Aquabyte

Name: Aquabyte
Brand: Aquabyte

Camera-based monitoring systems for fish farming, leveraging AI to deliver real-time data for better decision-making

Est 2017|Valuation $146M|Raised $41.7M|11 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 13K|Web traffic 63K|FTEs 101|HQ Vestland, NO

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Sensing modality trade-off (camera vs hydroacoustics): - Camera and computer-vision approaches can produce visual indicators (lice, deformities, maturation scoring) that hydroacoustics may not capture directly. - Hydroacoustics solutions can be less sensitive to water visibility and lighting, potentially providing more consistent behavior and positioning signals in turbid conditions. Vendor ecosystem vs best-of-breed: - Large salmon operators may prefer single-vendor procurement with established suppliers (e.g., ScaleAQ or AKVA group) to reduce integration and support overhead. - Best-of-breed AI modules may be selected when operators prioritize advanced lice and welfare analytics and are prepared to manage multi-vendor stacks. Market adoption signals: - The vendor publishes deployment scale and a global presence; trade press has reported customer penetration for the vendor. These signals are directionally useful but should be verified via reference checks.

	Aquabyte	CageEye	ScaleAQ (example: Vision + Cloud)
Starting Price	Quote-based (not publicly listed)	Not publicly listed (sales-led)	Not publicly listed for most offerings (sales-led); some developer docs exist
Best For	Farms seeking a camera-based system with AI outputs for lice, biomass, welfare, and behaviour monitoring	Farms prioritizing hydroacoustics for behavior and feeding insights in low-visibility conditions	Operators seeking an integrated supplier ecosystem (feeding, cameras, cloud services, APIs)
Key Strength	Multi-module AI suite (lice, biomass, welfare, behaviour) and integrated decision-support tools	Visibility-independent sensing (hydroacoustics), fit for continuous monitoring in turbid waters	Broad portfolio and established aquaculture vendor presence; cloud service and standardized APIs
Key Weakness	Hardware complexity; limited public third-party product reviews; unclear public security posture	May offer less direct computer-vision-based welfare or lice analytics depending on offering	May be more oriented toward broad farm operations suites rather than niche AI modules

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Sensing modality trade-off (camera vs hydroacoustics):

Camera and computer-vision approaches can produce visual indicators (lice, deformities, maturation scoring) that hydroacoustics may not capture directly.
Hydroacoustics solutions can be less sensitive to water visibility and lighting, potentially providing more consistent behavior and positioning signals in turbid conditions.

Vendor ecosystem vs best-of-breed:

Large salmon operators may prefer single-vendor procurement with established suppliers (e.g., ScaleAQ or AKVA group) to reduce integration and support overhead.
Best-of-breed AI modules may be selected when operators prioritize advanced lice and welfare analytics and are prepared to manage multi-vendor stacks.

Market adoption signals:

The vendor publishes deployment scale and a global presence; trade press has reported customer penetration for the vendor. These signals are directionally useful but should be verified via reference checks.

	Aquabyte	CageEye	ScaleAQ (example: Vision + Cloud)
Starting Price	Quote-based (not publicly listed)	Not publicly listed (sales-led)	Not publicly listed for most offerings (sales-led); some developer docs exist
Best For	Farms seeking a camera-based system with AI outputs for lice, biomass, welfare, and behaviour monitoring	Farms prioritizing hydroacoustics for behavior and feeding insights in low-visibility conditions	Operators seeking an integrated supplier ecosystem (feeding, cameras, cloud services, APIs)
Key Strength	Multi-module AI suite (lice, biomass, welfare, behaviour) and integrated decision-support tools	Visibility-independent sensing (hydroacoustics), fit for continuous monitoring in turbid waters	Broad portfolio and established aquaculture vendor presence; cloud service and standardized APIs
Key Weakness	Hardware complexity; limited public third-party product reviews; unclear public security posture	May offer less direct computer-vision-based welfare or lice analytics depending on offering	May be more oriented toward broad farm operations suites rather than niche AI modules

Aquabyte

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map