL inspection, API protection, and Secure Web Gateway.
• SKUDONET ADC Community Edition Free, open source Application Delivery Controller available for download with source code and an installable ISO, supported via a public community forum. Provides core load balancing functionality for development, testing, evaluation, and small-scale production deployments, with the ability to upgrade to the Enterprise Edition for advanced capabilities such as cookie-inserted session persistence and specialized support.
• SkudoCloud Cloud-based SaaS load balancer offering a full-featured application delivery controller as a managed cloud service with built-in security (IPDS, WAF, DDoS protection) and no infrastructure for the customer to manage. Customers subscribe to monthly cloud pricing plans and self-onboard through the SkudoCloud portal for cloud-native and SaaS-oriented deployments.
• Support Plans (Basic, Standard, Advanced) Tiered technical support plans for SKUDONET ADC Enterprise deployments, providing direct assistance with guaranteed response times (less than 24 hours in 8x5 for Basic/Standard plans and less than 4 hours in 24x7 for Advanced), continuous innovation updates, and high-availability coverage. Sold as a recurring subscription service distinct from the software license.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ businesses rely on SKUDONET globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FedExminorOthersFedEx is used as the trusted transportation company for worldwide delivery of physical SKUDONET products, including hardware load balancers, using International First, Priority, or Economy services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HAProxy Technologies: Provider of the leading open-source HAProxy load balancer and HAProxy Enterprise — the closest analog to SKUDONET's open-source foundation plus paid enterprise tier model.
• NGINX (F5): Open-source web server and reverse proxy/load balancer underpinning much of the internet. NGINX Plus competes head-to-head with SKUDONET's ADC for L7 load balancing and reverse proxy use cases.
• Kemp Technologies: LoadMaster load balancer and application security vendor with comparable virtual/baremetal/hardware/cloud form factors and WAF add-on — a similar mid-market direct competitor.
• A10 Networks: Enterprise application delivery and security vendor offering Thunder ADC with WAF, DDoS protection, and SSL inspection — directly comparable hardware/virtual/hybrid deployment model.

Emerging players

• Traefik (Traefik Labs): Open-source cloud-native edge router and reverse proxy with growing enterprise traction. Closely comparable open-source + commercial SaaS (Traefik Enterprise) GTM to SKUDONET.

Broad incumbents

• F5 (F5 Networks / NGINX): The dominant enterprise ADC vendor (BIG-IP, NGINX) with WAF and security modules. Direct competitor across SKUDONET's entire load-balancing and application-security portfolio, but at a much larger scale and broader product range.
• Citrix (NetScaler ADC): Long-standing enterprise ADC (formerly NetScaler) with full WAF, SSL offload, and GSLB — overlapping SKUDONET's enterprise ADC + security positioning for large enterprises.
• AWS Elastic Load Balancing: Hyperscaler-native ALB/NLB/Gateway Load Balancer — a zero-cost alternative for cloud workloads that pressures SKUDONET's SkudoCloud and cloud-deployment value proposition.
• Barracuda Networks: Vendor of application security (WAF) and ADC appliances that competes with SKUDONET's bundled security + load-balancing platform in mid-market and enterprise segments.
• Cloudflare: Edge-native security and load-balancing/GSLB platform. Competes directly with SkudoCloud's SaaS positioning and SKUDONET's DDoS/WAF/API protection modules at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SKUDONET_LOADBALANCER?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/SKUDONET
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skudonet

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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