We manage your data platform - source integrations, pipelines, storage, and compute. Your team builds dashboards and models on reliable infrastructure. EU-hosted, GDPR-native, built for results.
Every organization works with data differently. Penguin is built as a steady progression, from simple visibility to deep collaboration. Choose the level that fits your needs today and grow at your own pace. Each tier builds naturally on the last, using the same secure, European foundation.
Find clarity from day one. Access your data through dashboards - we provide clean data and BI tools, you build the views you need.
Build solid data foundations. Everything in Shore, plus: Automate data collection, transformation, and delivery for every part of your business.
Explore deeper insights. Everything in Voyage, plus: Give your team a complete analytics environment for modeling, forecasting, and experimentation.
Go beyond Frontier. Capabilities from Frontier included by default, plus: Custom engineering support and tailored platform extensions.
Asciendo is a European company (Swedish), operating through EU infrastructure and companies under EU law. Your data never touches US jurisdiction by design.
| Penguin (Asciendo) | US Platforms (AWS/Azure, Databricks) | |
|---|---|---|
| Company HQ | 🇪🇺 European Union | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Legal jurisdiction | EU data protection law | U.S. law (CLOUD Act, FISA 702) |
| Data storage | EU-based infrastructure only | Regional hosting options |
| Schrems II compliance | ✅ Compliant by design | ⚠️ Partial / complex |
| Operational control | You and Asciendo (EU) | Vendor under U.S. law |
"Penguins thrive in tough environments by focusing on what matters most. They don't do everything, but are perfectly adapted to do what they do."
Penguin Platform works similarly: smart, resilient and pragmatic.
We don't chase "best practices" from enterprise playbooks - we focus on what actually moves the needle for small and medium teams.
We standardize Shore, Voyage, and Frontier tiers deliberately. This lets us keep pricing accessible while maintaining quality, because we're not reinventing infrastructure for every client. If you want a full enterprise environment, Deep Dive could be something to consider.
Effective pipelines, solid data foundation, infrastructure for clear insights and ML that ships.
Building an internal analytics platform is expensive, time-consuming and risky.
A data engineer costs around €100k+/year,
analysts €75k+/year and data scientists €110k+/year.
A basic team costs €375k+/year in total employment cost.
Recruiting takes 3-6 months, then building infrastructure takes another 6-12 months. You're often waiting a year before seeing business value.
Most small companies only need dashboards and insights, not complex ML infrastructure. Why hire senior engineers for basic reporting?
Building in-house means large early investment and ongoing risk. If priorities or budgets change, it's difficult to pivot with a data team & sunk costs.
We manage the platform and infrastructure, so you can focus on building insights and models.
Get the capabilities of a €300k/year team for a fraction of the price. Flexible, transparent pricing without long-term hiring commitments.
Go live in weeks, not years. Pre-built infrastructure and pipeline templates deliver clean data quickly without the long setup cycle.
Ongoing monitoring, updates, and infrastructure support by platform experts, so your team can focus on analysis instead of DevOps.
We understand your data sources and business needs, then deploy your custom data platform infrastructure.
Connect your existing systems and build automated pipelines through standardized bronze/silver/gold data layers.
Start using your chosen access tier immediately, from simple dashboards to full development environments.
Upgrade tiers as you grow, or add Deep Dive consulting when you need hands-on analytics support.
Penguin Platform is built for small to medium-sized data teams that want reliable, scalable analytics infrastructure without enterprise-level complexity or cost. Ideal for teams focused on dashboards, batched data pipelines, and ML workflows without the need for millisecond latency or real-time failover.
Because custom infrastructure is expensive and time-intensive. We keep these tiers affordable by using proven, battle-tested patterns. You get reliable infrastructure without paying for bespoke engineering. If you do need custom work, Deep Dive offers that at a price point that reflects the effort involved.
Yes! We offer hourly consulting for hands-on analytics work at any tier - dashboard building, ML model development, and ad-hoc data analysis. This is separate from the platform tiers. Contact us to discuss your needs.
This platform is not designed for use cases requiring extremely low latency, real-time failover, or highly specialized enterprise-grade features. Large enterprises with complex, high-frequency transaction processing needs might outgrow Penguin Platform and benefit from custom or full enterprise solutions.
Yes, because Penguin Platform uses open-source technology and follows sound architectural principles, you can migrate smoothly to more comprehensive enterprise platforms as your team's needs evolve.
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