Grupo Asesor

What Grupo Asesor does

Grupo Asesor en Informática S.A. is a Costa Rican IT services and solutions firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Curridabat, San José. The company delivers custom software development, IT out-tasking (staff augmentation), data engineering and data science, digital renewal, process improvement, security/ information assurance, and DevOps services primarily to government institutions, large enterprises, and international organizations. It serves a diverse customer base including Costa Rican ministries (Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Public Works, CCSS), state-owned enterprises (Grupo ICE, Grupo INS, PROCOMER), and international clients such as the International Labour Organization (Switzerland and Egypt), the World Bank, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Burger King, Ryder, British American Tobacco, Grupo Monge, and Bowen & Bowen (Belize), with 150+ customers and 500+ executed projects over 25+ years.

All delivery is built on a Microsoft-centric technology stack — .NET, C#, SQL Server, Azure cloud services (App Service, Azure SQL, Functions, Redis, KeyVault, Blob Storage), Microsoft 365, and the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI Embedded) — and is standardized through Grupo Asesor's proprietary FastWork Framework, a methodology that provides reference architecture, reusable classes and modules, and Material Design implementation guides for accelerating application development. Notable deployments include a national occupational health registry covering 740,000+ workers (Portal de Centros de Trabajo), a Single Window for Exports connecting 17+ state institutions (VUCE 2 for PROCOMER), and multi-country multi-language actuarial platforms for the ILO.

The business model is professional services–centric: revenue comes primarily from custom software development engagements, IT out-tasking/staff augmentation, and end-to-end solutions billed on a quote-based project basis, supplemented by a newly launched paid training course on the FastWork Framework. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting government and large enterprises in Costa Rica, with international reach via international-organization and regional enterprise projects. The company holds multiple Microsoft Expert certifications, ISTQB testing credentials, and the 'Esencial Costa Rica' quality designation, and maintains a Core strategic partnership with Microsoft alongside a network of minor technology and consulting partners.

Name

Grupo Asesor

Legal name

Grupo Asesor en Informática S.A.

Website

https://grupoasesor.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grupo Asesor is a Costa Rican IT services firm founded in 1995 that delivers custom software development, IT out-tasking, data engineering, and digital transformation on Microsoft technologies for government, enterprise, and international-organization clients across Central America, EMEA, and beyond.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Services & Custom Software Development

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data App Builders (Forms, Portals & Internal Tools) (HDAEAKAK), Digital Process Automation (DPA) & Orchestration Suites (HDAEAHAF)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• IT consulting services
• Digital transformation
• Data engineering services
• Cloud solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

San José

HQ country

Costa Rica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Development of bespoke software solutions tailored to client requirements, delivered through agile methodologies both on-premise and cloud environments.
2. IT Out Tasking Services: Out-tasking model providing qualified IT resources and expertise to support client operations, covering entire software development lifecycle, evolutionary maintenance, and support through agile methodologies.
3. Data Engineering and Science Services: Business intelligence solutions, data analysis, big data, machine learning, and data visualization services.
4. End-to-End Solutions: Comprehensive solutions integrating UI/UX, specialists, audiovisual materials production, cloud infrastructure, and operational management.
5. Training Courses: Course-taller (workshop) training programs such as FastWork Framework training, priced at ₡445,916.00 IVAI per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grupo Asesor provides custom software development and IT professional services for organizations, including IT Out Tasking (qualified IT staff augmentation), end-to-end bespoke software solutions deployed in cloud or on-premise environments, data engineering and data science services, digital renewal, process improvement using Microsoft 365/Power Platform, DevOps, and information security assurance. The proprietary FastWork Framework underpins all development work. All offerings are sold B2B on a project/quote basis.

Product overview

Grupo Asesor is an IT services and solutions company offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a packaged software product. The core offerings include IT Out Tasking (staff augmentation), End-to-End Solutions (custom software development), Data Engineering and Data Science, Digital Renewal, Process Improvement, Security-Information Assurance, and DevOps. All services are delivered using proprietary FastWork Framework methodology and Microsoft technologies. The company operates primarily in Costa Rica serving clients in government, banking, healthcare, education, and international organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 740,000+ workers covered through deployed national platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary technology partner providing development platforms, cloud infrastructure (Azure), productivity tools (Microsoft 365, Power Platform), and certifications. Grupo Asesor implements solutions using Microsoft technologies and holds multiple Microsoft Expert certifications.
• Ipsum ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting partner contributing to implementation and consulting services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Globant: Large Latin American-headquartered IT services and digital transformation firm with global delivery. Overlaps with Grupo Asesor on custom software, data engineering, and digital transformation services for enterprise and government.
• Tata Consultancy Services: Global IT services giant with established Latin America delivery centers. Competes for large-scale government and enterprise digital transformation and application modernization contracts.
• Slalom: US-headquartered technology and business consulting firm with deep Microsoft partnership and Latin American delivery presence. Competes for Microsoft-platform digital transformation and cloud modernization work.
• BairesDev: Latin America-originated, now global software development services firm with deep nearshore delivery in Costa Rica and other LATAM countries. Much larger scale but directly competes for similar custom development and staff augmentation engagements.
• Avanade: Microsoft-focused global consulting joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. Closest large-scale peer in Microsoft ecosystem depth; competes for the same Microsoft-platform digital transformation engagements.
• Cognizant Softvision: Global digital engineering services firm (Cognizant-owned) with nearshore delivery across Latin America. Provides custom software, cloud, and data services to enterprise clients in similar verticals.
• Endava: Global IT services firm with significant nearshore delivery in Latin America including Costa Rica. Provides custom software, digital transformation, and data services to enterprise clients in similar verticals.

Direct peers

• Rootstack: Panama-based software development and IT services firm offering custom application development, cloud services, and staff augmentation across Latin America. Comparable nearshore services model targeting enterprise and government clients.
• Avantica Technologies: Costa Rica-based nearshore IT services and custom software development firm of comparable size. Directly comparable in geography, delivery model, and target customer base (US enterprise plus Latin American clients).

Others

• Insight Enterprises: Large Microsoft partner and IT solutions integrator focused on hardware, software, and services. Not a direct services competitor but adjacent ecosystem player that competes for Microsoft-platform implementation and managed services budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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