Giant Swarm key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Giant Swarm GmbH
- Headquarters
- Germany (DE)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Founded
- 2014
- Data hosting
- Customer-defined
- Infrastructure
- Self-hosted
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Certifications
- ISO 27001
- Replaces
- Amazon EKS, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Red Hat OpenShift, VMware Tanzu
About Giant Swarm
Giant Swarm is a German technology company that provides a curated platform-engineering stack designed for building and operating cloud-native applications on Kubernetes. The platform is designed to run within the customer's own environment, supporting diverse deployments across public cloud, on-premises, edge, and air-gapped infrastructure. The service focuses on enabling organizations to maintain data sovereignty while benefiting from managed Kubernetes operations. As an open-source-centric company, Giant Swarm provides the tools and support necessary for enterprises to build and maintain their own internal developer platforms.
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