Istorm

What Istorm does

iStorm is a boutique custom software development firm headquartered in Targu Mures, Romania, operating with a named team of nine developers and serving clients across Romania and Western Europe. The company delivers bespoke web applications, desktop applications, and system integration services under an agile delivery methodology spanning analysis, project discovery, brainstorming, development, and delivery phases. Its technical focus is centered on PHP and JavaScript frameworks, with clients explicitly praising the team's depth in these technologies.

The firm's product portfolio extends beyond services into four proprietary web applications: Astazi.ro, a Romanian news aggregator refreshing content every 15 minutes; E-primarii.ro, a portal enabling Romanian city halls to build and maintain municipal websites; TimeSheet, an employee time-tracking application with company, project, and customer reporting; and Test-me.ro, a platform for creating and administering employee knowledge tests. These products collectively address content aggregation, public-sector web presence, workforce management, and competency assessment.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements priced on a custom project basis, with multi-year contracts evidenced by 10-14-year client relationships. Distribution is direct and relationship-driven — prospective clients contact iStorm via the company website, phone (+40 265-251832), or email ([email protected]) — with no disclosed marketing automation, channel partnerships, or self-service commercial motion. The customer base is small and recurring, anchored by international outsourcing clients (Spinware.nl in the Netherlands, Efficacy Software in Ireland) alongside domestic Romanian SMB and municipal customers.

Name

Istorm

Legal name

iStorm

Website

https://istorm.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iStorm is a Romanian custom software development consultancy in Targu Mures, with a nine-person team building web and desktop applications primarily in PHP and JavaScript for domestic SMBs and Western European outsourcing clients, supplemented by four proprietary web products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & Technology Roadmapping (BPAEAAAC)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Web application development
• Software outsourcing services
• Agile software consulting
• Desktop application development

Headquarters

HQ city

Targu-mures

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

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 Software Development Services: iStorm provides bespoke software development services including web design, desktop application development, and system integration. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with clients across Romania and international markets. The agile methodology suggests iterative delivery and potentially time-and-materials or fixed-price project contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

iStorm provides custom software development services, including web design and development, desktop application development, and system integration for Romanian and international business clients using agile methodology. The company also develops and operates proprietary web products, such as the Astazi.ro Romanian news aggregator (refreshed every 15 minutes), the E-primarii.ro municipal city hall portal, and internal workforce tools TimeSheet and Test-me.ro.

Product overview

iStorm is a Romanian software and web development company offering custom software solutions including web design, desktop applications, and system integration services. Their project portfolio includes four distinct web-based products: Astazi.ro (a Romanian news aggregator), E-primarii.ro (a city hall website portal), TimeSheet (an employee time tracking application), and Test-me.ro (an employee knowledge testing platform). The company works in an agile manner across phases including analysis, project discovery, brainstorming, development, and product delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Software Development Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-minute content refresh rate for news aggregation

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• EPAM Systems: EPAM is a major global IT services firm with significant Eastern European engineering centers offering custom software development and digital platform engineering; broad incumbent comparable on services and customer profile.
• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy known for agile software delivery and custom application development; comparable to iStorm on agile methodology emphasis and Western European client focus.
• Globant: Globant is a large global IT services company with delivery centers in Eastern Europe, offering custom software development and digital innovation; broad incumbent competing for similar European nearshoring engagements.
• Accenture Romania: Accenture's Romanian delivery operations provide large-scale custom software and IT consulting to global clients; broad incumbent that competes for the same outsourcing mandates iStorm serves.
• Cognizant Softvision: Cognizant Softvision is the Romanian/EMEA software services arm of Cognizant, offering custom development at significantly larger scale; broad incumbent competitor for similar custom software and outsourcing mandates from iStorm's client types.

Direct peers

• Fortech: Fortech is a Romanian software services company headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, providing custom software development and nearshoring to Western European clients - a direct comparable in geography, scale range, and service offering.
• Tremend Software Consulting: Tremend is a Romanian software development consultancy providing custom web and enterprise applications to European clients; closely comparable to iStorm in size, geography, and service mix.
• Nagarro: Nagarro is a global digital engineering firm with significant Eastern European presence, providing custom software development and digital transformation; comparable to iStorm on services and target customer base.
• Endava: Endava is a publicly traded IT services firm with deep Romanian delivery capability, offering custom software development and digital transformation across European clients - directly comparable to iStorm's model and customer base.
• Pentalog: Pentalog is a French-founded IT outsourcing and software development firm with major Romanian delivery centers, serving European SMB and enterprise clients - directly comparable to iStorm's nearshoring business model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iStormRo
• Facebookfacebook.com/iStorm.ro

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 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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