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| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Christian Bach {{small|([[Chief strategy officer|Chief Strategy]] & [[Chief creative officer|Creative Officer]])}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Tim |title=Netlify acquires OneGraph: One API to rule them all? |url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/19/netlify_onegraph/ |website=[[The Register]] |date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>|Mathias Biilmann {{small|([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}}}<ref>{{cite web |title=With netlify, website maintenance has gotten even better |url=https://hostadvice.com/blog/netlify-makes-new-sites-faster/ |website=HostAdvice |date=6 April 2016}}</ref>
| products = Netlify platform
| revenue = {{US$|33 million|link=yes}} (2023)
| area_served = Worldwide
| num_employees = 244 (2023)
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'''Netlify''' is a remote-first [[cloud computing]] company that offers a development platform that includes build, deploy, and [[Serverless computing|serverless]] [[Platform as a service|backend]] services for web applications and [[Dynamic web page|dynamic websites]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=McKemie|first1=Ashley|last2=Rydhan|first2=Sarfaraz|date=2020-02-21|title=How to Build JAMstack Ecommerce Store - BigCommerce & Netlify|url=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/02/21/building-a-jamstack-ecommerce-storefront-with-bigcommerce-netlify/|access-date=2020-04-05|website=Netlify|language=en}}</ref>
The company enables building, deploying, and scaling websites whose source files are stored in the [[Version control|version control system]] [[Git]] and then generated into static web content files<ref group="b" name="cr">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3NFLDgAAQBAJ&pg=155|title=Working with Static Sites: Bringing the Power of Simplicity to Modern Sites|last1=Camden|first1=Raymond|last2=Rinaldi|first2=Brian|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]|year=2017|isbn=9781491960943|___location=[[Sebastopol, California|Sebastopol]]|pages=155, 177}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Carey |first1=Scott |title=Vercel, Netlify, and the new era of serverless PaaS |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3650751/vercel-netlify-and-the-new-era-of-serverless-paas.html |website=InfoWorld |language=en |date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> served via a [[content delivery network]].<ref group="b" name="xpt">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=riBBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT79|title=blogdown: Creating Websites with R Markdown|last1=Xie|first1=Yihui|last2=Presmanes Hill|first2=Alison|last3=Thomas|first3=Amber|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=2017|isbn=9780815363729|series=The R Series|___location=[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]|pages=79|author-link=Yihui Xie}}</ref><ref group="b" name="xag">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=octmDwAAQBAJ&pg=207|title=R Markdown: The Definitive Guide|last1=Xie|first1=Yihui|last2=Allaire|first2=Joseph J.|last3=Grolemund|first3=Garrett|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=2018|isbn=9781138359338|series=The R Series|___location=[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]|pages=207|author-link=Yihui Xie|author-link2=Joseph J. Allaire}}</ref>
== History ==
The company was founded in 2014 when
Beyond the initial focus on hosting for static websites, and attracting many developers with a free basic offer, the company expanded to a broader offering including serverless functions and test and deployment services.<ref name="Deutscher2020">{{cite news | url = https://siliconangle.com/2020/03/04/attracting-800k-web-developers-netlify-wins-53m-funding/ | work = Silicon Angle | first=Maria | last = Deutscher | title = After attracting 800K web developers, Netlify wins $53M in funding |date = March 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Craig S.|title=Have You Noticed The New Web? It's Faster, More Secure|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/craigsmith/2020/04/21/have-you-noticed-the-new-web-its-faster-more-secure/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
On May 19, 2021, Netlify announced the acquisition of FeaturePeek, a [[Y Combinator]] and Matrix Partners backed startup that enables developer teams to preview [[Frontend and backend|frontend]] content.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Banda |first1=Manda |title=Netlify acquires FeaturePeek |url=https://www.intelligentcio.com/africa/2021/06/04/netlify-acquires-featurepeek/# |website=Intelligent CIO Africa |date=June 4, 2021}}</ref>
On November 17, 2021, Netlify acquired Y Combinator and [[SignalFire]]-backed OneGraph to allow for the composition of apps with APIs and services using [[GraphQL]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chauhan |first1=Monika |title=Netlify Graph Helps Developers Connect APIs In Fewer Steps |url=https://www.tfir.io/netlify-graph-helps-developers-connect-apis-in-fewer-steps/ |website=TFiR |date=February 23, 2022}}</ref>
On February 1, 2022, Netlify announced the acquisition of Quirrel, an open source solution and service for managing and scheduling the execution of serverless functions and jobs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chauhan |first1=Monika |title=Netlify Acquires Quirrel To Shape The Next Wave Of Serverless |url=https://www.tfir.io/netlify-acquires-quirrel-to-shape-the-next-wave-of-serverless/ |website=TFiR |date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> Later in February, Netlify announced the acquisition of competitor company and Jamstack framework and platform provider Gatsby.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacManus |first=Richard |date=2023-02-01 |title=Netlify Acquires Gatsby, Its Struggling Jamstack Competitor |url=https://thenewstack.io/netlify-acquires-gatsby-its-struggling-jamstack-competitor/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=The New Stack |language=en-US}}</ref>▼
▲On February 1, 2022, Netlify announced the acquisition of Quirrel, an open
In February 2023,<!-- Later in February, <<< BS, it was ONE YEAR LATER, AS FULL WELL STATED BY THE CITES AND DATES GIVEN --> Netlify announced the acquisition of competitor company and Jamstack framework and platform provider [[Gatsby (software)|Gatsby]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacManus |first=Richard |date=2023-02-01 |title=Netlify Acquires Gatsby, Its Struggling Jamstack Competitor |url=https://thenewstack.io/netlify-acquires-gatsby-its-struggling-jamstack-competitor/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=The New Stack |language=en-US}}</ref>
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So this (from here on out) was unnecessary, save for part or all of the comments. Nice way to hide something by cramming it to the end of a para it doesnt belong to, making me misread it for missing -- In February 2023, Netlify acquired [[Gatsby_(software)|Gatsby, Inc.]] <!-- according to that article. If it is true, unfathomable why this was missing here. Would also be interesting what ensued wrt the Gatsby tech, if that was just a less successful (Tech Crunch) https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/netlify-acquires-frontend-platform-gatsby/ competitor bought up to round up the market or something or whatever -->
On June 29, 2023, Netlify announced the acquisition of Stackbit, a visual editing company run by entrepreneurs like [[Ryland King]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netlify Acquires Stackbit to Provide Web Teams with a Full Set of Solutions Across Their Web Stack |url=https://www.netlify.com/press/netlify-acquires-stackbit-to-provide-web-teams-with-a-full-set-of-solutions-across-their-web-stack/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Netlify |language=en}}</ref>
=== Financing ===
On August 16, 2016, Netlify raised $2.1 million from the founders of [[GitHub]], [[Heroku]], [[Rackspace Cloud]], [[Bloomberg Beta]] and Tank Hill.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/17/netlify-a-sevice-for-quickly-rolling-out-static-websites-raises-2-1m/|title=Netlify, a service for quickly rolling out static websites, raises $2.1M|last=Lynley|first=Matthew| date = August 17, 2017|work=[[TechCrunch]]|access-date=October 9, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
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On October 9, 2018, the company issued a press release announcing that it had completed a [[series B round]] led by [[Kleiner Perkins]]—with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, [[Slack (software)|Slack]] and [[Flickr]] co-founder [[Stewart Butterfield]], [[Yelp]] CEO and co-founder [[Jeremy Stoppelman]], among others—securing $30 million.<ref name="vb">{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/09/netlify-raises-30-million-to-modernize-the-web/|title=Netlify raises $30 million to modernize the web|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=October 9, 2018|work=[[VentureBeat]]|access-date=October 9, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/09/netlify-just-got-30-million-to-change-the-way-developers-build-websites/|title=Netlify just got $30 million to change the way developers build websites|last=Miller|first=Ron|date=October 9, 2018|work=[[TechCrunch]]|access-date=October 9, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
On March 4, 2020, Netlify secured $53 million in a [[series C round]] led by [[EQT Ventures]], the venture capital branch of Swedish investment company [[EQT
On November 17, 2021, Netlify secured $105 million in a series D round led by [[Bessemer Venture Partners]] at a $2 billion valuation, with contributions by existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, BOND, EQT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Mango Capital, and [[Menlo Ventures]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hostadvice.com/news/netlify-raises-105-million-in-a-series-d-round-led-by-bessemer-venture-partners/|title=Netlify Raises $105 Million In A Series D Round Led by Bessemer Venture Partners|last=Mirchevska|first=Sara|date=November 19, 2021|language=en-us}}</ref> This brought Netlify's total funding to $212 million.<ref name="Silicon Angle">{{cite web |last1=Wheatley |first1=Mike |date=November 17, 2021 |title=With $105M in new funding, Jamstack creator Netlify buys GraphQL startup OneGraph |url=https://siliconangle.com/2021/11/17/jamstack-creator-netlify-raises-105m-funding-buys-graphql-startup-onegraph/ |website=SiliconANGLE}}</ref>
== Capabilities
=== Netlify combines a platform for apps that streamlines the workflow for a development team.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewkowicz |first1=Jakub |title=Netlify launches Enterprise Grid, availability on AWS Marketplace |url=https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/netlify-launches-enterprise-grid-availability-on-aws-marketplace/ |website=[[SD Times]] |date=September 21, 2021}}</ref> Netlify Build is a CI/CD infrastructure for frontend teams that is automated and pre-configured. It does not require a full-time administrator to manage the pipeline.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vizard |first1=Mike |title=Netlify Acquires OneGraph to Integrate GraphQL APIs |url=https://devops.com/netlify-acquires-onegraph-to-integrate-graphql-apis/ |website=DevOps |date=November 18, 2021}}</ref> Netlify Graph is a [[GraphQL|GraphQL-based approach]] to integrating distinct APIs to build a web app that strives to reduce the inherent complexities in mixing different data models, response formats, and authentication schemes; it is integrated with a number of APIs such as [[GitHub]], [[Stripe (company)|Stripe]], and [[Salesforce]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=De Simone |first1=Sergio De Simone |title=Netlify Graph Aims to Simplify External API Integration in Web Apps |url=https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/02/netlify-graph-web-apps-api/ |website=InfoQ |language=en |date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>
Developers write, test, and review code before production with Netlify CLI. Within the CLI is Netlify Dev, which is a collection of development CLIs that brings the Netlify production environment down to a developer's local machine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chidiebere |first1=Melvin |title=Top 10 Netlify CLI Commands |url=https://dev.to/kizmelvin/top-10-netlify-cli-commands-13ai |website=DEV Community |date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>
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Deploy previews are used to view and leave feedback about a web project, with every annotation and comment synced to an organization's productivity tools. Netlify automatically builds a new Deploy Preview as a unique permanent URL for each Pull/Merge Request.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netlify Brings Collaboration to Deploy Previews with FeaturePeek Acquisition |url=https://thenewstack.io/netlify-brings-collaboration-to-deploy-previews-with-featurepeek-acquisition/ |website=The New Stack |date=27 May 2021}}</ref>
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Netlify Edge is a network used to power web experiences. It is fast due to its global distribution with automated prerendering. With Edge, apps are deployed to multiple cloud providers. Worldwide caches are invalidated instantly as every global deployment is an atomic and instant update.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yuan |first1=Michael |title=WebAssembly Serverless Functions in Netlify |url=https://medium.com/wasm/webassembly-serverless-functions-in-netlify-7e23cb66d594 |website=Wasm |language=en |date=August 10, 2021}}</ref>
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== Ecosystem and Integrations ==
Netlify works with open source contributors, web framework authors, digital agencies, and technology vendors in the modern web ecosystem; developers pick and plug in the tools for their projects. Netlify is an Enabler member of the [[MACH Alliance]], group of independent technology companies that aim to advocate for open, best-of-breed technology ecosystems.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Roy |title=MACH Alliance continues growth with eight new members |url=https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2022/03/02/mach-alliance-continues-growth-with-eight-new-members/ |website=Enterprise Times |date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>
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Netlify is the host of the annual Jamstack Conf and runs the annual Jamstack Community Survey.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Xing |first1=Jessica |title=The next big startup opportunity could be the 'Jamstack,' as hot firms like Netlify and Vercel help developers build websites faster |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jamstack-developer-startups-apis-javascript-programming-netlify-2021-9 |website=[[Business Insider]] |date=September 13, 2021}}</ref>
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In March 2017, Netlify CMS was named "[[GitHub]] project of the week" by the ''[[SD Times|Software Development Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sdtimes.com/cms/sd-times-github-project-of-the-week-netlify-cms/|title=SD Times GitHub project of the week: Netlify CMS|last=Moore|first=Madison|date=March 24, 2017|work=[[SD Times]]|access-date=October 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
On July 10, 2018, [[GitHub]] founder and former CEO [[Tom Preston-Werner]] predicted that "within 5 years, you'll build your next large scale, fully featured web app with [[JAMstack]] and deploy on Netlify."<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1016506622477135872|user=mojombo|title=Prediction: within 5 years,
Netlify customers include [[Google]], [[Facebook]], [[Verizon Communications|Verizon]], [[NBC]], [[Samsung]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Cisco Systems|Cisco]], [[Atlassian]], [[LiveChat]], [[TriNet]], [[Loblaw Companies|Loblaw]], [[Wieden+Kennedy]], [[Vue.js]], [[Citrix Systems|Citrix]], [[Peloton (exercise equipment company)|Peloton]], [[Kubernetes]], [[Lodash]], [[Smashing Magazine]], [[Sequoia Capital]], [[VMware]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wheatley |first1=Mike |title=With $105M in new funding, Jamstack creator Netlify buys GraphQL startup OneGraph |url=https://siliconangle.com/2021/11/17/jamstack-creator-netlify-raises-105m-funding-buys-graphql-startup-onegraph/ |website=SiliconANGLE |date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> [[UW Health University Hospital|UW Health]], [[Pan Books|Pan Macmillan]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boye |first1=Janus |title=Pan Macmillan - Adventures with Gatsby, Kontent and Netlify |url=https://www.boye-co.com/blog/2020/11/19/pan-macmillan-adventures-with-gatsby-kontent-and-netlify |website=Boye & Company |date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> [[Victoria Beckham#Victoria_Beckham_Beauty|Victoria Beckham Beauty]], [[Twilio]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Tim |title=Netlify acquires OneGraph: One API to rule them all? |url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/19/netlify_onegraph/ |website=[[The Register]] |language=en |date=November 19, 2021}}</ref> and [[Unilever]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Onofrio |first1=Mary |last2=Robinson |first2=Elliott |last3=Teng |first3=Jenelle |title=Why Netlify is the architecture for the next generation of web development |url=https://www.bvp.com/news/why-netlify-is-the-architecture-for-the-next-generation-of-web-development |website=BVP |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Neumegen |first1=Mike |title=Jamstack CMS: The Past, The Present and The Future |url=https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/08/history-future-jamstack-cms/ |website=[[Smashing Magazine]] |language=en |date=August 20, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Blædel 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/artikel/1/349342/dansk_startup_faar_millionrygstoed_har_google_og_facebook_som_kunder.html|title=Dansk startup får millionrygstød: Har Google og Facebook som kunder|last=Blædel|first=Mathias|date=August 11, 2017|work=[[Dagbladet Børsen]]|access-date=October 10, 2018|language=da|trans-title=Danish startup gets a $1 million push: Has Google and Facebook as customers|archive-date=October 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010134925/https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/artikel/1/349342/dansk_startup_faar_millionrygstoed_har_google_og_facebook_som_kunder.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Finley 2018">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/company-wants-to-make-internet-load-faster/|title=This Company Wants to Make the Internet Load Faster|last=Finley|first=Klint|date=October 24, 2018|magazine=[[WIRED]]|access-date=October 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Deutscher 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://siliconangle.com/2018/10/09/founders-slack-yelp-join-30m-round-web-development-startup-netlify/|last=Deutscher|first=Maria|title=Founders of Slack, Yelp join $30M round into web development startup Netlify|date=October 9, 2018|work=Silicon Angle|access-date=October 17, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netlify.com/features/and/|title=Netlify Application Delivery Network|website=Netlify|language=en|access-date=October 17, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netlify.com/pricing/|title=Plans and Pricing|website=Netlify|language=en|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hrnxt.com/news/investment/netlify-raises-53-mn-series-c-funding-to-fuel-expansion/15502/2020/03/06/|title=Netlify raises $53 mn Series C funding to fuel expansion|website=hrnxt.com|date=March 6, 2020 |language=en|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref>▼
▲Netlify customers include [[Google]], [[Facebook]], [[Verizon Communications|Verizon]], [[NBC]], [[Samsung]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Cisco Systems|Cisco]], [[Atlassian]], [[LiveChat]], [[TriNet]], [[Loblaw Companies|Loblaw]], [[Wieden+Kennedy]], [[Vue.js]], [[Citrix Systems|Citrix]], [[Peloton (exercise equipment company)|Peloton]], [[Kubernetes]], [[Lodash]], [[Smashing Magazine]], [[Sequoia Capital]], [[VMware]],<ref
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