What decides
the stack
01Maintainability by your team

We select technology your people can hire for and maintain. Our own preferences do not come into the decision.

02Long-term vendor support

We assess how long a tool will remain supported before recommending it, so you are not forced into an unplanned migration.

03Controlled introduction of new technology

A project can absorb one unfamiliar technology safely. Everything else stays proven, which is how delivery timelines hold.

04No dependency on a single provider

We avoid provider-specific services and lock-in, so moving to another platform later remains a decision rather than a rebuild.

What we build with, and why.

Frontend
Build
React
Next.js
Vue
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
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We standardise on React with TypeScript because it is the easiest stack for a client to hire into after handover. We use Vue where a team already runs it, since retraining would cost you without gaining anything.

Default choice
React + TypeScript
We avoid
Newly released frameworks with small hiring markets
Backend
Build
Node.js
Java / Spring
.NET Core
Python
PHP / Laravel
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The choice here follows your existing systems more than our preference. Node.js suits products where the same team handles both ends. Java and .NET are the right answer where you already run them, or where the integrations you need are built for them.

Default choice
Node.js or Spring Boot
We avoid
Rewriting a working backend in a different language
Mobile
Build
React Native
Flutter
Swift
Kotlin
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Most business applications do not need separate iOS and Android codebases. We recommend React Native or Flutter unless the app depends on hardware features or performance that only native code delivers.

Default choice
React Native
We avoid
Separate native builds where one codebase would do
Cloud
Operate
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Private cloud
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We work across all three major providers and on private infrastructure. The decision usually comes down to what your team already knows, where your data is required to sit, and which provider your existing licensing favours.

Default choice
AWS or Azure
We avoid
Provider-specific services that make leaving expensive
DevOps
Operate
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub Actions
Grafana
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Infrastructure is defined in code so environments can be rebuilt rather than repaired. We only introduce Kubernetes where the workload genuinely calls for it, since it adds operational overhead most teams do not need.

Default choice
Terraform + GitHub Actions
We avoid
Kubernetes on projects that do not need it
Databases
Store
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
Redis
Elasticsearch
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PostgreSQL handles the majority of what businesses need, including workloads people assume require something specialised. We add Redis for caching and Elasticsearch for search where the data volume justifies it.

Default choice
PostgreSQL
We avoid
Splitting data across several stores too early
Partnerships
& security

Partnerships that serve a purpose.

Partnerships matter for two reasons only: a support escalation path when something breaks, and licensing we can pass through at our cost rather than at list price.

AWS Partner
Azure Solutions Partner
Google Cloud Partner
Salesforce consulting partner
HubSpot solutions partner
Zoho authorised partner
Shopify partner
MongoDB partner

How we handle security

01
Least privilege by default

Named accounts, no shared credentials, and time-bound production access with a full audit trail.

02
Credentials never in source code

Managed secret stores for each environment, with commits scanned before they are merged.

03
Dependency and image scanning

Automated checks run in the pipeline, with a regular patch window for environments we manage.

04
Data residency respected

Workloads deployed in the region your requirements call for, including backups and log retention.

Inherited a system nobody wants to touch?

We review existing systems and set out what is worth keeping, what needs replacing, and what can be left alone for now.