Pica8 is breaking barriers to truly customizable application performance through open networking. With its Linux-based PicOS™ network operating system, Pica8 empowers a wide variety of white box and brite box switches to enable easy integration with existing Layer-2 / Layer-3 networks and unlimited SDN scalability through OpenFlow. Since 2009, Pica8 has pioneered new open networking technologies such as Linux-based networking, CrossFlow networking, vASIC® and Table Type Patterns. Through ongoing innovation, Pica8 is a trusted brand that unlocks the potential of made-to-order networking, offering a mainstream alternative to legacy proprietary systems.

Pica8 is a global company with over 500 customers, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Pica8 products are deployed in different networking environments to solve a wide variety of customer challenges. Hybrid cloud VPN, fiber-to-the-premise, and services gateways at the network edge are examples of how customers are using SDN technology to deliver competitive differentiation. A tunable network platform based on open protocols and disaggregation is the key to this flexibility.

Pica8 customers leverage PicOS, our Linux network OS for white box switches, to build networks with different scale and performance densities, construct different network topologies or use software APIs including OpenFlow and OVSDB to integrate with business-critical applications. These are the most common solutions where we see Pica8 products today.

Pica8 builds optimized network operating system software for white box switches. Its software is designed with rich Layer-2, Layer-3, OpenFlow, and SDN features, making it ideal for tailoring to your network environments.