What nova cloud does

NOVA Cloud is a Kazakhstan-based cloud infrastructure provider founded in 2024 and headquartered in Almaty, delivering IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services through its proprietary ICDC Cloud Platform. The platform comprises more than ten integrated services, including Compute (VPS/VDS on AMD Epyc Bergamo processors with DDR5 RAM and NVMe SSD), Ceph-based distributed Storage with S3, iSCSI, and POSIX interfaces, VPC Networking with firewall and 100 Gbps connectivity, a managed Database service, the Kubernetes-based Outrun Cloud container orchestration platform, a GitLab-powered Code service with CI/CD, Message Queue brokers (Apache ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ), Artifactory, a Compliance scanning service, the agent-free ICDC Migrator for AWS-to-ICDC workload migration, and a Terraform Provider published on HashiCorp's registry. The infrastructure runs on H3C servers and Pure Storage across two Kazakhstan data centers — TIER II in Almaty with a 99.741% SLA and TIER III in Astana with a 99.982% SLA — and is supported by a 50+ specialist team providing 24/7 monitoring.

The business model is subscription- and usage-based, billed in Kazakh Tenge, with public VPS tiers ranging from ₸17,900/month (2 vCPU/4 GB RAM/50 GB) to ₸149,900/month (16 vCPU/32 GB RAM/500 GB), alongside professional services for AWS migration and infrastructure planning. Go-to-market is direct-to-customer through a self-serve cloud portal (cloud.icdc.io), the novacloud.kz website with online pricing calculators, WhatsApp, and email sales — no resellers or channel partners are used. Target segments are software development teams needing integrated DevOps tooling, small and medium businesses seeking to avoid on-premise server rooms, and enterprise customers such as Mega Center Management requiring local data residency and 24/7 support; the platform is also positioned for various industry verticals including e-commerce, fintech, IoT, and media.

Name

nova cloud

Legal name

NOVA Cloud

Website

https://novacloud.kz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NOVA Cloud is an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based IaaS/PaaS/SaaS cloud infrastructure provider operating the proprietary ICDC Cloud Platform across TIER II and TIER III data centers, serving SMBs, software development teams, and enterprise customers with local data residency requirements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

General-Purpose Compute (VMs & Bare Metal IaaS) (HDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD), Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ)

Keywords

• Cloud infrastructure services
• Virtual private servers
• Managed database services
• Container orchestration platform
• Infrastructure as code

Headquarters

HQ city

Almaty

HQ country

Kazakhstan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IaaS/PaaS/SaaS Cloud Services: Subscription and usage-based cloud services including virtual machines (VPS/VDS), storage, databases, networking, container orchestration, message queuing, code repositories, and managed services
2. Professional Services: Migration services from AWS to ICDC, infrastructure assessment, planning, implementation and support services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NOVA Cloud delivers scalable IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud services on its proprietary ICDC Cloud Platform. Core offerings include Compute (VPS/VDS virtual servers), distributed Storage, VPC Networking, Outrun Cloud container orchestration, managed Database, Message Queue, Code (Git-based CI/CD), Artifactory, Compliance auditing, Disk, AWS-to-ICDC Migrator, and an ICDC Terraform Provider. Services run on H3C servers with AMD Epyc processors and Pure Storage all-flash arrays across TIER II/III data centers in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan.

Product overview

NOVA Cloud is a scalable oversize IaaS/PaaS/SaaS cloud infrastructure provider built on the ICDC Cloud Platform, an intelligent cloud platform comprising more than 10 services. The core Compute service provides virtual machine (VPS/VDS) provisioning on AMD Epyc processors, complemented by Storage (Ceph-based distributed object/block/file storage with S3 and iSCSI interfaces), Networking (VPC with firewall, routing, and 100 Gbps connectivity), and Disk (cloud file storage with sharing). The PaaS layer includes Outrun Cloud (Kubernetes-based container orchestration), Code (GitLab-powered version control with CI/CD), Database (managed relational DB), Message Queue (Apache ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ brokers), Artifactory (artifact repository), Compliance (server security auditing), and Migrator (AWS-to-ICDC migration). The SaaS layer provides Terraform-based infrastructure-as-code provisioning. Infrastructure runs on H3C and Pure Storage high-end hardware across TIER II/III data centers in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan, with 24/7 technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICDC Cloud Platform: Intelligent cloud platform providing more than 10 services for building virtual infrastructure, including Compute, Storage, Networking, Database, Code, Artifactory, Message Queue, Outrun Cloud, Migrator, Compliance, Disk, and Terraform Provider.
• Outrun Cloud
• ICDC Terraform Provider
• ICDC Migrator

Products and services

• Compute (VPS/VDS) Self-service virtual machine (VPS/VDS) provisioning service on AMD Epyc Bergamo 9754 processors with DDR5 RAM and NVMe SSD, supporting RHV/VMware/Hyper-V hypervisors, OS and application image catalogs, HTML5 console, backup, cloning, monitoring, and role-based shared access.
• Storage Distributed Ceph-based storage providing object (S3/Swift via RESTful HTTPS), block (iSCSI, Ceph RBD with snapshots, integrating with QEMU KVM and Kubernetes), and POSIX-compatible file (CephFS with directory-level snapshots) interfaces with replicated data across decentralized node clusters.
• Networking (VPC) Virtual Private Cloud service offering logically isolated networks with L2 subnets, DHCP IP allocation, VPN gateway routing, inter-VM traffic routing, and firewall with security groups filtering by port, direction, protocol, and IP, running on 100 Gbps infrastructure.
• Outrun Cloud (Kubernetes Orchestration) Kubernetes-based container orchestration platform for deploying and managing microservice applications, with namespace-based instance creation, Source-to-Image build/deploy pipelines, internal container registry, Helm chart support, service catalog and operators, Let's Encrypt certificate provisioning, web router and TCP load balancer, monitoring and logging, and multi-tenant access controls.
• Code (GitLab-based Code Hosting & CI/CD) Git-based code hosting and continuous integration/delivery service built on GitLab, providing version control, CI/CD pipelines, merge request workflows, task tracking, AD/LDAP single sign-on, and migration tooling from legacy version control systems.
• Database (Managed DBMS) Managed relational database service with one-click DBMS deployment, automated backup and recovery, dynamic instance attribute editing, network isolation, security audit logging, and regular automated security patches for web/e-commerce, mobile backend, data analytics, gaming, IoT, and CMS workloads.
• Message Queue (ActiveMQ / RabbitMQ Broker) Cloud-hosted message broker service supporting Apache ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ engines with simplified deployment, automated maintenance and patching, dynamic configuration, network access control, audit logging, and isolated environments for inter-service communication across web/e-commerce, mobile backend, analytics, gaming, IoT, CMS, e-learning, and DevOps/CI/CD workloads.
• Artifactory Universal artifact repository manager supporting Maven/Java, npm, Docker, and raw formats; provides repository health checks, CI/CD pipeline integration for artifact deployment via HTTPS, and security/license/quality analysis for JVM ecosystem components.
• Compliance (Server Security Auditing) Security auditing and monitoring service for physical and virtual servers that performs vulnerability scans and configuration checks against security benchmarks (logging, password complexity, firewall settings, prohibited services, network configurations), with one-time and scheduled automated checks and detailed remediation reports.
• Disk (Cloud File Storage & Sharing) Cloud disk service for file storage and sharing in mobile and desktop versions, with granular per-user/per-group access control, password-protected time-limited sharing, private team sections, full-text search across txt/MS Office/PDF files, GDPR-compliant encryption, secure commenting, drag-and-drop upload, and on-disk editing of text, documents, and presentations.
• Migrator (AWS-to-ICDC Migration) Agent-free migration service moving EC2 virtual machines, RDS databases, ElastiCache instances, and S3 bucket configurations from AWS to ICDC/NOVA Cloud, with GUI-based server migration, automatic AWS configuration replication, OS version auto-configuration, simultaneous multi-project migration, per-migration subnet control, and bundled assessment and migration planning services.
• ICDC Terraform Provider Infrastructure-as-Code service powered by the ICDC Terraform Provider (available on HashiCorp Terraform Registry) that enables declarative management of Compute instances, VPC networks, DNS, load balancers, VPN, and routing, with CI/CD pipeline integration for automated infrastructure deployment within application release cycles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.741% SLA (Almaty TIER II data center)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and flagship.

• H3CcoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading digital solutions provider offering network, computing, and cloud technologies including servers, data centers, switches, and routers. H3C specializes in innovative products and services ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. Provides core infrastructure equipment for NOVA Cloud.
• Pure StoragecoreTechnology or IntegrationMarket leader in ALL FLASH solutions per IDC and Gartner for 5 consecutive years. Provides high-end storage systems with 99.9999% reliability (31.5 sec downtime/year). Implements EVERGREEN business model where storage systems maintain and improve value over time. Delivers up to 251,000 IOPS performance.
• IBA GroupmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational IT company founded in 1993 with headquarters in Prague. Core activities include IT outsourcing, software development (RPA, BI/Big Data, digital twins, automation, mobile development), cloud solutions implementation and data center services, DevOps. IBA Group provides implementation services for cloud solutions.
• Mega Center ManagementflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerReliable partnership established for organizing internal cloud services of the group of companies. This cooperation confirms high trust, ensuring stability and reliability of IT infrastructure for effective business management and growth.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kazteleport: Kazakhstan's largest domestic data-center and cloud operator, providing IaaS, colocation, and managed services to the same local enterprise and government customers that NOVA Cloud targets, with overlapping VPS, storage, and network offerings.
• Hoster.kz: Established Kazakhstani hosting and cloud provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, and domain services — a directly comparable SMB-focused compute provider competing for the same domestic workload base.
• PS.kz (Internet Technologies): Major Kazakhstani hosting and cloud services provider offering virtual servers, hosting, and SaaS — directly comparable to NOVA Cloud's VPS, storage, and PaaS lineup in the same domestic market.

Regional players

• Yandex Cloud: Cloud provider serving CIS markets with a comparable full-stack IaaS/PaaS/SaaS offering, including compute, managed databases, Kubernetes, and object storage — overlapping platform capabilities but operating from outside Kazakhstan.
• Selectel: Russian cloud and data-center operator offering VPS, dedicated servers, managed databases, Kubernetes, and object storage — comparable platform breadth and customer type to NOVA Cloud, but focused on Russia rather than Central Asia.
• Servers.com: Infrastructure provider operating data centers in CIS and emerging markets with IaaS offerings comparable to NOVA Cloud's VPS and storage products, serving enterprise customers across overlapping geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Web Services (AWS): Global hyperscaler whose EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, and S3 services are the explicit target of NOVA Cloud's Migrator — the dominant general-purpose compute platform against which all regional IaaS/PaaS providers measure themselves.
• Microsoft Azure: Global hyperscaler providing general-purpose compute, managed databases, Kubernetes, and networking services that overlap functionally with NOVA Cloud's ICDC platform across all major workloads.
• Google Cloud Platform: Global hyperscaler offering equivalent compute, storage, networking, managed database, Kubernetes, and message-queue services — the broad-incumbent benchmark for regional public-cloud providers.
• Alibaba Cloud: Hyperscaler with a strong presence across Asia and emerging markets, offering comparable IaaS/PaaS services and increasingly targeting Central Asia as an expansion region — competing for the same enterprise and government workloads.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/novacloudkz

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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