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Who is Packet?

Packet is a bare metal cloud and infrastructure automation provider that delivers on-demand physical servers and networking for enterprises and developers.

  • On-demand bare metal infrastructure across multiple global data center locations.
  • APIs and automation tools for provisioning, managing, and integrating physical servers into software-driven workflows.
  • Support for diverse hardware configurations for workloads such as edge computing, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), and specialized infrastructure.
  • Private and hybrid infrastructure options, including dedicated environments and connectivity to existing networks.
  • Services aimed at developers, enterprises, and service providers that need low-level access to hardware with cloud-like operations.
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Packet operates in the bare metal cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) category, providing physical servers that can be provisioned and managed through cloud-style APIs and automation tools. Its platform targets users who require direct access to hardware resources while maintaining an operational model similar to public cloud environments, including rapid provisioning, programmatic control, and integration with modern DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.

The company’s offering centers on on-demand bare metal servers deployed in multiple global data centers, with support for a range of Central Processing Unit (CPU), memory, storage, and networking configurations. This model addresses workloads that benefit from dedicated hardware, such as performance-sensitive applications, latency-focused edge computing use cases, CI/CD pipelines, and specialized environments that depend on custom operating systems or low-level system tuning. Packet positions its infrastructure as a base layer on which customers can run containers, orchestration platforms, or traditional virtualized stacks, depending on internal standards and tooling.

Packet exposes its capabilities through RESTful APIs and automation interfaces designed to integrate with common DevOps and infrastructure orchestration workflows. Users can script provisioning and lifecycle operations, embed infrastructure management into CI/CD pipelines, or connect Packet resources to broader multi-cloud management frameworks. Networking features typically include configurable VLANs, IP management, and secure connectivity options, enabling enterprises to integrate Packet-hosted resources into existing network topologies or hybrid architectures.

Compared with virtual machine-based public cloud services, Packet focuses on delivering single-tenant physical servers without a virtualization hypervisor layer by default. This approach can reduce virtualization overhead and give organizations full control over the Operating System (OS) stack, firmware-level settings where exposed, and performance characteristics. Enterprises can use Packet as a complement to established public cloud or colocation strategies, using bare metal capacity where hardware-level control or predictable performance is a requirement while retaining cloud-like operational patterns.

In an enterprise context, Packet fits into directories and taxonomies under categories such as bare metal cloud (IaaS), edge computing infrastructure, and infrastructure automation. Its service lines are oriented toward developers, DevOps teams, and infrastructure architects who need programmatically controlled physical hardware delivered as a service. By providing global Points of Presence (PoP), on-demand provisioning, and API-first management for bare metal, Packet offers a resource layer that can support modern application platforms, container orchestration systems, and hybrid or multi-cloud deployment models.

Our description of Packet. Updated December 2025.

Market segments

  • Information Technology / Software & Services / IT Services / Internet Services & Infrastructure

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