Vigilent

Name: Vigilent
Brand: Vigilent

Vigilent provides AI-driven solutions that improve the operational assurance, value, and sustainability of data centers.

Est 2008|Valuation $56M|Raised $22.7M|25 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 5K|Website|FTEs 67|HQ Oakland, California, US

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01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Direct competitors and differentiators: - Vigilent versus DCIM suites (Schneider, Nlyte): Vigilent is a cooling-optimization specialist focusing on closed-loop control and dense sensing. DCIM suites address a broader set of asset and capacity management use cases; some buyers seek a specialist overlay, while others prefer integrated DCIM functionality. - Vigilent versus equipment OEM ecosystems (Vertiv, others): OEM solutions tend to integrate closely with their own hardware but may be less vendor-agnostic. Pricing comparison: - Vigilent: limited public pricing transparency; an earlier industry report provided a historical example figure, which should not be used as a quotation for current procurements. - Nlyte: positions pricing as flexible and context-dependent. - Schneider: licensing approaches have been described in public community threads as often rack-based for certain modules. Market adoption trends: - The vendor asserts a global installed base across many facility environments, including legacy SynapSense deployments; independent market share data was not identified in this research run.

	Vigilent	Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure IT / DCIM "Cooling Optimize")	Nlyte (DCIM)
Starting Price	Not publicly listed; an earlier industry report provided a historical example cost for a large deployment (vendor-attributed, dated)	Not publicly listed; licensing has historically been described as rack-based in community discussions	Not publicly listed; pricing is positioned as flexible and can be based on racks, assets, or power; contact sales
Best For	Retrofit closed-loop cooling optimization with dense sensing and local control in data centers and telecom facilities	Organizations that prefer integrated DCIM and infrastructure management tied to a broader vendor ecosystem	Organizations seeking comprehensive DCIM (asset/capacity/workflows) beyond cooling control
Key Strength	Closed-loop cooling optimization with wireless sensing and control modules appropriate for retrofit scenarios	Integration with broader Schneider DCIM and ecosystem; vendor partnerships and enterprise agreements	Broad DCIM feature set including asset, capacity modeling, and enterprise workflows
Key Weakness	Limited public independent review footprint; security attestations are not clearly published; hardware lifecycle considerations	Licensing and module complexity; may be more tightly coupled to Schneider ecosystem	May not provide the same turnkey closed-loop cooling optimization capability as specialist products

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Direct competitors and differentiators:

Vigilent versus DCIM suites (Schneider, Nlyte): Vigilent is a cooling-optimization specialist focusing on closed-loop control and dense sensing. DCIM suites address a broader set of asset and capacity management use cases; some buyers seek a specialist overlay, while others prefer integrated DCIM functionality.
Vigilent versus equipment OEM ecosystems (Vertiv, others): OEM solutions tend to integrate closely with their own hardware but may be less vendor-agnostic.

Pricing comparison:

Vigilent: limited public pricing transparency; an earlier industry report provided a historical example figure, which should not be used as a quotation for current procurements.
Nlyte: positions pricing as flexible and context-dependent.
Schneider: licensing approaches have been described in public community threads as often rack-based for certain modules.

Market adoption trends:

The vendor asserts a global installed base across many facility environments, including legacy SynapSense deployments; independent market share data was not identified in this research run.

	Vigilent	Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure IT / DCIM "Cooling Optimize")	Nlyte (DCIM)
Starting Price	Not publicly listed; an earlier industry report provided a historical example cost for a large deployment (vendor-attributed, dated)	Not publicly listed; licensing has historically been described as rack-based in community discussions	Not publicly listed; pricing is positioned as flexible and can be based on racks, assets, or power; contact sales
Best For	Retrofit closed-loop cooling optimization with dense sensing and local control in data centers and telecom facilities	Organizations that prefer integrated DCIM and infrastructure management tied to a broader vendor ecosystem	Organizations seeking comprehensive DCIM (asset/capacity/workflows) beyond cooling control
Key Strength	Closed-loop cooling optimization with wireless sensing and control modules appropriate for retrofit scenarios	Integration with broader Schneider DCIM and ecosystem; vendor partnerships and enterprise agreements	Broad DCIM feature set including asset, capacity modeling, and enterprise workflows
Key Weakness	Limited public independent review footprint; security attestations are not clearly published; hardware lifecycle considerations	Licensing and module complexity; may be more tightly coupled to Schneider ecosystem	May not provide the same turnkey closed-loop cooling optimization capability as specialist products