Ursa Space

Name: Ursa Space
Brand: Ursa Space

We make satellite and geospatial data accessible and meaningful for everyone.

Est 2014|Valuation $65M|Raised $76.7M|2 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 16K|Web traffic 1K|FTEs 75|HQ Ithaca, New York, US

MarketsAlternative Data Providers & Aggregators Energy & Infrastructure Asset Analytics

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative competitive analysis

- Ursa vs SkyFi: Both emphasize multi-provider access and analytics. SkyFi emphasizes self-serve ecommerce and transparent pricing, which reduces procurement friction for smaller teams. Ursa is more sales-led and positions itself as an infrastructure layer for recurring monitoring and dataset delivery. - Ursa vs Umbra: Umbra operates as a SAR data producer with public pricing and a stated focus on delivering imagery rather than analytics. Ursa operates as an orchestration and analytics layer across multiple providers, which may suit buyers seeking packaged monitoring outputs rather than raw pixels. - Ursa vs Planet/BlackSky: Planet and BlackSky provide vertically integrated or branded platform experiences and may have higher market visibility in some buyer segments. Ursa’s emphasis is on multi-provider data fusion and SAR-centric monitoring rather than operating a large proprietary satellite fleet.

Adoption trends / market signal

Partnership announcements and financing activity indicate ongoing commercial activity and continued growth efforts.

	Ursa Space	SkyFi	Umbra
Starting Price	Not publicly standardized (quote/AWS Marketplace varies)	Published starting prices for some products; visible self-serve pricing	Published SAR pricing tables (per footprint/resolution indications)
Suitable For	Organizations seeking orchestrated multi-provider SAR/EO plus analytics and dataset products for enterprise & public sector use	Buyers seeking a marketplace UX with transparent pricing and low-friction procurement	Buyers seeking high-quality SAR imagery with transparent pricing who plan to perform their own analytics
Key Strength	Multi-source orchestration and analytics products (commodities, ports, change monitoring)	Self-serve procurement and transparent pricing, reducing procurement friction for smaller teams	Transparent pricing and clear product packaging; explicit positioning that analytics are customer-provided
Key Weakness	Limited public security and pricing transparency; sparse third-party product reviews	Catalog depth varies by partners; may be less tailored for classified workflows	Focuses on imagery rather than analytics, requiring customers to build their own analytics stack

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative competitive analysis

Ursa vs SkyFi: Both emphasize multi-provider access and analytics. SkyFi emphasizes self-serve ecommerce and transparent pricing, which reduces procurement friction for smaller teams. Ursa is more sales-led and positions itself as an infrastructure layer for recurring monitoring and dataset delivery.
Ursa vs Umbra: Umbra operates as a SAR data producer with public pricing and a stated focus on delivering imagery rather than analytics. Ursa operates as an orchestration and analytics layer across multiple providers, which may suit buyers seeking packaged monitoring outputs rather than raw pixels.
Ursa vs Planet/BlackSky: Planet and BlackSky provide vertically integrated or branded platform experiences and may have higher market visibility in some buyer segments. Ursa’s emphasis is on multi-provider data fusion and SAR-centric monitoring rather than operating a large proprietary satellite fleet.

Adoption trends / market signal

Partnership announcements and financing activity indicate ongoing commercial activity and continued growth efforts.

	Ursa Space	SkyFi	Umbra
Starting Price	Not publicly standardized (quote/AWS Marketplace varies)	Published starting prices for some products; visible self-serve pricing	Published SAR pricing tables (per footprint/resolution indications)
Suitable For	Organizations seeking orchestrated multi-provider SAR/EO plus analytics and dataset products for enterprise & public sector use	Buyers seeking a marketplace UX with transparent pricing and low-friction procurement	Buyers seeking high-quality SAR imagery with transparent pricing who plan to perform their own analytics
Key Strength	Multi-source orchestration and analytics products (commodities, ports, change monitoring)	Self-serve procurement and transparent pricing, reducing procurement friction for smaller teams	Transparent pricing and clear product packaging; explicit positioning that analytics are customer-provided
Key Weakness	Limited public security and pricing transparency; sparse third-party product reviews	Catalog depth varies by partners; may be less tailored for classified workflows	Focuses on imagery rather than analytics, requiring customers to build their own analytics stack