Can I work with a software development company on one-time projects, or only for longer-term engagements?

It is possible to work with software development companies on one-time projects as well as longer-term engagements; however, the ROI (return on investment) may vary depending on the type of project. Shorter projects tend to produce results more quickly than long-term projects but may not yield the same significant returns over time. Longer engagement periods allow for more comprehensive strategies to be implemented, which could result in higher ROI if done correctly, along with better technologies and innovative strategies.

Are there any risks associated with working with software development firms, and how can they be avoided?

Working with software development firms carries some potential risks, such as going over budget or misreading the needs of the market. To minimize these risks, businesses should carefully evaluate the background and portfolio of an agency before making any commitments; this will help ensure that they have a solid understanding of their capabilities and can trust them to deliver quality work consistently over time. Companies should also ask about their software development approaches to confirm that they follow best practices and set realistic goals. Additionally, it’s important to discuss payment models ahead of time to avoid sticker shock or challenges with billing at a later date.

Top 100 Software Development Companies in Canada

The Best of April 2024

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List of the Best Canada Software Developers

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- Innowise
  (56 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.8
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.7
  - Would Recommend
    4.9
  - $10,000+
  - 1,000 - 9,999 employees
  - Warszawa, Poland
  Innowise Group is a custom software development company based in Warsaw, Poland. With more than 1000 specialists on board and 600 projects completed, they use cutting-edge technologies to transform their client's businesses. They are experts in designing and developing tech solutions that will help your company enhance its processes and increase customer satisfaction, thanks to their 15+ years of experience and extensive expertise. They create custom software to fit your unique requirements in terms of timeline, budget, and use case. They handle every step of the development process, from product concept and development to testing, deployment, and support. In addition to building custom software, we also excel in UX/UI design, IT strategy consulting, and staff augmentation.
  
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- Simform
  (61 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.8
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.8
  - Would Recommend
    4.8
  - $25,000+
  - 1,000 - 9,999 employees
  - Orlando, FL
  Simform is a custom software development company founded in 2010. They have helped organizations ranging from startups, Fortune 500 companies, and WHO-backed NGOs. The team of 250+ delivers digital solutions for their clients and offer artificial intelligence services, API integration, dedicated software development team, and software testing services.
  
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- Dualboot Partners
  (43 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.8
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.7
  - Would Recommend
    4.9
  - $75,000+
  - 250 - 999 employees
  - Charlotte, NC
  Dualboot Partners is a product design and software engineering company founded in Raleigh, N.C. in 2018 with over 50 professionals. They offer custom software development and application testing solutions for various clients.
  
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Designo Graphy
(20 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.9
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Calgary, Canada
Designo Graphy Canada is a web development company. Founded in 2021, the team provides web development, web design, mobile app development, and other digital marketing. Their small firm is in Calgary, Canada.

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- Heat Master SS
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Openmind Technologies
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $100,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Blainville, Canada
Established in 2005, Openmind Technologies is a custom software development firm. The midsize Blainville, Canada-based team focuses on custom software development and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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- Octobot
  (30 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.8
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.8
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $50,000+
  - 50 - 249 employees
  - Montevideo, Uruguay
  Octobot is a software consultancy headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay. Octobot was founded in 2014 with the objective of creating innovative digital solutions and transforming their client's ideas into products. They have a team of over 100 composed of designers, engineers, and innovators who specialize in mobile app development, web development, and custom software development for the healthcare, education, and business services industries.
  
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- Darly Solutions
  (20 Reviews) 5.0
  - Timeliness
    5.0
  - Service Excellence
    5.0
  - Value
    5.0
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $1,000+
  - 50 - 249 employees
  - Warszawa, Poland
  LLC Darly Solutions is a Kharkiv, Ukraine-based web development company. The small firm was established in 2017. Their services include web development, ux/ui design, and mobile app development.
  
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- Matrix Media Solutions (P) Ltd.
  (30 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.7
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.7
  - Would Recommend
    4.9
  - $1,000+
  - 50 - 249 employees
  - Kolkata, India
  Matrix Media Solutions (P) Ltd is a digital development and marketing company based in Kolkata, India. The company, founded in 2003, has over 150 employees and provides a wide range of digital services that include application testing, AI, custom software development, web design & development, mobile app development, SEO, PPC, and social media marketing services to various companies.
  
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DivNotes Inc.
(3 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.7
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.7
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
DivNotes Inc. Is a software development company launched in 2014. The small team specializes in custom software development, mobile app development, application management & support, enterprise app modernization, and more. The company is located in Toronto, Canada.

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DrakeTech Inc
(3 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Breslau, Canada
DrakeTech Inc is a software development company. The small Breslau, Canada-based team focuses on custom software development, web development, e-commerce development, search engine optimization, and more. The firm was established in 2015.

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95

Webrooks Solutions
(15 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Calgary, Canada
Web design agency Webrooks Solutions was established in 2020. Located in Calgary, Canada and Calgary, Canada, their small team focuses on web design, web development, mobile app development, e-commerce development, and more.

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Creme Digital
(4 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  4.8
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Creme Digital is an user experience design company launched in 2020. Their small team is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and specializes in ux/ui design, mobile app development, enterprise app modernization, custom software development, and more.
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GURUS Solutions (NetSuite Services)
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Montréal, Canada
GURUS Solutions is a group of cloud consultants based in Montreal, Canada, with an additional office in Manchester N.H. With just under 90 employees, the team has been providing ERP consulting and SI services, custom software development, productivity and collaboration consulting, and IT services and staff augmentation since 2005. They mainly work with midmarket companies.

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- Atlas Machine
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- ObjectStyle
  (3 Reviews) 5.0
  - Timeliness
    5.0
  - Service Excellence
    5.0
  - Value
    4.7
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $10,000+
  - 50 - 249 employees
  - Fairfield, CT
  ObjectStyle is a custom software development agency founded in the U.S. in 2002. The Warsaw-based Polish subsidiary was established in 2018 and grew significantly ever since. The company specializes in architecting software systems from scratch, modernizing legacy platforms, IT consulting, and IT team augmentation. ObjectStyle works with large and small companies, from startups to Blue Chip corporations, offering an excellent price-to-quality ratio with its services.
  
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A.Y. Technologies
(15 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.7
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.3
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $50,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Vancouver, Canada
A.Y. Technologies is an app development company based in Vancouver, Canada. The company was founded in 2015 and employs a team of 8 that offers mobile app development, custom software development, web development, and other services to mostly small businesses.

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- Craver - Mobile App Platform for Restaurants
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Tekki Web Solutions Inc.

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- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Mississauga, Canada
Tekki Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an advertising company, is headquartered in San Jose, California and Ludhiana, India. The small firm was founded in 2010. Their services include advertising, custom software development, ux/ui design, e-commerce development, and more.
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nventive
(15 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $100,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Montréal, Canada
Software company nventive is headquartered in Montreal and has offices in Toronto and New York. Since 2008, their team of over 100 employees has been specializing in mobile app development, UX/UI design, custom software development, and more for a variety of clients.

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- DCM
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i8is infiniti software solutions
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Vaughan, Canada
I8is infiniti software solutions is a software development firm established in 2021. Headquartered in Vaughan, Canada, their small team focuses on custom software development, ai consulting, IT strategy consulting, cloud consulting & SI, and more.
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102

Pentabay Softwares Inc
(4 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Milton, Canada
Small custom software development company Pentabay Softwares Inc, is located in Oakville, Canada and Chennai, India. They focus on custom software development, mobile & app marketing, cloud consulting & SI, IT strategy consulting, and more and were founded in 2018.

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103

ACIAGA Inc.
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Edmonton, Canada
ACIAGA Inc. Is an advertising company. The small Edmonton, Canada-based firm was established in 2023. Their team offers advertising, branding, marketing strategy, digital strategy, and more.
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- Khan Kebabs
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MarkiTech
(9 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
IT staff augmentation company MarkiTech was established in 2015. Their small team is located in Toronto, Canada; Oakville, Canada and Orlando, Florida. Their services include IT staff augmentation, mobile app development, web development, Artificial Intelligence, and more.

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105

Coldfront Labs
(9 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.6
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.7
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Ottawa, Canada
Coldfront Labs is an IT services company in Kanata, Canada. Founded in 2011, they have about 9 employees that do web development, custom software development, and UX/UI design. Most clients are midmarket businesses in the IT, government, and business services sectors.

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- Statistics Canada
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Interpix Design Inc.
(14 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.6
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Oakville, Canada
Interpix Design Inc. is a UX/UI design agency based in Ontario, Canada. The agency, founded in 1995, has a team of less than 15 who provide UX/UI design, custom software development, digital strategy, and web design services to midmarket and enterprise companies.

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- AstraZeneca
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NuBinary
(6 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.7
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.7
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
NuBinary is a software development shop based in Toronto. Founded in 2017, the team of 5 specializes in web development, loT development, UX/UI design, and more. They work primarily with small businesses.

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- Smart Cocoon
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108

Velocity Inc.
(7 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Software development firm Velocity Inc. Is headquartered in Toronto, Canada; Helensvale, Zimbabwe and Wien, Austria. The small team provides custom software development, digital strategy, product design, IT strategy consulting, and more and was established in 2022.
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109

harpLabs Inc.
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Mississauga, Canada
harpLabs Inc. is a web and mobile app development company headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. This team of four, which was founded in 2012, offers web design and SEO services, in addition to building mobile applications for phones and tablets.

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- TaperMD
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110

Proteus Development
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Web design company Proteus Development was founded in 2017. Their small team is located in Toronto, Canada and Dallas, Texas. Their services include web design, custom software development, and web development.
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111

Oprim Inc.
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Oprim is a Toronto, Canada-based IT staff augmentation company. The small company was founded in 2021. Their services include IT staff augmentation and custom software development.

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112

Manaknightdigital
(4 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Manaknightdigital is a software company based in Toronto with more than 10 members. Since their founding in 2014, they have offered custom software, web, and e-commerce development solutions for clients in the fields of IT services, e-commerce, and other industries.

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- Town of Richmond Hill
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113

Dimonoff
(1 Reviews) 4.5
- Timeliness
  4.0
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  4.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Québec, Canada
Established in 2013, Amotus is a custom software development firm. The company provides custom software development, IoT development, mobile app development, and web development and has a small team. The company is located in Québec, Canada.

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114

VGA App Developers
(7 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.9
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Edmonton, Canada
VELLGUS is a web and mobile app development company based in Edmonton, Canada with more than 10 experts. Since their founding in 2019, they have offered custom software, web, and mobile app development solutions for both small and mid-market firms.

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- MindZip
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115

Findan Software
(2 Reviews) 4.5
- Timeliness
  4.3
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  3.5
- Would Recommend
  4.8
- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Calgary, Canada
Findan Software is a small software development company. In Calgary, Canada, the agency was established in 2017. Their team focuses on custom software development and mobile app development.
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116

Workiy
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $25,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Vancouver, Canada
Workiy, a SEO company, was launched in 2008. Based in Vancouver, Canada, their midsize team provides search engine optimization, web design, ux/ui design, IT staff augmentation, and more.

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117

Cloudowl
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Edmonton, Canada
Cloudowl is a small web development firm. The Edmonton, Canada-based agency was founded in 2003. Their services include web development, mobile app development, application management & support, custom software development, and more.

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118

Reev
(9 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $50,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Reev is a software development firm headquartered in Toronto and founded in 2018. The company is made up of fewer than 10 employees and specializes in mobile app development, AR/VR development, and UX/UI design. They have a client focus towards small businesses in the eCommerce, retail, and consumer products industries.

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- Logix Brands Ltd.
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119

noesis digital
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Montréal, Canada
noesis digital is a development company in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 2007, they have fewer than 5 employees that serve mostly small-business and midmarket clients in the business, real estate, and telecommunications sectors. Services include custom software development, mobile app development, and web development.

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- TELUS
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120

Vendasta
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Saskatoon, Canada
Vendasta, a software development firm, is located in Saskatoon, Canada. The midsize company was established in 2008. Their services include custom software development.

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