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Darkhive

Small autonomous drones and edge software for tactical military missions

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Pricing · PaidRising
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend

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The Brief

What Darkhive does

Darkhive builds small unmanned aircraft systems and autonomy software for defense customers, including the Yellowjacket indoor/outdoor reconnaissance drone and the Obelisk foldable maritime surveillance drone. Its Fleetforge software platform lets military units integrate and continuously update software across fleets of unmanned systems. The company won a $49.7 million APFIT contract from the U.S. government in December 2025 for command-and-control software at the tactical edge, according to Tectonic Defense. Darkhive has raised $55 million in total across seed, Series A and Series B rounds since 2023, per Tracxn.

How Darkhive compares with its closest alternatives

None of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, and neither does Darkhive. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Darkhive. Darkhive offers hardware. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer hardware. Darkhive was founded in 2021; the alternatives were founded between 2017 and 2024, 1 of them earlier. Darkhive is based in San Antonio, United States; 4 of its 5 alternatives are in the United States too, and the others in India.

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How Darkhive compares in AI Models

Darkhive has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 455 live AI Models tools on FalcoScan. Across AI Models, the average opportunity score is 74.6 and the average saturation score 30.5. FalcoScan rates Darkhive's own market position as open. 200 of the 455 operating AI Models tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 13 shutdowns in the category.

Darkhive compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
DarkhiveFounded 2021 · San Antonio, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
SaronicFounded 2022 · Austin, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
Allen Control SystemsFounded 2022 · Austin, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
TraysarFounded 2024 · Austin, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
HavocAIFounded 2024 · Providence, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
Rekise MarineFounded 2017 · Hyderabad, IndiaHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Darkhive exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Autonomous NavigationComputer VisionFleet Orchestration
Industry Verticals
DefenseGovernmentAerospace
Tagged

Darkhive shows up when builders search for these

autonomous-dronesdefense-techedge-softwaretactical-autonomyuas
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Questions

Darkhive: common questions

Is Darkhive free?

No. Darkhive is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Darkhive?

The closest alternatives to Darkhive that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Saronic, Allen Control Systems, Traysar, HavocAI, and Rekise Marine.

Is Darkhive still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Darkhive as operating at darkhive.com.

Where is Darkhive based?

Darkhive is headquartered in San Antonio, United States.

Does Darkhive have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Darkhive.

Who is Darkhive for?

Darkhive is built for military, defense agencies, and government.

How do I sign in to Darkhive?

Sign in on Darkhive's own website, darkhive.com. FalcoScan reviews Darkhive but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Darkhive directly.

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