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Canonical
Canonical provides open-source software and enterprise support centered around the Ubuntu operating system. The company serves businesses and developers by offering tools for cloud computing, Kubernetes, data management, IoT, and security compliance.
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Canonical at a glance
Canonical is a saas company headquartered in United Kingdom, founded in 2004. Xcout recorded 319 job postings from Canonical in the last 90 days.
Hiring at Canonical
Xcout recorded 319 job postings from Canonical in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since May 2026.
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Canonical's hiring signals →
Recent Canonical news
- Product launchCanonical lanza una tienda empresarial para Ubuntu Pro
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 29 job postings in the last 8 weeks (24 Aug – 18 Oct 2026), compared with 250 scale-up industrials companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Canonical’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
Tech stack
Canonical competitors
A few of Canonical's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH provides enterprise-grade open-source software solutions, including enterprise Linux operating systems, container management platforms like SUSE Rancher, cloud native tools, and AI infrastructure. The company serves enterprise customers across various industries such as automotive, telecom, finance, and healthcare, helping them manage hybrid cloud architectures, modernize workloads, and secure their IT infrastructure.
Rancher Labs is an open-source software company based in Cupertino and San Jose, California. The company provides an enterprise multi-cluster orchestration platform that helps operations teams deploy, manage, and secure Kubernetes at scale.
OpenStack provides open-source cloud computing software that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources for virtual machines, bare metal, and containers. It serves enterprises, telecommunications companies, and service providers by enabling the deployment and management of private, public, and edge cloud infrastructures.
Latitude Software, Inc. operates a global cloud platform providing automated bare metal servers, GPU clusters, Kubernetes, storage, and virtual machines. The company serves AI-native organizations, developers, and enterprises requiring high-performance, globally distributed infrastructure.
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc., through its various operating entities, provides a global cloud computing environment with reach across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. This adaptable platform delivers on-demand infrastructure and essential developer tools, specifically designed for individual developers, new start-ups, and small to mid-sized businesses. The company offers fundamental infrastructure components such as computing power, storage, and networking capabilities, while also enabling developers to expand their cloud solutions using a range of fully managed offerings for applications, containers, and databases. Its clientele is diverse, including software engineers, academic researchers, data scientists, system administrators, students, and personal project enthusiasts. Customers from various industries utilize the platform for a multitude of applications, including the development of web and mobile applications, website hosting, e-commerce solutions, media and gaming platforms, personal online projects, and managed services, among others. DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2012 and has its corporate headquarters situated in New York, New York.
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