SUSE key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- SUSE SA (listed in DE) / SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
- Headquarters
- Germany (DE)
- Ownership
- Part of Independent (Publicly traded)
- Founded
- 1992
- Data hosting
- Customer-defined, Germany
- Infrastructure
- Self-hosted / Multiple (Hetzner, AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Deployment
- SaaS, Self-hosted
- Open source
- Yes
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Certifications
- FIPS 140-2 (implied by enterprise Linux standards), Common Criteria (implied)
- Replaces
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ubuntu Pro (Canonical), VMware Tanzu, Google Anthos, Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
About SUSE
SUSE is a German-born global pioneer in open-source software, providing a reliable and secure enterprise-grade portfolio for mission-critical workloads. As one of the longest-standing Linux companies in the world, SUSE enables organizations to modernize their infrastructure across data centers, cloud environments, and the network edge. Their flagship products, SUSE Linux Enterprise and Rancher, provide the foundation for digital transformation with a focus on 'open' open source, ensuring no vendor lock-in. The company serves over 60% of the Fortune 500, offering specialized solutions for high-uptime environments like SAP applications and mainframe computing. Since its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, SUSE has reinforced its position as a sovereign European alternative to US-centric infrastructure stacks. Their ecosystem emphasizes security-first design, automated lifecycle management, and comprehensive support for containerized applications through the acquisition of NeuVector and Rancher Labs.
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