Palantir Technologies provides advanced data analytics and AI-powered decision support solutions for enterprises and government agencies.
Founded in 2003, Palantir Technologies specializes in big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning platforms that help organizations integrate, manage, and analyze complex data. Palantir's products, including Palantir Gotham and Palantir Foundry, are used globally by public sector agencies, commercial organizations, and non-profits to enhance data-driven decision making, improve efficiency, and solve complex problems. Headquartered in Denver, Palantir is recognized for its secure, highly scalable software infrastructure and its work with sensitive, mission-critical data environments.
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.missionStatement
To help the world’s most important institutions use data to solve their most urgent problems.
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.visionStatement
To be the leading provider of secure, intelligent data platforms enabling ethical decision-making across industries.
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.foundedYear
2003
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.ceo
Alexander Karp
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.employees
3,500+
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.revenue
$2.2B (2023)
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.headquarters
1200 17th Street Suite 1500, Denver, CO 80202
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.marketShare
Significant share in global government and industrial analytics; exact percentage is proprietary
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.usp
Highly customizable, secure data integration and AI analytics platforms trusted by governments and industry leaders worldwide.
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.pricingModel
Custom enterprise contracts based on project scope and data requirements
- Palantir Gotham
- Palantir Foundry
- Palantir Apollo
- Java
- Python
- Kubernetes
- AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
- Graph Databases
- Docker
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.marketPositioning
Leader in advanced analytics and AI platforms for large-scale, critical data environments.
- Government agencies
- Defense and intelligence
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Manufacturing and energy
- Direct Enterprise Sales
- Strategic Government Contracts
- Select Technology Partners
- Thought leadership and whitepapers
- Industry conferences and summits
- Targeted government and enterprise outreach
- Co-marketing with strategic partners
- IBM (Cloud and AI Solutions)
- Amazon Web Services (Cloud Infrastructure)
- Vestas (Industrial Analytics)
- End-to-end data integration
- Advanced AI model deployment
- Collaborative analytics environments
- Secure, auditable workflows
- Real-time operational intelligence
- Expertise in handling sensitive and complex data environments
- Robust, highly scalable AI and data analytics platforms
- Strong reputation and client base among governments and Fortune 500 enterprises
- High implementation and integration costs
- Perceived as less accessible for smaller organizations
- Occasional controversy regarding government and intelligence contracts
- Expansion into healthcare, energy, and manufacturing sectors
- Increasing demand for AI-driven data analytics
- Growing interest in responsible and explainable AI
- Regulatory pressures around data privacy and ethics
- Competition from cloud-native analytics providers
- Potential shifts in public-sector procurement and policy
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.growthRateYOY
17% (2023 vs 2022)
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.profitMargin
22% (2023)
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.customerAcquisitionCost
Proprietary, estimated high due to complexity of sales cycle
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.customerLifetimeValue
High-value, multi-year enterprise contracts ($1M+ typical)
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.churnRate
Low, due to high lock-in and mission-critical usage
competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.fundingStage | competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.fundingAmount | competitors.competitorDetail.metrics.fundingDate |
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Seed | $2M | 2005-01-15 |
Series A | $9M | 2006-03-09 |
Series B | $20M | 2008-04-16 |
IPO | $1.5B | 2020-09-30 |
- Emphasis on mission-driven work
- Collaborative, interdisciplinary teams
- Strong focus on security and ethics
- Continuous technical innovation
- Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies (2022) - Fast Company
- Forbes Digital 100 (2021) - Forbes
competitors.competitorDetail.reviews.title | competitors.competitorDetail.reviews.rating | competitors.competitorDetail.reviews.viewAll |
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Gartner Peer Insights | 4.5/5 | 120 |
G2 | 4.2/5 | 98 |
competitors.competitorDetail.news.title | competitors.competitorDetail.news.publishedOn | competitors.competitorDetail.news.readMore |
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Palantir Awarded $178.4M US Army Contract for AI-Enabled Mission Command | 2024-02-07 | PR Newswire |
Palantir Expands Healthcare AI Operations in Europe | 2024-04-10 | Financial Times |