Top 6 SpaceX Competitors & Alternatives in 2025
Updated onFind more companies like SpaceX. We've shortlisted leading alternatives and mapped their strengths, pricing, and go-to-market focus.
SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft, operates the Starlink satellite internet constellation, and is developing the reusable Starship system for lunar and interplanetary missions.
Competitors
- #1
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a U.S.-based launch services provider that designs, manufactures and operates rockets (including Vulcan Centaur, Atlas V and legacy Delta vehicles) to deliver government and commercial payloads to orbit.
- #2
Arianespace
Arianespace is a European commercial launch-service provider that markets and operates the Ariane 6 and Vega C launchers (from the Guiana Space Centre) to place commercial and institutional satellites into a wide range of orbits.
#3Blue Origin
Blue Origin is a U.S.-based aerospace company that develops reusable launch vehicles and space systems, operates suborbital space tourism flights (New Shepard), and is building the New Glenn orbital rocket and lunar landers.
Starts at $150,000 / refundable deposit
#4Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering dedicated small- and medium-lift launch services along with spacecraft design/manufacturing, satellite components, and flight & ground software.
Starts at $5,000,000 / per launch
#5Relativity Space
Relativity Space is a private US aerospace company that develops large-scale additive manufacturing (3D‑printed) rocket structures, engines, and orbital launch vehicles (the Terran family) and offers commercial launch services from Long Beach, California.
#6Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace is a U.S.-based commercial space company that builds and operates the Alpha and Eclipse launch vehicles, the Blue Ghost lunar lander, and Elytra in-space vehicles and mission services for government and commercial customers.
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