Infrastructure for teams
Stop renting your software stack.
One predictable bill. One server. Photos, files, passwords, bookkeeping, project tools: all the apps your business runs on, owned, not rented. And if you ever want to move it to your own hardware, you can.
How it works
One server. Your apps. We handle the rest.
Malmo provisions a complete server for your business, not a shared database, not multi-tenant SaaS. Install the apps your team needs from the marketplace. We keep the plumbing running.
One server per account
A whole virtual machine that is yours alone. Not a shared database, not multi-tenant SaaS, a machine you could physically walk away with.
Apps from the marketplace
Files, passwords, bookkeeping, project tools, communication: install what your team needs from a curated catalog. Uninstall without losing your files; your data stays in place.
Managed for you
We handle provisioning, DNS, TLS certificates, backups, and updates. Your team just uses the apps.
Why ownership matters
Your business data shouldn't live on someone else's terms.
Most of the tools a business runs on live on someone else's infrastructure, under someone else's terms. Malmo is built on a different premise: what's yours stays yours, on a machine you control.
Your data, your rules
What runs on your server stays yours. You set the terms, not a vendor, because you own the machine; we just keep it running.
Take it with you
Start in our cloud. Move the whole stack to your own hardware whenever you want. Same software, same data, same configuration, just your box under your roof.
Open and auditable
The OS is open source. You can verify what runs on your server, inspect the code, and leave whenever you want, taking everything with you.
Per-seat pricing adds up.
Microsoft 365. Dropbox Business. 1Password Teams. A CRM. A project tool. Bookkeeping software. Each one charges per user, per month, and each one has to price in their R&D, marketing, sales, and profit margin. You pay for their whole business, five times over.
Malmo runs the open-source equivalents on a server you own. You pay for the compute, plus a small markup. No per-seat multiplier. No stack of separate bills. One line item, predictable cost, and no vendor who can raise prices on you next quarter.
The math is honest: a typical business replacing a $200 to $400/mo SaaS stack with Malmo can cut that bill by half or more. The bigger your team and the more tools you run, the sharper the saving.
Pricing
You only pay for compute.
No per-seat licenses. No per-app fees. No storage tiers. You pay for the server your apps run on, the compute and storage, plus a small flat markup that keeps it provisioned, patched, and backed up. Add your whole team at no extra cost; the bill is the same whether one person uses the box or twenty.
What you pay for
- The server's compute and storage
- A small flat markup for the managed layer
- More only if you size up the box
One predictable line item. Scale the server up or down as your needs change.
What you never pay for
- Per-seat license fees
- Per-app subscriptions
- Storage tiers and upsells
- Surprise price hikes at renewal
The open-source apps are free. You run them on your own machine, so there's no vendor to charge you per user.
Your data isn't held hostage.
The real risk with any software vendor isn't the product; it's what happens to your data if the relationship ends. Malmo answers that question up front.
Malmo is built differently. Start in our cloud. Run your apps, store your data, configure everything the way you like. Then, whenever you want, export the whole stack: data, installed apps, configuration, and restore it on your own hardware. Same software, same data, just your box under your roof.
The export path isn't a promise. It's the product. We make money from the marketplace, not from locking you in. If you leave, you take everything with you. That's the deal.
Apps your business actually uses.
The marketplace is curated, not encyclopedic. Here's what businesses commonly run on Malmo:
File storage and sync
Nextcloud, Seafile: your documents, shared across the team, on your server.
Password management
Vaultwarden: company passwords, in your control, not in someone else's cloud.
Bookkeeping and invoicing
Firefly III, InvoiceNinja: financial data that stays private by default.
Project and task management
Kanboard, Planka: plan work without per-seat license fatigue.
Documentation and wiki
Outline, Wiki.js: company knowledge in one place you own.
Communication
Mattermost, Rocket.Chat: team chat that doesn't mine your conversations.
Managed, with realistic expectations.
Updates and backups
Security patches, app updates, and daily backups are handled for you. You don't maintain the machine.
Monitoring and recovery
We monitor uptime and recover from failures automatically. Most incidents are fixed before you notice.
Support
Email support for account and infrastructure issues. App-specific help depends on the app developer.
What we don't promise yet
No formal SLA, SOC 2, or HIPAA compliance yet. If you need those, we're honest that we're not there today.