What Plan9 does

Plan9 is a privately held Web3 development and design management agency founded in 2012, operating with a 16-person team. The company provides custom end-to-end development services for blockchain-based products, covering the full Web3 stack: decentralized exchange (DEX) development, NFT marketplaces, no-code NFT generation tools, launchpads, blockchain node infrastructure, cryptocurrency wallets, smart contracts, and project-specific landing pages. Its technical work spans multiple blockchain ecosystems including Polygon, TRON, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Terra, and Fantom, and the company claims a portfolio of 300+ solutions delivered since inception, serving more than 100,000 traders on its DEX work.

The firm's business model is professional services: project-based, quote-priced custom development with no publicly disclosed pricing, recurring contracts, or productized SaaS revenue. Customer acquisition runs through the plan9.tech website portfolio and a 'Book a call' direct consultation CTA, with the visible client base dominated by early-stage crypto startups, NFT projects, GameFi ventures, and small cryptocurrency exchanges (e.g., BTCNEXT, Colibri, Terraformer, Alium Finance, Mineplex, Fantom Maker, Step App, Knightland), alongside a secondary book of Russian corporate landing-page and website projects (Sibur, Post Bank, Aeroflot, Russian Ministry of Health). No funding, investors, management team, patents, partnerships, or M&A activity is disclosed; the company appears to operate as a bootstrapped boutique. The website copyright dates span 2012-2023, and no 2023+ project activity is documented.

Name

Plan9

Website

https://plan9.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plan9 is a 16-person Web3 development agency offering custom blockchain development services — DEX, NFT marketplaces, launchpads, wallets, and smart contracts — to crypto startups and Web3 projects since 2012.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Development Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Deployment, Automation & DevOps (build pipelines, contract deployment tools) (FSAPABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Contract Frameworks & SDKs (developer kits, templates, standards) (FSAPABAB), Smart Contract Execution Environments (EVM/WASM, runtimes, precompiles) (FSAPABAA)

Keywords

• Blockchain development services
• Smart contract development
• Decentralized exchange development
• NFT marketplace development
• Web3 development agency

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Development Services: Project-based professional services providing end-to-end Web3 development including design, frontend/backend development, and project management for blockchain-based solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Plan9 is a Web3 development and design management agency that delivers custom blockchain solutions for clients, including decentralized exchange (DEX) platforms, NFT marketplaces, no-code NFT generation tools, launchpads, blockchain node infrastructure, cryptocurrency wallets, smart contracts, and marketing landing pages. Services cover the full development lifecycle from design and frontend/backend engineering to smart contract implementation and project management across multiple blockchain ecosystems.

Product overview

Plan9 is a Web3 development agency offering a comprehensive suite of blockchain-based products and services. The core offerings include decentralized exchange (DEX) development, NFT marketplaces, NFT generation tools, launchpads, blockchain nodes, cryptocurrency wallets, smart contracts, and custom landing pages. The company has developed over 300 solutions since 2012, serving more than 100,000 traders. Their portfolio includes projects across multiple blockchain ecosystems including Polygon, TRON, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Terra, and Fantom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DEX (Decentralized Exchange) Development
• NFT Marketplace Development
• NFT Generation Tool
• Launchpad Development
• Blockchain Node Development
• Landing Page Development
• Cryptocurrency Wallet Development
• Smart Contract Development

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PixelPlex: PixelPlex is a custom Web3/blockchain development agency offering smart contract, DeFi, NFT, and metaverse solutions. Highly comparable as a services competitor targeting the same enterprise and startup Web3 build market.
• Codezeros: Codezeros is a blockchain development agency providing smart contract, DeFi, and NFT marketplace development services. Direct peer operating in the same custom Web3 build market with similar go-to-market model.
• Unicsoft: Unicsoft is a blockchain and Web3 development services company building smart contracts, tokenization platforms, and decentralized applications. Direct peer in the custom Web3 development agency category.
• LeewayHertz: LeewayHertz is a software development firm with a dedicated blockchain practice delivering smart contracts, DeFi platforms, NFTs, and enterprise Web3 solutions. Direct peer competing for the same custom development RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• ConsenSys: ConsenSys is a major Web3 software company building Ethereum developer tools (Infura, MetaMask, Truffle) and offering custom enterprise blockchain development. Broad incumbent overlapping Plan9's smart contract and DApp development work.
• OpenZeppelin: OpenZeppelin provides audited smart contract libraries, security tools, and developer services for Web3 builders. Broad incumbent whose developer tooling increasingly encroaches on portions of the custom smart contract development work agencies like Plan9 sell.
• Alchemy: Alchemy is the leading Web3 developer infrastructure platform providing APIs, node services, and SDKs that power blockchain applications. A broad incumbent that competes for the same enterprise developer mindshare and is increasingly moving up-stack into tooling adjacent to Plan9's services.

Emerging players

• Tenderly: Tenderly is a smart contract development and monitoring platform offering debugging, simulation, and infrastructure tools. Emerging player providing productized tooling that competes with custom development engagements on monitoring and infrastructure.
• Moralis: Moralis provides Web3 APIs, SDKs, and infrastructure for building DApps, NFT platforms, and DeFi products. Emerging player offering self-service tooling that can substitute for some custom development work Plan9 sells.
• Concordium (development services): Concordium is a Layer-1 blockchain that offers tooling and partner development services for enterprises building Web3 applications. Comparable as an ecosystem offering overlapping services to the same builder market, though vertically integrated into its own chain.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pl9

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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