CloudFlex

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and art director of a location services and design studio company. 

What challenge were you trying to address with CloudFlex?

We were trying to develop a complex search engine for a client, and we needed help coding it. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

CloudFlex did some research and helped us start the process. We needed to find the right environment management system (EMS) and figure out the technology stack needed to create the website associated with the project. 

What is the team composition?

We worked with two people from CloudFlex. 

How did you come to work with CloudFlex?

I found them through one of my clients and worked with them in the past. 

How much have you invested with them?

I invested less than $10,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement lasted from November–December 2022. 

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

The third-party client ended up going with another vendor, so we didn’t complete the project. 

Nonetheless, CloudFlex was incredibly professional and on top of everything. They were forthcoming with what they knew and didn’t know. I was happy with everything they did, which was quite extensive. 

How did CloudFlex perform from a project management standpoint?

CloudFlex hit every target they said they’d hit — their project management was perfect. The team was highly communicative and organized, and I would’ve enjoyed continuing our work with them. Meanwhile, our primary means of communication was through email. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

They had a deeper well of knowledge than most people I’d spoken with in this space. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there wasn’t anything they needed to improve. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

It’s always helpful to get second quotes and see how other people would solve your problems. 

Please describe your company and your position there.

Co founder of a platform that helps users find and learn about crypto products and services based on their needs.

For what projects/services did your company hire CloudFlex, and what were your goals?

We hired CloudFlex to build an MVP for our platform. Our main goal was to have a website where we can drive traffic to demand test our product.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

CloudFlex came highly recommended by a friend who had hired them for a previous project. After interviewing several companies CloudFlex impressed us the most with their prior experience and professionalism.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

CloudFlex was hired to design and build a responsive web app using Python for back end and React for front end. After reviewing the scope CloudFlex suggested a major improvement utilizing an existing service as an admin panel and database to save time and improve scalability.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with 4 people from CloudFlex. 1 Designer 1 FE engineer 2 BE engineers

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

CloudFlex designed and developed a great MVP that we are very happy with. All of the required site functions work as expected and no requirements were missed. The site has already been getting great feedback from early users.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Communication with CloudFlex could not have been better. We used Trello boards, Notion and Discord for project management and communication. We really appreciated that the project lead was available at anytime to discuss the project or answer any questions. CloudFlex delivered the project efficiently within the timeframe we agreed to.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I have worked with many vendors but not many have gone above and beyond basic requirements. CloudFlex is a company with very talented developers that will work hard to make sure your project is successful. It was a pleasure working with developers who understand a complex business and considers every technical aspects effect on the company.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No, CloudFlex went above and beyond our expectations.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Founder at bulb and Rivalz, bulb is an advertising agency while Rivalz is a sports app

For what projects/services did your company hire CloudFlex, and what were your goals?

To manage the Rivalz app and develop new features while ensure the app to perform on the highest levels

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Through referrals, what made me decide working with them was their approach and depth of knowledge and information they had

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

They took over from an exciting team, fixed all the defaults, developed new feature and prefectvthe performance by solving issues in the platform

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I was not involved in this process but all I know is that the tasks were carried out in a fast manner and the turn around a were swift and efficient

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We were very satisfied with the speed and their approach, they explained to us everything in details before they started working on the developments, every meeting with them was enlightening and education to us.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

I can’t say enough about their communication skills — one of the best I’ve experienced in a while.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Speed, communication, responsiveness and most importantly knowledge Even if something was a hard task they found a way how to get it done

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I lead product management for an events platform and a suite of related products that unlocks audience engagement for brand-minded customers.

What challenge were you trying to address with CloudFlex?

We needed help with mobile app development. In particular, we brought them in to cope with a key project.

What was the scope of their involvement?

When we initially contacted CloudFlex, we were looking to extend one of our mobile apps to include an in-app video chat. This change introduced a new interface and UX, along with related network calls required to perform those actions and open those channels. In the end, they introduced some key features, such as UX improvements, analytics tracking, and various testing services. We used Swift and Kotlin for these efforts.

After our positive experience with this critical project, we continued our relationship with CloudFlex as a form of staff augmentation. Since then, we’ve also worked together on a mobile app on Flutter.

What is the team composition?

We have an iOS developer, an Android developer, a QA lead, and a QA engineer on the team.

How did you come to work with CloudFlex?

We found them through a referral. They came highly recommended.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent north of $100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working with them since May 2021.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The first project was a great success. It supported one of our large brand clients, so our benchmark for success was just the customer’s satisfaction and our ongoing relationship with them. Overall, they’ve performed up to our expectations.

How did CloudFlex perform from a project management standpoint?

We’ve had some project management interaction from their side, but most of the project management roles are managed in-house. However, they’ve been great about being budget-conscious and raising concerns around slowdowns and obstacles to their performance. Moreover, they’ve performed above typical staff on a project, identifying areas of improvement and alternate approaches to achieve the project’s objectives.

Communication is mainly via Slack and Zoom. The frequency and their overall communication skills have been nothing short of impressive. Additionally, we use Shortcut for project management.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their strength is their dedication to making projects and products a success. They have a product mindset above any competitor. They’ve identified weaknesses and the impact of decisions on existing and new products. Other teams often aim to get to the end state as quickly and easily as possible, even if it means introducing a certain amount of bad tech. Therefore, we really appreciate their team members; they come to these initiatives with the best solution in mind.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, we’ve been nothing but ecstatic with CloudFlex. We intend to continue our relationship.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Come with an open mind regarding your expected approach and seek their input and advice. They’re more than trusted engineers that can build your idea exactly to your specifications. CloudFlex comes with a lot of experience; you’ll only benefit from them.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO and founder of Yaza, a software company that helps battle fake news. We develop technologies that ensure videos are real and authenticated. 

What challenge were you trying to address with CloudFlex?

We hired CloudFlex for their mobile app development services.

What was the scope of their involvement?

CloudFlex is helping us develop a real-time video app that uses advanced camera features. It specializes in manipulating and sharing large HD video files, so it’s not a trivial app to develop. 

We plan to eventually use the app for TV; it’s a TV-quality video capture app for news organizations. Currently, it’s in the market for iOS users, but it will eventually be available on all platforms. 

What is the team composition?

We work with three CloudFlex resources, including a project manager. 

How did you come to work with CloudFlex?

CloudFlex was introduced to us by another dev shop that didn’t have the resources to resolve the challenges presented by the app. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve incurred around $35,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with CloudFlex in June 2021, and the partnership is ongoing. 

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

We haven’t officially launched the app for news organizations, but we’re working on deals with other groups. Moreover, people who have used it give it a 4.5-star rating. It has also won awards. End users say the app is polished and robust. It doesn’t crash and it works. 

Overall, I’m 110% satisfied with CloudFlex’s work — they’ve exceeded our expectations. They’re superb. 

How did CloudFlex perform from a project management standpoint?

Their project management is excellent. I respect that they’re willing to argue with me — the most valuable developers are those that tell you when your ideas are bad and not those that simply do what you tell them. That’s critical to success. I have a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford, but CloudFlex always teaches me things — they’re highly sophisticated. 

To communicate, we have a weekly hour-long Zoom call. We also do on-demand calls as necessary.

What did you find most impressive about them?

CloudFlex has technical excellence and proficiency. Their strategy is to go high, so they carefully choose their clients and hire only the best developers. The Ukrainian market is crowded, and they’ve chosen to go to the top of the market; they go for quality instead of quantity. 

On top of that, we click together. We move quickly and finish each other’s sentences — it’s like they’re my own team. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there aren’t any. I couldn’t be happier with their services. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Bring CloudFlex difficult problems. If you’re not trying to solve hard problems, you can go to other teams that are less expensive. Remember that you get what you pay for — if you have tough challenges, then go for CloudFlex. They’re not no-code developers.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the partnerships manager responsible for choosing and managing appropriate vendors on our projects

For what projects/services did your company hire CloudFlex, and what were your goals?

We had to update mobile apps (both iOS and Android) for coffee shops. Bean product serves the local coffee shops and Bean providers to engage the audience and generate more revenue by sharing the knowledge about the product through the target audience.

The software gives the ability through the server-driven UI and web panel to generate different questionaries and collect live feedback which is extremely important for customers (coffee brands, local coffee shops). They are also able to put the videos so that the end-users can see the product or place intro and understand it better. Each questionary responded is paid accordingly and able to withdraw to their PayPal account.

Also, through the app, the shops can make some training for their employe which is very effective. The main goals were to redesign and update the existing apps.

How did you select CloudFlex and what were the deciding factors?

We've been working with Cloudflex on some small projects in the past. And we decided they would be a good option for our new projects as they already showed a high level of delivery, good communication, and responsiveness.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We've started from the existing version support and then during the redesigns phase team has rewritten the app in Kotlin/Swift. That has increased stability at least twice and made the app way more responsive. Key deliverables were the Backend, Web and Android/IOS apps

How many resources from the CloudFlex team worked with you, and what were their positions?

iOS engineer, Android engineer, PM, QA

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

All the items worked well which helped to increase hundreds of percents revenue for our customers by providing them the data source to the required target audience with a smooth UX inside of the apps.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had regular check-ins to see the current results and share the feedback. The team is highly responsive and provided extended feature analysis to uncover the edge cases and deliver better.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are very self-organized, able to cover any tasks in the mobile development suggesting different options and explaining pros and contras of each one, the level of communication is also great. You can always be sure you are aligned with the dev team.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

The guys are not too big, so if you plan to have some kind of enterprise project and need to involve a big team, that might be an issue. However, they are super suitable for startups and SMB.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am CTO and Board Member of CyanoGuard AG. Our reliable, user-friendly, real-time cyanide monitoring solution offers mining companies a way to minimize toxic reagent usage, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve precious metal recoveries.

For what projects/services did your company hire CloudFlex, and what were your goals?

Access cyanide data anytime and make empowered decisions on cyanide concentrations and consumption with full traceability. For this the measurement android app on our mobile device had to be upgraded for better communication with the proprietary hardware and improved user interaction. Furthermore, the API and UI of our web based platform had to be improved.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I select the vendor through a referral. My main factor where an first call and a initial work package which was completed in due time.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

-Existing code base has been reviewed

-Code clean up of the android app in java

-Adding new features and improving the API in an iterative fashion with inhouse team

-Web application base on firebase has been reviewed and improved reducing bugs, in addition a business analysis feature has been added to track customer usage

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

One - Full Stack Developer

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

-Calibration and setup time of the measurement device has been reduced by 10x

-App interaction with proprietary hardware has been improved to allow higher measurement accuracy

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

-Weekly or daily sprints interacting on basecamp and zoom

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

-Their response time and professionalism are impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

-

Please describe your company and your position there.

Design studio

For what projects/services did your company hire CloudFlex, and what were your goals?

Updating a very outdated website.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Creating a brand new system that was quick and easy to manage.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Website development

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Cloudflex were responsive partners and highly considerate of every component of my projects needs. They perform considerable research to surpass my needs.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

They were very on top of it, they took time to ask the right questions and answer all of mine.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their organization skills were impeccable.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

None.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Co-founder and CEO of a curated brand discovery platform

For what projects/services did your company hire CloudFlex, and what were your goals?

We hired CloudFlex to lead all aspects of software engineering for a highly complex shopping aggregator.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We selected CloudFlex after conducting comprehensive interviews with 7 other candidates. The deciding factor came down to CloudFlex’s passion, flexibility, solution-oriented mindset and deep expertise with backend systems and data engineering.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

CloudFlex led the buildout and optimization of our ETL pipeline, backend infrastructure and front end systems. They delivered on launching version 1 of our product. Technologies used included React, Python, MongoDB and a vector database.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Four team members worked for us across the full stack.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The CloudFlex team is professional, patient, composed and highly skilled. Just as important, they are solution oriented, crafty and resilient.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We used a combination of Slack and Notion for communication and project management tracking.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Leadership is as good as it gets. They care about their clients, and it shows across their communication and deliverables.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Like any software implementation, documentation of requirements and prioritization of work can also be improved.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of a travel app startup.

For what projects/services did your company hire CloudFlex, and what were your goals?

We reached out to CloudFlex for an estimate of level of effort and cost for the build of our MVP, based on a prototype that we had created.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They were referred by another startup CEO who has served as an advisor.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Estimate LOE and costing for app MVP development. Key deliverable was a proposal in the form of a matrix of dev effort estimated hours.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Two people worked with us, Co-founders Kostia and Oleh.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

CloudFlex provided us with a comprehensive and well-considered project plan matrix with associated costs.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

They worked quickly and efficiently, and were quite good at follow up when they didn't hear from us in a timely fashion.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their responsiveness.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Not that I can identify.