Basis Acquires 70% of Proto Monitoring Platform Developer
Russian software developer 'Basis' acquired 70% of IT monitoring platform developer Proto, integrating its technology into its ecosystem to enhance server virtualization and monitoring capabilities.
Consensus
- Basis acquired 70% of ООО 'Протосервисез' (brand Proto), a developer of IT monitoring and observability platforms.
- The remaining 30% of Proto remained with its founders.
- Proto will become a subsidiary of Basis and its financial results will be included in Basis's reporting.
- The acquisition will help Basis reduce development time for monitoring technologies by 1.5 years compared to in-house development.
- Basis plans to integrate Proto's technology into its core products, including Basis Dynamix.
- Funds from Basis will be used to develop Proto's AI-powered observability platform.
- The team of Proto will be preserved and expanded.
- The combined revenue from Proto's technologies within Basis's ecosystem is expected to reach at least 1 billion rubles within five years.
- Proto's platform is included in the unified registry of Russian software by the Ministry of Digital Development.
Points of divergence
- The acquisition allowed Basis to reduce implementation time for monitoring solutions by 1.5 years, according to a representative of Basis CEO David Martirosov. — vedomosti
- Proto's revenue in 2025 decreased 2.4 times to 9.4 million rubles, and net profit dropped nearly threefold to 4.96 million rubles, according to SPARK Interfax. — vedomosti
- The company was founded in May 2014 with a charter capital of 25,000 rubles, according to SPARK Interfax. — vedomosti
- The founders of Proto were Denis Beskorovainy and Nadezhda Ferdman, each holding 50% before the acquisition. — vedomosti
- For clients not using Basis's infrastructure solutions, Proto will remain available as a standalone product. — vedomosti
- The acquisition cost 3–4 times less than developing a similar product in-house, according to Basis. — vedomosti
- The platform enables monitoring of applications, infrastructure, user experience, logs, reliability metrics, and incident investigation. — vedomosti
- According to Alexander Abramyan of Paragon Family Office, the acquisition creates synergy. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- «Basis» bought 70% of the company Proto — Коммерсантъ
- «Basis» bought the developer of the platform for monitoring IT systems — Ведомости