Software Development for Innovative Businesses
Vantino is a Swiss software company offering consulting and agile development services in Web, Mobile Development, Analytics, Machine Learning and DevOps.
We provide both reliable and cost-effective software solutions for businesses thanks to a hybrid approach, where our team of experienced Project Managers based in Switzerland leads a team of developers based in our office in Kyiv.
We've already assisted many companies on their way to innovation. Here you can find some of our Use cases: https://vantino.com/company/blog
headquarters
other locations
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30A, Zhylianska StKyiv, KV 02000Ukraine
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Portfolio
Schilliger, Synergix, VisionApartments, Creative Technologies, NDA clients
Business Connector Platform
Vantino developed a swiss business connector platform, where businesses could find partners.
Website for Schilliger
During the last year, Schilliger has been redesigning its website to provide better information and additional services to its customers online. Schiliger's marketing team in particular needed more flexibility to create Web content, one of the goal being to give a better visibility to the rich catalog of the company.
Vantino has developed the website based on Django and Django-CMS. Our team has worked to integrate the new website smoothly within the company workflows, and to connect it with the existing ERP. Thanks to the CMS, Schilliger's team can now easily manage the content to provide more information to its customers, and the online catalog is regularly and progressively extended with new products.
Web Platform for FFU
FFU Marketing and Vantino recently agreed to cooperate for developing their new Web platform. FFU Marketing is an exclusive subsidiary which is in charge of the commercial and marketing activities of the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU). Vantino has already designed a new landing page capturing potential leads, and developed a new CMS for managing efficiently the content of FFU Marketing website.
Next steps of FFU Marketing digital strategy include the development of the following modules for their new web platform:
- comprehensive presentation website
- fan club
- online store
- FRM solution (i.e., CRM in the parlance of the football industry)
The primary goal of the new Web platform is to increase the online visibility and bring new revenue channels to FFU brand and its sub-brands. The developments are thus geared in priority toward the following aspects:
- Creation of a Web platform for increasing the audience coverage and engagement, as well as for promoting FFU brands and its sub-brands.
- Development of an online store for selling branded goods.
- Integration of CRM tools for managing the client database.
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Vantino team has selected cutting-edge technologies to build in a productive way the new Web platform for FFU Marketing, and follows an agile approach to maximize the added-value and quality of the new functionalities being developed.
Multifunctional Web Platform
Our client is an accounting and HR management company, which decided to develop a Web platform to automate as many internal processes as possible — petty cash routine, accounting reports, payment operations, invoice and receipt scanning, HR documents and different workflows. The company also wanted to get a global view of customers’ activities and all information to be collected in one place.
Challenges
In the very beginning, the clients considered using external online services, but they had so many specific operations and workflows that it was not possible to find a set of services meeting their needs. The fact that Swiss laws vary from one canton to the other was one more reason to consider a custom Web platform.
Another challenge was to make the platform work not only for employees but for customers as well and to provide them with a flexible and easy-to-use platform.
Solution
The system was developed on the open-source Symfony 4 framework, which is one of the best PHP frameworks currently available. We connected the platform to various third-party APIs and Saas products, including Tableau (analytics software), Ogone (payment service), M-Files (document management) and Xtracta (data entry software). Also, our team connected the Web platform to various banking systems and ensured it was well protected.
A scanning mobile app was another solution provided by our full-stack web development team. It was customized to allow end-users to upload scanned bills from smartphones to the system. The app used Xtracta API to enable optical character recognition (OCR) and extract relevant information from receipts and bills automatically. The interface was designed carefully in order to create a great user experience. For those who were new to the ERP system — an interactive tutorial would be enabled.
In terms of management, we used Agile methodology that allowed us to deliver a quality product in time within the allocated budget.
Our Use cases and blog
https://vantino.com/company/blog
Reviews
the project
Product Design for App Company
"They’re very autonomous and have a great deal of experience."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the co-founder of a consumer mobile application. The purpose is to create a super local medium where you can discuss with neighboring people easily.
What challenge were you trying to address with Vantino?
The objective was to build an MVP. We wanted a fully functioning prototype of the application.
What was the scope of their involvement?
They built the product on open source solutions. They had to create the whole technical architecture for the product and then develop it from scratch. I also wanted to have both an iOS and Android app, so they chose a software framework called Flutter, which is a cross native framework that enables you to have a single code base for both platforms.
From there, they designed the architecture of the product, and then implemented it from start to finish.
What is the team composition?
It’s varied a little bit over the duration of the project, but roughly between one and a half and two and a half people work with us.
How did you come to work with Vantino?
Jimmy (Founder & CEO) was a friend of a friend, so we met informally. When I initiated my project, he encouraged me to do so and he presented the strengths of Vantino, which is a very agile and cost-efficient structure. I trusted that it was the right collaboration.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started in March 2018, and I’m still working with them today.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I operate on limited funding and we haven’t raised external capital yet, so we had a very tight budget to develop this MVP. We had to be very conscious about cost and Vantino achieved that very well.
Their involvement was like going from zero to one. We started with a blank page and the best testimonial to me is the fact that they were able to build it from scratch. We now have a product that is robust and scalable because of the architecture, which is exactly what users need. We’re about to launch it and put it in the hands of the public.
How did Vantino perform from a project management standpoint?
They’re very autonomous and have a great deal of experience. We fine-tune the brief together and make sure that we agree on the objectives, and then they just do it. They use Swiss the manage the project.
While we were building the product, on several occasions, we had to rethink the product from a UX perspective and they were very flexible. They are able to adjust to new constraints that I would give them as the product owner, but basically the conversation was very straightforward and clear. I have really enjoyed the collaboration.
What did you find most impressive about them?
I think the key is their level of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. We really receive good service for the money. Their expertise and how up to date with the latest solutions and technology on the market they are make them stand out.
For us, this was a huge gain. They have a team of developers in Ukraine where the cost is lower than in Western Europe so we have the best of both worlds. We get a very strong team and good value for money.
Are there any areas they could improve?
We co-constructed the product. I had this vision and we had to turn this vision into a product so I should blame myself for changing the scope of the project.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Prepare a brief of what you want and then spare some time for a discussion to fine-tune the brief with Vantino. The client knows what they want, but Vantino has the expertise and can find shortcuts or can open a discussion on trade-offs for functionalities versus the cost and the time.
I recommend having a very open discussion in terms of your budget, timeframe, and what you can do, then optimize together. Don’t come with a preconceived brief.
the project
IT Consulting & SI for Telemedicine Platform
"Their experience in the industry was impressive."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the COO and founder of a telemedecine platform
For what projects/services did your company hire Vantino?
We made public our code of the rule engine used COVID vaccination for Switzerland. We wanted to have a code review before.
How did you select this Vantino and what were the deciding factors?
Based on their experience in Erlang
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
Code review
How many resources from the Vantino team worked with you, and what were their positions?
1 CTO
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Code was made public
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
Very good
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Their experience in the industry was impressive.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
No
Delivering a fully functioning prototype of the app, Vantino satisfied the client’s needs and helped them achieve their vision. They were collaborative, giving feedback and incorporating flexibility into their approach to the work. Their cost-conscious, effective services were valuable.