# Razor Sharp Consulting Razor Sharp Consulting Reviews (3), Pricing, Services & Verified Ratings - 4.8 out of 5 average review rating - 0 connections joined Razor Sharp Consulting's Network [Visit Website](http://www.razorsharpconsulting.com) [Get a Custom Proposal](https://clutch.co/profile/razor-sharp-consulting) **Websites, SEO, and Custom Software** Founded in 2016, Razor Sharp Consulting is becoming one of Calgary's best custom website design and custom software development companies. We offer services ranging from search engine optimization (SEO) to web design and fully custom software applications. Our mission is to provide our clients with innovative, scaleable, maintainable, and dependable solutions that not only meet requirements, but exceed expectations. ## Company Information - Hourly rate: $100 - $149 - Number of employees: 2 - 9 - 1 Locations: - Calgary, Canada (Headquarters) - Founded in 2016 ## Services, Focus Areas, Industries, and Clients ### Service Lines - 35% Custom Software Development - 25% Search Engine Optimization - 25% Web Design - 15% Branding ### Focus Areas - CMS Focus: - 100% WordPress CMS - Branding Focus: - 75% Corporate identity - 25% Brand strategy - Frameworks and CMS: - 67% React - 33% React Native - Application Platforms: - 50% Amazon Application Development Framework - 50% Heroku - Programming & Scripting: - 50% JavaScript - 25% PHP - 25% Python - SEO Focus: - 45% Other SEO - 25% Content development - 25% On site optimization - 5% Link earning & development ### Industries - 50% Medical - 25% Advertising & marketing - 25% Information technology ### Clients - 70% Small Business (<$10M) - 20% Midmarket ($10M - $1B) - 10% Enterprise (>$1B) ## Pricing Snapshot Average rating for cost based on this provider's reviews: 4.8 out of 5 **What Clients Have Said** *(This summary is based on verified Clutch reviews.)*: Razor Sharp Consulting offers competitive pricing and delivers significant value, as noted by clients. Specific project costs are not disclosed, but clients highlight substantial time savings and effective communication, indicating a strong return on investment. **Most Common Project Size**: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 2 reviews *(Pricing information for this provider is based on reviews where the project size was available.)* ### Pricing by Service - Custom Software Development: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 2 reviews - Mobile App Development: Confidential based on 1 review ## Reviews Clutch investigates each reviewer's identity and work history. Every review goes through a rigorous, human-led verification process to confirm the reviewer's identity, and reviews that we verify are visibly marked as 'Verified' so you can trust that they come from a real client. [Learn More](https://help.clutch.co/en/knowledge/how-clutch-verifies-reviews) ### Razor Sharp Consulting Review Insights Overall Review Rating: 4.8 - Quality: 4.8 - Schedule: 4.8 - Cost: 4.8 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 ### Top Mentions - Accommodating (1 mentions) - Communicative (1 mentions) - Efficient (1 mentions) - High-quality work (1 mentions) - Reliable (1 mentions) - Timely (1 mentions) ### Review Highlights **No Major Improvement Areas** Overall, clients did not identify any significant areas for improvement, indicating satisfaction with the services provided by Razor Sharp Consulting. **Competitive Pricing and Reputation** The company is recognized for offering competitive quotes and maintaining a strong reputation in their region, factors that influence clients' decisions to work with them. **Strong Development Expertise** Razor Sharp Consulting is praised for delivering polished and functional applications, such as a reputation management tool and a social media app, tailored to client needs. Their ability to build from scratch and provide custom features is highly valued. **Responsive and Reliable Communication** Clients appreciate the reliable and consistent communication from Razor Sharp Consulting, with timely responses and updates throughout the project lifecycle, contributing to a positive client experience. **Bug Fixing and Support** Razor Sharp Consulting provides ongoing support and is quick to address any bugs in live applications, ensuring that products continue to function smoothly post-launch. **Time-Saving Solutions** Razor Sharp Consulting's solutions significantly reduce operational time for clients, such as saving 20 hours per week on invoicing tasks through an autonomous platform. This efficiency is a major benefit for clients. **Minor Communication Style Feedback** One client noted that the tone of communication could be abrupt at times, attributing it to the fast-paced nature of the project. However, this was not seen as a significant issue. **Efficient and Effective Project Management** Clients commend Razor Sharp Consulting for their effective project management, using tools like Slack for seamless communication and addressing client needs promptly. Mike's leadership is highlighted as a key factor in their success. ### Razor Sharp Consulting Reviews #### Custom Software Dev for Digital Marketing Agency **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Apr. - May 2022 **Project Summary**: Razor Sharp Consulting helped a digital marketing agency build a reputation management tool. They led the entire development process and implemented custom features based on the client's requirements. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Owner, Blueprint Digital Marketing - Industry: Advertising & marketing - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — May 28, 2022 **Feedback Summary**: The client was impressed with the final product — it was very polished and smoothly functioning. Razor Sharp Consulting followed a collaborative process and stayed accessible throughout, enabling them to address any queries or requests promptly. They were efficient, skilled, and professional, too. ""They were able to deliver a polished end product quickly."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I am the owner of Blueprint Digital Marketing, so I am in charge of all business decisions. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Razor Sharp Consulting, and what were your goals? We hired Razor Sharp to help us build a review generation tool that we could use with our branding on it. **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors? Razor Sharp has a great reputation in Calgary, and of the software developers we interviewed they had one of the most competitive quotes. Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used. I can't speak to the steps involved, but the scope fo the project was to generate a Reputation Management Tool 1. Posts to multiple platforms 2. Capable of email and SMS sending 3. Has the ability to discourage negative reviews How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? We mostly dealt with Mike who is the owner. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables? The app works, though we haven't had a lot of time to measure the outcomes of it's functionality quite yet. Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness. MIke used a messaging app (Slack) that we are familiar with to engage throughout the day, ensuring that anytime they needed input into development that I could quickly and easily provide them that input. When needed other members of his staff would also reach out to us. What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? They were able to deliver a polished end product quickly. For something that was built from the ground up, the final product was very impressive. Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? Tone could be a bit abrupt at times, but that's probably due to the fast pace in which the project was completed. No complaints. --- #### Mobile App Dev for Communication Platform **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: July 2018 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Razor Sharp Consulting developed a social media platform for iOS and Android. The application has a notification system and real-time communication. The team provides support for the live app. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Founder, Social Media Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Apr 24, 2019 **Feedback Summary**: Razor Sharp Consulting built a functional and responsive social media application. The team quickly fixes bugs and communicates effectively. Customers can expect a skilled and dedicated team while working with Razor Sharp Consulting. ""Their communication was consistent throughout the development of our relationship." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. I’m the founder of a social media company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Razor Sharp Consulting? We hired Razor Sharp Consulting to build new technology. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? I discussed with Mike (President, Razor Sharp Consulting) what I wanted. After he gave a quote, their team started producing a social media mobile application. The app is for iOS and Android and includes a notification system with real-time communication. What is the team composition? Mike deals directly with his team. How did you come to work with Razor Sharp Consulting? I found out about Razor Sharp Consulting through a referral. What is the status of this engagement? Our engagement began in July 2018. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? The app is now live and works properly. Their team fixes bugs within a reasonable time. How did Razor Sharp Consulting perform from a project management standpoint? Our communication has been through email. Their response-time is reliable. What did you find most impressive about them? I decided to work with Razor Sharp Consulting because of Mike’s message. Their communication was consistent throughout the development of our relationship. Are there any areas they could improve? No, there are none that I can think of. --- #### Invoicing Platform Dev for Counseling Group **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Jan. - Dec. 2018 **Project Summary**: Razor Sharp Consulting created an autonomous platform to process invoices using a scheduling system's API.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Director and Founder, No Fear Counselling - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Jan 1, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: Razor Sharp Consulting's efforts have saved significant amounts of invoicing time and work. The project management was effective and responsive.  ""It has saved us at least 20 hours per week in invoicing time." " **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. Mental health counselling. I am the director and founser **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Razor Sharp Consulting? Custom built invoicing platform What were your goals for this project? To not have to create manual invoicing going out **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor? Used our scheduling system api to create an almost autonomous platform Describe the project and the services they provided in detail. Created a browser based realtime fetching system from the scheduling system to both create outgoing invoices based on all our appointments separated by client name and also an incoming invoicing platform for our counsellors to bill us What was the team composition? One person **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business? It has saved us at least 20 hours per week in invoicing time. How was project management arranged and how effective was it? Mike was very effective and made changes as requested What did you find most impressive about this company? Just that they could so what was requested as we approached a few companies for about a year and no one was able to do it. Are there any areas for improvement? Probably not --- ## Portfolio & Awards ### Custom Business Directory Listing RSC developed a new kind of business directory listing service using AWS technologies.  The application uses dozens of metrics to determine which listings should be shown to the user. ### Perkins + Will Document Management System Razor Sharp Consulting was sub-contracted by Robots & Pencils to complete a project management application for Perkins+Will. The application had tight integration with Box to house the various files associated with their construction projects. We worked with the project management at Robots & Pencils to develop the PLUS product for Perkins+Will. The application was built using ReactJS and Redux for client-side state management. Responsive design (PC / Tablet / Mobile) Single page application PDF preview Box integration ### Household Refrigeration Website We were contracted to design and build the new Household Refrigeration & Appliance service website. Our content creators wrote articles, tips, and all of the copy on the website. ### HQCA Focus Razor Sharp Consulting was sub-contracted by Arcurve to build a reporting engine for the Health Quality Council of Alberta. The reporting engine provides similar functionality to Tableau. We worked with the existing project management structure within Arcurve to deliver this project on-time and within our budget constraints. The challenge in this application is that we were not able to use a back end component, meaning that all of the data transformation had to occur in Javascript on the client side. ### Block Talk We were contacted by the founder of Block Talk to assist with the development of the Android version of the application and to maintain the existing iOS application and back-end infrastructure. Block Talk is a fast growing application with approximately 50 new signups per day. Many community reports are created every day helping users feel connected to their community. We recently completed an add-on for Block Talk that connects the back-end with Inoreader, a popular news aggregation service. The new integration allows Block Talk administrators to configure a connection between a news feed and a community within Block Talk. ### Industry Recognitions - The Top 7 Software Dev Companies in Calgary - 86 Top SEO Startups and Companies in Alberta ## Packages ## Locations (1) ### Calgary, Canada (Headquarters) - 160 Quarry Park Blvd - Calgary, AB T2C 4J2 - Canada - 10 - 15 employees - Phone: 4039038925 ## Contact Razor Sharp Consulting [Send a message](https://clutch.co/profile/razor-sharp-consulting) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/RazorSharpConsulting/)