Yalantis

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the technical engineering manager at a fintech startup that provides a capital marketplace for small businesses. We allow small businesses to raise capital and investors to connect with companies they usually won’t invest in. 

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

We needed help building our technology. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

Yalantis is helping us develop our fairly complex web and iOS apps. They provide project management and frontend development using React and JavaScript. In addition, they help us with QA testing.

There are parts of the app that Yalantis has built from scratch, but they’ve also inherited some aspects of the project. 

What is the team composition?

I’ve worked with two backend developers, an iOS developer, a project manager, and two QA specialists. 

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

Yalantis has been with our company since the very beginning, even before I’ve come on board. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $50,000–$200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

They’ve been working with us since January 2017, and our partnership is ongoing. 

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

Our engagement with Yalantis has been ongoing since 2017 — that’s the strongest indicator that they are delivering according to, if not more than, our expectations. 

We’ve encountered bugs and setbacks, but Yalantis’ team has been remarkably resilient. They are in Ukraine, and we’ve had a dicey situation after Russia invaded. Nonetheless, Yalantis has stepped up to the plate and remained communicative. 

They’ve had a contingency plan, and we haven’t experienced any downtime. They are dependable despite working through bombing raids — that’s a testament to their willpower and commitment to the project. 

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

Yalantis’ project management is good. Their project manager is very proactive and stays on top of things. It’s unusual that I have to remind them about tasks — they take the initiative and bring up ideas. 

Additionally, Yalantis has helped create the next version of our project management. I’m very impressed, as they’ve done an excellent job managing the relationship, considering that we’re in a dynamic environment as a startup. 

We use Jira, Confluence, and other tools to collaborate. We communicate through Slack, daily stand-up meetings, and weekly planning meetings. We also do code reviews, and everyone is involved in reviewing and understanding the code.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Yalantis’ dedication is impressive — I’m confident that they can figure it out when we assign tasks. They have a lot of resources, so even though one of their developers is stuck on something, they can reach out to other teammates to get information. That diversity of talent is a significant advantage that they have over their competitors. 

Additionally, Yalantis integrates well with resources from other vendors and our in-house team. They’re good at working cross-collaboratively. They’ve gotten into a product mindset and think about the product and users. They also take on bits of leadership within each of their roles — they take the initiative and contribute with a sense of project ownership. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything. We consistently have channels of communication to provide feedback, which is great. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

They prefer clarity in requirements. 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the VP of engineering at Minera, a SaaS company. We create Google Chrome extensions and SDKs that allow users to create interactive how-to guides for their customers and employees. It helps them easily navigate SaaS products. 

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

We brought on Yalantis for website development and to create our Google Chrome extension. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

Yalantis provides us with back- and frontend development resources. Their backend engineers are working on API development in Goland. The frontend team is focusing on the web and Google Chrome extension development, using Vue, Linux, and VanillaJS. I like to embed Yalantis' developers directly into my team. I make sure the work I have for Yalantis is suited for each of their developers' focus areas — we work with resources with a range of skills and experiences. We signed a long-term contract, so Yalantis will also provide maintenance services. 

What is the team composition?

We work with four teammates, including two mid- and senior-level engineers, a client engagement specialist, and a project manager. 

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

I worked with Yalantis at my previous company; my personal engagement with them started in 2014. 

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent a little over $30,000 with Yalantis so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together on this project in February 2022, and it's ongoing. 

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

We measure the pull requests that we're opening and merging — we expect those metrics to increase as we bring on more engineers, and they have. Starting in January, our pull request openings and merges and feature work have been much higher than last year. Yalantis is very accommodating — they've made changes when an engineer hasn't worked out for us. We can exchange engineers as needed. I think Yalantis has exceeded our expectations in some ways; the first engineer we brought on has done a lot to increase our efficiency. 

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

We pay Yalantis to work a certain amount of hours a month, and they always stick to those times. Yalantis has met their internal deadlines and our project timeline estimates. Their timeline assessments are good and always deliver when they say they will. We usually communicate with them through email and Slack. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

I keep working with Yalantis because of their technical skills. I've worked with other outsourcing companies that are also very technical, but Yalantis invests in their employees to ensure their communication is superb. They put a lot of effort into English-language communication and their engineers always have excellent communication skills. They can convey precisely what needs to be conveyed. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I haven't been disappointed in Yalantis, so I don't have anything for them to improve. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I'd advise customers to be clear about their needs and ensure they don't change dramatically every month. Customers need to be clear about what they need to get done and what skills they need to get it done. I'd suggest developing a three-month roadmap before engaging Yalantis. 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Astraeus Health Corporation, a health technology company.

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

We needed a company that could help us develop a mobile app, build the MVP for our web app, and assist us with the integration of various hardware components.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Yalantis is helping us with the development of a web platform MVP and a mobile app. The web app, which is a video engagement platform for patients and hospitals, was built using React, and the Android app was built in Kotlin and Go. We’re focusing on developing the app’s Android version for now, but it’s eventually going to be cross-platform.

We started off with a one-month discovery phase, where we went through all of the specifications of the web app and the mobile app. After all of that was done, we developed all the user stories and generated all the features that we required. They then transitioned all of that over to their software development team.

Aside from that, Yalantis is in charge of QA and bug testing. They track all the bugs and let me know when they're resolved, after which they upload new versions of the application and make updates.     

What is the team composition?

We work with a project manager, two business analysts, two designers, two mobile app developers, and about eight engineers who work on the web app’s front- and backend.

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

We found Yalantis on Clutch. I searched through 50-60 different companies and looked through all previous works. I specifically chose companies that have specific healthcare experience so that they would be familiar with the industry’s compliance and data privacy issues.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $170,000 so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in October 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.

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

We haven't launched the products yet, but I’d that the apps are excellent in terms of their reliability, performance, responsiveness, load times, and overall user experience.

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

Yalantis has performed well in terms of project management. We communicate regularly via Slack, and we also have 2-3 meetings per week. We use Confluence and Jira for project management.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Yalantis’ strongest points are definitely their software engineering and design expertise.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t think there’s anything they could have done better. They’ve done a great job for the amount of time that we’ve been working on the products — we’ve had a ton of progress in the last six months despite the large scope of the project. Their pricing is also reasonable, especially compared to the other vendors I reached out to.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Having a detailed proposal at the beginning of the engagement would be helpful. As long as you’re very clear about what you want out of the engagement, everything will go smoothly.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Husto. We’re building an online travel agency that takes a different spin on our business model and technology than other established companies do.

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

They’ve been working on our frontend, but now we’ve started working with them on further developing our platform’s backend to help us access a larger supply of hotels and airlines.

What was the scope of their involvement?

I’m not sure what technology stack we’re using but I’m fairly certain it’s Ruby on Rails. We’ve been working together for so long that we’ve already established a working process. Rather than send them a scope to deliver, we create one together, collaborating on what we should and shouldn’t do.

What is the team composition?

The team has expanded since we started on the backend work. It now includes a project manager, two business analysts (they handle research), a QA resource, two backend developers, a frontend developer, and a designer.

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

We looked at and interviewed a number of places, but Yalantis’ price and quality of website and services got us in the door. After many months together, their price and diligence have kept us working with them. They always bring good suggestions that either cut the price or deliver a better product, or sometimes both.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent north of $350,000 so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working together since January 2018.

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

One big milestone is that we’re about to launch our beta. This is a long time coming for us because our industry requires lots of work before public release. It’s an amazing accomplishment.

What’s unique about Yalantis is they’re not used to releasing a beta with bugs. Normally, they do all of the bug fixes before the public release. This perspective helped with our beta; in the last week before launch, they’ve fixed a whole ton of bugs, including 9-10 in a single session.

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

One benefit of working with Yalantis is the time they spend on research. Rather than just saying “yes” and building something without thinking, they find the best way to accomplish every task. They won’t be the people to start coding and then find the best pieces along the way.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their adaptability has impressed me. We have a few internal developers, and where most vendors dislike working with in-house developers, Yalantis is more than willing to collaborate and be a singular team. Our people share tasks and work together on timelines and managing the work.

Are there any areas they could improve?

While there was a small language barrier initially, it doesn’t exist anymore. There’s nothing else they could improve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

To save time and money for yourself, come to the table with a cohesive idea that you’ve spent time researching. Yalantis can build a product with something loose, but it will take time and money to do the research for you. The more information you provide, the better.

This review was published on September 14th, 2018.

Kevin Moreno

CEO, Half Cost Hotels

Hospitality & Leisure

1-10 Employees

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio, United States (26144)

$50,000 to $199,999

Jan 2018 - Ongoing

Project summary

Yalantis is building a travel booking website from the ground up. They refined a broad project scope, designed the frontend interface, and are currently developing the platform’s backend.

Feedback summary

Yalantis delivered an innovative UI/UX that’s engaging and user-friendly. They took the provided creative direction and produced a truly ambitious design. Their team works diligently to construct a stable backend infrastructure. A proactive management staff ensures a transparent experience.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Half Cost Hotels. We’re an online travel agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

My partners and I have solid technology backgrounds, but we wanted to bring in expert-level coders to develop our site. We initially hired Yalantis for their frontend design prowess. However, the engagement evolved into a more comprehensive project.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Yalantis began the development process by working with us to establish a project scope. We gave them as much information as we could over the phone to communicate how we wanted the design to look. We also sent links to existing websites, even some outside of the travel industry, to demonstrate our vision. They essentially approached the project from scratch and provided a mind map that detailed the scope. My partners and I looked it over and made some minor changes, but we mostly stayed true to their original design.

Yalantis’s team is currently building out the front- and backend of the website per the agreed upon outline. They’re using Ruby on Rails and a host of other technologies to create a custom platform. We have bi-weekly calls with them to discuss development issues and review feature demonstrations. The project is set to total around 10–11 programming sprints before the site is complete. They make sure to send detailed reports of each sprint upon completion.

What is the team composition?

We primarily interact with three resources including a project manager and a requirement analyst. However, we occasionally speak with their design and development leads, respectively. In that sense, we work with a total of five people from their team.

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

I was doing market research on the travel industry and stumbled upon an article they’d written about online travel agencies. I followed the article to their site and realized that were web developers. That happened to take place around the time we were looking for a development firm, so I decided to reach out. Our relationship continued from there.

How much have you invested with them?

The finished project will likely cost upwards of $150,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We first contacted them in January 2018 and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re all blown away with what they’ve been able to produce on the frontend. We can tell their inspiration comes from what we’ve provided, but they’ve also taken the project in a new direction. We appreciate that level of creativity. My internal team is currently tapping into the site’s backend to test the durability of the platform. That process is ongoing, but I haven’t heard any bad news thus far.

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

Our contacts regularly communicate with us via phone and email. We also utilize Slack on a daily basis. Each person has a different role and they’re forthcoming about who they manage. It’s been a smooth process so far and they’ve performed admirably.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their product is great and they perform as advertised. Combine that with their excellent customer service and it’s been a fantastic experience.

Are there any areas they could improve?

A slight language barrier can create the occasional miscommunication, but overall they’re skilled communicators.

Overall rating: 5

Quality: 5

Cost: 4.5

Schedule: 4.5

Willing to refer: 5

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the VP of engineering for a startup acquisition marketplace. I’ve been working in this capacity since June 2021, and I oversee all of the engineering efforts within our company alongside our VP of product. We come up with new features and innovations and find ways to get those to production and, eventually, to release.

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

Our main product is a marketplace for buying and selling startups, so we launched a side project with the goal of building a platform that could come up with valuations for startups. After our users have created their accounts and connected their Stripe accounts to our platform, we wanted to be able to draw data from their Stripe accounts and other external resources to come up with valuations for their product.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We hired Yalantis for two phases of our project, one of which happened prior to me joining the company. I came in towards the end of phase one, which Andrew (Project Manager & PMO Associate) mostly helped with. We then launched phase two of the project and took the product to market.

Yalantis built the platform from scratch using React on the frontend and Golang on the backend. We deployed it on AWS. 

What is the team composition?

Because of a bit of a delay on our side, there was a shift in personnel between the phases of the project. Generally speaking, however, there was one frontend developer, one backend developer, a DevOps engineer, a designer, and a project manager. 

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

I wasn’t yet involved when our company found Yalantis, but when I took over for phase two of the project, I had reviewed all of their code and found it to be very organized. I had also heard from people involved in phase one that the Yalantis team was easy to work with. 

How much have you invested with them?

It was within the range of $50,000–$100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project lasted from April–November 2021.

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

When working with an outsourced company, we look out for three key things: trust, competitive pricing, and reliability. Yalantis checked all of those boxes; they were very open and transparent about their pricing and the use and release of credentials. They also put a lot of diligence into breaking the project down into engineering hours per person. They went on to track that on a weekly basis, which was key to making sure that we were on track with our goal while staying within our budget. 

On top of all of that, the Yalantis team wrote really great code and was flexible in terms of the process. A lot of outsourcing companies either stick to their own process or hope that we would be the ones to implement our own while they provide the muscle. Yalantis, however, adapted to our toolsets and straddled the line between working within our existing infrastructure and bringing in new ideas. It was really turnkey.

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

Despite the fact that we had a little bit of personnel turnover due to delays on our side, Yalantis was able to restart the project and get the new people ramped up quickly. By the time we were ready, it was like we hadn’t missed a beat, which was great. Yalantis was so good at detailed and high-level planning that we even had to take them a step back when everything was good enough. 

We used Jira for project management, Excel and Google Sheets for cost estimation and tracking, and Slack for communication. They were very responsive and highly involved in making sure that the project was proceeding the way we wanted.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Yalantis’s impressive organizational structure and project management system really made us feel like the project was progressing in the right direction. We always had deep insight into what they’re working on and how they’re tracking that against our goals and budget. They’re easily one of the best outsourcing companies I’ve worked with in terms of high-level planning.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, we had a great experience with them. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Yalantis is happy to drive the project by putting their own structure in place or by adapting to yours, so you can expect that level of flexibility whether you want a hand-off type of project or want to be heavily involved in the process. My advice is to think about how you want them to fit into your organization and guide them on how much of their own process you want to use or how much you want them to integrate with yours. 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of product software for an electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

We hired Yalantis to fill the gap in our engineering resources. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

The Yalantis team is helping us develop a piece of software for our business. The details of the software are confidential.

What is the team composition?

We’ve requested multiple resources for Yalantis, including a project manager, an iOS engineer, an Android developer, and a QA engineer. 

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

We found them through an internal reference from our company; we also saw their known work. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent somewhere around $250,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Yalantis in December 2020, and the project is ongoing. 

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

The KPIs on this project are limited because the goals are moving targets. Our business has had a lot of changes in direction since we’re a startup, so success metrics are pretty hard to nail down.

Anecdotally, the team is proficient in mobile development. They can use some more strength in terms of backend Node.js development, but they also seem to quickly find new resources and meet our high standards. 

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

Their project management and communication skills are great. In fact, I’m planning to turn their project manager into a program manager because he’s going to take on multiple projects. In other words, the individual I’ve been working with directly has been going way above and beyond his responsibilities. In terms of tools, we use Jira. We also use Slack for communication. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

What sets them apart is their dedication to the project and availability. Our working hours are different, and they essentially work when we’re asleep. However, I’m still able to reach their iOS engineer at around 2:30 in the afternoon our time, meaning it’s 12:30 at night in their time. He doesn’t have to tell me anything or need to be on Slack, but he’s there. He answers questions and does tasks. Simply put, their dedication to the project is a bit unexpected but highly appreciated. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

Some of their practices work well with ours, but some don’t. That’s partly because they’re firmly used to those practices while our startup has an open-ended format. This problem occurs on the engineering side. 

To be fair, we’ve only worked with them for over a year. It’s a little hard to criticize their process knowing our own processes somewhat get in their way. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Come as prepared as you can; the more prepared you are, the more Yalantis will be able to help you. Set the urgency and scope of the project if you want, but their team is totally capable of taking the project off of your hands as long as you know what you want — they can be a powerhouse for your project. 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the VP of Rakwireless, an IoT manufacturer. We’re in the business of hardware and software and we deliver modular, semi-, or completely finished solutions, depending on the industry and need. We are mainly focused on B2B.

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

We wanted to create a solution to help customers manage a fleet of devices more efficiently, so we approached Yalantis.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Yalantis is collaborating with third-party designers and security specialists, as well as with our internal architecture team, to create a web application using Node.js. They are focused on the development of an application that could interact with our gateways. The architecture is Circulus. 

After each delivery, Yalantis stresses the system to see how it performs under pressure and to ensure that the APIs are able to handle the load.

What is the team composition?

The team from Yalantis currently exist out of the following roles:

- Project Manager
- QA Engineer
- BE / FO engineer
- Performance engineer
- AT Engineer

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

We searched online and considered a few companies. Yalantis gave a rather detailed proposal for a good price. We had a good feeling with them, so we chose them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in April 2020, and our partnership is ongoing. Yalantis is currently involved in three other active projects.

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

The Yalantis team does a good job of meeting our requirements, and we find their codes to be of good quality. As many teams from different companies are involved, it took some time to get adjusted to each other in the beginning but Yalantis was able to pick things up quickly. 

Yalantis quickly resolves any issues we bring to their attention. They produce satisfactory work 99% of the time, and I don’t see the partnership ending any time soon.

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

We missed the first deadline because the team slightly underestimated the project. That was understandable, though, since the work is really complex and difficult to estimate. We have since collaborated to prioritize tasks and they’ve met all of our deadlines. 

For project management and communication, we use Slack, Jira, Confluence, and a few other tools. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Yalantis has proactive management, solid technical skills, and good inputs for solutions. They work quickly and precisely. We see them as part of our team and treat them as such.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It’s easy to underestimate the work required for complex technology like ours, so for our projects, Yalantis should (and already is) including more technical people in the beginning stages to ensure that there is a full understanding of the project scope.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

If they are a good fit for your needs, I definitely recommend working with them.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of Truhoo.es, an internet real estate portal company.

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

We needed a development partner so we hired Yalantis.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Yalantis developed our web portal and also still handles UX design for me. The design is created according to our brand book.  They’re an extension of our own team and are still working with us as we try to put the scope of the rental process fully online.

For the development, there is a comprehensive search algorithm that’s involved. Our portal is the first one in Spain that can search for houses based on amenities and features both inside and outside the house. For example, if someone wants a gym close to their apartment, they can look for a place within those parameters. With Yalantis, we created an app that integrated with Google’s mapping resources and some additional APIs. This allows us to pull the data and search the surrounding elements.

What is the team composition?

I work with a project manager and business analyst. The business analyst spends a lot of time considering the decisions we make to ensure they make sense — asking us why we want a feature or solution. There are head architects, back- and frontend developers, and a DevOps team. We also deal with UX teammates and their customer success manager. We have direct channels of communication with each person.

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

We selected Yalantis because they offered us the highest amount of due diligence around helping our investment team, keeping a record of progress, tracking money being spent, and developing the concept much further. 

Before we selected them, we looked at a total of four companies across multiple locations. We compared not just their experience, but also what they could do for us, their pricing, timeframe, and the professionalism of their sales people, and how well they understood our needs. Yalantis ended up winning over the other companies.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent between €500,000-€600,000 (approximately $606,600–$727,900 USD). 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in September 2019 and our project will be finished in April 2021.

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

The portal is working, so far, and we’ve had incredibly positive client reactions. Looking at the metrics we’re tracking, typically, we get more value for our money with Yalantis’ work. There are always times where it’s impacted by teammates being out, but they always perform above what we expect.

If we create a scope for two sprints, they often outperform the scope. I’m more than happy to recommend them. The work they’ve done has gone beyond our expectations.

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

We use a project management tool that works around the schedule performance index (SPI), cost predictive index (CPI), and the KPI. It shows us if we’re tracking our costs effectively in terms of how much money we’re putting in and how much work Yalantis is completing. There’s also a timeframe index to track if we’re completing our tasks at the speed we want to achieve. 

The project manager is my main point of contact. They set up direct Slack channels with us so we can all connect and have real-time communication. We have a 24-hour channel that we can engage during any downtime for us. We use Jira to track all the tasks and timeframes, and we use Confluence to unify all documentation.

I have a weekly meeting with the project manager to track the progress of the team and their overall project performance. We meet to understand if there are changes needed or how we’re being affected by general situations that happen.

The scope is all laid out and the project manager organizes the sprints into tasks. We have a sprint on a biweekly basis. If we have a task we need to quantify in terms of costs or hours, he will engage with the developers and quantify how many hours they expect something to take, what anomalies could happen, and best- or worst-case scenarios. 

Communication happens between our teams often on a daily basis. We engage with the team quite closely during sprint reviews to track what we could do differently. Yalantis is pretty transparent about any issues they find or how their work can be improved — they often request feedback. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’ve worked in very trying times with Yalantis; times that most companies wouldn’t have to deal with in their first year of creation. We’ve been impressed by their flexibility and facilitation during really difficult situations. 

More than anything else, I’m incredibly impressed with the effort that they’ve made, not only during these situations but also in terms of managing my investment team — the investment team was very concerned about investing further in a project during a pandemic and financial crisis. 

With Yalantis’ level of detail in project management, they've saved me several hours by not having to recalculate everything. I trust the work they’re doing because I verified it so many times before. The numbers they put forward are consistent — I know we’re going to overperform every sprint. I know the team is willing to put in the extra effort. That combination makes it really easy to deal with an investment team in the worst conditions we could imagine.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We’re such a small company and we work with them as an extension of our team. I may be stretching to find something to improve, but it’d be cool to get to know some of the developers that don’t partake in the day-to-day. For example, the backend developers tend to be more passive — sometimes they might leave the team and we won’t know that they left until we have a new backend developer later. 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I work at a financial advising company. I was consulting with the company through another software company where I’m a partner. I came on as the CTO in February 2020.

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

We’re competing in a space with high-level competitors. Right now, we use a mash-up of different software which is complicated both for our team and clients. 

We wanted to provide a better experience. So, we hired Yalantis to work on a cohesive software suite that does financial advising and offers investing services.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Yalantis has been working on creating a web app. They use React for the frontend and Node.js for the backend on AWS. They built integrations for document signing and making credit card and bank payments. 

Additionally, they’ve also done mass amounts of internal data collection for storing client information. The team has also handled security in terms of the secure storage of client information and processing of transactions.

What is the team composition?

We’ve been working with a project manager, business analysts, QA teammates, and front- and backend developers. The composition over time. We initially started with seven team members, but throughout 2019 we scaled up to develop a lot more. 

So, we were working with about 17 teammates. We’ve scaled back down and up again to address our budget and scheduling needs. Right now we’re working with 12–13 team members.

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

Through my experience of working with Yalantis when I was consulting at the software company, I brought them on when I made the transition to my current organization. We had some exposure to what they were capable of.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $600,000–$800,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement began in February 2019, and it’s ongoing.

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

The software they developed is amazing and the website is of production quality. My background is in software, so I’ve done code reviews of their work and everything looks great.

Additionally, the main thing is that the team is communicative and very transparent with their planning and expectations. They are also agile in terms of presenting their plan for each sprint and release. Everything is hands-on.

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

We’re able to go in and see what’s being worked on. If our expectations aren’t met, it’s on our own shoulders because the Yalantis does an amazing job of presenting the details. In terms of schedule, they stick to the timelines that are set.

The only con of their agile nature is that some of the prototyping and MVP work is a little slower because it needs to be planned out into a sprint which might not seem necessary to the rest of the business team. The quality has been fantastic, so it’s a trade-off.

We use Slack where they give us daily updates about what each teammate is working on. They also use Google Sheets and Jira. We can go anywhere to see what’s going on and make sure that we can do our own planning and make decisions on our end. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

I almost never find any bugs. The quality of the software makes them standout. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could improve their ability to break the mold and go off the planning for MVP or prototype work. There are some cases where we could skip out of the more detailed project management and QA work to develop those prototypes or MVPs, which would allow us to make decisions quicker.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Take advantage of the fact that they’re so transparent and have open communication. Yalantis writes down all of their information along the way so if some things have changed you can catch it before anything goes wrong.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder of an on-demand delivery app. We were set to launch in March but postponed the release because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What challenge were you trying to address with Yalantis?

We weren’t satisfied with our initial vendor that messed up the project. We needed a more capable team, so we went to Yalantis.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Yalantis designed and developed our on-demand delivery app for iOS version. After the iOS product launches, we plan to build the app for Android. As well, their team will add more features based on user feedback.

What is the team composition?

We worked with a team of 7–8 people including a project manager.

How did you come to work with Yalantis?

A colleague recommended Yalantis. I reviewed the work available on their website and downloaded one of their apps. It worked perfectly fine.

How much have you invested with them?

The project cost between $86,000–$87,000, excluding the fees associated with a freelancing platform.

What is the status of this engagement?

I intended to start working with Yalantis in 2018, but ended up giving the project to a different company. This project ran from July 2019–January 2020. However, I plan to keep working with them for bug fixes and changes.

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

We tested the app and it works perfectly fine. My team and I got positive feedback from people who saw the app. They were responsive, and everything went as planned. Yalantis did a good job.

We haven’t launched the product, so I don’t have customer feedback yet. I planned to take the product to the public, but the COVID-19 epidemic happened. Now, everything’s on hold now. There’s a 14-day shutdown in my city, and nothing is working. 

How did Yalantis perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicated through Skype, Zoom, and Slack, which the whole team used. We used Zoom for meetings. The process was smooth, but we had some challenges. The initial project budget was $50,000, so the rough estimates that Yalantis gave were low. But we couldn’t achieve our goals with that amount.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Yalantis was responsive to feedback. Their team fixed any aspects of the app that I didn’t like.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They should be more accurate with their budget estimates. Yalantis can suggest alternative approaches to reduce costs, which is a good quality.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

I definitely recommend Yalantis because they’re a good company. I plan to stick with them after the iOS app launches to build the Android version. All they need to do is be more accurate with their estimates.