What Zivtech does

Zivtech is a Philadelphia-based, full-service web design and development agency founded in 2008, operating as ZivTech LLC, a privately held firm with no external funding or parent company. The company provides end-to-end digital services — strategy, design, engineering, and ongoing support — to mid-sized and large organizations primarily in higher education, healthcare, nonprofit/NGO, and arts and culture sectors. Named clients include Rutgers University, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Temple University School of Medicine, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Law School Admission Council, Science History Institute, and the John Templeton Foundation, among roughly 17 public partner logos.

The firm's core technology stack is built on open-source content management systems, principally Drupal and WordPress, with modern front-end work in React, React Native, and PHP. The company self-declares WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance on client deliverables and is COPA-compliant. Beyond agency services, Zivtech operates two proprietary sub-brands: ApplyCycle, a Drupal-based application management solution serving scholarships, fellowships, awards, and accreditation programs (marketed independently at applycycle.com); and Probo.ci, an open-source continuous integration and quality assurance tool aimed at cross-functional web teams.

Zivtech's revenue model is professional services on a project-based, quote-based engagement structure. Go-to-market is sales-led, supported by technical thought-leadership content marketing (an active Drupal, accessibility, and UX blog), community event participation (DrupalCon, DrupalCamp NJ, SXSW/Amplify Philly), and deep long-term relationship management, with anchor clients retained for 7+ years. The operating geography is concentrated in the Northeast United States, and the team is small — approximately 10 named members including Founder/CEO Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg, CTO Jonathan DeLaigle, and COO Aaron Porcella. There is no disclosed headcount growth, no acquisitions, no subsidiaries, and no external capital.

Name

Zivtech

Legal name

ZivTech LLC

Website

https://zivtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zivtech is a Philadelphia-based, full-service web design and development agency founded in 2008, serving higher education, healthcare, nonprofit, and arts/culture clients with Drupal and WordPress-based solutions, supplemented by two proprietary products: ApplyCycle and Probo.ci.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Design and Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Application Development (Web/Mobile/Desktop) (BPAEAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Quality Engineering & Test Automation (QE/QA) (BPAEAFAJ)

Keywords

• Web development services
• Drupal development agency
• Open source CMS solutions
• Digital strategy consulting
• Web accessibility compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Web Design & Development Services: Full-service agency providing design, development, strategy, and project delivery services on a project basis. Services include ideation, market research, validation, content strategy, business modeling, journey mapping, information architecture, wireframing, mockups, prototyping, design systems, systems architecture, software development, DevOps, QA testing, training, documentation, analytics, planning, roadmapping, performance optimization, replatforming, and migrations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zivtech is a full-service web design and development agency that designs and builds custom websites and web applications for organizations, specializing in open-source platforms such as Drupal and WordPress. The agency provides end-to-end services including content strategy, user experience design, information architecture, custom development, DevOps, QA testing, migrations, and replatforming. In addition to professional services, Zivtech develops and maintains two proprietary products: ApplyCycle (a Drupal-based application management solution) and Probo.ci (an open-source CI/QA tool).

Product overview

Zivtech is a full-service web design and development agency specializing in open-source software. They offer two proprietary products: ApplyCycle, a Drupal-based application management solution for handling scholarships, fellowships, awards, and accreditation applications; and Probo.ci, an open-source continuous integration and QA tool. Their core service offering encompasses strategy, design, engineering, and growth services for building websites and web applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ApplyCycle: A customized application management solution that streamlines the process of creating, accepting, and reviewing applications. Built upon Drupal.
• Probo.ci

Products and services

• ApplyCycle ApplyCycle is a customized application management solution that streamlines the process of creating, accepting, and reviewing applications. Built upon Drupal CMS, it supports scholarships, fellowships, awards, and accreditation applications with features including bulk program editing, customizable workflows, automated status emails, and PDF/CSV export capabilities.
• Probo.ci Probo.ci is an open source continuous integration and quality assurance tool that enables cross-functional teams to collaborate effectively, deploy features quickly without negative impact on existing systems, and dramatically reduce QA time and cost.
• Custom Web Design & Development Services Full-service agency providing design, development, strategy, and project delivery services on a project basis for organizations needing custom web and digital platforms. Services span ideation, market research, validation, content strategy, business modeling, journey mapping, information architecture, wireframing, mockups, prototyping, design systems, systems architecture, software development, DevOps, QA testing, training, documentation, analytics, planning, roadmapping, performance optimization, replatforming, and migrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced maintenance costs for IAS through consolidated Drupal platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ThinkShout: Drupal agency specialized in digital strategy and custom builds for nonprofits and advocacy organizations; directly comparable in clientele (nonprofits, healthcare, education) and CMS stack.
• Lullabot: Long-standing Drupal-focused digital agency offering strategy, design and custom web development for enterprise and nonprofit clients; most direct comparable in scale, stack and service mix to Zivtech.
• Mediacurrent: Open-source digital agency focused on Drupal builds, hosting and strategy for enterprise clients; overlaps directly with Zivtech's open-source custom web development positioning and thought-leadership go-to-market.
• Aten Design Group: Boutique web agency focused on Drupal design, development and content strategy for mission-driven organizations; close size and nonprofit/institutional-customer match to Zivtech.
• Phase2: Drupal-specialized agency delivering enterprise web platforms and digital experience builds; comparable to Zivtech in CMS-anchored custom development model and B2B/institutional customer base.
• Velir: Digital experience agency delivering Drupal-anchored strategy, design and development for nonprofit and healthcare clients; comparable verticals, stack and full-service delivery model to Zivtech.

Broad incumbents

• CI&T: Global digital transformation and custom software consultancy offering end-to-end design, engineering and DevOps; larger-scale incumbent whose offerings overlap Zivtech's custom development and strategy work but across many stacks and verticals.
• EPAM Systems: Global IT services and digital engineering firm providing custom software, web and experience design across industries; broad incumbent whose custom development practice competes for the same institutional RFPs as Zivtech.
• Perficient: Large digital consultancy with practices in CMS, design and custom web development including Drupal; broader incumbent across many technologies and verticals, but overlapping service categories.
• Deloitte Digital: Strategy and digital transformation arm of Deloitte offering custom web/app development and experience design at large enterprise scale; larger incumbent whose services overlap broadly with Zivtech's strategy-through-delivery offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/zivtech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zivtech
• Facebookfacebook.com/ZivtechLLC

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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