Top 100 Software Development Companies in South Africa
February 2023Looking for a top software developer in South Africa?
As the use of mobile and web apps rise, your business’s digital presence becomes even more important. The biggest challenge facing organizations is how they can keep up in the digital world. The best way is to continuously develop up-to-date software that allows your organization to maintain an impactful digital presence.
To assist you in your search for a partner, we’ve compiled this list of the top software development companies in South Africa. Browse descriptions, feedback, and awards to find which can best suit your company’s needs.
List of the Best South Africa Software Developers
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- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Sandton, South Africa
SIVOXI™ is a design and development agency based in Johannesburg. Founded in 2016, their team of fewer than 10 employees serves enterprise and midmarket businesses in industries such as business services, advertising and marketing, and consumer products. Services include custom software development, UX/UI design, and IT strategy consulting.
Clients
- Deloitte and Touche
- iStore South Africa
- Discovery | Khoury and Associates
- Allied Paint Solutions
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SIVOXI™ developed an inventory tracking system for an adhesives company. The system is web-based and stores all of the raw materials in real-time.
“Their ability to craft and implement their algorithms and formulas was fantastic.”
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- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Bluegrass Digital is a managed services company based in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1996, their team of 21 employees provides web development, mobile app development, and UX/UI design services.
Clients
- iClover
- Equity Maven
- PosTrack
- Sanlam
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Bluegrass Digital assisted with CMS development using Episerver. They included several data tracking and analytics features for providing clients with high-level data. They’re on retainer for ongoing updates.
"They have the knowledge and experience to fix any issue."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Specno is a tech company based in Cape Town, South Africa. The company, founded in 2018, has a team of more than forty that provides, among others, mobile app development, UX/UI design, and custom software development solutions to businesses of all sizes.
Clients
- Old Mutual
- Standard Bank
- Wellness Warehouse
- FinMeUp
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Specno developed a mobile application from scratch for a digital networking platform. They also devised two marketing campaigns to attack two different customer segments simultaneously.
“They were personable, professional, and highly skilled. We were impressed by their effective communication.”
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- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Warp Development, an e-commerce development company, is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa and Cape Town, South Africa. The midsize firm was established in 2002. Their services include e-commerce development, custom software development, IT managed services, mobile app development, and more.
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Warp Development provided a branding firm's e-commerce site with a visual upgrade. Before the platform went live, they built a development website based on the client's requirements, mock-ups, and wireframes.
"They were patient and knowledgeable."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Elemental Web Solutions is a web development and digital marketing agency in Table View, South Africa. Founded in 2005, they have about 10 employees that serve mostly small-business and midmarket clients in the advertising, business, and education sectors. Services include web development, SEO, and custom software development.
Clients
- Adidas
- BMW
- Heineken
- Mini
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Elemental Web Design provides outsourced development services for a branding agency. Their work typically includes WordPress development on pre-existing wireframes.
“They deliver solid, logical, well made products.”
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- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Webtonic Solutions is a web agency based in Sandton, South Africa, and founded in 2010. Their team of no more than 50 offers custom software, e-commerce, and web development solutions for clients in the industries of e-commerce, retail, and business services.
Clients
- RMB
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Webtonic Solutions built a foreign currency exchange platform. They mapped out its user flow and concepted all design elements. They implemented a dashboard, a notification system, and sophisticated tracking.
“The manner with which they dealt with us, as an organization, was outstanding.”
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Sandton, South Africa
Bluebird Development is a software development company. Founded in 2017, the small firm is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Sandton, South Africa. Their team offers custom software development, web development, mobile app development, application management & support, and more.
Clients
- BSC
- The Delta Group
- CoinDirect
- BVNK
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Bluebird Development built a custom software for an environmental sustainability company. They implemented designs and briefs while working with a technical product manager from the company's side.
"Their communication was excellent and they delivered very well."
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- $10,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Randburg, South Africa
SovTech is a custom software development company based in Johannesburg with offices in London and Nairobi. Founded in 2012, they work with enterprise and midmarket businesses with a focus on clients in the financial services industry.
Clients
- Discovery
- Deloitte
- Standard Bank
- SureSwipe
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SovTech built a WordPress frontend for a service marketplace. They migrated the site to an elastic cloud server and incorporated BitBucket to better manage third-party tools. The project is ongoing.
"SovTech has a young dynamic team that is knowledgeable in their processes and skill set."
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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Sandton, South Africa
Melsoft is a website design and development agency located in Johannesburg. They have about 4 employees who provide web design, web development, and e-commerce development services to primarily small businesses in the business services, e-commerce, and education industries. They were founded in 2018.
Clients
- CIPS ISAF
- ISAF Africa
- Ikusasa Ikamva
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Melsoft provided development on an online learning system.
"The speed of delivery and innovation was quite unique."
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10
- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Linum Labs is a small Basel, Switzerland-based blockchain company. They specialize in blockchain, custom software development, and product design and were established in 2016.
Clients
- Deloitte
- KPMG
- Barclays
- Nifty
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Linum Labs designed and developed an NFT marketplace for an NFT and blockchain startup. They used Solidity for smart contracts and React for the frontend. For payments, the team used Ethereum and Stripe.
“Linum Labs went the extra mile to act like a member of our team.”
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
Polymorph Systems is a custom software development firm headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The small company was launched in 2012. Their services include custom software development.
Clients
- OneDayOnly
- STBB
- Open Learning Technologies
- Korbicom
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Polymorph Systems was hired by an education technology company to conceptualize the design and upgrade their student administration system. The UX team initially conducted user research and interviews.
"They are experts at what they do."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Sandton, South Africa
Liorra Tech is a custom software development firm headquartered in Sandton, South Africa. The company specializes in custom software development, web development, mobile app development, IT strategy consulting, and more and has a small team.The company was founded in 2018.Visit SiteNotable Project
An IT company hired Liorra Tech to develop a web and mobile app with healthcare component implementation. This app enables users to consult with doctors remotely and deliver medicine among other features.
"We chose Liorra based on their past experience, diverse skills, enthusiasm, and eagerness to venture into new areas."
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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Sandton, South Africa
Located in Sandton, South Africa and Johannesburg, South Africa, Digital Design Agency Group is a small software development firm. They provide custom software development, IT strategy consulting, web development, mobile app development, and more and were established in 2017.
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A property management company hired Digital Design Agency Group for rental management system development. The team managed the planning and execution of requirements for the documentation process accuracy.
"We valued their responsiveness and their ability to listen to our needs."
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- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Pretoria, South Africa
Livex Software is a software development company located in Pretoria, South Africa and founded in 2016. With a team of less than 50 employees, they provide custom software development, web design, and cybersecurity for businesses.
Clients
- Glofurn Ltd
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Livex Software designed an e-commerce platform. They built several functionalities to allow for payment processing and order notifications and provide ongoing support to maintain the platform.
“Their team is professional, accurate, and timely.”
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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Durban, South Africa
ZonkeTech is a software company based in Umhlanga, South Africa, and founded in 2016. With no more than 10 members, they are experts in custom software, web, and mobile app development solutions for clients in the fields of gaming, business services, and IT solutions.
Clients
- Derivco
- DVT
- UCBRacing
- RewardsCo
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ZonkeTech upgraded an analytics system for a water processing solutions agency, focusing on the backend. The team used .NET Core and Azure for the user management system.
"We’re proudly showing our system to clients now."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Bermont is a web development company based in Cape Town, South Africa. The company, founded in 2016, has a team of less than ten that provides e-commerce development, web development, web design, UX/UI design, custom software development, and SEO services to midmarket and other-sized companies an institutions in the e-commerce and other industries.
Clients
- Mana Creative
- Covac Global
- D-core Art & Soul Gallery
- Smart Kitchen Co LLC
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Bermont provides creative and design work for various projects including packaging, branding, and web design.
"They knew our brand and knew exactly what we needed."
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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Modern Day Strategy is a web design company. The small Cape Town, South Africa-based firm was founded in 2016. Their team focuses on web design, custom software development, web development, and mobile app development.
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Modern Day Strategy provides a bathroom renovation company with website development and digital marketing services, including SEO optimization, search engine advertising, and social media marketing.
"They have delivered a beautiful website."
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- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Haefele Software is an outsourced Microsoft software development company based in Cape Town, South Africa, with offices in Melbourne, Australia; Tampa, Florida; and London. The company, founded in 2006, has more than 50 employees and provides custom software development, IT strategy consulting, and IoT development services to enterprise and smaller-sized companies in various industries.
Clients
- Tesco
- Superdrug
- Burger King
- Spur Corp
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Haefele Software conducted business analysis and provided web and mobile development for a barcode-centric tech company. They helped the client execute upon a concept that later gained great traction.
“I always felt confident and that I was in good hands.”
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- $250,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Codenatics is a software development agency with a team of around 10 employees based in Cape Town, South Africa. They provide custom software development, e-commerce development, and mobile app development services to small businesses in a variety of industries including education, financial services, and telecommunications.
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Codenatics provide app development services for a company's freight delivery platform. Their team used a wide range of programming languages to build a cloud-based app, a native mobile app, and a database.
“Codenatics did exceptionally well compared to other coding companies.”
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Edenvale, South Africa
Softserve Digital Development is an Edenvale, South Africa-based custom software development company. The small firm was launched in 2011. Their team specializes in custom software development, web development, ux/ui design, mobile app development, and more.
Clients
- Century 21
- Colemart
- Minestar
- Earth2Mars
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Softserve Digital Development created the brand identity of a change management company, defining the logo and color schemes. They also built a WordPress website and integrated payment functions and plug-ins.
“They not only do what we say we want, but they also understand what we’re looking to create with our customers.”
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Bloemfontein, South Africa
Bitcube is an app development company based in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Founded in 2009, their 26 employees provide custom software development, UI/UX design, and mobile app development services.
Clients
- Fortune 500 companies
- HR Technology
- Ecommerce
- Utilities Management Technology
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Bitcube developed an analytics platform for a cultural analytics company. This included SaaS development, frontend, platform as a service, SecOps, and application support. Traffic has increased while load times decreased. The quality of the code meets expectations.
“They listen intently to my needs, and understand what I'm trying to achieve in the long-term. We also have a very good relationship. They treat us as partners, and we trust each other.” –CEO, Cultural Analytics Platform
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- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Benoni, South Africa
Northroom Technologies is a software development firm established in 2016. The firm specializes in custom software development, web development, mobile app development, and other application development and has a small team.Visit SiteNotable Project
Northroom Technologies developed an impact-driven website for an environmental organization. The team migrated the site from PHP to WordPress and added features such as campaigns and chat boxes.
"I am not very technical on what technologies they have used but overall I am satisfied."
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- $10,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Cape Town, South Africa
Saratoga is a software development company based in Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1998 and has since grown to a team of 86 that works on custom software development, IT staff augmentation, enterprise app modernization, application management and support, and more to mostly large enterprise clients.
Clients
- Old Mutual
- Sanlam
- Direct Axis
- Coronation Asset Management
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A financial services non-profit had a previous development partner that was unsatisfactory. Saratoga took over and has succeeded where the previous developer failed. They use the SQL server and C# to design architecture, test products and create API's.
"... they designed and developed our foundational API that leads the direction we’re taking the rest of our products. That’s been a major success and has put us in a good position for the future." — Systems Development Consultant, Financial Services Non-Profit
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- $10,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Custom software development firm and web development firm PINECONEPIXEL APP DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The midsize company was founded in 2019. Their services include custom software development and web development.
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PINECONEPIXEL APP DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD has developed the website from scratch for a mechanical repair shop. They’ve also worked on branding, creating the entire image for the business, including the logo.
"I’ve never dealt with someone with such a prompt and friendly service."
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- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Sandton, South Africa
Appstrax Technology is a development agency based in Johannesburg, South Africa with more than 10 members. Since 2016, they have offered custom software, web, and mobile app development services for small and mid-market firms in various fields.
Clients
- Blocklab
- Converlens
- Vinex
- RTI
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A digital portal for inspiration hired Appstrax to design its website. Schools can sign up on the website, select speakers that interest them, and keep track of speakers who go to their school.
"Their professionalism and the fact that they care to understand our business and vision impressed."
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26
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
TransformIT Dynamics is a Vanderbijlpark, South Africa-based software development firm. The small company was established in 2020. Their services include custom software development, web development, mobile app development, e-commerce development, and more.
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TransformIT Dynamics helped an OEM company migrate their existing technology from virtual machines to a cloud platform, upgrade them to the latest Microsoft technology, and fix bugs, among other things.
"I was impressed with their will to accommodate the client and their needs."
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- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Johannesburg, South Africa
BNRY Digital is a creative technology company headquartered in Johannesburg with offices in Cape Town, South Africa, and London. Founded in 2009, the team of 25 specializes in advertising, custom software development, social media marketing, and more. They work primarily with small businesses and midmarkets, focusing on hospitality and leisure, automotive, and business services.
Clients
- Vodaphone, ISUZU, Wilderness Safaris, Discovery Health, Roman's Pizza, Dimension Data, Imperial Car Rental, BMW, Mondelez.
- Application and brand activation
- Product and experience design, software development, integration and launch
- VW Polo Campaign
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BNRY developed the UI/UX for an innovative web platform. Working within industry constraints, they used .NET to deliver a user-friendly interface and a flexible data integration solution.
“[W]e set the global standard of bringing technology to the health screening world.”
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- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Randburg, South Africa
Small custom software development company ExoSystems, is based in Randburg, South Africa. Established in 2012, the team offers custom software development, mobile app development, enterprise app modernization, and other application development.
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Thought Inc. is a technology and development company headquartered in Woodmead, South Africa. They were founded in 2008, and have a team of less than 50 people who specialize in mobile app development, web development, and custom software development.
Clients
- FNB
- Lenovo
- CHAI
- Epol
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Thought Inc. is providing mobile app development services for a research company. The client needed an app for their learning solutions platform; Thought Inc. is currently using PhoneGap and Ionic to develop the app. They are adding features to the app, and they continuously work closely with the client. The client is happy with the company’s work so far, and they are looking forward to the final product.
“Although it's taking longer than we anticipated, they're moving things forward nicely and paying close attention to our needs. We expect the app to launch shortly.” — Director, Research Company
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- 50 - 249 employees
- Sandton, South Africa
Midsize software development firm KB Consulting, is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa. They focus on custom software development, web development, mobile app development, e-commerce development, and more and were established in 2020.Industries
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KB Consulting supported the development of a bespoke web application for a digital marketing agency. They used Laravel as the framework and integrated a BI reporting tool into the app.
"We were impressed with their turnaround time."
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