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About Altamira

Altamira is your zero headaches software partner.

The company was originally founded to change the way offshore software development is done. We saw that there were many good small-to-medium software houses that had niche expertise and top talent. The challenge they had was creating a joined-up service that led to the highest quality software and a great service for western customers and larger, complex organisations. We’ve grown into a professional services consultancy, and we are on a mission to provide AI-powered solutions that help you stay ahead of the curve.

At Altamira, we don’t just solve problems - we uncover strong AI use cases in process automation that drive real cost savings and efficiency gains. Through our close collaboration, we help build your organisation’s capabilities, ensuring knowledge transfer to realise the full potential of the technologies we introduce. These small wins build confidence to tackle core activities with AI-based solutions that create serious impact: improved efficiency, stronger business outcomes, and talent development that powers your future.

Why zero headaches?

For technical and non-technical leaders and business owners, we know software development and technology can be frustrating. Why doesn’t it just work? Why can’t I just add a new feature? Why can’t we go faster? Why do I have so many bugs?

This is the problem we are trying to solve once and for all. Everything we do at Altamira is about trying to make the pain of building software go away.

We do this by the way that we communicate, the transparency we provide, the continuous improvement in our own processes and practices. Whether you are looking to add the latest AI tools to your business, assess your current tech stack, prototype your best new idea or just take your products and services to the next level, our approach is guaranteed to reduce your stress.

Great software, zero headaches.

What clients say

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4.918 Verified Reviews
Quality4.9
Schedule & Timing4.9
Communication4.9
Overall5.0
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Summarized from 18 verified reviews · Updated August 2026
Clients consistently praise Altamira for strong project management and communication, noting that team members understand business needs and ask the right questions. Reviews highlight quality work delivered on time and within budget, with flexibility toward unusual requests and fast response times. The company is recognized for reliable, competent professionals who follow through without requiring micromanagement, combined with transparent and thorough approaches to development and design.
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Sinead Brophy
Sinead Brophy, Product Manager at SegmaticVerified Review
Posted on Jun 6, 2018

Great to work with!

Overall rating5.0
Quality5.0
Communication5.0
Schedule & Timing5.0
Web Development

GBKSoft is great to work with. Their project management is excellent; the PMs are quick to respond and always have a great understanding of priorities and deliverables. Everyone on the team takes the time to understand your business and what it is that you are trying to achieve. We have worked consistently with them to build a very complex product, which we are constantly improving and iterating upon. Together, we have implemented some efficient ways of working to help unite the team, manage workloads and deadlines, and deliver a great product

Aaron Betz
Aaron Betz, Instructor Pilot for AH-64D at US ArmyVerified Review
Posted on May 15, 2018

Great Communication and Product to Match!

Overall rating5.0
Quality5.0
Communication5.0
Schedule & Timing5.0
Mobile App Development

I’ve been using GBK Soft for the past 3 years and they have been great. Communication is unparalleled to other app development companies. I’ve continued to return to them to improve my iOS app countless times and I will continue to do so in the future. I highly recommend this company!

Andy Jones, President at PEI ServicesVerified Review
Posted on Mar 23, 2017

GBK Soft has been a fantastic partner for us.

Overall rating5.0
Quality5.0
Communication5.0
Schedule & Timing5.0
Web DevelopmentWeb Design

<p>I have found GBK Soft to be an excellent web development partner for my company. Their technical skills are high, communication is superb, project management is great and work efficiency consistently exceeds expectations.&nbsp;I would not hesitate to use this company for our web development needs.</p>

Focus

Service Focus of Altamira

How the team's effort is distributed across services.

40%15%15%10%10%5%

Industries Focus

40%30%30%

Client Focus

Small Business20%
Medium Business70%
Large Business10%
Selected Work

Client Portfolio of Altamira

Where their work concentrates - by industry, budget, and timeline.

Project Industry

Social19%
Education11%
Business Services4%
Consumer4%
Enterprise4%
Fintech11%
Entertainment15%
eCommerce7%
Travel7%
Gambling7%
Retail7%
Productivity4%
Major industry focus
Social

Project Cost

$50001 to $10000044%
$10001 to $5000026%
$0 to $100004%
$100001 to $50000022%
$500000+4%
Common project cost
$50001 to $100000

Project Timeline

Ongoing11%
1 to 25 Weeks67%
26 to 50 Weeks19%
51 to 100 Weeks4%
Typical timeline
1 to 25 Weeks

Clients: 27

NovartisBoehringer IngelheimVUB BankaGrubtechAquiline DronesBDOPfizerRedCloudUnionSOLJETSGlobal Pet SecurityZempCenterCTRL GolfKantar HealthEurofinsSkipCashSlovak National TheatreRed PlanetSlovak State Institute for Drug ControlUniversal EditionRocheGSKBayerAmgenSanofiMerckAstraZeneca

Portfolios: 27

Executive Interview

Executive Interview of Altamira

Tomáš Mašek
Tomáš Mašek
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What is your company’s business model–in house team or third party vendors/ outsourcing?

At the moment we are counting on our in-house team of specialists with the possibility of quick scaling to complete projects. However, if the need arises, we can cover the lack of expertise in certain areas with outsourcing. It happens quite rarely since we understand that our experienced and skillful specialists are our main resource.

How is your business model beneficial from a value addition perspective to the clients compared to other companies' models?

Our model allows us to promptly and professionally deal with our clients’ wide range of tasks, expanding our team while maintaining a high level of privacy and information security. Our way of doing business is based on complete transparency that allows us to reach mutual confidence and avoid misunderstandings that pose risks to a project. This is exactly what makes us different from a lot of other companies out there.

What industries do you generally cater to? Are your customers repetitive?

We work in various areas and quickly adapt to the new tasks, but our biggest expertise is in trading and Business Management Tools. These can be the most challenging ones, yet potentially world-changing spheres. We do not narrow our focus intentionally, but over the years, we repeatedly worked with specific projects, so we improved and gained invaluable experience.

Mention the objectives or the parameters critical in determining the time frame of developing a web app.

We think that the clarity of the business goals of our clients and the availability of this information to our development team directly impacts the timeframes of development. Based on the cooperation between the clients and the business analyst, we suggest software solutions that will benefit their business objective and solve their issues.

How much effort in terms of time goes into developing the front end and back end of a web app?

Our back-end to front-end ratio is 4 to 3. As previously mentioned, the majority of clients are business owners; therefore, most of their projects are related to business optimization. That’s why the back end portion of specialists is larger since the central part of the business logic is built on the backend.

What are the key parameters to be considered before selecting the right platform for a web application?

The platform is usually chosen based on the cost of development and maintenance as well as the app server load and the project’s scale.

Which platform and technologies do you prefer to use in development of your web apps?

We work with PHP and JavaScript programming languages and use frameworks like YII2 and Angular accordingly. These are the most common and effective technologies up to date. As for mobile development, it is Swift for iOS and Java for Android.

Do you offer website design templates or customised website design, and do you have a responsive website design?

We develop custom solutions individually for each of our clients. We don’t use templates because every client of ours has his/her personal goals, expectations, and requirements. Such an approach helps them further develop their authentic brands as website design should be tailored to fulfill the demands of each client. We might offer templates only for admin panels and ETL because the end-users do not see these systems, and it also reduces costs for our clients. And yes, we offer only responsive web design because 95% of users browse with their smartphones or iPads.

Which Content Management System do you prefer to use (Wordpress, Jumla, Drupal etc)?

We do not use CMS when we work on projects for our clients. Our way is to always offer our clients only a custom solution without plugins, extensions, and updates because only a custom solution can fit their business perfectly as it is developed for their specific needs.

Do you provide website maintenance services?

We provide limited support to our clients after the development is over. This is a common practice that helps to ensure everything works properly but at the same time without being tied to the finished project on a constant basis. Once development is over, our software works properly on its own.

What are the key factors that you consider before deciding the cost of a web application?

These are the most crucial things that have a great effect on the price: ● Functionality and its complexity ● Deadline ● Number of team members ● Security requirements ● Release models Clients without specific technical background don’t always understand factors that influence the overall cost of the project; for instance, for some adding a couple of entry fields to the registration form may feel like a simple thing to do. In truth, it requires additional user flows, epics, testing, or even integration of third-party services. Yes, with no specific technical knowledge, some of our clients cannot be aware of that. Our sales team tries to explain and talk over such nuances in detail and offer the most suitable solution specifically for the client’s business.

What kind of payment structure do you follow to bill your clients? Is it Pay per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay per Milestone (could be in phases, months, versions etc.)

“Time & Material” payment structure is the one that we adapted to fit with our processes. We receive a payment for the completed work each month. To reduce risks for both parties, we agree on a deposit amount right from the start of work. There are, of course, times when a client may ask to change the payment structure. We’re always ready to discuss it and come up with an option that would make us both comfortable and secure.

Where we are

Locations (2)

Offices where Altamira operates.

Headquarter
Slovakia

Slovakia

Zahradnicka 95
Bratislava, Bratislava Region 821 08
+421948656863
Ukraine

Ukraine

Instytutska St 19
Kyiv, kyiv 02000
+17167757507