Cloudsmith: Global Software Distribution Solution
Software Distribution Built for Global Enterprises
Self-hosted Distribution Can't Keep Pace with Global Demand
Cloudsmith's package distribution network gets your software to teams and customers everywhere, fast, without the infrastructure burden.
Key Features
600 Global Points of Presence
Your packages are served via hundreds of POPS, positioned to minimize latency.
Edge Caching
Intelligent edge caching means packages are served from nearest location.
Fault Tolerance
If network issues occur, traffic is routed to the nearest available region.
End-to-End Encryption
Packages are encrypted at rest and in transit to ensure your IP is protected.
Powerful Features. Simple Control.
When my engineers tell me that they love a vendor, then I know not to question further. You can't get a harsher critic than an engineer, and our engineers love Cloudsmith
Saju Pillai
Senior VP of Engineering
Business Case: Kong
Before
Kong was dealing with a cumbersome, self-managed solution for software distribution, hindering their ability to serve customers and limiting market agility.
With Cloudsmith
- Tooling re-configured to use Cloudsmith
- Artifacts moved to Cloudsmith
- Complete migration in 5 months
Results
- Instant drop in escalations and problems
- High-speed package delivery to 40,000+ global customers
- Estimated 3 headcount unlocked
Maintain Your Competitive Edge and Ship Software Quickly
Self-hosted distribution means patching, scaling, and uptime sit on your team. Cloudsmith runs on fully managed, globally distributed infrastructure, so migrating off self-hosted tools means your packages stay available and fast without your team managing a single server.
- No servers to configure and manage
- Packages synchronize across our global infrastructure
- Requests handled by 600+ points of presence
- Intelligent edge caching
- SLAs available to Enterprise customers
Scale Your Operations Automatically
Cloudsmith scales automatically, up and down, so you never touch infrastructure, even as you distribute software on behalf of the world's largest enterprises.
Delight Customers and Teams with Our Flexible Suite of Distribution Tools
Cloudsmith's entitlement tokens give each customer fine-grained, read-only access to only the artifacts they're entitled to. Audit logs show you exactly who pulled what.
Build Your Brand with Cloudsmith Broadcasts
Cloudsmith Broadcasts gives you a branded, self-service portal for every release, ensuring customers always know where to get your software.
- Publish your software to a customized web portal
- Point your domain at Cloudsmith Broadcasts
- Promote your work to customers and users
- Monitor usage and gain valuable insights into usage
Get Control Over OSS Packages Flowing Into Your Teams
Cloudsmith proxies and caches every remote registry, so you can apply policy before packages reach your teams.
- Replace direct pulls from OSS registries with Cloudsmith
- Apply policies and checks on OSS packages before they reach teams
- Speed up your build times with Cloudsmith’s global availability
Protect Your Teams
Cloudsmith verifies every artifact before it reaches your build, scanning, providing package insights, and enforcing rules automatically.
End to End Visibility of Your Software Supply Chain
Cloudsmith provides end-to-end observability, provenance, logging, and audit trails, so you always know what shipped and where it came from.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a software distribution network?
A software distribution network is the infrastructure that gets your packages, containers, and releases to customers and internal teams reliably and quickly, wherever they are.Can I migrate from a self-hosted artifact repository to Cloudsmith?
Yes. Teams running self-managed distribution can move their tooling and artifacts to Cloudsmith without building or maintaining their own infrastructure.How does Cloudsmith secure packages before distribution?
Cloudsmith scans and verifies every artifact before it reaches your build or your customers, enforcing policy automatically.Can I control who accesses my distributed software?
Yes. Entitlement tokens give each customer fine-grained, read-only access to only the artifacts they're entitled to.