Altoros

What Altoros does

Altoros is a private custom software development firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with a globally distributed delivery model. The company provides end-to-end software engineering services — including custom product development, dedicated engineering teams, staff augmentation, mobile and web application development, legacy modernization, cloud-native development on AWS/Azure/GCP, Big Data engineering across NoSQL/NewSQL databases, software testing and QA, API development, and technology benchmarking. Its proprietary "2-Pizza Team" offering packages engineers, designers, and product leaders with 72-hour onboarding, and it also provides CTO-as-a-Service, Kubernetes Managed Services, and ESG/CSRD compliance software.

The company serves a mix of Global 2000/Fortune 500 enterprises, funded startups, and technology vendors, with named engagements across healthcare (Norwegian medical ward, ophthalmology diagnostics), FinTech (currency hedging platform, cybersecurity startup processing 6.8M events/minute), logistics (Nordic air cargo cold-chain monitoring), e-commerce, and meteorology. Altoros has delivered 1,420+ projects in 30+ countries, reports 750+ customers and 750,000+ end users, and maintains delivery centers in Argentina, Poland, Georgia, and Turkey, with commercial offices in the US, Norway, Finland, Germany, and Puerto Rico.

Commercially, Altoros generates revenue through three engagement models — fixed price, time-and-materials, and monthly dedicated-team subscriptions — priced via custom quotes. Its go-to-market is consultative enterprise sales targeting technology leaders and innovation-driven buyers, supported by content marketing, analyst rankings (Clutch #1 staff augmentation, TechBehemoths custom software development), and a development cost calculator. The firm is bootstrapped with no disclosed equity funding rounds and reports high satisfaction metrics (95% NPS, 94% referral rate, 95% trial-to-hire conversion).

Name

Altoros

Legal name

Altoros, LLC

Website

https://altoroslabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Altoros is a private, bootstrapped custom software development firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, delivering dedicated engineering teams, staff augmentation, and product development across healthcare, FinTech, logistics, and technology sectors through nearshore and offshore centers in Argentina, Poland, Georgia, and Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Computer Related Services (541519), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Developer Tooling & SDK Platforms (BPAMAOAD), iPaaS (Cloud Integration Platforms) (HDAEAIAB), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Dedicated development teams
• Staff augmentation services
• Legacy software modernization
• Cloud application development

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunnyvale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dedicated Development Teams / Staff Augmentation: Provides dedicated engineering teams tailored to client project needs. The company builds teams with experienced software engineers, architects, and project managers. Revenue is generated through time-and-materials billing based on team size and engagement duration.
2. Custom Software Product Development: End-to-end software development services from prototyping to testing and deployment, generating revenue through project-based or milestone billing.
3. Technology Benchmarking Services: Vendor-independent benchmarking of cloud, NoSQL/NewSQL, and distributed computing technologies, serving technology leaders like Couchbase, NuoDB, Joyent, and RightScale.
4. Outstaffing Services: Provides access to engineering talent in Argentina and other Latin American locations. Revenue generated through monthly billing for engineering resources assigned to client projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Altoros is a custom software development firm that builds, modernizes, and augments software for enterprises, technology vendors, and startups. Its core offerings include end-to-end custom software product development, dedicated engineering teams and staff augmentation, mobile and web development, legacy modernization, cloud-native development on AWS/Azure/GCP, Big Data and NoSQL engineering, software testing and QA, and CTO-as-a-Service delivered from nearshore/offshore centers.

Product overview

Altoros is a custom software development company offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services rather than a single unified product. The service offerings include: Custom Software Product Development for building world-class solutions; Dedicated Software Engineering Teams for staff augmentation; Mobile Application Development for Android and iOS; Legacy Software Modernization for enterprise transformation; Big Data and Data Engineering for NoSQL data stores and analytics; Software Testing and Quality Assurance; Cloud Application Development leveraging AWS, Azure, and GCP; and specialized services like 2-Pizza Team (next-gen outstaffing), CTO as a Service, Automated ESG Reporting and CSRD Compliance, Cross-platform Development, API Development, and Technology Benchmarking. The company serves multiple industries including Healthcare, FinTech, IoT, Logistics, Automotive, E-commerce, and Manufacturing with development centers across USA, Argentina, Poland, Georgia, and Turkey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Software Product Development End-to-end custom software development services using advanced technologies to deliver tailored solutions for enterprises, technology vendors, and startups.
• Dedicated Software Engineering Teams Staff augmentation service extending in-house engineering teams with experienced software engineers, architects, and project managers, including 72-hour onboarding.
• Mobile Application Development Full-cycle mobile app development for Android and iOS, from prototyping through testing and deployment, delivering performant and scalable applications.
• Legacy Software Modernization Modernization services addressing enterprise challenges such as vendor lock-in, escalating IT costs, and lack of data-driven insights to achieve competitive advantage.
• Big Data and Data Engineering Data engineering services including data lake and warehouse implementation, data migration, ETL processing, and analytics using NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, MongoDB, Couchbase, NuoDB, and Redis.
• Software Testing and Quality Assurance Comprehensive QA services ensuring software reliability with monitoring across design, implementation, and deployment stages of the software lifecycle.
• Cloud Application Development Cloud-native development, migration, and consulting services on AWS, Azure, and GCP, including microservices, containerization, and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• 2-Pizza Team (Next-gen Outstaffing) Next-gen outstaffing solution providing seasoned engineers, designers, and product leaders ready for rapid deployment to skip lengthy onboarding.
• CTO as a Service Strategic technology leadership and experienced technical guidance leveraging 22 years of industry experience.
• Automated ESG Reporting and CSRD Compliance Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting systems to help businesses meet CSRD requirements and embrace transparency and environmental responsibility.
• Cross-platform App Development Cross-platform development using Xamarin, Flutter, and React Native enabling fast and cost-effective applications for multiple platforms from a single codebase.
• API Development and Integration Custom API development and integration services for any industry, specializing in easy-to-consume, well-documented, and reliable APIs.
• Technology Benchmarking Vendor-independent benchmarking of cloud, NoSQL/NewSQL, and distributed computing technologies to help build optimized big data products, serving technology leaders like Couchbase, NuoDB, Joyent, and RightScale.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 10x development effectiveness, productivity, and software quality
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CouchbasecoreTechnology or IntegrationAltoros serves Couchbase as a technology benchmarking client, performing independent evaluations of the database as it evolves. Altoros contributed to the development of Couchbase Server.
• NuoDBcoreTechnology or IntegrationAltoros developed the NuoDB Migrator tool that enables users of traditional SQL databases to migrate their data to NuoDB. Serving as a benchmarking and integration partner.
• JoyentcoreTechnology or IntegrationAltoros serves Joyent as a technology benchmarking client for cloud and distributed computing technologies.
• RightScalecoreTechnology or IntegrationAltoros serves RightScale as a technology benchmarking client for cloud management platforms.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationAltoros is an AWS partner providing cloud development services. Multiple case studies reference AWS including healthcare scheduling systems, FinTech platforms, and meteorology applications.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationAltoros provides Microsoft Azure development and consulting services. Azure Service Fabric and Azure Active Directory used for healthcare eye diagnostics platform.
• Google Cloud PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationAltoros is a GCP consulting and development provider. Used for cybersecurity data query microservice processing 6.8M events per minute.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Globant: Globant is a large Latin American digital transformation and software development firm with global delivery centers. Like Altoros, it serves enterprise customers across FinTech, healthcare, and media with custom software and staff augmentation, though at significantly greater scale.
• BairesDev: BairesDev is a nearshore software development company headquartered in Argentina with 4,000+ engineers, offering dedicated teams and staff augmentation to US enterprises. It is the closest direct competitor to Altoros in the Latin America nearshore segment, competing for the same Fortune 500 and startup clients with similar delivery models.
• Andela: Andela is a tech talent marketplace connecting enterprises with vetted software engineers globally, with a strong nearshore staffing focus. It overlaps with Altoros' dedicated team and staff augmentation business model, though Andela emphasizes its talent platform rather than custom product development.
• Toptal: Toptal operates a freelance network of software engineers, designers, and product managers serving enterprise clients with vetted talent. It competes directly with Altoros' staff augmentation and 2-Pizza Team offerings for enterprises seeking on-demand engineering capacity.
• EPAM Systems: EPAM is a global IT services company with strong nearshore/offshore delivery in Eastern Europe and Latin America, offering custom software development and digital platform engineering. It competes with Altoros for enterprise digital transformation engagements and dedicated team contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Accenture is a global professional services giant offering custom software development, cloud migration, and digital transformation as part of a much broader portfolio. It competes with Altoros for large enterprise modernization deals but is not a focused niche player in nearshore staff augmentation.
• Genpact: Genpact is a global professional services firm with deep expertise in digital, cloud, and data engineering, often providing dedicated delivery teams to Fortune 500 enterprises. It competes with Altoros for large-scale enterprise digital transformation and modernization contracts.
• Luxoft: Luxoft is a global IT services provider specializing in digital transformation, with deep delivery capability in Eastern Europe. It is comparable to Altoros in its focus on enterprise custom software and emerging technology expertise, though at larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Slalom: Slalom is a global technology and business consulting firm with a focus on digital transformation, cloud, and custom software delivery. It is broader and more consulting-led than Altoros, but overlaps significantly on enterprise custom software and modernization engagements.

Regional players

• Icalia Solutions: Icalia is a nearshore software development company with operations in Spain and Latin America (Mexico, Uruguay), offering dedicated teams and custom software services to European and US enterprises. It overlaps with Altoros on nearshore delivery and staff augmentation but primarily serves the European market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AltorosLabs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-NGUu-btrlaa5BJLIRTPww/playlists
• Facebookfacebook.com/Altoros
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altoros-systems

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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 →

Frequently asked questions about Altoros