Canonical, founded in 2004, is a software company that delivers open source solutions to organisations worldwide. It is the publisher of Ubuntu, described as the world's most popular enterprise Linux, used from cloud to edge. The company also offers enterprise products including Ubuntu Pro and Landscape, a systems management solution. Its technical domains span operating systems, cloud computing, IoT, AI, and systems management.
The company operates across more than 80 countries with over 1,200 colleagues. Canonical has been a pioneer of global distributed collaboration since its founding, maintaining a remote-first approach for two decades. This model supports its work with enterprise, cloud, IoT, and AI customers at scale.
Canonical's broader mission centres on enabling organisations to innovate on open source software, delivered with a focus on security and cost-effectiveness. It maintains a global community nurtured over its full operating history.
