Huboxt

Please describe your company and your position there.

GOES GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of pumping and stimulation equipment for the oil and gas industry. We offer hydraulic fracturing, drilling, cementing, acidizing, nitrogen, sand control and other well stimulation and pumping equipment and software (PRIME WSI). I am a Software Engineer.

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

We hired Huboxt to develope DMS Cloud, extension for our local Data Acquisition Software DMS. Target is to dispaly recorded job data and other parameters in various form online, in real time using standard internet browser.

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

Contact to Huboxt we got from a Headhunter. We had a few options and decided to choose Huboxt. In our project direct and continously contact with development team was very important.

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

1. Deployed on Amazon Cloud Service AWS, React JS, .Net Core, MySQL Step
2.  Local service for scanning DB end exporting data to cloud. - DMS Cloud DB / API / WEB - Online simple visualisation on graph and digital Step
3. DMS Auth DB / API - Account Management - Email based registration process - Integrating with our Online License System Step
4. Extending Export Service for other job data - Visualisation of added data Step
5. Saving and loading templates - Changes and improvements - Multilanguage - Add color themes in Web

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

I was a main person throw whole development process. There were partially involved also Project Engineer, PLC Software Manager and Sales Manager.

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

First impression is very good. Web is looking really modern and profesionall. Everythink works smoothly. User interface - easy and friendly. Showing items on multiple screens, reorder items by drag and drop and color themes are perfect. Saving and loading views as templates saves a lot of time. Good job!

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

In our weekly meetings we were discussing all issues from last week and planning in details tasks for a next week. For online task management we used "Trello" Comunication tool: emails, phone calls, skype, zoom, Google Meet and WhatsApp.

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

They are very creative and engaged, doing software is their passion!

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

During our cooperation, we solved all minor misunderstandings and problems. We have started already next project with Huboxt.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a co-founder and the CTO of Viablock, Ltd. We’re based in London and offer an array of communications-related services and applications. We’re developing different applications in-house, related to the telecom industry, specifically emerging technologies.

What challenge were you trying to address with Huboxt?

We were looking for a firm or developer to build a mobile app for us.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Huboxt developed a VPN app for Android and iOS, based on our idea. They made the UI/UX of the app and started development after that.

What is the team composition?

Bogdan (Founder) has always been my main contact. I believe that he had a team working on the app in the background.

How did you come to work with Huboxt?

We found them on Upwork and gave them a quick job, after which we decided to engage them directly, outside of the platform.

How much have you invested with them?

The cost so far is around $1,500.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Huboxt in late-September 2020. We’ve just finished phase two of the project, and we’re thinking of engaging Huboxt for the next iteration. The Android app is live, and the iOS version is still under review.

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

They’re responsive, and they always give feedback and deliver on time. If there’s a delay on a deliverable, they’ll inform us on time.

How did Huboxt perform from a project management standpoint?

We have communication over email and a WhatsApp group. We can always communicate with them in real-time. We also use Google Meet, where we can share screens and exchange ideas.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They take ownership of tasks and provide end-to-end development. Huboxt took care of every single aspect of the mobile app, from UI/UX design to development.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t think so. There were no situations where they should’ve behaved differently, but it remains to be seen for the upcoming iterations. The complexity of the project will increase. We’ll be adding more features and settings to the app.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

With any company, it’s important to give them clear details on what exactly they need to develop. Clients should share specifics about the deliverables and set those against a proper timeline.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a product manager at GreenFood LLC, a tea company.

What challenge were you trying to address with Huboxt?

We’ve been trying to reach markets in Europe and Asia. We needed someone to build an informational website for us. We had tried a different company and we were disappointed because time was passing and we weren’t receiving anything we wanted.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed our informational website. We have the website on our local servers. Since we don’t have all the products we want to deliver, we didn’t launch yet. We’re in the process.

What is the team composition?

We’re always in contact with Bogdan (Lead Developer/Product Manager) and the designer. They also have 3-4 other developers.

How did you come to work with Huboxt?

We found them at a local exhibition where there were a lot of companies. We found a few and the others weren’t as great as we expected. We made a request for Huboxt and they did a small project and we were satisfied.

We shared what our company was about and what we wanted to achieve and we showed what kind of products we can share with people so they could understand what we want. They were okay with that and understood what we wanted.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent between $4,000-$5,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in October 2019 and the work is ongoing.

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

We told them what we wanted and they delivered what we wanted. So far, it looks like how we wanted it. We had some interesting designs with the packet of tea launching in the cup and it looks very nice. All the information and products look great. They did well for us.

How did Huboxt perform from a project management standpoint?

They are very attentive. We had some meetings because they’re located in Ukraine. We had a meeting with their owner and their designer. They always delivered what we asked and delivered it on time. They made all the changes we wanted to make. They were very cooperative. We use Skype and a tracking system where they show their boards during the meetings.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They deliver on time perfectly. They’re really attentive to what we were asking for. They were always available when we needed them. They give us a lot of information and help us a lot. They make things look very easy so we can understand how it works. When we go to launch the site, they will help us because we have an agreement about that. This will be a great step for our company. I believe this website will bring us to the next level.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Everything was okay. I give them 5/5. They were great in communication and timing. Their design was also nice. They gave us a nice price.