Aptible

Aptible

Secure cloud infrastructure with compliance automation

Overview

Aptible provides a cloud platform for running apps in highly regulated industries, offering secure hosting paired with automated governance tools. Its main offerings are Aptible Deploy, a platform-as-a-service for hosting applications with security and reliability, and Aptible Gridiron, a compliance automation tool for managing security controls and regulatory programs. The platform lets customers deploy and operate apps in a compliant environment, while Gridiron handles ongoing audits and policy enforcement through a subscription-based model. Aptible differentiates itself by targeting strict regulatory standards (like HIPAA and SOC 2) and delivering end-to-end deployment and compliance in one integrated platform, aiming to help healthcare, finance, and legal services run their applications securely at scale so they can focus on their core operations.

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About Aptible

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Why Aptible is rated
C
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise Software

Cybersecurity

Healthcare

Legal

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$24.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Opti9's acquisition enables GenAI-ready, compliant cloud infrastructure accelerating adoption in regulated industries.
  • Aptible's integration combines Opti9's hybrid cloud expertise with compliant PaaS for enhanced GenAI capabilities.
  • The subscription model provides steady revenue allowing continuous investment in innovation and security improvements.

What critics are saying

  • Post-acquisition customer attrition to AWS or Heroku due to eroded developer-first standalone appeal is high probability.
  • Opti9's channel sales forces enterprise procurement cycles causing 30%+ churn in core startup segment.
  • Opti9 may dissolve Aptible's brand and engineering team killing innovation velocity within 12-24 months.

What makes Aptible unique

  • Aptible delivers HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 compliance from day one for SMB budgets.
  • The platform automates encryption, DDoS protection, host hardening, intrusion detection, and automated backups by default.
  • Hundreds of digital health startups deploy audit-ready healthcare apps in minutes without needing DevOps teams.

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Funding

Total Funding

$24.1M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

4%
Business Wire
Nov 20th, 2025
Hybrid Cloud Provider Opti9 Acquires Aptible to Expand Solutions and Services Across the Managed Services and Cloud Solutions Landscape.

Opti9 acquires Aptible, combining cloud expertise with a secure PaaS to accelerate compliant, scalable cloud and GenAI-ready solutions.

AiThority
Nov 19th, 2025
Hybrid Cloud Provider Opti9 Acquires Aptible to Expand Solutions and Services Across the Managed Services and Cloud Solutions Landscape.

Hybrid cloud provider Opti9 acquires Aptible to expand solutions and services across the managed services and cloud solutions landscape. Opti9 Technologies LLC (Opti9), an AWS Premier Partner and trusted North American managed cloud services provider for hybrid cloud, security, and application modernization, announced it has acquired Aptible, a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that provides startups and developers a holistic platform to launch and scale applications in a secure, reliable, and compliant manner. Opti9 has acquired Aptible, uniting Opti9's #hybrid #cloud + security expertise with Aptible's compliant #PaaS. The companies will deliver enhanced cloud, #GenAI, and modernization capabilities for #developers, #startups & #enterprises to scale securely.

Business Wire
Nov 19th, 2025
Opti9 Acquires Aptible for Cloud Expansion

Opti9 has acquired Aptible to enhance its cloud capabilities. This acquisition aims to combine cloud expertise with a secure Platform as a Service (PaaS) to deliver compliant, scalable cloud solutions that are ready for Generative AI (GenAI) applications.

Aptible
Mar 1st, 2023
Aptible | What’s new with Aptible: Feb 2023

Formerly, Aptible had a simple read/write permission scheme, but as part of this release, Aptible, Inc. has introduced 2 new read permissions and 6 new write permissions, which can be assigned using Custom Roles.

Aptible
Feb 28th, 2023
Aptible | Introducing Granular Permissions: For Fine-Tuning User Access

To make Aptible work even better for teams at scale, Aptible, Inc. has introduced Granular Permissions for Custom Roles.

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