*instinctools

5/5
Dedicated Software Development Teams

*instinctools is a software product development and consulting company with headquarters in Germany and the USA.

Powered by 350+ seasoned in-house professionals located in development hubs in Poland, LATAM, and India we provide self-managed cross-functional dedicated teams to reduce development costs while increasing speed to market.

At a glance:
  • 23+ years in the market
  • Transparent engagement model
  • 350+ in-house professional engineers
  • 1000+ completed projects

Expertise:

  • Software development
  • Web and Mobile development
  • Legacy software modernization
  • DITAworks CCMS
  • BI and Data visualization
  • Cloud and DevOps
  • IoT
  • AI app development

Services:

  • Innovation consulting
  • Digital transformation
  • Product design
  • MVP development
  • SaaS development
  • CRM / ERP consulting

Key clients:

DEIF

Bleichert

Daimler

Fujitsu

SAP

Burda Digital

Haver & Boecker

Helvar

Swiss Red Cross

Acrolinx

Nostrum

VoxGen

CANet

Heinrich Schmid

Lition

IPwe

Bonnet

Autograph Authentic

SpexAI

Industry focus:

  • Manufacturing
  • Education
  • Logistics
  • Ecommerce
  • Fintech
  • Automotive
  • Ad-Tech
  • Healthcare
  • Entertainment and Media
  • AgTech

HQ

Hauptstaetter Str. 89, Stuttgart, D 70178, Germany (GMT+1) +4971166483690

12430 Park Potomac Ave, Unit 122 Potomac MD 20854, USA (GMT−5) +12028214280

Other addresses

Al. Jana Pawła II 27, 00-867 Warszawa, Poland (GMT+1) +48459568606 

Case studies

Software Modernization For a SaaS CX Company
How switching from deprecated AngularJS to up-to-date React and crafting a custom UI kit helped a global SaaS customer experience (CX) company facilitate maintenance of their personalization engine and speed up design-related tasks.
Intuitive Web App For Robotics Manufacturer
How crafting a web app with an easy-to-grasp interface and flexible architecture empowered a manufacturer of warehouse driverless forklift systems to unlock new value-creation opportunities and reach SMB customers.
Inventory Management System for a Retailer
How replacing an overpriced SaaS inventory system with a custom, feature-rich IMS enabled a French eyewear manufacturer and retailer to double the RFID scanning speed and accelerate tag verification x3.
SaaS Quality Management App
How broadening their industry-specific software pool with a quality management system (QMS) for maritime companies allowed a world-class SaaS software provider to win new customers.
Tech Documentation Management System
How switching from an outdated DITA-based software to *instinctools’ feature-rich DITAworks helped a Danish enterprise fully digitize tech documentation management, speed up document-related operations by up to 14%, and reduce translation costs by 11%.
MVP Development for a Fintech Startup
How running a discovery workshop saved a fintech startup tens of thousands of dollars on needless software development and enabled the company to craft a trailblazing MVP for venture funds and investors.
Product Engineering for AgTech
How developing a frictionless web app empowered an agricultural startup to bring the idea of a real-time AI-powered monitoring system to life and serve farms with 10,000–15,000 plants.
Ecommerce Ecosystem Development
How developing a comprehensive ecommerce ecosystem helped an optical company withstand severe economic headwinds and grow their store chain from 8 to 24 eyewear boutiques across France.
Software Licensing System Modernization
How a security tech manufacturer cut costs on the system maintenance and gained ISO 27001:2013 certification
LMS Architecture Modernization for a SaaS Company
How dividing legacy monolithic architecture into microservices helped a global LMS producer to hop on the train of remote work with their updated LMS application for staff training and raise the number of customers worldwide by 37% without risking business continuity.

Reviews

QA Services for Software Company
Baptiste Caruana, Product Manager, Software Company
5/5

Instinctools helped identify a significant amount of customer-impacting bugs prior to the software’s release. They were very autonomous, proactive, professional, and always open to help. They leveraged their technical skills to provide the support needed.

$50000-100000
France
Application testing
Custom LMS Development, DevOps & QA
Sebastian Belle, Head of Engineering, lawpilots GmbH
5/5

Instinctools does deliver on time and budget. The company proactively asks how they can support our efforts and provide ideas how to help us with very good candidates with expertise that either we requested or that instinctools identified to be missing.
We were impressed by the professional way everyone at instinctools shows when working with them – from the account management to the engineers we work with.

$100000-120000
Germany
Custom software development
Enterprise App Modernization for CX Solutions Company
Frontend Guild Manager, CX Solutions Company
5/5

Compared with prior experiences with other vendors, we were very impressed with both the team’s level of communication and quality of work. We were pleased with their responsiveness and willingness to be involved in our business.

Onboarding of the team was done very quickly – the team “hit the ground running” and was very quick in picking up their tasks, understanding them, and delivering on them. We were also very impressed with the team’s level of communication and quality of work. At the beginning the team worked pretty isolated from our internal development teams, but once both sides were more familiar with each other’s contributions – integrations worked very smoothly.

Availability and communications were very good, and – based on feedback from both sides, and past experiences with other vendors – it feels both sides understand each other pretty well. On most of the epics the team was tasked with they were able to exceed our expectations in both the quality of work, as well as hitting delivery milestones. We were also impressed with the team’s effort to be involved more, and to reach beyond the areas they worked on.

PM was very professional and well maintained. Goals and timelines were set and understood clearly. On most tasks and epics – where there were no external blockers during development and testing – they were able to deliver on time and even exceeded our estimates. Responses to shifting needs and definitions – which did happen a lot, unfortunately – were quite positive, and the team was able to be very reactive.

$100000-120000
Israel
Enterprise App Modernization
DITA implementation and Custom Software Dev for Electrical Controllers Manufacturer
Jeanine Shepstone, Senior Technical Writer, DEIF 
5/5

The project met all the requirements, and was completed within time and budget. Our team productivity improved immediately. We have been able to expand the scope of our responsibilities without increasing the size of the team. We can now also work more intelligently with our documentation. The robust system has also allowed us to handle challenges quickly and effectively.

The project manager was very good at understanding the issues, and delivered on time. We particularly appreciated that they rarely accepted solutions that we proposed; they applied their minds and counter-proposed better solutions.

TLDR: They used our outline spec to create a user-friendly and robust custom interface. For our custom document handling interface, we provided an outline specification. Instinctools not only implemented the specification, but they also added all the small, helpful HMI elements that makes the interface a pleasure to use. These elements were not included in our outline specification. They also added error checking and messages to make the system robust.

$100000-120000
Denmark
Custom software development
Custom Software Development for AgTech Company
Nadine Walther, Co-Founder & CEO, SpexAI GmbH
5/5

We’re pleased with *instinctools. Their business analysts are exceptional. They serve as the spokespeople between technology and business, representing both sides effectively.

We work with a time and effort contract, but it’s not an open budget. The team is dependable when it comes to managing time and finances, consistently staying within the designated budget.

I’m most impressed by *instinctools’ transparency and open communication. We can quickly get on a call whenever there are issues without any hidden agendas. I appreciate their authenticity.

$200000+
Germany
Custom software development
ERP Customization for TV Services & Media Company
VP of Business Development, TV Services & Media Company
5/5

We were very satisfied with their project management and delivery approach. Working with *instinctools agile development team, having transparent processes and clear communication, we’ve managed to finish delivery phases on time. They also participated in decision-making processes, being a part of our internal team.

They are very responsive and effective in customizing the system, trying to engineer and offer the best fit solution.

NDA
Germany
Custom software development
Mobile SDK Development for Android Devices
Nick Slavsky, Engineering Manager, Ada Support
5/5

I was pleasantly surprised that there was no need for hand-holding and project management from our side. This, paired with their understanding of Android development, provides a competitive advantage, especially compared with other vendors that require very detailed specifications.

We were also VERY impressed by their flexibility around the contract wording. Our legal team was adamant about specific changes, and at some point, during the contract negotiations, I thought it was the end of the line. So when Instinctools accommodated our requirements, I was happy, relieved, and impressed.

$10000+
Canada
Mobile app development
Custom Software Development for Nonprofit Healthcare Organization
Dimitri Popolov, Tech Lead, CANet
5/5

I’m super pleased. Their work is reliable and functional. They take pride in being strong technologists. They walk the extra mile with you. They selected the project methodology consciously and correctly.  They try to understand what the project is about, and they actively suggest solutions.

They have very good processes, good quality staff, and good project management. I dealt with two project managers and both were excellent. Their project manager runs the agenda for each meeting, which is a huge help for me. Recently, I started introducing their project manager more and more into calls with my colleagues.

The communication is timely. Their written and spoken communication works well. There aren’t any language barriers. The only thing is, I have to have the meetings in my mornings because of the time difference.

They listen to the context of a problem, and then they actively search and suggest a range of solutions.

They are great at technology, and they take pride in that. They’re not trying to take over our business agenda — they just do what they do.

$200000+
Canada
Custom Software Development