Palantir develops data integration and analytics software serving government and commercial enterprises facing complex data challenges. The company operates four principal platforms—Foundry for foundational data operations, AIP for generative AI capabilities, Gotham for intelligence operations, and Apollo for secure cloud deployment—all built around the Palantir Ontology, a systematic mapping of data to organizational context that enables cross-functional collaboration and decision-making. It generates revenue through software licensing and implementation services across government and commercial sectors including defense, utilities, pharmaceuticals, and supply chain, competing primarily against internal software development efforts and large enterprise vendors.