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SumatoSoft builds complex custom software to help companies apply the best IT innovations to meet their goals through business digitalization.
5 key points we follow and stand for:
- Focus first on the business value delivery;
- Make the software delivery process transparent and predictable;
- Use only relevant solutions, approaches, and technologies;
- Build reliable and trustworthy communication;
- Teamwork is the key to success.
Promising startups, medium-sized businesses, as well as world-known brands from all over the world, such as Toyota & Lexus, Beiersdorf, Dexai Robotics, Cornerstone OnDemand, TLNika Group, Dragon Sourcing work together with SumatoSoft to develop their software to gain competitive benefits, improve their business efficiency and effectiveness, and raise the quality of services and products to a new level.
SumatoSoft stands out in the background of its competitors since it has managed to become a technological partner for its clients. The partner, who delves into a client’s business challenges, needs, and pain points and provides upscale software solutions that fully meet those needs and all requirements.
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Quick Facts:
- Founded in 2012;
- Headquartered in the USA, the company has teams in Poland, Georgia;
- 70+ selected professionals in Web, Mobile, and IoT Software Development, Quality Assurance, Project Management, UX/UI Design, and Business Analysis;
- The remote-first company since 2020;
- 200+ projects completed;
- Since 2012, we have delivered compelling products for such companies as Toyota & Lexus, TL Nika, Beiersdorf, Dexai Robotics, Dragon Sourcing, Widgety, and many others.
- Wide networks of IT partners to cover any IT services need.
Locations
United States
One Boston Place, Suite 2602,
Boston,
Massachusetts
02108
Belarus
Kuprevicha str. 1/5 office 301,
Minsk,
Minsk
220141
Focus Areas
Service Focus
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Big Data & BI
- Blockchain Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
Client Focus
- Medium Business
- Large Business
- Small Business
Industry Focus
- Advertising & Marketing
- Hospitality
- Information Technology
SumatoSoft Executive Interview
Yury Shamrey
Co-Founder & CEO
Please introduce your company and give a brief about your role within the company?
SumatoSoft is a custom software development company that focuses on turn-key projects, which means we provide a full range of services, from business analysis and software prototyping to UX design, development, quality assurance and support. At SumatoSoft, we strive to apply cutting-edge technology along with our comprehensive experience, dedication and technical expertise to make sure our customers get solutions that fully meet their business needs.
Being a co-founder, not only am I responsible for SumatoSoft’s global strategy but also I am directly involved in managing resources, building and maintaining lasting relationships with customers.
Being a co-founder, not only am I responsible for SumatoSoft’s global strategy but also I am directly involved in managing resources, building and maintaining lasting relationships with customers.
What was the idea behind starting this organization?
Together with Vladimir Shidlovsky, my business partner and co-founder of SumatoSoft, we decided to set up a company that would provide businesses with high-quality custom software and what is more, supports our clients throughout a whole way of their ideas’ implementation. We made Quality the cornerstone of all the company’s activities and adhere to the concept to this day, which allows SumatoSoft to become a technology partner for our customers.
What are your company’s business model–in-house team or third party vendors/ outsourcing?
We are a dedicated in-house team running like clockwork where everyone plays an important role and contributes to the success of each project and company as a whole. I am proud to say we brought together true masters of their craft.
How is your business model beneficial from a value added perspective to the clients compared to other companies' models?
Thanks to the path we took, we have managed to provide full transparency to our customers at each stage of our cooperation. SumatoSoft’s clients are able to meet and talk to each team member personally. Other benefits are the team coherence and high development speed, as the team is co-located.
What industries do you generally cater to? Are your customers repetitive? If yes, what ratio of clients has been repetitive to you?
We have a proven track record of delivering high-quality automotive IT solutions, IoT products, marketing automation & e-commerce software, applications for logistics, to name a few. In general, with adequate resources and a high expertise level, we are able to provide solutions to business challenges in any domain.
Speaking about our clients, about 90-95 percent of them are repetitive: once a client has an idea for a new product or service, they turn to the proven technology partner – SumatoSoft. What is more, many businesses come to us on the recommendations of our existing customers.
Speaking about our clients, about 90-95 percent of them are repetitive: once a client has an idea for a new product or service, they turn to the proven technology partner – SumatoSoft. What is more, many businesses come to us on the recommendations of our existing customers.
Mention the objectives or the parameters critical in determining the timeframe of developing a mobile app.
When evaluating any project, we conduct an analysis of business objectives and think through the functionality that would help to meet these business goals. The timeframe depends primarily on the scope of work. We also take into account the budget and customer’s expectations in terms of timing. We further stick to the estimates we made, while flexibility allows us to meet the deadlines regardless of the situation.
How much effort in terms of time goes into developing the front end and back end of a mobile app?
Well, I would say it depends. As I said, it is highly dependent on the scope of work, on the number and complexity of a mobile app features. To give a clear timeline for developing the front end and back end of an app, knowing nothing about this app and without a preliminary assessment of all the business factors, would be a misrepresentation.
What are the key parameters to be considered before selecting the right platform for a mobile application?
The key factors are customer requirements and needs, business objectives, the target audience of a future product, business infrastructure. For example, if a B2B company has already procured a large number of iOS devices, it would be odd to choose an Android platform, and vice versa. Depending on the business requirements, we are able to provide our customers with both native (Android or iOS) and cross-platform applications.
Which platform do you suggest to your clients, to begin with when they approach you with an idea (Android or iOS) and why?
SumatoSoft has an extensive experience in developing top-notch mobile apps for both Android and iOS. It is up to clients to decide on the audience they would like to target and on the basis of what is known about end users, to opt for a platform that would best serve business interests. At the same time, we are always willing to offer assistance to our customers in making this informed decision.
Android or iOS, Native or Hybrid — which platform is best to use to build your app? What are your recommendations?
I would recommend proceeding from an application type and business goals. There is no one-size-fits-all approach.
What are the key factors that you consider before deciding the cost of a mobile application?
The cost of a mobile application is tied to the number of efforts spent by the team. As we provide the full cycle of services for mobile app development, the teamwork includes efforts of, developers, quality assurance engineers, business analytics, and UX designers. The amount of time spent on a project, in turn, depends on its scope, the number of features, the complexity of implementing and need for integrations.
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.)
As we adhere to the Time and Materials model, as I mentioned above, SumatoSoft’s clients pay for the time our team devoted to a project. That said, our customers can count on full transparency from our side. As for Fixed Cost, it is an option when the scope of the project can be estimated as precisely as possible and there are no unknown factors at all.
Do you take in projects which meet your basic budget requirement? If yes, what is the minimum requirement? If no, on what minimum budget you have worked for?
Considering that we implement full-cycle projects and deliver comprehensive solutions to our clients, the minimum initial investment amount is between $20,000 and $25,000.
What is the price range (min and max) of the projects that you catered to in 2018?
Unfortunately, I cannot disclose this information as it is confidential.
Which business model do you suggest to your clients enabling them to generate revenue from mobile applications? Why?
We are not involved in the marketing of customer applications but I personally think that the emphasis should be placed on how an app would meet the needs of end users.
SumatoSoft Clients & Portfolios
Key Clients
- Beiersdorf
- Dexai Robotics
- Tartle
- Toyota
- Smart Integration
- TLNika
- Daiokan
- Fuelz
- Umergence
- CornerstoneOnDemand
- World Bank
SumatoSoft Reviews
5 Reviews
- All Services
- Web Development
- Software Development
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- Rating: low to high
Yevgeniy Rozenblat
Posted on Aug 10, 2020
Strong partner to build great web applications for business
Review Summary
We have built a very capable Transportation Management System with the help of SumatoSoft. Technologies they have initially suggested are absolutely perfect fit for a web application used by businesses on a daily basis. I am impressed how a rather small team can tackle a task of building an enterprise-level solution. They are always making a great effort of understanding and tearing down the requirements, finding the most effective way to implement them and thoroughly testing the product. We will keep working with SumatoSoft to add more functionality to our product.
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
Very strong business analysis practice and impressive domain knowledge.
Company Response
SumatoSoft
Thank you very much, Yevgeniy, for such great feedback! It is a pleasure to work with you and your team and we will do our best to build a really cool product for you!
Posted on Aug 10, 2020
David Logan, Managing director at Umergence
Posted on Mar 13, 2020
Sumatosoft is an amazing firm with Talented Designers, Architects, and Developers
Review Summary
When we had the startup concept fleshed out and wrote our specifications, we knew that it would be a significant undertaking and would cost over $500k+ for the build. The money we were going to use for the build was the hard-earned money that we were able to save over the years and we wanted to ensure that the firm we choose would be one that can get the job done well and one that we can grow with...
We reviewed dozens of firms across the world and found that SumatoSoft was the best. Due to the size of the investment, we obtained a visa and flew down to visit their facilities in person. We spent a month there and SumatoSoft was a gracious host. We spent the time transferring the vision to the team of talented designers, architects, and developers who quickly translated our vision to code. Not only was the code efficiently developed and beautifully designed, but it was also well written to lower our long term hosting costs.
I hope this review will be specifically geared towards product managers and entrepreneurs. We know the challenges you face when searching for a software development firm to partner with.
We highly recommended SumatoSoft as your development partner that will not only exceed your expectations but will help you to grow.
We reviewed dozens of firms across the world and found that SumatoSoft was the best. Due to the size of the investment, we obtained a visa and flew down to visit their facilities in person. We spent a month there and SumatoSoft was a gracious host. We spent the time transferring the vision to the team of talented designers, architects, and developers who quickly translated our vision to code. Not only was the code efficiently developed and beautifully designed, but it was also well written to lower our long term hosting costs.
I hope this review will be specifically geared towards product managers and entrepreneurs. We know the challenges you face when searching for a software development firm to partner with.
We highly recommended SumatoSoft as your development partner that will not only exceed your expectations but will help you to grow.
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
Look no further Sumatosoft is the team you need. Highly recommend!
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
The experience went flawlessly.
Damian Gevertz, Owner at Widgety.co.uk
Posted on Jul 18, 2017
Long term partnership to build software platform
Review Summary
I have entrusted a PM and 2 full time developers to work exclusively on our project for the past 16 months. We talk daily and they have as yet never let us down. They are open to thinking that there may be another way of doing something but we have complete transparency on timescales, costs and issues that as always, arise over testing
Vadim Baltman, Co-Founder at MyMediAds
Posted on May 30, 2017
MyMediAds
Review Summary
We can say with confidence that SumatoSoft has realized all our ideas into practice. In the future, we plan to continue working with SumatoSoft on improvements of the MyMediAds service. We will highly recommend SumatoSoft to those who want to successfully plan and implement a truly quality project.
What was the project name that you have worked with SumatoSoft?
Web Development Project
Ivan Alexandrovich, CEO at Dobra Limited
Posted on May 29, 2017
Excellent developers
Review Summary
I have been cooperating with SumatoSoft for 3 years. Currently we are working on a huge high-load project. The guys from SumatoSoft do their job well, constantly help and advise how to do better and save my budget and time.
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
Full cycle of works on the project. Reports on my demand. Code quality
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