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'''Netlify''' is a
The company
== History ==
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>
=== Financing ===
On August 16, 2016, Netlify raised $2.1 million from the founders of [[GitHub]], [[Heroku]],
On August 9, 2017, the company announced that it had raised $12 million in [[Series A round|series A funding]] from [[Andreessen Horowitz]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/netlify-raises-12-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-2017-8|title=A hot startup is using $12 million from Andreessen Horowitz to pursue a 'holy grail' of web technology|last=Weinberger|first=Matt|date=August 9, 2017|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=October 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/09/netlify-raises-12-million-to-advance-web-development/|title=Netlify raises $12 million to advance web development|last=Hanley Frank|first=Blair|date=August 9, 2017|work=[[VentureBeat]]|access-date=October 5, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.dk/art/240805/dansk-it-firma-har-landet-en-investering-fra-et-af-verdens-stoerste-ventureselskaber-de-forlanger-pengene-100-gange-igen|title=Dansk it-firma har landet en investering fra et af verdens største ventureselskaber: "De forlanger pengene 100 gange igen"|last=Wittorff|first=Jacob Ø.|date=August 25, 2017|work=[[Computerworld]]|access-date=October 10, 2018|language=da|trans-title=Danish IT company lands investment from one of the world's largest venture companies: They expect a 100-times return}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://a16z.com/2017/08/09/netlify/|title=Netlify|last=Levine|first=Peter|date=August 9, 2017|work=[[Andreessen Horowitz]]|access-date=October 5, 2018|language=en-us}}</ref>
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 Partners|EQT]], with contributions by existing investors
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"/>
== Capabilities to connect and build web applications ==
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>
Deploy previews is 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>
== Capabilities to run web applications ==
Netlify Edge is 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 deploy 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>
Netlify's serverless capabilities include Netlify Functions, Background Functions, Scheduled Functions, and Edge Functions.
Netlify Edge Functions allows for developers to build fast web experiences by running dynamic content or an entire application from the network edge. Edge Functions are built on open source runtime Deno to work with server-side features from existing web frameworks and edge-first frameworks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dee |first1=Katie |title=Netlify announces Netlify Edge Functions |url=https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/netlify-announces-netlify-edge-functions/ |website=[[SD Times]] |date=April 19, 2022}}</ref>
Working as API endpoints deploy server-side code automatically runs in response to events, or completes jobs in the background through the coding of functions with [[JavaScript]], [[TypeScript]], or [[Go (programming language)|Go]]. Netlify executes functions written as full API endpoints, or functions can be executed directly from the frontend through JavaScript, or they can be called from other services through [[webhook]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Onyenma |first1=Miracle |title=Build a Link Previewer with Puppeteer & Serverless Functions - SitePoint |url=https://www.sitepoint.com/puppeteer-serverless-functions-link-previewer/ |language=en |date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
== 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>
=== Jamstack ===
{{Main|Jamstack}}
Jamstack{{efn|Previously stylized as ''JAMstack''.}} is a cloud-native [[Solution stack|web development architecture]] based on [[client-side JavaScript]] code, reusable [[Application programming interface|APIs]], and [[Markup language|markup]] content.<ref group="b">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79FwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA143|title=JavaScript Cloud Native Development Cookbook: Deliver serverless cloud-native solutions on AWS, Azure, and GCP|last=Gilbert|first=John|publisher=[[Packt|Packt Publishing]]|year=2018|isbn=9781788470414|___location=[[Birmingham]]|pages=143, 148}}</ref> It was pioneered and created by Netlify.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenewstack.io/the-sweetness-of-jamstack-javascript-apis-and-markup/|title=The Sweetness of JAMstack: JavaScript, APIs and Markup|last=Gienow|first=Michelle|date=December 26, 2017|work=The New Stack|access-date=November 1, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.enterprisetech.com/2018/10/09/app-developer-netlify-looks-beyond-web-servers/|title=App Developer Netlify Looks Beyond Web Servers|last=Leopold|first=George|date=October 9, 2018|work=EnterpriseTech|access-date=November 1, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In its purest form, the idea of Jamstack is that a web application is pre-built into static pages, using content and code to generate the output. In basic terms, Jamstack is a significant shift in focus from the now abstractable back end to the now-powerful front end.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ouellet |first1=Charles |title=JAMstack for Clients: Benefits, Static Site CMS, & Limitations |url=https://codeburst.io/jamstack-for-clients-benefits-static-site-cms-limitations-d015336fa6d5 |website=CodeBurst.io}}</ref>
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>
== Reception == ▼
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, you’ll build your next large scale, fully featured web app with #JAMstack and deploy on @Netlify.|author=Tom Preston-Werner|author-link=Tom Preston-Werner|date=July 10, 2018|access-date=October 9, 2018}}</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]],
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