# Eastern Peak Eastern Peak Reviews (20), Pricing, Services & Verified Ratings - 4.8 out of 5 average review rating - 1 connections joined Eastern Peak's Network [Visit Website](https://easternpeak.com/?utm_source=clutch) [Get a Custom Proposal](https://clutch.co/profile/eastern-peak) **Building products that matter.** **100% CONFIDENCE** We help our clients reach their full potential and drastically reduce costs by offering transparent, seamless and reliable access to the best and brightest tech talent and empower their business with AI, AR, Big Data, IoT & Cloud. Whether you are looking to develop a new product, to modernize your legacy system or to entirely transform your business by exploiting advances in technology, we are your one-stop shop in agile digital transformation and innovation. **WHY EASTERN PEAK?** - **Top digital transformation experts** with extensive experience of planning and implementing innovation programs for tier-1 companies to guide you safely through your digital challenges. - **Senior solution architects and industry experts** to bring the transformation initiatives to life in accordance with the industry standards as well as with the latest high-tech and agile practices. - **Dedicated R&D and DevOps talent pool** to empower your business with AI, Big Data, IoT & Cloud and to ensure continuous support on your way to becoming a digital enterprise. **DEVELOPMENT SERVICES** **Web & Mobile Development** _Front-end:_ React JS, Angular JS; _Back-end:_ Node js, Ruby, PHP, Python, .NET. _Native:_ Objective-C, Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, Android SDK, Java, C/C++; _Cross-platform:_ React Native, Xamarin, PhoneGap, Unity, Sencha Touch; _TV:_ BrightScript, TVMLJS **Other services:** - UI/UX, Graphic Design - Software testing - Technical Support - Marketing Support - Technology Consulting ## Company Information - Minimum project size: $25,000+ - Hourly rate: $25 - $49 - Number of employees: 50 - 249 - 5 Locations: - London, England (Headquarters) - Kharkiv, Ukraine - Herzliya, Israel - New York, NY - Manchester, England - Founded in 2012 ## Services, Focus Areas, Industries, and Clients ### Service Lines - 71% Custom Software Development - 19% IoT Development - 10% Web Design ### Focus Areas - CMS Focus: - 100% WordPress CMS - Application Platforms: - 40% Amazon Application Development Framework - 30% Linux server - 20% Heroku - 10% Azure Platform - Frameworks and CMS: - 32% Ruby on Rails - 22% NodeJS - 13% React Native - 12% Angular - 11% React - 5% .NET - 5% Flutter - Programming & Scripting: - 30% Ruby - 20% PHP - 10% JavaScript - 10% Python - 10% Redux - 10% Swift - 5% Go - 5% Objective C ### Industries - 16% Information technology - 5% Retail - 11% Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport - 31% Automotive - 6% Education - 31% GPS, Navigation & GIS ### Clients - 11% Small Business (<$10M) - 65% Midmarket ($10M - $1B) - 24% Enterprise (>$1B) ## Pricing Snapshot Average rating for cost based on this provider's reviews: 4.5 out of 5 **What Clients Have Said** *(This summary is based on verified Clutch reviews.)*: Eastern Peak offers competitive pricing, with project costs ranging from $15,000 to over $250,000 depending on the project's scope. Clients appreciate their value for cost, citing high-quality work and effective communication, with many highlighting their flexibility and responsiveness. **Most Common Project Size**: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 11 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 6 reviews - Mobile App Development: $50,000 to $199,999 based on 4 reviews - Web Development: $10,000 to $49,000 based on 1 review - Branding: 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) ### Eastern Peak Review Insights Overall Review Rating: 4.8 - Quality: 4.7 - Schedule: 4.8 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 4.9 ### Top Mentions - High-quality work (6 mentions) - Communicative (5 mentions) - Flexible (5 mentions) - Great project management (5 mentions) - Timely (5 mentions) - Easy to reach (4 mentions) - Exceptional results (3 mentions) - Experienced (2 mentions) - Great team (2 mentions) - Hard working (2 mentions) - Professional (2 mentions) - Reasonable pricing (2 mentions) - Team players (2 mentions) - Understands their clients' needs (2 mentions) - Accommodating (1 mentions) - Efficient (1 mentions) - Knowledgeable (1 mentions) - Personable (1 mentions) - Puts the customer first (1 mentions) - Reliable (1 mentions) ### Review Highlights **Flexibility in Team Scaling** Eastern Peak is praised for its ability to quickly scale teams according to project needs, providing clients with the flexibility to adjust resources as required. This adaptability is a significant advantage for clients with fluctuating demands. **High Client Satisfaction** The majority of clients express high satisfaction with Eastern Peak's services, highlighting their commitment to understanding client needs and delivering tailored solutions. The company's flexibility and responsiveness are frequently praised. **Proactive Client Engagement** Eastern Peak is recognized for its proactive engagement with clients, regularly seeking feedback and ensuring alignment with client goals. This approach fosters strong client relationships and successful project outcomes. **Consistent Quality Across Projects** Clients report consistent quality across different projects, with Eastern Peak maintaining high standards regardless of project size or complexity. This reliability contributes to the company's strong reputation. **Cultural and Language Adaptability** While generally positive, some reviews note challenges with language barriers and cultural differences. Eastern Peak is recognized for working to improve English proficiency among staff to better serve international clients. **Effective Project Management** Clients commend Eastern Peak's project management skills, citing their ability to manage projects efficiently, meet deadlines, and maintain clear communication. Regular updates and a proactive approach are noted as key strengths. **Room for Improvement in Testing** One client suggested that Eastern Peak could improve by conducting more internal testing before delivering work. This feedback indicates a potential area for enhancing quality assurance processes. **Excellent Communication Skills** Eastern Peak is noted for its excellent communication skills, with clients appreciating the ease of communication and the availability of project managers. This has contributed to smooth project execution and client satisfaction. **Reliable and Trustworthy Partner** Clients describe Eastern Peak as a reliable and trustworthy partner who consistently delivers on promises and maintains a high level of professionalism. The company is seen as a valuable extension of clients' teams. **Strong Technical Expertise** Eastern Peak is praised for its strong technical expertise across various technologies, including AWS, Node.js, React, and Ruby on Rails. Clients appreciate the team's ability to handle complex technical challenges and deliver high-quality solutions. ### Eastern Peak Reviews #### Mobile App Development for Transport Company **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development - Project size: $1,000,000 to $9,999,999 - Project length: Jan. 2020 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak is developing a mobile app for a transport company. The team is tasked with building the app's infrastructure, system of settings, UI screens, and more. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, RYDE Mobility - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — Oct 19, 2021 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak has successfully released the app's first version, meeting the client's goals. An agile partner, the team utilizes collaborative tools and leads regular meetings to stay on track and keep the client updated. They remain professional, accommodating, and timely. ""We are impressed with their professionalism and the quality of their work."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your company and your position there. RYDE, a company that specializes in transporting employees to organizations in Israel, has over 150 customers who use our platform and save thousands of shekels every day and month. My role is CTO **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** For what projects/services did your company hire Eastern Peak, and what were your goals? The goal of the project was to build a mobile application for our customers. EASTERN PEEK took this project from start to finish, we gathered all the challenges that exist in the old system and they implemented them perfectly and met the goals we set for them **SOLUTION** How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors? RYDE is a subsidiary of TOYOTA Israel That's why a recommendation came from the CEO of Toyota based on acquaintances. The relevant factors that influenced us in choosing this external supplier were: time with customers, recruitment of workers in Israel, and the quality of work. Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used. Scope of work Characterization and understanding of an existing product Achieving dangers and mapping all customers in terms of business Building a work plan and assembling the team Building INFRASTRUCTURE for the benefit of the Mobile Application Build a system of settings for the benefit of managing UI screens in the application Building applications for 2 stores Technologies: BACK END FOR MOBILE NODEJS MOBILE UI-ANDROID & FLUTTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - REACT & NODE JS CLOUD - AWS DB -POSTGRESQL How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions? 6 people 3 Full Stack developers 2 MOBILE DEVELOPERS 1 QA **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables? Excellent results, we met the goals and the first version was already wanted in production by 7 of our customers B2B. Of course project continues because we have more customers who want the streets and changes Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness. We operate in the AGILE method We have weekly planning and also have DAILY Tools: UTRECK for task management SLACK Correspondence by Channels ZOOM & HANG for DAILY What did you find most impressive or unique about this company? We are impressed with their professionalism and the quality of their work. They are able to fulfill their promises Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently? We are a customer - all that needs to be improved is our ability to give precise requirements --- #### Mobile App Development for Software Dev Firm **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: July 2019 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak provided app development staff augmentation services to a B2B video app creator. They built native apps for iOS and Android as well as React-based web solutions. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Head of R&D, Broadsay - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 25, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: While the partner handled overall project management from their end, the team's structure and organization skills allowed them to work autonomously without issue. They've contributed to the training process for newly onboarded teammates, making the collaboration smoother. ""They keep close contact and haven’t refused anything we’ve asked." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. We're a software development company focused on video applications for mobile and web. We work primarily with B2B customers, and we’ve been around for four years now. I’m the CTO of the company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We had a mobile application written in React Native, with a few outsourced developers. We weren’t happy with the developer nor the application. Because of that, we wanted to rewrite our mobile application to be entirely native, and we were looking for a team that could help us do that. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? We’re doing UI work with them. In these engagements, we provide them the backend and APIs, and they handle design. Eastern Peak allocates frontend developers working on iOS and Android for mobile as well as React for the web. We provide complete designs as Photoshop and InVision files, workflows, and product definitions. We use Jira to create tasks and work collaboratively. The model of operation is a mix of agile and Kanban. Recently, we’ve had another application that we wanted to write, this time from scratch. We expanded our team at Eastern Peak to develop this application as well. We’ve also used them to write our web interface. We liked our engagement to that point, so we gave them more work. What is the team composition? We currently have five people on their team. We started with two, but then added a web developer and two more mobile developers. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? We had a bad experience with a previous company, so we were very careful in picking out the new team we’d be working with. We tested the developers and spoke with people who’d worked with them. This time, we did our homework. Eventually, the quality of the developers was the determining factor.  Eastern Peak has a nice operation, and that was a prerequisite. Our team wanted to work with an established company that could scale up if we needed more developers in the future. How much have you invested with them? It cost about $100,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working with Eastern Peak in July 2019, and it’s very much still ongoing. We have a roadmap planned for the next two years. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? We have documentation and Jira reports, but I don’t have any metrics outside of that. Our team handles delivery timelines and QA, which is determined based on quality. In other words, if everything is on course, the quality is good. We’re getting everything on time, so we’re happy. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? We handle project management from our side. They have a good understanding of the tasks we give them, able to give us more developers when needed. Typically, it takes a few weeks to hire a new developer for our team. We’re considering giving them more freedom in terms of project management because their developers are good and they know what they’re doing.   What did you find most impressive about them? If we need them, we can pick up the phone, and someone will answer and handle the request quickly. We wanted one of the developers to become more of a team leader, and they helped us with the training needed to get her up to speed in that new role. Eastern Peak provided a course and educational material for her to study. We talk with the Eastern Peak management every couple of weeks. They check to see if we’re happy and if there’s anything we need. They keep close contact and haven’t refused anything we’ve asked. We even asked to isolate our developers in a different location in the office. They rearranged the open space to accommodate that. It’s been a good experience so far. Are there any areas they could improve? There’s nothing specific that I have to say. If we pick good developers, most of the issues that may arise will solve themselves pretty quickly. Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs? Clients should let the team from Eastern Peak do the first filtering for them. That saved us a ton of time. They have a really good filtering process for developers. We like people to be involved and enjoy to choosing developers as part of the team. That was harder to find, but Eastern Peak found them for us. --- #### App Development for Online Art Community **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: May 2019 - Jan. 2020 **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak developed a mobile app extension of a user-generated content website allowing customers to stream content onto their TVs. They built the app on Android and integrated it with existing platform API. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Founder, Online Art Community - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 14, 2020 **Feedback Summary**: The application has been launched to the app store, satisfying all project stakeholders so far with its quality and ease of use. The Eastern Peak team was both highly skilled and personable, making the engagement not only organized and successful but also enjoyable for everyone involved. "“It felt like they were a part of our organization, and that was a really key element to our success, in my opinion.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I am the chief operating officer of a user-generated content site serving tens of millions of artists across the world. Whether it’s photography, visual arts, culture, or anything else, we provide the platform for those items to be displayed, commented on, or sold. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We wanted to expand our business to incorporate a TV brand that wanted to partner with us. Eastern Peak helped us develop an app that functions as an extension of our website for that. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? The app is based in Android and includes a curated stream of content from our platform using our API as well as different tokens and security measures to fetch content that we decided to feature. We approached the project in two phases, one of which is a screen saver and the second of which is the real app that you can download on your tv and do different things with the content such as browsing by category or saving your favorite items. What is the team composition? There were four members of their team working on the project with us. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? I knew the founder from previous interactions and had tried to work with them in the past but ended up not going through with those projects, so I knew that I wanted to see if they would be interested in this one as well. How much have you invested with them? We spent around $70,000–$80,000 in total. What is the status of this engagement? The project lasted from around May 2019–January 2020. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? When you’re looking for outsourcing agencies to work with, you really need someone who is attentive and responsive, and who is going to understand the business and be objective in their assessments of the product. Eastern Peak really provided all of that for us. The quality of their work was very good, and they made an effort to communicate very closely with the project managers on our end. It felt like they were a part of our organization, and that was a really key element to our success, in my opinion. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? They did an excellent job managing the project. We used Slack and email to communicate as well as another project management software to keep track of the milestones and deadlines for our work. What did you find most impressive about them? Their team lead is absolutely exceptional, and the rest of the company does a great job of coordinating their efforts to quickly work through larger tasks by breaking them down into very manageable chunks. Are there any areas they could improve? I really don’t have anything that I can point to that they could do better. Do you have any advice for potential customers? No matter what agency you are considering working with, make sure you interview their people before you start to make sure that their culture is a good fit for your organization. Once you get to know Eastern Peak as a team, there will be no doubt in your mind that they will be able to do good work for you, so all that’s left is to make sure they are the right choice for your organization. --- #### Learning Management System for Digital Learning Firm **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Mar. 2019 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: After analyzing existing models in a Ruby on Rails solution, they’ve provided new feature development and created a cloud-based classroom admin solution. They also migrated a locally-hosted solution to AWS. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Digital Learning Company - Industry: Education - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Aug 29, 2019 **Feedback Summary**: Responsible for maximizing development progress and fulfilling end-client support needs, Eastern Peak has become a valuable ongoing partner. The scalability of their team stands out, as does experience with a variety of technologies. Customers can expect a communicative team. ""In three or four months, we managed to do something that’s comparable to three years of development the other team did." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I am the CTO of a digital learning company. We develop a cloud solution and content for online training. Our mother company deals with offline training when there is a real location and classroom setting. We develop a cloud solution that provides both a learning management system (LMS), which enables companies to provide learning material to their employees and follow up on their progress, and also a solution for classroom administrators. This second product is an online platform to register for classes. It takes care of all the paperwork and organizes everything in one place. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We were looking for a partner to help with development. Specifically, a company with experience in Ruby. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? We are writing the platform using two technologies. When I started with the company, the platform I inherited had a backend written in Ruby on Rails.  We decided to use Node.js for the next project, and Eastern Peak also has experience with that. Eastern Peak came onboard to work on an existing project. There were a lot of undocumented models, so they dove into the source code to understand how it all worked without disrupting service for existing clients that were running the platform. We also wanted to move the platform to Amazon to take advantage of their cloud’s services (storage, distribution, caching), many of which weren’t available in the local hosting we had. They contributed to that from their experience. They’ve also worked with a variety of third-party tools. For example, our customers use a CRM or a billing system, and Eastern Peak went into the API to understand how it works and how to migrate from our cloud to Amazon. In some places, we wrote a lot of the model or integrated deeply into another company who had their own cloud solution with APIs. The Eastern Peak team rewrote the whole connection from Ruby to Node.js. What is the team composition? We have a core team of four full-time developers consisting of two backend resources and two frontend resources. Both backend developers use Ruby and Node.js, and we use React.js on the frontend. Additionally, we have a project manager who contributes 50% of his time to our project. He has been our main contact, but I also speak to the developers directly. Whenever I need a higher-level overview, I involve the project manager. I’ve also worked with a UX designer and a DevOps person, who works on our project 30% of his time. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? When I joined the company, we had our own team of developers. We moved the development offshore because I was looking for more of a professional team with scalability so I could add developers for certain projects or for a short time without committing to hiring under Dutch law, which is very strict. I made a shortlist of five companies; some were local and some were offshore. Eastern Peak was one of the top ones, mainly because of the Ruby technology they could support me on, which was the first requirement. The second requirement was experience with Node.js because I wanted to develop the classroom administration using that technology. They also shone on the list of options because of their response and interest. Our relationship started off strong when their CEO came to visit us. In the end, I selected Eastern Peak based on the technology I wanted to use and the technology I inherited from the previous development team. What is the status of this engagement? We began working with them in March 2019, and the work is still ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? We finished phase one of the classroom admin system, and they met the deadline. We are now going into two weeks of testing and feedback. All the models we defined for the classroom are done. For the core project that they took over, we are now adding new functionality. In the end, the goal is to migrate everything to Node.js and merge both the online and offline projects into one platform. When I joined, we had one full-time developer and two students, and the project lasted for three years. In three or four months, we managed to do something that’s comparable to three years of development the other team did. Of course, we put more effort into it this time and had more experience, so they knew how to set up a lot of things.  Once we actually release the classroom product, which they handled from start to finish, it will be a record for us in terms of development progress. Before we worked with Eastern Peak, we had very slow development processes. We’ve since scaled up the team and gained experience, and Eastern Peak already know how to do a lot of the things we’ve requested. They are very dedicated. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? I visit them once a month for a couple of days, which helps maintain a close relationship. Project management has been pretty strong on their end. We also have a product owner in Amsterdam. They guide the product while I guide the development. We have a video chat every morning for our stand-up meeting where we report everything. YouTrack handles reporting issues and tasks, and GitHub is for repositories. What did you find most impressive about them? I am quite happy with their service. I’ve had a couple of cases where clients needed support and we had our own roadmap, so we scaled up the team for two or three weeks. They provided me with an experienced developer that could solve the problem without a long-term commitment. I am very happy with that capability. Are there any areas they could improve? No, not that I’ve seen. They communicate clearly, which was one of the key characteristics I was looking for.   --- #### WooCommerce Website for Blockchain Tech Firm **The Project** - Services: Web Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Aug. 2018 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak developed a responsive website that’s translated into several languages. They integrated an e-commerce platform into the CRM and built different cryptocurrency payment gateways. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CMO, Blockchain Tech Firm - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 21, 2019 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak delivered a high caliber platform that’s fully functional and secure. Feedback has been uniformly complimentary. The team is comprised of intelligent and impressively skilled programmers. Extensive technical capabilities and knowledge of the field make them a valuable partner. "“Eastern Peak has been very responsive and engaged in our project.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I'm the CMO of a company that develops ultra-secure mobile phones with blockchain capability.  **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We wanted to relaunch a new branding scheme and build a website to support it.  **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Eastern Peak helped our company launch a rebrand. They developed a responsive website for us with translations into multiple languages. Our web designer created wireframes and sketches for the design.   The site includes an e-commerce platform they integrated with our CRM system. They also built different payment integrations for crypto-payment capabilities.  What is the team composition?  Eastern Peak assigned us a dedicated project manager. We usually work with about three people total from their team. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? I used to work with Alexey (Founder and CEO, Eastern Peak).  How much have you invested with them? We've spent about $25,000–$35,000 so far. What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in August 2008 and have an ongoing relationship. At this point, they're providing maintenance and support.  **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? Eastern Peak delivered a platform with a high level of both functionality and reliability. Since launch, we've received many compliments about it. The overall feedback has been consistently positive.  Eastern Peak has very good programmers on staff. They’re very cost effective, and I highly recommend working with them. All of their work is consistently high quality.  How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? Eastern Peak has been very responsive and engaged in our project. Our primary forms of communication are phone and e-mail.  What did you find most impressive about them? Eastern Peak is a team of very smart people. They’re capable of anything you could need them to do.  Are there any areas they could improve? No. Do you have any advice for potential customers? I recommend defining every aspect of what you wish to accomplish in the project before it begins. Make sure to align expectations beforehand. Having detailed requirements will translate to an accurate cost upfront and prevent any unpleasant surprises.  --- #### App Dev for Battery-Free Bluetooth Tech Product Firm **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Aug. 2018 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Using a set of basic sketches, Eastern Peak is developing iOS and Android versions of a mobile app that uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology to connect a physical beacon with a cloud solution. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.0 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Director of SW Engineering, IT Firm - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jan 31, 2019 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak is still working on the project, but they’ve delivered reliable and high-quality work so far. The team’s communication skills and organized development approach set the foundation for a smooth collaboration. "“I appreciate their responsiveness. It’s clear that they want us to succeed.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m the director of software engineering at a battery-free Bluetooth tech product firm. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We needed additional resources to help with iOS and Android app development. We’d been working with a local company in Israel, but it wasn’t going well, so we decided to look for an offshore vendor. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? We provided Eastern Peak with a set of initial sketches, and they put together a plan for building iOS and Android versions of the app with simple UI elements. We’re currently in the prototyping phase. Basically, the finished application will act as a gateway between our company’s physical beacon to our cloud solution, using Bluetooth Low Energy technology to connect the two. What is the team composition? We work with Nick (Project Manager, Eastern Peak) who leads a team of about seven engineers that handle UI, Android, iOS, and web development. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? I found them through a Google search. After speaking with one of their product managers, I decided they’d be a good fit. How much have you invested with them? So far, we’ve spent $15,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working with them in August 2018, and it’s an ongoing project. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? Their development work is high-functioning and reliable. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? Eastern Peak is very communicative. Our teams speak multiple times a week, if not daily. They’re very proactive and manage the project well. We use Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence to track our progress. What did you find most impressive about them? I appreciate their responsiveness. It’s clear that they want us to succeed. Are there any areas they could improve? I’d like them to do internal testing before submitting any of their work to us, which isn’t part of their current process. Any advice for potential customers? Clients should be sure they have an engineer they can communicate well with. --- #### SDK for Enterprise Solution Platform **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Aug. 2017 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak developed software development kits, supplementing the in-house team with additional resources. They built plug-ins or connectors for PHP and .NET components. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, IT Firm - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 20, 2018 **Feedback Summary**: The ongoing collaboration has produced clear results, with 27 successfully completed projects delivering 461 connectors for customers’ use. The team is flexible, communicative, and dedicated, ensuring continuity in the assigned resources throughout projects. "“They’ve done an excellent job in delivering our scope.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I am the CTO and co-founder of a Software-as-a-Service enterprise provider. We focus on localization solutions for websites and applications that need to be adapted to multiple local markets. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We have our own engineering team, but needed access to different skillsets . Technology moves fast and even though we have our own stack, we need to support our customers around different platforms. Finding and hiring full-time developers for single use cases was not easy, but some of our customers required SDKs [software development kits] for connecting to PHP and .NET components. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? They provided highly talented offshore resources for specific technologies. They make sure that those resources deliver and that they can be made available in a very short time. Our customers use different technologies. In order to integrate to our Java platform, an SDK is required. The work involved building plug-ins or connectors for us. They developed a PHP SDK used by customers to support specific frameworks. Another customer needed the same SDK to support WordPress so Eastern Peak hired engineers for this purpose. What is the team composition? I worked with five people from their team. Their project manager is our primary point of contact, but I have talked to everyone on their team. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? They contacted us over LinkedIn, but we didn’t need additional resources at the time. They proposed a one-project trial and did a great job. What is the status of this engagement? We started working with them in August 2017. The SDK development project took two months to complete. The collaboration is ongoing, and we plan to expand their team. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? Eastern Peak delivered 27 projects since we’ve started working together. Those connectors have been used by 461 of our customers. They’ve done an excellent job in delivering our scope. They delivered our SDK one month early. Because we liked working with the developer, we kept him on even if there is not enough work to do. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? We appreciate the team dynamic and the flexibility they show. When requesting resources, some of our members want to work with the engineer directly, without a project manager. Eastern Peak allowed this, but they also provide managers when necessary—working with our marketing team, for example. They adjust their approach to meet our demand. We use Slack for communication. I can contact them at any time, including late at night. They’ve worked hard to remain responsive and they answer us fast. They’ve worked during weekends just to deliver on time. I was impressed by their effort, so I gave our account manager a bonus. His main role is to make sure that everyone is happy and available, and to provide more resources when we need them. Otherwise, we communicate with the engineers directly. We prefer to be in touch with the engineers directly, so we haven’t relied heavily on them for management. What did you find most impressive about them? None of the companies we worked with in the past actually delivered. They make promises and present great engineers in the beginning, but, after the contract is signed, those senior engineers are replaced by juniors. Eastern Peak guaranteed that this would never happened . The resources we were assigned are our own. They’re never lost or shared without our permission. Are there any areas they could improve? There is always room for improvement. They’re a small-to-medium company and we would appreciate it if they had a bigger pool of resources. At one point, we needed .NET or other technology skillsets by the next day, but they couldn’t accommodate that. However, their one-week delivery time time is still faster than finding developers in our own city. A local presence in our country would make everything easier for us, from the financial side. International transactions are not easy to deal with, so I would love to work with a local branch. Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs? Focusing on direct communication with the engineers is a good approach. Using Slack is also faster than email. It’s a good idea to put together a long-term plan, particularly when it comes to how many engineers will be needed in three or four months. Finding resources takes one or two weeks, unless they are immediately available. --- #### Web Dev for Event Management Platform **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Jan. 2016 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak has helped develop a web-based event management platform that enables guests to view agendas and purchase tickets while helping organizers generate analytics and reports.  **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 4.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 4.0 **The Reviewer** VP R&D, Event Management Firm - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Feb 1, 2018 **Feedback Summary**: Collaboration with developers from Eastern Peak has progressed smoothly, quickly, and productively. Their employees integrate seamlessly with the in-house team's Agile workflow, delivering high-quality work throughout the entire development timeline. They are both trustworthy and dedicated.  ""They feel like they are part of the team." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I am the VP of R&D at an event management startup. We are a one-stop-shop AWS platform that allows organizers across the globe to build successful events. Our development is based in Israel and Ukraine. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We needed help with development for our event management platform. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Professional conferences—whether in HR, technology, or any other industry—often attract hundreds or thousands of attendees. Organizers usually set up a website to display the agenda, speakers, and other information, and allow people to purchase tickets. When arriving at an event, a mobile app shows the attendee the agenda and speakers while enabling them to chat with everyone in the event community. On the organizer side, the app provides an easy drag-and-drop layout. It also allows them to build event contents, analytics, and reports. Eastern Peak was mostly focused on the frontend and backend of the web platform, rather than the mobile app. They have mostly worked with React.js and Backbone, which are the technologies we use. Our tech stack also includes React.js and React Native for the frontend, and Java and Kotlin for the backend, running on Tomcat 8 and Engine 8. We use multiple data sources, like Elasticsearch, RDS with MySQL, and Redshift. We work with four squads in an Agile manner. One or two Eastern Peak employees work within each of our squads. They have a strong background in other technologies, and they have been able to recruit very strong, collaborative developers for us. What is the team composition? We initially brought on three or four people from their team, but recently grew the team to six people. They surprised us by quickly getting us very good candidates. We are hiring much more quickly with Eastern Peak than with any of our other development sources. I have been working with a point of contact on the HR side, and have worked with Alexey Chalimov [CEO, Eastern Peak] regarding finances. They are permanent employees until we decide differently. We didn’t just hire anyone that comes from them. We had our own recruiting process, which includes an assignment and interview. This helps us to evaluate the qualities we are looking for in a candidate. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? The CEO of Eastern Peak has a personal relationship with someone from our company. Both of our companies are based in Israel in a small community. How much have you invested in them? We spent between $30,000—$40,000. What is the status of this engagement? We began working with them in January of 2016, and the work is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? The velocity of the team has been very effective for us, and the quality of their work has been fine. They are making great progress working as part of a heterogeneous team here in Israel. Everyone is very happy. The onboarding of our recent additions to the team went quite smoothly and quickly. I’ve worked with other companies in the past, and it hasn’t gone as well as it has with Eastern Peak. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? Communication with them is smooth. We usually communicate through Skype calls on an as-needed basis, which is usually daily but sometimes more frequent. Some of their developers are very fluent in English, and some have a few challenges, so we have to figure out what works. We use Scrum and Agile methodology, which allows us to bring them into our daily meetings and involve them in our work. They feel like they are part of the team. What did you find most impressive about them? The team that works with us is very loyal. We have been working with some of them for a few years, which is a long time for a vendor. Are there any areas they could improve? Nothing that I can think of right now. --- #### Custom Software Dev. for Industrial Automation Platform **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Oct. 2016 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak worked on custom software development to facilitate engineering processes, taking over from previous companies. The software uses HTML5 and Angular2, interacting with a RESTful API on the server. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, WonderLogix - Industry: Manufacturing - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jan 23, 2018 **Feedback Summary**: The team successfully developed the platform that other developers were unable to, working hard on the intensive and complex project. The platform received positive feedback, particularly for its improved look and functionality. Eastern Pack is committed, and continue to provide excellent support. "“Eastern Peak’s programmer is excellent … He works almost without error.” " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. WonderLogix is an Israeli startup company developing engineering software for the design of industrial control systems. I am the CTO [Chief Technology Officer] and one of the founders. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We were developing a client-server application. The server part was made in-house, and we were looking for someone to develop the client side using web technologies. We didn’t have the knowledge to do that and tried hiring someone. It didn’t work out, so we went to two local companies that supplied us with programming services for creating the client side. We were quite disappointed with their quality as well. One of them was also very expensive, but, in spite of that, didn’t deliver what we wanted. We then looked overseas, mainly trying to find better quality, as well as to stay within the budget. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? The platform had been developed by 3 companies before Eastern Peak’s involvement, but it was quite basic at the time. The application is based on HTML5 and Angular2, and serves as the complete frontend of our system. The scope included interacting with the RESTful API on the server side, displaying the data received from it, and allowing the user to perform different operations. It includes a lot of graphics, starting with SVG [Scalable Vector Graphics], and later switching to HTML. Eastern Peak made this change too, which was quite complex, and took 3 months to complete. The platform allows control or process engineers to define how industrial facilities should operate. These include power, chemical, desalination and water plants—complex systems with complex behaviors. Currently, these definitions are written as Word documents, Excel tables, flowcharts and so on, but they are just manual definitions without actual models, which can cause problems later. We are developing a platform that allows non-programmers to define in plain English how they want the facility to operate. The system actually builds a model of the control system based on various definitions regarding its structure, and generates PLC [programmable logic controller] code automatically. This avoids a lot of errors as the code is generated based on a graphical, intuitive interface.  We have given Eastern Peak other tasks from time to time, like website development, but those haven’t been a big part of the work. What is the team composition? We’ve engaged with one of their programmers on a constant basis. He works exclusively for us. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? I heard about them from a friend, who is the CEO of another startup. She worked with them for the development of an application and recommended them. I contacted them and we started working together. How much have you invested with them? The total cost has been around $100,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working with Eastern Peak in October 2016. The project is ongoing and we have no plans to stop. Their developer is a part of our team, and there’s always more work to do. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? The work on the client side was intensive and complex; it’s an engineering software with many functionalities and modes of operation, so it wasn’t a trivial task.  Our application has two components—a client side and a server side. The feedback we’ve gotten pertains to the whole application, but the client side looks much better than when we started working with Eastern Peak, and it’s improving every day. Its aspect has become quite impressive, especially during the last couple of months. Eastern Peak’s programmer is excellent. He’s done a great job, worked fast and remained committed. He works almost without error. Before him, we worked with another programmer, who was not as good. We encountered some communication issues, it was not always understood what we wanted, and deliverables weren’t what was expected. He was replaced a short time after we complained about the problem. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? We typically use Skype for communication and YouTrack for reporting issues. We’re in touch every day. What did you find most impressive about them? The previous programmer was not as good as the current one, but I liked how Eastern Peak handled the situation. They took full responsibility and found a new programmer. This kind of behavior is not typical—many companies try to minimize costs and maximize profit. In Eastern Peak’s case, I felt that they cared about my needs, and wanted to provide a good service. Eastern Peak’s commitment and effort kept us working with them. Are there any areas they could improve? I don’t see anything that needs improvement. Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs? Describe the good and bad aspects clearly, and trust Eastern Peak to give their best effort. Give them a chance to answer your needs. --- #### Branding & UI/UX for Grocery Delivery Platform **The Project** - Services: Branding - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Sep. - Nov. 2017 **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak was responsible for branding and UI/UX development for a grocery delivery platform. The team was involved from the early stages to the final prototype, and created the logo design. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Owner, Startup - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jan 16, 2018 **Feedback Summary**: The prototype has received generally positive feedback, with users being impressed by both the interface and design. The application is very professional, and the team takes a really personal approach to the project. They were always reliable and on-time with their work. ""[E]verything was on time, and they under promised and over delivered. I couldn't ask for anything better." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m a founder for an on-demand grocery delivery platform. We’re an early stage start-up. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak. We were trying to figure out the specifics of the platform we wanted to build, and how to do such in an efficient way. We had previously worked with a similar company based in the U.S. and were looking for someone to come in, and do things the right way the first time around. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Initially, they helped us with branding with the platform. Then, we expanded the scope of the project and they worked on our user interface and design. They also assisted with product specifications to help us find the MVP, which was really helpful. They also were responsible for the logo design. What is the team dynamic? We were assigned a project manager, who was our only point of contact. He arranged everything else for the project. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? We found them online through a technology website, most likely TechCrunch, where they had an extensive list of developers. We were looking for a team based in Isarel specifically and came across them; we saw they had worked on Get Taxi (now Gett) and a few other good apps. What is the status of this engagement? We started working together in September 2017, and the engagement was complete in roughly 2 months. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? We have a prototype with their UI/UX designs, and the branding. We’ve received plenty of positive feedback that the platform looks very professional, and has a nice look and feel to it. Speaking on the application itself, the prototype is a world class build; it’s very easy to use, and mapped out and planned well. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? Everything was sufficient; they under promised and over delivered. They were very communicative and on WhatsApp all hours of the day. It was never a problem getting in touch with them. They were always on-time with estimations. I couldn’t ask for anything better. They take a really personal approach, and it feels like they’re a part of your own team – which is unique in this industry. They treated it like their own project and had our best interests at heart, it never really felt outsourced. They got really involved with the work. What did you find most impressive about them? One of the main things is that they're reliable and keep their words. Often with other developers, they won’t be honest with you from the start and then aren’t able to deliver on their promises. Eastern Peak was always honest with us, and we really appreciated that. Are there any areas they could improve? No, honestly can’t think of anything. They did everything really well. Do you have any advice for potential customers? I would recommend to be very communicative from the beginning, and provide them with clear instruction. --- #### Web Based Application for Parcel Services Firm **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $50,000 to $199,999 - Project length: Dec. 2016 - May 2017 **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak developed a web application to migrate data from an older platform. Services included QA and support. Built using Angular 2 and Node.js, the application launched but migration is not yet complete. **Review Rating**: 4.0 - Quality: 4.0 - Schedule: 4.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** PMO, Parcel Services Firm - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 5,001-10,000 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Dec 20, 2017 **Feedback Summary**:  Good KPIs met expectations, generating plans for future collaboration. Although logistical challenges occurred, high levels of commitment and organization produced quality results in a timely manner. Expect value for cost. ""They’re very responsive and knowledgeable. We were happy with the team’s commitment to deliver quality results." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. I’m project manager in the program office of a British parcel carrier. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak. We wanted to enhance our shipping solutions by migrating our desktop-based platform and its users to a new web application. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? We designed the new features and they built the enhancements in a full-stack development process. The application’s features included a customer admin panel, and the ability to create shipments and print labels. Their team used: Angular 2, Node.js, MangoDB, and ExtJS. The build finished May 2017 with a rollout of 4 different releases. They’ve provided QA and support services since the application went live. The application is currently on a beta platform. The full migration is scheduled for Spring 2018. What is the team composition? Their team included a project lead and 4 developers and QA specialists. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? Our head of development identified them as a potential partner. We had previously worked with similar firms, but never with a Ukrainian one. We chose them after communicating via video all and other virtual tools; we’ve never met in person. How much have you invested with them? We spent $250,000. What is the status of this engagement? Work began December 2016 and the application went live May 2017. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? Although there were some challenges, their output has been good and KPIs are on target. The team has kept within the 30% rework limit that we set. Contractually, we’re quite happy and have already committed to additional projects with them. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? Their project manager has ‘lived and breathed’ this engagement. We have separate Slack channels for each of the four releases, which allows developers, designers, and testers to communicate. We also use Smartsheets. What did you find most impressive about them? They’re very responsive and knowledgeable. We were happy with the team’s commitment to deliver quality results. Are there any areas they could improve? Not all their developers were fluent English speakers. The language barrier may have caused some to withhold questions that would have helped them execute our designs. While the results were good, we expected a little more back and forth during the process. Do you have any advice for potential customers? Have clearly defined goals and stay open to any questions they have. Clear lines of communication and accountability will improve the experience. --- #### Development for Irrigation IoT Device **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: July 2015 - July 2016 **Project Summary**: With the need for developers proficient in the PHP and Scala programming languages, the client hired Eastern Peak Software to develop their platform and write core code. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 0.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, GreenIQ - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Aug 4, 2016 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak Software delivered high quality work throughout their collaboration with the client. The agency fulfilled all requests in a timely manner. There were no complaints and Eastern Peak Software is highly recommended to others. ""The quality of the development was a big issue to us, and we've been impressed with Eastern Peak." " **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there. GreenIQ has developed an IoT device. I am the Chief Technology Officer of the company. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We had a development challenge, as well as a business one. We needed quality developers quickly, so we decided to approach Eastern Peak. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement? Our platform's functionalities include integration with other platforms like the Nest Protect device, IFTTT, Amazon Alexa, and so on. We needed Eastern Peak to develop this for us, but they also contributed with some of the core code of our platform. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? We needed experience with several web technologies, specifically PHP and Scala. Developers for Scala are especially difficult to find. I knew Eastern Peak's principal from a previous company, so I had been familiar with their team for a while. We approached a few other agencies, but the developer that Eastern Peak provided us seemed to be the best fit for our company. How much have you invested with Eastern Peak? This is confidential. What is the status of this engagement? We worked with Eastern Peak for almost one year. Our contract was recently ended. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement? We wouldn't have worked with Eastern Peak for a whole year if the results weren't excellent. Their developer became another one of our team members, and generally performed well. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? I handled the project management during our collaboration. We didn't have a typical outsourcing structure, by which I would give tasks to Eastern Peak and they'd work on them. The developer was a part of our team, just like any other member. What did you find most impressive about Eastern Peak? Before Eastern Peak, we worked with another outsourcing company. The quality of the development was a big issue to us, and we've been impressed with Eastern Peak. Are there any areas Eastern Peak could improve? I didn't have a lot of interaction with Eastern Peak as a company, just with our developer, so I have no complaints. --- #### App Development for Car Services **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Mar. - June 2016 **Project Summary**: The client hired Eastern Peak Solutions to develop their information retrieval app on the iOS and Android platforms. **Review Rating**: 4.0 - Quality: 4.0 - Schedule: 4.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, Cobra Group Israel - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jun 24, 2016 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak Software developed an app that performs well. The agency succeeded in finishing work under budget. The client notes that the project took longer than expected to complete, but doesn’t criticize the agency harshly and recommends them to others. ""The app developed by Eastern Peak has performed well ... Eastern Peak stuck to the original budget."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your organization. We are a car accessory manufacturer. Our company has developed a GSM/GPS unit. What is your position? I am the Chief Technology Officer. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What business challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We needed to develop an app which could connect to our product and retrieve information about the car. **SOLUTION** Please describe the scope of their involvement in greater detail. Eastern Peak developed our application for iOS and Android. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? A department from our company got in touch with Eastern Peak and forwarded their information to me. Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms? The total cost of Eastern Peak's development was around $20,000. What is the status of this engagement? We started working with Eastern Peak 3 months ago. The work has been completed. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement? The app developed by Eastern Peak has performed well. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? The project took longer than expected to complete, but this is normal for software development, so I can't complain. We made some changes along the way. Eastern Peak stuck to the original budget. Is there anything Eastern Peak could have improved or done differently? They could improve things after getting feedback from the customer. --- #### App Development for On-Demand Repair Services **The Project** - Services: Mobile App Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak Software assisted the client in the development of four apps for the iOS and Android platforms and provided input on the client’s business model, as well. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO at FixitJoe - Industry: Arts, entertainment & music - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Jun 22, 2016 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak Software delivered efficiently built, well organized apps with up-to-date graphic designs and favorable user interfaces. The agency succeeded in fulfilling their client’s requests. Eastern Peak Software is praised for their pragmatism. ""Eastern Peak assumed responsibility for their results and never tried to deflect it."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your organization. FixitJoe is a company of professionals aimed at homeware repairs and work. What is your position? I am the Chief Executive Officer of the unit. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What business challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak? We wanted to develop an app through which a customer can describe a problem in their house or office, give an address and credit card information, and expect a professional from our company in the same day. We wanted a customer-facing app and a professional-facing one. We have a transparent price list and employ only the best professionals. It took some time to decide between building an in-house development team and outsourcing. **SOLUTION** Please describe the scope of their involvement in greater detail. Eastern Peak built four applications for us for the same purpose: two for professionals and two for customers, for iOS and Android respectively. We knew from the beginning that our app would be available on both platforms. Eastern Peak gave us input on app development, but also on our general business model, which helped a lot. The whole process of working with Eastern Peak was easy and pleasant. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak? A consultant gave us a recommendation for Eastern Peak. We met them and found that they were technologically knowledgeable and business-savvy. We decided to use Eastern Peak. They were professional and nice to work with. Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms? I cannot share this information. What is the status of this engagement? We started working with Eastern Peak in August 2015. The app was recently launched. It was supposed to come out sooner, but we delayed the process. Eastern Peak was very sleek in terms of work plans and timetables. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement? Right from the alpha and beta versions, we could see that the apps were being built efficiently and in a well-organized manner. We didn't experience any major bugs. We often received non-functional products from other developers, but this never happened with Eastern Peak. Eastern Peak delivered versions of the app that fit the requirements of each development phase. The result of Eastern Peak's work is a high-end app, with up-to-date graphic design and a good user interface. Everything works smoothly and it looks well-built and professional. How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint? Our project manager from Eastern Peak was great. He was service-oriented and easy to talk to. We didn't have to rely on email or wait to be called. We had a direct correspondence channel open all the time. Eastern Peak never did anything without our approval. What distinguishes Eastern Peak from other providers? Eastern Peak assumed responsibility for their results and never tried to deflect it. They stood behind their promises and were very pragmatic. Discussions with Eastern Peak were always direct. Is there anything Eastern Peak could have improved or done differently? When going through a process spanning several months, it's hard to anticipate every detail. We learned that we needed to make some changes along the way, but Eastern Peak was very flexible. It was important for us to be able to work in this way. --- #### Platform Development for Online Manufacturing Marketplace **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Nov. 2014 - May 2015 **Project Summary**: Based on a recommendation the client hired Eastern Peak Software to assist in their development which included work on a minimum viable product in several coding languages. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 4.0 **The Reviewer** CTO, MakeTime Inc. - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Sep 3, 2015 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak Software satisfied the client by delivering great work in a timely manner. The agency is recognized for their excellent communication throughout the project. Eastern Peak Software is recommended to others for their quality and value. ""The great thing is that Eastern Peak Software allows you to interview all the developers who they're onboarding."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your organization. We are a platform that connects individuals who need manufacturing capacity with the providers of manufacturing capacity. An easy example would be a shop that currently is working under capacity and not utilizing all their machines. They can list some of that machine time on our platform, and then a buyer, in some cases not a machine shop and, in some cases, the same entrepreneur who is trying to build out their supply chains buys the said hours from the platform. What is your position? I am part of the founding team and CTO. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What business challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak Software? It was trying to get experienced developers to work in a startup setting. Where we are, in Lexington, Kentucky, is not the software Mecca of the world. What we needed to do was find folks who were experienced specifically with startup schedules and lack of formalized specs and a willingness to shift on a dime. That select ability is something that developers in Eastern Europe do have because they are just so much different outsourcing efforts that come through them. Most of the people I've worked with have experience of five or six startups, and they're in their mid-20s. That's just something that, frankly, outside of Silicon Valley and a few places on the East Coast, is hard to find here. **SOLUTION** Please describe the scope of their involvement in detail. The scope of the work was generally similar. We deploy to AWS [Amazon Web Services], and the stack is generally done with Postgres and Ruby on Rails. Later on, we added AngularJS on the front end. Initially, it was straight up Rails, so it renders service-side renders. We were going with a pretty rough Rails-based MVP [minimum viable product] and then looking at the code base that we inherited from a couple of other attempts to get an MVP running, and then refactoring some of the existing code base and adding several key features on top of that. The initial engagement was about two months with a single developer, and then shifting up to a team of five with that said developer being the team lead. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak Software? It was a friend of a friend of a friend. I don't even remember who recommended them, but I reached out to Eastern Peak, and then we spoke over Skype several times and then decided. Initially, the engagement was bringing a single developer and then transitioned to a full team. Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms? The way that we did that was by development hours. If we were asking for overtime, then it would be our cost and a half. I don't remember off the top of my head the hours, but it was roughly, for an experienced Ruby back-end developer, $5,500 a month. Typically, the teams that we're dealing with there is also usually a back-end developer, a front-end HTML person, and QA [quality assurance] and HTML people are a lot cheaper – about half the price of the back-end developers. What is the status of this engagement? We started working with them in November [2014]. They've completed the work. We worked with them until the end of May. This was essentially a way for us to build out an MVP, build out a little bit more features, and then transition to an in-house team that allowed me to have a window in which I could actually hire developers. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement? Quantitative metrics would be harder to share, just because we're still in startup mode, so a lot of things have shifted. In terms of deliveries, generally everything was done within the time period allotted. I've never had any issues with things not being on time. Also, on my end, I speak Russian, so I can kind of gauge a lot of things in interpersonal relationships, and sometimes press devs a little more or a little bit less. My experience might be slightly different from some of the other folks. How did Eastern Peak Software perform from a project management standpoint? Again, because I speak Russian, I can probably elicit more communication from them than most native English speakers would. They do provide a project manager, so initially I worked with a project manager for maybe a couple of weeks, until I kind of understood that I could take care of all the project management duties. I did that and a couple of more developing and design tasks. Communication-wise, what we established was pretty much a daily meeting, and most of the communication would be through that or through GitHub, filling out issues and such. Probably for a native English speaker, some of the GitHub communication might be a tiny bit of a challenge, just because you have to hit a certain cadence of not too many words and not too few. We've had a few English speaking developers completely flood GitHub with various different comments, and Eastern European developers going like, "OK, too much English." Just kind of dial it back to just declarative sentences, describing what's going on. I think that would honestly be a challenge, however all the developers are very proficient. They can and do communicate very well. Where they lose in native English skills, they probably gain in overall communication abilities. I've never encountered a stereotypical developer with no communication skills and all computer skills. I've never encountered that with any of the subcontractors for Eastern Peak. What distinguishes Eastern Peak Software from other providers? For me, it was a price and communication consideration kind of thing. But communication is, again, easier for myself. In terms of what they deliver, I think they're pretty much in keeping with several of their contemporaries from Kiev and similar areas. These guys have a good reputation, and so do another five or six companies there. I just got very lucky to work with them. Is there anything Eastern Peak Software could have improved or done differently? I think maybe just consistency, but that's a tough one because their job market is volatile, just like everywhere else. There are a lot of good developers, so it's just a matter of hiring enough people fast and not compromising on quality. Again, I was able to control that. The great thing is that Eastern Peak Software allows you to interview all the developers who they're onboarding. They don't just throw you anyone, and you get to say you're satisfied with their particular skill set or not. In that sense, I think if the customer does their due diligence, I think they're getting an incredible deal and incredible work. --- #### Platform Development for Online Marketing Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: $10,000 to $49,999 - Project length: Jan. 2014 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak Software helped the client get their product ready by providing design, front-end, and back-end implementation for their web service. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 4.5 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Founder, Online Marketing Company - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Sep 3, 2015 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak Software succeeded in pleasing their client by providing high quality work. The agency is praised for their flexibility and ability to integrate with their clients’ teams. Eastern Peak Software is highly recommended to others. ""I was able to make Eastern Peak Software feel as if they were my guys, working with my processes, with our quality standards, and so forth."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your organization. We operate in Russia, Finland, and Estonia, providing digital marketing services to our clients. What is your position? I am the CEO of the company. Also, I am a serial entrepreneur, and I start new information technology startups where sometimes I subcontract some of the development work to companies like Eastern Peak. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What business challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak Software? It was a startup that I was involved in, and I had to get a ready-made product inside of a one month, from start to finish, so that we could continue with our go-to-market plan. That was the biggest challenge – one month, whole product, start to finish. **SOLUTION** Please describe the scope of their involvement in detail. The scope was design, front end, and back-end implementation of a web service aimed at jobseekers. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak Software? I actually know Eastern Peak's CEO from previous business engagements in Moscow. Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms? It was somewhere around $20,000 to $40,000. What is the status of this engagement? I started working with them about one and a half years ago, and the relationship is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement? The results were good. They provided a good team that I personally led as a team leader, in terms of project development. Because I speak Russian and the personnel there speaks Russian, too, I was able to mold the team into processes that I was comfortable with, and we worked closely at a level that outsourcing companies rarely work. I lead the team as if they were my in-house employees. How did Eastern Peak Software perform from a project management standpoint? We led the project ourselves, and we managed all the aspects of scheduling and all that happened from our end. In those terms, it's hard to judge their project management, estimations and all those skills since we did all of that. What distinguishes Eastern Peak Software from other providers? I guess the best thing would be to say that they are flexible. I wanted to break away from all the processes they had, and they were OK with that. Also, I was able to negotiate with them a deal that I was comfortable with in terms of payments and so on. The best part for me was that I was able to get the guys for the things that I needed, and I was able to make them part of my organization, which is rare in the outsourcing world. You always feel that they're part of the outsourcing company, and not your company. I was able to make Eastern Peak Software feel as if they were my guys, working with my processes, with our quality standards, and so forth. I continued to work with the same group later on, and they were able to free up the same group of people for me for the next project. That's why I didn't have to do the whole learning process and processes again with a new team, but I was able to get my guys, so to speak, for the next project. Is there anything Eastern Peak Software could have improved or done differently? I think what they could improve on is some sort of unified quality, management, communication, and so forth. It's more of a body shopping kind of business. They rent out resources, but they don't necessarily give you a certain process. When you want to develop a Ruby on Rails application, they don't have their own way of doing it. They'd rather have a Ruby developer who is good, but it's more up to you how you do things and so forth. That's good for people like me, but maybe not necessarily so good where the client is not technically savvy. --- #### Software Development for Application Testing Platform **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2013 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak Software acts as the client’s outsourced development resource, providing programming services in a variety of languages including PHP, Python, and Ruby on Rails. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 5.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO, Application Testing Platform - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 11-50 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Sep 3, 2015 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak Software delivers quality work well within the set deadlines. The client has particularly high praise for the agency’s project management and flexibility. There has been no criticism for Eastern Peak Software and the agency is recommended to others. ""[Eastern Peak Software] were like a partner in terms of thinking and creating new concepts, new features, and new ideas."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your organization. The company provides a platform to manage quality assurance processes and themes. Let's say you're a company and you develop some mobile apps or a website, we provide you a platform to manage the entire QA process and your own themes. In addition, we have crowd-testing solutions. We have thousands of testers around the world with devices who can help the customer test their app or website in real-life conditions, with a real-life device, to do manual testing. The result of that testing will be featured in the same management platform that we offer. What is your position? I am the co-founder and CEO of the company. I started everything from the beginning. From the beginning, I used Eastern Peak as my software and platform developer. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What business challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak Software? They did the development of the platform for me, but also the whole product. They are my outsourcing company, and I used them to develop everything. **SOLUTION** Please describe the scope of their involvement in detail. They provided me with the technologies I needed. They gave me the required know-how in Python, PHP, and Ruby on Rails, all those development languages that I needed, and I had no team to do it. They gave me the knowledge, expertise, and experience in those types of programming languages. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak Software? It was a good reference. I got the reference from a friend of a friend, who used to use them in the past. It was word of mouth basically. Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms? That's confidential. I can say it was cost effective for me, and it was very fair pricing. I did a comparison, I didn't just go with them. I had a benchmark in the beginning, and their prices came somewhere in the middle. They weren't the cheapest ones and definitely not the most expensive ones. What is the status of this engagement? I started working them about two and a half years ago, and I'm working with them on an ongoing basis. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement? We had a timeline of 10 months to launch everything from the beginning. Once we did the spec writing of the product, all the way to the end until we launch it, they delivered a month before. They met the deadline of the delivery. Once we launched the product, it was obvious that they did good QA because we had very little bugs in the product. I had very few comments from users to tell me that something was wrong with either the app or the website. The first thing is that they were very good in terms of delivery. How did Eastern Peak Software perform from a project management standpoint? The second thing that I can say about them is excellent project management. I have a direct line with the CEO of the company, and whenever I had something that needed the involvement of somebody in Eastern Peak, I have a direct line, either by phone or by e-mail, to the CEO of Eastern Peak, and immediately it was resolved. This is one of the things I like the most, the fact that I have someone to talk to when I have a problem or something is not in line with what I expected. What distinguishes Eastern Peak Software from other providers? First of all, Eastern Peak Software is very flexible. At certain periods, I need more people or less people, and they are very flexible and easy to change. At a certain point, I needed only two people, one back-end and one front end. At another time, I needed seven people because I had to go deep into the iOS and Android in addition to the back-end and front end. They were very flexible. It was very easy to move from two to seven developers with one phone call. Knowledge-wise, the project manager was very experienced with the platform. I had a lot of excellent feedback, and the project manager was almost like a product architect for me. He gave me a lot of advice and a lot of valuable information about future features. He was almost like a development partner, but also with great ideas on the technology and architecture of the product. That's something I really appreciated. They weren't just a bunch of people working in a room developing. They were like a partner in terms of thinking and creating new concepts, new features, and new ideas. Is there anything Eastern Peak Software could have improved or done differently? I was quite happy with the result, so I can't think of anything right now. I keep working with them, so I guess it means that they did a good job for me. I can't think of something that needs to be improved at the moment. --- #### App Development for Education Test Prep Company **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2013 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak Software provided a variety of services for the client as they built their learning management system including technical writing and development management. **Review Rating**: 4.5 - Quality: 4.5 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** CEO, Maximum Education - Industry: Education - Client size: 51-200 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Aug 21, 2015 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak Software contributes quality work and and helps the client achieve their business goals. The agency is praised for their flexibility and ability to quickly scale up. Eastern Peak Software is highly recommended to others. ""They [Eastern Peak Software] will deploy a correct solution to reach your goals. It feels like you can beat the deadlines with them, and that is very valuable."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your organization. Maximum Education is a test prep educational company that operates in the Russian Federation. What is your position? I am the CEO. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What business challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak Software? We needed them to build, quite rapidly, a learning management system and a variety of instruments to engage our students online. We are sort of a hybrid company, we teach both in class and online settings. Two years ago, we were a startup company, and we engaged Eastern Peak in this project of rapidly developing the first and second iteration of the learning management system as well as some marketing tools that come along, like the website and different things that accompany our business. Eastern Peak helped build the LMS, a couple of websites, and connect us into one system that helps market and deploy our services. **SOLUTION** Please describe the scope of their involvement in detail. It would be hard for me to go deep into the technologies they used because that is a question for a more technical person. In general, the work they did for us is from conceptualizing the tasks at hand, understanding what needs to be done. They provided all sources of writing, technical documents and product specification, product plan, and then managing the development process. The whole thing was outsourced. It was only a product manager on our side who was overseeing the process. They created the first version of the product outline, the product specifications, and then deployed a team that created all of the materials we use. It's hard for me to say exactly what technologies they used. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak Software? We found them through references from people I know. Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms? I can't say what it is exactly, but it varies based on the complexity of the task. What is the status of this engagement? The project is still ongoing. We started working with them about two and a half years ago, more or less, with different levels of intensity. Some were very intense, and some were less, such as when we had the offseason in terms of development. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement? The most important thing for us was moving fast, and achieving our business goals. It helped us go to market fast. We were able to create an online presence in record time. How did Eastern Peak Software perform from a project management standpoint? What's good is the flexibility they provide with different types of knowledge, different types of developers, the ability to scale up quickly, and the ability to scale down when needed. When you know what you want to do, they are a good partner to execute that. They are flexible in terms of their approach and their skills. What distinguishes Eastern Peak Software from other providers? It's hard for me to say since I don't have a lot of experience with other companies. I think if I had to estimate this based on what I know and what I hear, mainly, it is Eastern Peak's flexible approach, their ability to meet deadlines. They will deploy a correct solution to reach your goals. They're not as bureaucratized as the large IT [information technology] shops. It feels like you can beat the deadlines with them, and that is very valuable. Is there anything Eastern Peak Software could have improved or done differently? The flexibility has its own downside. When you're flexible and you're modeled like that, then you're not as structured as other companies. It seems to me that they are growing, that they will go that way as they become bigger. You have to have more processes at hand. The key is to keep that flexibility while growing and have more structured processes. --- #### App Development for Freelance Consultant **The Project** - Services: Custom Software Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2012 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak Software provides a variety of services for the client including back-end and front-end development, iOS and Android development, and UI/UX design. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 4.0 - Cost: 4.0 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Freelance Consultant - Industry: Other industries - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Phone Interview - Verified **The Review** — Aug 11, 2015 **Feedback Summary**: Eastern Peak Software consistently contributes high quality work to the client’s projects. The agency never fails to meet their deadlines. Eastern Peak Software is recognized for their commitment to customer satisfaction. ""Eastern Peak Software also cares about their employees. I know they're doing a lot to make both their customers and their employees satisfied."" **BACKGROUND** Please describe your organization. Currently, I am a freelancer. I am a project manager, I have some clients from the U.S. and Europe. In the past, I worked for a cloud engines company, and developed some cloud-based storage. In my position at both cloud engines as well as a freelancer, I was working with Eastern Peak Software. From my point of view, working with Eastern Peak is a very good solution. They provide end-to-end solutions to the client –design requirements, development, testing – everything that I need to provide a good product to my client. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What business challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak Software? It was a sales challenge, and it's a challenge every time I work with Eastern Peak because I work remotely. It's kind of difficult to manage people remotely, but we found solutions. We used to work with agile scrum methodology to manage the projects. Instead of stand-up meetings, we had stand-up calls every morning. This way, I have the control of what they're doing. **SOLUTION** Please describe the scope of their involvement in detail. I will give you a couple of examples. For instance, in cloud engines, they developed some storage cloud-based solution, and they have web clients and mobile clients. We used Eastern Peak to develop part of the iOS application, just to back up our local software development. The guys from Eastern Peak were like members of our team. They worked closely with R&D [research and development] in Israel, and I was managing them. As a freelancer, I was managing some projects for a U.S. customer that required the development of an end-to-end solution. It's was a website, iOS application, and Android application. We had a team of nine engineers from Eastern Peak who worked on this project, and I managed them. It was back-end development, front-end development, iOS, Android development, and UI/UX [user interface/user experience] design. How did you come to work with Eastern Peak Software? The owner of Eastern Peak is a friend of mine. We had to work together with some companies before. Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms? The price range is flexible, and it depends on the project and the position that you need. If you want some senior developer or you want a team lead, the prices are flexible. They have two models of pricing – monthly-based payment and per-hour. It also depends on the duration of the project. If you have a commitment of at least three months, their rates will be on a monthly basis. If you don't have a commitment for three months, the rates will be on an hourly basis. It's hard to say. It depends on each project and its duration. What is the status of this engagement? I've been working with them for about three years, and the relationship is still ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement? If the projects hadn't been successful, I wouldn't have continued working with them. I always need to deliver the project to my clients on time. If the project isn't delivered on time, I wouldn't continue working with them, but that's never happened with Eastern Peak. How did Eastern Peak Software perform from a project management standpoint? They're familiar with a lot of project management methodologies: waterfall and agile scrum. For me, because the projects are dynamic and the team is remote, it's more effective to use an agile scrum methodology. They're familiar with all the popular project management tools, like JIRA, YouTrack, Trello, and Redmine. The guys are using all of those tools. What distinguishes Eastern Peak Software from other providers? I think what is important for Eastern Peak Software is customer satisfaction. I used to work in a company that worked with another offshore development team, and I see the difference between that one and Eastern Peak. It's about commitment. They're very committed, and they care about your satisfaction. Eastern Peak Software also cares about their employees. They have some weekly courses for the employees to improve their English. They have some sport courses. I know they're doing a lot to make both their customers and their employees satisfied. Is there anything Eastern Peak Software could have improved or done differently? They have a lot of projects from the U.S., and I think they need to have more English speakers in the company, but they are already working on this, as I said. They put customer-facing people who can speak English fluently. --- #### Website Development for Fine Arts Platform **The Project** - Services: Web Development - Project size: Confidential - Project length: Jan. 2025 - Ongoing **Project Summary**: Eastern Peak has developed a digital platform for a fine arts platform. They've built the technical structure and features, created the front- and backend components, integrated Stripe, and automated workflows. **Review Rating**: 5.0 - Quality: 5.0 - Schedule: 5.0 - Cost: 4.5 - Willing to Refer: 5.0 **The Reviewer** Founder, Artic One LLC - Industry: Arts, entertainment & music - Client size: 1-10 Employees - Review Type: Online Review - Verified **The Review** — May 6, 2026 **Feedback Summary**: In only 3 months, the platform has seen great success, with over 500 active members and a 25% daily usage rate. Eastern Peak has delivered a high-quality product that meets the client's vision. Their technical expertise and ability to understand and execute the client's ideas are commendable. ""Their understanding of my ideas and their ability to bring them to action are impressive."" **BACKGROUND** Introduce your business and what you do there.I’m the founder of StudioToGallery, an art professional with 20 years experience in the fine arts industry. Our platform connects artists with galleries, collectors, and cultural opportunities, creating a supportive bridge between the studio and the wider art world. Through curated visibility, community, and professional guidance, we help emerging and established artists to be seen and to grow. **OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE** What challenge were you trying to address with Eastern Peak?We needed help creating a platform manageable by only one person. **SOLUTION** What was the scope of their involvement?Eastern Peak has helped bring our vision to life by developing the digital platform and technical structure needed to connect artists, galleries, collectors, and cultural opportunities. Their work supports us in creating a professional, accessible space where artists can gain visibility, share their practice, and grow within a wider creative community. Easter Peak has delivered the full technical development of our platform, building the core infrastructure and features needed to support artists, galleries, collectors, and users. Their work includes AWS hosting, GitHub-based development management, artist profile pages, automated payment systems, automated email workflows, Stripe integration, and the overall backend and frontend components required to run the platform professionally.What is the team composition?We work with 2–5 teammates from Eastern Peak.How did you come to work with Eastern Peak?We found them through an online search. We chose them over other options because our company values aligned.How much have you invested with them?The project cost is confidential.What is the status of this engagement?We started working with them in January 2025, and our engagement is ongoing. **RESULTS & FEEDBACK** What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?We’ve seen progress and success at the same time. In three months, we’ve had 750 member applications and 537 active members in our program. Our conversion rate is high; two-thirds of applicants convert into members and stay. Only two members have canceled the service out of 537 members. Moreover, 10% of the members use the platform daily, and 50% use our Discord channel. Additionally, members like the platform and are now asking for more services. We’re working on the new services at the moment.How did Eastern Peak perform from a project management standpoint?They have a fantastic team; I’m very happy with their services. They’re excellent.What did you find most impressive about them?Their understanding of my ideas and their ability to bring them to action are impressive. They have very good execution, and it’s nice to talk to them.Are there any areas they could improve?No, there aren’t any. --- ## Portfolio & Awards ### Leaplines - Learning Management System for Companies and Their Employ­ees Leaplines is an E-Learning company with a new perspective on training. ### Bizzabo - Event Planning for the 21st Century Bizzabo is the world’s fastest growing event technology company that empowers event marketers to manage, measure and grow professional events across the globe. Their platform brings people together by providing all the tools necessary for organizers to create rewarding events. As a constantly evolving company, Bizzabo was determined to expand the functionality of their platform for end-users. They aimed to move towards the next level of commercial success by improving existing abilities and implementing new ideas. Read a detailed case study: https://easternpeak.com/bizzabo-event-success-platform/ ### DPD The leading provider of parcel services in Europe with a unique, high-capacity transport network with more than 500 DPD depots in more than 30 countries. ### Gett - global taxi service. #1 for on-demand corporate transportation globally driving half the Fortune 500.   Taxi service launched in 57 cities including New York, London, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, and all across Israel. Built by our core team from the ground up. ### Fly - a leading mobile phone manufacturer in Asia ROM/Firmware for both Android and a custom OS. ### Western Union A platform to observe the results of competitors on a daily basis. A comprehensive web crawling engine and data mining system for various financial information to be collected, normalized and analysed.  An adaptive and customizable reporting dashboard with extensive data visualization tools. Complete integration with the internal company BI system and reporting services.  ### Kasefet - financial service Service that centralizes all your financial accounts in one place. A data mining system to collect and analyse consumer financial data from multiple sources. A user’s dashboard with personalized suggestions and offers from service partners. Integration with financial data sources such as retail banks, insurance companies, utility companies etc.  ### Predict That Predict That allows you to make a prediction by picking a roster of players for a game or just predict how an individual player will do in the game. Design Mobile app development Web development (AngularJS) ### Bonshine Marketing website, web platform and mobile apps for an environmentally friendly, waterless car wash solution. The service brings the flexibility and real-time response of the digital era to the carwash industry, revolutionizing the way people see the car cleaning service. ### European Commission A web application built for EC and aimed at controlling the amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse pollutants which are emitted to the atmosphere by the European countries. Every city that wants to participate, defines the current amount of emissions, creates a reduction plan for the next 10 or 20 years and then gives a status report every 2-3 years. The system tracks the actual progress vs. the plan, and creates statistical data about the level of goal achievement. ### Project with Soho House ### Project with Hewlett Packard Enterprise ## Key Clients - DPD Group ## Packages ## About the Team ### Our Story We’ve gathered Eastern Europe’s most experienced architects and engineers, designers and product managers to help companies create innovative digital solutions and gradually transform existing business processes utilizing best practices in the IoT, Automotive, AR/VR, Big Data, Cloud, Web and Mobile space.During the years we tested each of our members getting smarter and better together. Now we are united as one, ready to collaborate with you as if we have known each other long before. ## Locations (5) ### London, England (Headquarters) - 1 St Katharine’s Way, London, E1W 1UN - London E1W 1YL - England - 16 - 20 employees - Phone: +44 (0)20 8068 4946 ### Kharkiv, Ukraine - Klochkivska str. - Kharkiv 61000 - Ukraine - 201 - 250 employees - Phone: +1 (646) 889-1939 ### Herzliya, Israel - 1 Shankar St, Herzliya, Israel - Herzliya 4672501 - Israel - 10 - 15 employees - Phone: +972 (9) 374-0318 ### New York, NY - 110 Wall St - New York, NY 10005 - United States - 16 - 20 employees - Phone: +1 (646) 889-1939 ### Manchester, England - Quay St - Manchester M3 - England - 2 - 5 employees - Phone: +44 (0)20 8068 4946 ## Contact Eastern Peak [Send a message](https://clutch.co/profile/eastern-peak) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/EasternPeakSoftware) - [X](https://twitter.com/eastern_peak)