CLOUDIENT LIMITED

What CLOUDIENT LIMITED does

Cloudient Limited is a boutique, privately-held UK managed service provider (incorporated 2011, MacKintosh Group) that hosts and operates open-source business applications on its own European infrastructure, headquartered in Rugby with primary data centre operations in France. Its core product portfolio spans Application Hosting (Odoo Community, Nextcloud, Jitsi, PeerTube and bespoke or containerised applications), Infrastructure (virtual machines, Docker containers, private networks and dedicated firewalls on owned hardware), ISP Services (domains, DNS, email with deliverability, SSL, web hosting), Telecoms (VoIP with Odoo CRM integration), and Integration Services (single sign-on across the stack using OpenLDAP/LemonLDAP/FusionIAM, plus EDI, PEPPOL and bank-feed integration). The company is an Odoo Community Association member and positions Odoo Community hosting as a specialist focus.

The technology stack is exclusively open-source from operating system through application layer, with full control from physical hardware to application delivery and no proprietary software at any layer. Cloudient's value proposition centres on eliminating vendor lock-in, data sovereignty within the EU, predictable fixed pricing rather than metered billing, and direct personalised support from the people who build and manage the environment. OCA membership, OpenUpgrade migration paths, and bespoke module deployment address the operational difficulties of running Odoo Community in production.

The business model is a quote-based, direct-sales, boutique engagement with one-off set-up charges plus fixed recurring annual subscriptions. Typical client spend ranges from £500 to £30,000 per year depending on scope; ISP services are cancellable at renewal with no cancellation fees and no long-term contracts. Cloudient targets high-growth companies, agencies with demanding clients, SMBs, charities and organisations seeking independence from hyperscalers, with no named enterprise logos disclosed. The company operates with a small team, has no disclosed external funding, and is directed by Stuart J Mackintosh.

Name

CLOUDIENT LIMITED

Legal name

Cloudient Ltd.

Website

https://cloudient.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cloudient Limited is a boutique UK managed service provider that hosts and operates open-source business applications—including Odoo Community, Nextcloud, Jitsi, and VoIP telecoms—on its own European infrastructure for high-growth companies, SMBs, charities, and agencies seeking data sovereignty and freedom from vendor lock-in.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Open Source Hosting Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Operations Outsourcing (Cloud Managed Operations) (BPAEAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Cloud Platforms (On‑Prem Cloud Stacks) (HDABABAA), Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD), Cloud-Native Enablement (Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh) (BPAEAKAE), Cloud & Infrastructure Support (Servers, Storage, Virtualization) (BPAAACAE)

Keywords

• Managed open source hosting
• Odoo community hosting
• Managed cloud infrastructure
• Voip telecoms services
• Isp domain email hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Set-up Charges: One-off set-up charge covering initial design, deployment, configuration and testing of client environment. Consultation fee may apply for complex requirements, credited against set-up if proceeding.
2. Recurring Subscription: Fixed recurring subscription covering ongoing operation, maintenance, monitoring, backups and support. Billed at anniversary. No long-term contracts required.
3. Managed Services: Personal, managed service encompassing applications, infrastructure, ISP services and support levels as defined in client service profile.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cloudient hosts and operates open source business applications—including Odoo Community, Nextcloud, Jitsi, PeerTube, and bespoke or containerised applications—on company-owned European infrastructure. It provides the full stack from physical hardware and virtualised infrastructure through to ISP services (domains, DNS, email, SSL, web hosting), VoIP telecoms, and integration services, packaged as one-off set-up plus a fixed recurring managed subscription.

Product overview

Cloudient is a boutique IT service provider offering a portfolio of managed open source services built on company-owned European infrastructure. The portfolio consists of Application Hosting (Odoo Community, Nextcloud, Jitsi, PeerTube, and bespoke applications), Infrastructure (virtual machines, Docker containers, private networks, firewalls), ISP Services (domains, DNS, email, SSL, web hosting), Telecoms (VoIP with call management and CRM integration), and Integration Services (single sign-on, telephony-CRM integration). Odoo Community hosting is a specialist focus as an OCA member. All services are built on open source software with no vendor lock-in, EU-hosted data, and transparent fixed pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Application Hosting

Quantifiable outcome

• Predictable fixed pricing vs metered billing fluctuations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Integration13 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Odoo Community Association (OCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCloudient is a member of the Odoo Community Association, the organisation that coordinates development of the Odoo Community edition and its ecosystem of modules. This membership reflects commitment to the Odoo open source community and ensures close involvement with software development they deploy.
• Open Digital ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing consultancy services. Cloudient refers clients for specialist consultancy needs beyond their hosting scope.
• Various professional services partnersminorOthersRelationships with web and graphic design agencies, software development companies, filming and photography professionals, legal and policy experts, and business and accountancy professionals. Only partners with known individuals - introduction and guidance provided when projects exceed Cloudient's capacity.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Ploi: Server and application management platform offering streamlined deployment and monitoring on cloud servers. Comparable to the infrastructure management portion of Cloudient's stack but as a self-service SaaS rather than a fully managed service.
• RunCloud: SaaS server management platform that helps users manage cloud servers (including at Hetzner, DigitalOcean, AWS). Adjacent to Cloudient's infrastructure layer but operates as tooling rather than a managed open source host.

Direct peers

• Clever Cloud: French PaaS provider that hosts a broad range of open source applications and runtimes on European infrastructure. Comparable in offering managed application hosting on European-owned infrastructure with a developer-friendly posture.
• Alwaysdata: French boutique hosting provider offering managed open source applications (including Odoo, Nextcloud, and many others) on its own infrastructure. Closest comparable in scale, geography and boutique open source focus to Cloudient.
• NETWAYS: German managed services and open source hosting specialist with a similar boutique posture around open source stacks (Icinga, Nextcloud, Odoo). Closely comparable as a European managed open source host.

Broad incumbents

• Infomaniak: Swiss cloud and hosting provider offering domain, email, web hosting, VPS and managed applications on European data centres. Comparable as a Europe-based privacy-focused host but operates at much larger scale than Cloudient.
• OVHcloud: Largest European cloud provider offering bare metal, VPS, hosted private cloud and managed databases. Provides overlapping infrastructure capability but at hyperscale rather than boutique open source focus.
• Scaleway: French cloud provider offering European bare metal, VPS, Kubernetes and managed databases. Overlaps with Cloudient's infrastructure layer but operates as a broad IaaS rather than a boutique managed open source host.
• Hetzner: German cloud and dedicated server provider known for cost-competitive European hosting. Comparable on bare metal and VPS but lacks Cloudient's specialist open source application management layer.

Regional players

• Gandi: French domain registrar and hosting provider offering email, VPS and managed hosting on European infrastructure. Comparable on the ISP/hosting surface but less specialised on full open source application stacks than Cloudient.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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