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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ServiceRocket

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- Undisclosed
- 250 - 999 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Established in 2001, ServiceRocket is a midsize IT managed services company in Palo Alto, California; Sydney, Australia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Las Condes, Chile. Their services include IT managed services, IT strategy consulting, cloud consulting & SI, ERP consulting and SI, and more.
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1202

TMP Worldwide

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- $10,000+
- 1,000 - 9,999 employees
- Toronto, Canada
TMP Worldwide is a large New York, New York-based software development company. Established in 2006, the team focuses on custom software development, content marketing, market research, web development, and more.
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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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Zemoso Technologies

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- Undisclosed
- 250 - 999 employees
- Waterloo, Canada
Zemoso Technologies is a marketing strategy and other marketing company. The Hyderabad, India-based firm was founded in 2012. The midsize team offers marketing strategy and other marketing.

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1204

Improving

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- $10,000+
- 1,000 - 9,999 employees
- Calgary, Canada
Founded in 2004, Improving is an IT services company headquartered in Houston. The team of about 250 employees also works from additional offices in College Station, Texas, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Canada. They consult businesses in the financial services, business services, and education industries, focusing on BI and Big Data, Cloud, IT strategy, and staff augmentation. They complement their consulting with mobile app development.

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Objective Group Inc - OGI
(9 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.7
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $100,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Objective Solutions is a Sao Paulo, Brazil-based. The midsize firm was launched in 1995. Their services include.

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- Liferay
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1206

Logicloops IT Pvt. Ltd.

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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Cambridge, Canada
Logicloops IT Pvt. Ltd. Is a web development firm. Established in 2020, the small agency is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India and Cambridge, Canada. Their services include web development, mobile app development, e-commerce development, mobile & app marketing, and more.
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1207

Brightgrove
(6 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.6
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $10,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Ottawa, Canada
Brightgrove is a software development company based in Kharkov, Ukraine, with an additional office in Minsk, Belarus. Founded in 2000, the team includes over 220 employees. Brightgrove provides custom software development, e-commerce development, and consulting services for BI/SI and big data.

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- IATA
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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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ATECNA

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Montréal, Canada
Founded in 2007, ATECNA is an UX design agency. The firm offers ux/ui design, CRM consulting and SI, custom software development, mobile app development, and more and has a midsize team.
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TenX
(2 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  4.5
- $50,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Launched in 2011, TenX is a IT strategy consulting company. They are located in Stamford, Connecticut; Islamabad, Pakistan; Toronto, Canada and Lahore, Pakistan and have a midsize team. Their services include IT strategy consulting, BI & big data consulting & SI, other IT consulting and SI, custom software development, and more.
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1210

Canopy One Solutions Inc

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Calgary, Canada
Canopy One Solutions Inc is a big data company. They provide BI & big data consulting & SI, cloud consulting & SI, CRM consulting and SI, IT managed services, and more and were founded in 2009. Their midsize team is headquartered in Calgary, Canada and Chantilly, Virginia.
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Saligram Systems Inc

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Vancouver, Canada
Launched in 2007, Saligram Systems Inc is a big data company. The agency provides BI & big data consulting & SI, IT staff augmentation, custom software development, mobile app development, and more and has a midsize team. The agency is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and Plainsboro Township, New Jersey.
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SyntecX Global Corporation

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- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Fredericton, Canada
App development firm SyntecX Global Corporation is in Fredericton, Canada; Aurora, Illinois and ISLAMABAD, Pakistan. The agency specializes in mobile app development, custom software development, web development, e-commerce development, and more and is midsize.The agency was launched in 2005.
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ValueLabs
(3 Reviews) 4.3
- Timeliness
  4.3
- Service Excellence
  4.3
- Value
  4.3
- Would Recommend
  4.3
- Undisclosed
- 1,000 - 9,999 employees
- Vancouver, Canada
ValueLabs is a global business technology services and solutions provider based in Hyderabad, India with over 25 offices worldwide in the US, Europe, and Asia. Founded in 1997, ValueLabs' team of over 5,000 employees provides non-voice BPO/back office services and voice/call center capabilities.

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BlueSky Commerce

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Markham, Canada
BlueSky Commerce, a branding company, is headquartered in Noblesville, Indiana; Markham, Canada and Hyderabad, India. The midsize team provides branding, IT strategy consulting, custom software development, web development, and more. The firm was founded in 2006.
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1215

TatvaSoft
(40 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.9
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $10,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Founded in 2001, TatvaSoft is a custom software development company, spanning its presence across various global locations like the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and India. Our team of 800+ IT professionals offers business growth with their knack for technology platforms.

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- Anglo American
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Clever Age

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Montréal, Canada
E-commerce development firm Clever Age was launched in 2001. They are headquartered in Paris, France; , Hong Kong; Montreal, Canada and , Singapore and have a midsize team. Clever Age focuses on e-commerce development, web design, web development, custom software development, and more.
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ScalaCode
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Burlington, Canada
Midsize software development firm ScalaCode, is in Noida, India. They offer custom software development, web development, mobile app development, application testing, and more and were founded in 2011.

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1218

ELEKS
(29 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.7
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.6
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $50,000+
- 1,000 - 9,999 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Founded in 1991, ELEKS is a provider of software development, product design and technology advisory services. They offer cooperation models that fit the goals, resources and timelines of Fortune 500 companies, large enterprises, and small businesses. ELEKS has more than 2,000 specialists and 17 offices on three continents to serve their clients globally.

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- Eagle Investment Systems (a subsidiary of BNY Mellon)
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Solventek

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Solventek is a midsize video production agency. They focus on video production, ERP consulting and SI, custom software development, business consulting, and more and were founded in 2007.
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1220

ZoftSolutions Pvt Ltd

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Oakville, Canada
Cloud consulting & SI company ZoftSolutions Pvt Ltd was launched in 2014. Their midsize team is in Oakville, Canada and Pukkattupady, India. Their services include cloud consulting & SI, custom software development, mobile app development, application testing, and more.
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Purple Drive Technologies

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Listowel, Canada
User experience agency Purple Drive Technologies was established in 2016. Their midsize team is located in Irvine, California; Listowel, Canada and Chennai, India. Their services include ux/ui design, cloud consulting & SI, IT staff augmentation, custom software development, and more.
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Dev Information Technology Ltd.

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- $25,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Mississauga, Canada
Launched in 1997, Dev Information Technology Ltd. Is a cloud consulting & SI company. They are in Ahmedabad, India; Mississauga, Canada and Jaipur, India and have a large team. The company offers cloud consulting & SI, CRM consulting and SI, ERP consulting and SI, and IT managed services.
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1223

Wunderman Thompson MAP

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- Undisclosed
- 250 - 999 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Midsize marketing strategy company Wunderman Thompson MAP, is in København, Denmark; Bangkok, Thailand; Barcelona, Spain and Lisboa, Portugal. The team focuses on marketing strategy, social media marketing, search engine optimization, CRM consulting and SI, and more.
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1224

Intelloger Technologies

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- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Brampton, Canada
Intelloger Technologies is a small web development company headquartered in Noida, India; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Brampton, Canada and Kellyville, Australia. Founded in 2012, the team provides web development, mobile app development, IoT development, and robotics process automation.

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1225

Z1 Digital Studio

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- $100,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Victoria, Canada
Z1 Digital Studio is an user experience company. Their midsize team is headquartered in Sevilla, Spain and Victoria, Canada. The agency specializes in ux/ui design, mobile app development, web design, custom software development, and more.

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- GoalBased Investors
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1226

Globant

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- $5,000+
- 10,000+ employees
- Toronto, Canada
Globant is a software development company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with offices in San Francisco and Mexico City. The company, founded in 2003, has more than 12,500 employees who provide, among others, web development, digital strategy, and social media marketing services to various companies.

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- Google
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1227

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
- Vancouver, Canada
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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- Redbull
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NashTech
(12 Reviews) 4.7
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  4.7
- Value
  4.7
- Would Recommend
  4.8
- $100,000+
- 1,000 - 9,999 employees
- Mississauga, Canada
NashTech is a large London, United Kingdom-based software development company. Established in 2000, the team specializes in custom software development, IT strategy consulting, and application testing.
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1229

Infobahn Softworld Inc

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Infobahn Softworld Inc, a cloud consulting & SI company, was launched in 1996. The company offers cloud consulting & SI, application testing, BI & big data consulting & SI, CRM consulting and SI, and more and has a midsize team. The company is based in Toronto, Canada; San Jose, California and Bengaluru, India.
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CRG Solutions

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- Undisclosed
- 250 - 999 employees
- Ottawa, Canada
CRG Solutions is an IT strategy consulting company. The midsize team is located in Pune, India; Ottawa, Canada; Bengaluru, India and Gurugram, India. Their services include IT strategy consulting, custom software development, and business consulting.
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