Managed service
April Flow as a Service
Designed for organizations that want to use the solution without managing the underlying infrastructure.
- Fast deployment
- Pilot projects
- Smaller teams
- No dedicated AI infrastructure required
- Managed environment
Deployment Options
Choose the deployment model that fits your organization.
April Flow can be used as a managed service or deployed as an application inside your own infrastructure.
One product, two deployment models.
April Flow helps users ask questions over selected document Collections and receive answers grounded in the right context.
In both deployment models, users can access the document extracts that support the assistant’s answers, helping them verify responses against the original source material.
Some organizations want a managed service that is simple to start. Others need an application deployed inside their own environment. April Flow supports both approaches.
Self-hosted application
April Flow as an Application
Designed for organizations that need stronger control over data, infrastructure, AI processing, governance, and operating costs.
- Data sovereignty
- Sensitive or confidential documents
- Regulated environments
- Existing servers or GPUs
- Independence from external AI services
Managed infrastructure option
Need managed private cloud infrastructure?
April Flow can also be deployed on infrastructure operated by April Computers, April Software’s managed private cloud and cloud services offer.
This can be useful for organizations that want a self-hosted or sovereign deployment of April Flow, but also want operational support for infrastructure, backup, recovery, monitoring, or private cloud operations.
Organizations can use April Computers Cloud, customer-owned infrastructure operated by April Computers, or a hybrid approach depending on sovereignty, resilience, and operational requirements.
April Flow remains the AI assistant.
April Computers can operate the infrastructure.
The deployment can remain sovereign and controlled.
Backup, recovery, and operations can be discussed together.
When speed and simplicity matter most.
The managed service option is the easiest way to begin using April Flow. It allows your organization to focus on the use case rather than the infrastructure.
When control and sovereignty matter most.
The application deployment is the best choice when your organization needs full control over how the solution operates.
Managed service or self-hosted application?
Compare both models and choose the approach that matches your priorities.
| Need | As a Service | As an Application |
|---|---|---|
| Fast start | Strong fit | Possible, depending on setup |
| Managed infrastructure | Yes | Managed by your organization |
| Full data sovereignty | Depends on configuration | Strong fit |
| On-premise deployment | No | Yes |
| Existing hardware usage | No | Yes |
| External service independence | Depends on configuration | Strong fit |
| Verifiable answers with supporting extracts | Yes | Yes |
| Managed private cloud operations | Not the main focus | Possible with April Computers support |
Let’s choose the right model for your organization.
Whether you need a managed service or a self-hosted application, April Flow helps users work with documents and data through a sovereign, context-aware AI assistant.