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Burla

Turn any Python workload into a scalable distributed application.

burla.dev Source★ 86MITSoftware Development / Hosting, Deployment & DevOps

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
11.5K
Up31.8%MoMOct 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Joseph Perry
No social account linked+1 more creators
Launched
3y ago
2023-01-03 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026
Events5 marketing moves

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
X accounts@burla_dev
  • Launched on Show HN (6 pts)Launch

    Burla – Distributed computing framework for AI agents — Hi HN! Would love any thoughts on this, we built Burla to enable anyone, even total beginners to scale Python to thousands of computers in…

    Aug 14 · 3mo agoLaunch page

    At the time: <5K visits/moVisits: next 3 mo +164%
  • Launched on Show HN (2 pts)Launch

    Burla – Scale any Python program using one simple function — Burla is an open-source python package with one function: `remote_parallel_map` Given: a function, and a list of inputs; `remote_parallel_…

    Feb 17 · 9mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch

    Cloud platform with the learning curve of a toaster. — Hi I'm Jake a co-founder at Burla.dev. We're building a cloud platform with the learning curve of a toaster! (yes, a normal toaster you'd…

    Feb 5 · 9mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch

    cluster-compute software for python beginners — Hi HN, I'm a co-founder of Burla.dev, we're building cluster compute software for Python beginners. We help people in Biotech, Geospatial,…

    Jan 20 · 10mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (3 pts)Launch

    1T row challenge in 76s using 10,000 CPUs

    Dec 2, 2025 · 12mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2025-05-05Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN! We're Jake, Jack, and Joe, and we're happy to share what we think is probably the simplest way to scale python code across thousands of computers in the cloud. Coming from the Biotech world we were frustrated by how surprisingly slow and difficult it can be to iterate on large-scale batch processing pipelines, while contending with the security requir
Show HN
2025-05-06Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN! We're Jake, Jack, and Joe, and we're the makers of Burla, an open-source, batch-processing platform for python. We were frustrated by how slow and difficult it can be to iterate on large batch processing pipelines. Simple small changes necessitated rebuilding docker containers, waiting for GCP-batch, or AWS-batch pipelines to redeploy, and waiting for
Show HN
2025-09-19Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN! We're Jake, Jack, and Joe, the creators of Burla, the world's simplest cluster compute software. Believe it or not, it's still super common for research / data-analysis teams to handoff work to Engineering because they aren't able to easily scale analyses on their own. Engineering managers we spoke with frequently attempt to onboard these teams to too
Show HN
2025-10-29Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN! We're Jake, Jack, and Joe, the creators of Burla, the world's simplest cluster compute software. Believe it or not, it's still super common for research / data-analysis teams to handoff work to Engineering because they aren't able to easily scale analyses on their own. Engineering managers we spoke with frequently attempt to onboard these teams to too
Show HN
2026-01-20Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, I'm a co-founder of Burla.dev, we're building cluster compute software for Python beginners. We help people in Biotech, Geospatial, and quant-finance scale their analyses in the cloud without help from other engineering teams. There are many fields where people code daily and deal with lot's of data, yet specialize in something other than engineering.
Show HN
2026-02-05Source
Post excerpt:
Hi I'm Jake a co-founder at Burla.dev. We're building a cloud platform with the learning curve of a toaster! (yes, a normal toaster you'd find in your kitchen) I'm not kidding. Our Python package only has one function, and it only requires two arguments. Using this function even total beginners can run Python on thousands of computers at once, in a way that
Show HN
2026-02-17Source
Post excerpt:
Burla is an open-source python package with one function: `remote_parallel_map` Given: a function, and a list of inputs; `remote_parallel_map` runs that function on every input in the list in parallel, each in a separate vm in the cloud, then returns a list of results. It can run any Python function on 1,000 vm's in less than 1 second, works with any hardwar
Show HN
2026-08-14Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN! Would love any thoughts on this, we built Burla to enable anyone, even total beginners to scale Python to thousands of computers in their cloud with zero hassle. In a world of coding agents, this means something different than it used to, specifically that Burla requires almost no cloud permissions to get started. Anyone who has permission to boot a V

Open Source & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Burla-Cloud/burlaSelf-hostable
Last commit 2026-10-21
GitHub Stars
★ 86
Forks
5
License
MIT
Primary language
Python

Agent, MCP & Developer Integration

CLI / SDKAPI
Integration docs
Ecosystem & integrations:
Gcloud
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Traffic sources

Oct 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct67%
  • Organic Search16%
  • Referrals6%
  • Social3%
  • Other8%

Countries

No data yet

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2022-10-20

No search keyword data for this website yet.

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2025-05-06

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Enterprise Clean (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring headline over large product shot layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Turn any Python workloadinto a scalable distributed application.”

Headline Over Large Product Shot hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and live generated output showcase.

Conversion path: Headline Over Large Product Shot + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: Live Generated Output Showcase

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.9 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
7.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter / JetBrains Mono
Primary visual
Product UI Screenshot / Component
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
Live Generated Output Showcase
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Balanced
Corners & depth
Pill · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Enterprise Clean (with Minimal Monochrome)

Trustworthy blue-anchored palette, structured grids, and prominent customer logo walls.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #f7f8f4;
  --surface: #dce5ed;
  --foreground: #152e39;
  --muted-foreground: #52666f;
  --accent: #15313a;
  --radius: 9999px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #F7F8F4 (~80%) · Surface #DCE5ED (~7%) · Text #152E39 (~6%) · Muted Text #52666F (~4%) · Accent #15313A (~3%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Headline Over Large Product Shot
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Pill; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses Live Generated Output Showcase
- Headline hook: Outcome & Speed Promise
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot, Code & Terminal
- Spatial layout notes: Headline Over Large Product Shot hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and live generated output showcase.
- Visual summary: Enterprise Clean (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring headline over large product shot layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

## Avoid

- Experimental navigation patterns
- Low-legibility decorative fonts
- Visual novelty that obscures the value proposition

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Burla get?
Vaneform estimates 11.5K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Burla and what platforms does it support?
Burla is catalogued under Hosting, Deployment & DevOps: Turn any Python workload into a scalable distributed application.. Supported platforms: CLI / SDK, API.
Is Burla open source?
Burla has a public repository (https://github.com/Burla-Cloud/burla) under the MIT license, recording 86 GitHub stars, and supporting self-hosted deployment.Source

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