Quicksilver

Name

Quicksilver

Legal name

Quicksilver Software Development Inc.

Website

https://quicksilver.dev

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Computer Related Services (541519), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Process & Case Management Low-Code Platforms (HDAEAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tools & Platforms Training (Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.) (EDABAHAH)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Technical architecture services
• Data engineering services
• Legacy system modernization
• Project recovery consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sidney

HQ country

Canada

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. Professional Services and Consulting: Fixed-price and variable-scope professional services for software engineering, technical architecture, data architecture, and project management. The company takes on technical risk for clients by offering fixed pricing on variable scope work, distinguishing them from traditional consulting firms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quicksilver is a custom software development and technical consulting firm that delivers fixed-price solutions for complex technical challenges. Core offerings include software engineering, technical architecture, data architecture and engineering, and product/project management services, with a signature Fixed-Price Diagnostic assessment that provides clients with a modernization roadmap.

Product overview

Quicksilver is a software engineering firm offering technical solutions through a portfolio of service offerings. The company provides Technical Architecture and Software Engineering Services (spanning any platform, language, and domain), Data Architecture and Engineering Services, Product and Project Management Services, and Multi-Disciplinary Partner Services. The flagship offering is the Fixed-Price Diagnostic, which provides assessment and roadmap services for technology modernization. The company also operates Quicksilver Business Innovation Group as a separate division focused on business scalability and change management consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fixed-Price Diagnostic A fixed-price assessment service that provides organizations with clarity, a technology roadmap, and confidence to modernize systems. Includes comprehensive stack assessment, architecture overview, and actionable roadmap to scalable growth. Typical duration of 1-4 weeks. Targeted at organizations of all sizes with complex technical debt and scalability challenges.
• Technical Architecture and Software Engineering Services Comprehensive technical architecture and software engineering solutions spanning solution architecture, software architecture, and infrastructure architecture. Builds on any platform, any language, any level, and any domain, with the capability to tackle highly complex technical tasks or serve as senior team members to lead and unblock teams. Targeted at enterprise clients with complex technical challenges.
• Data Architecture and Engineering Services Data architecture and engineering services covering legacy data transition, data governance, and building new data infrastructure. Capabilities include network databases, relational/transactional databases, data warehouses, document databases, graph databases, and data engineering/ETL. Targeted at organizations needing to modernize their data infrastructure.
• Product and Project Management Services Process and project management services including Agile and Lean coaching, project setup, and project turnaround for struggling projects. Services help establish effective processes tailored to project goals and team dynamics. Targeted at organizations with stalled or struggling technology projects.
• Multi-Disciplinary Partner Services Comprehensive partner services providing mixed expertise across different areas with ongoing support. Addresses varied business challenges by sharing workload and stress with clients, combining technical and business expertise as an extended technology partner.
• Research and Development Services R&D services for exploring innovative solutions, emerging technologies, and developing proof of concepts for complex technical challenges.
• Quicksilver Business Innovation Group Business scalability, change management, and strategic consulting services. Provides tailored roadmaps and strategies to help businesses navigate complex and dynamic problems, ensuring solutions are tailored to commercial goals and company vision. A sister division of Quicksilver Software Development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recovered a project that was 8 months into a 12-month timeline with little progress, setting up processes for future-state architectures
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Quicksilver Business Innovation GroupcoreOthersSister division under the same parent company focusing on business scalability, change management, and strategic consulting. Complements Quicksilver Software's pure technology focus. Addresses the interplay of people, processes, and technology for holistic business transformation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Global IT services and consulting giant offering strategy, technology, and operations services including custom software development and legacy modernization as part of a much broader portfolio. Competes for the same enterprise modernization RFPs as Quicksilver but at vastly different scale and price points.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global IT services and engineering firm offering custom software development, data engineering, cloud, and digital transformation services. Overlaps with Quicksilver's enterprise modernization and data architecture practices as one of many service lines.
• Cognizant Softvision: Global IT services arm of Cognizant providing custom software development and digital engineering for enterprise clients. Competes for similar enterprise modernization work as one part of a much larger services portfolio.
• Deloitte Digital: Technology and consulting arm of Deloitte offering custom application development, cloud, data, and change management services to large enterprises. Comparable end-to-end offering (technology + advisory) but as part of Big Four scale and brand.

Direct peers

• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy that explicitly specializes in the most complex software problems and legacy modernization, with expertise across full-stack engineering, data, and AI/ML. Overlaps heavily with Quicksilver's 'wicked problems' positioning and any-stack engineering stance.
• Itransition: Mid-sized custom software development company delivering full-cycle engineering, legacy modernization, and data services to enterprise and SMB clients. Directly comparable in service mix (custom development, modernization, data engineering) and project-based engagement model.
• Intelliware: Toronto-based Canadian custom software development firm, similar size (~50-100 employees) and similar professional services model targeting complex enterprise modernization. Closest head-to-head competitor given shared Canadian geography, custom development focus, and enterprise client base.
• Slalom: Mid-sized, sales-led technology and business consulting firm emphasizing close-to-client delivery and cross-functional teams. Comparable in GTM (sales-led, consultative) and breadth (technology + business advisory), though much larger in scale.
• Globant: Global technology services firm combining software engineering, data engineering, and AI/digital transformation consulting for enterprise clients. Comparable in the cross-disciplinary engineering-plus-strategy value proposition, though with substantially deeper geographic reach.
• EPAM Systems: Global provider of software engineering, data, AI/ML, and platform services to enterprise clients across industries. Overlaps on core full-stack engineering services, data architecture, and modernization capabilities, though at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quicksilver-software-development-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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