Alternative Solutions

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4.1/5 (2 reviews)
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About Alternative Solutions

Since 2007, Alternative Solutions has operated as a technology services provider. Alternative Solutions focuses on Mobile App Development, Custom Software Development and UI/UX Design. Alternative Solutions employs 10 - 49 people. Clients can expect pricing around $100 - $149/hr, with projects averaging about $35,000. Overall, Alternative Solutions is one of the options worth shortlisting for a technology project.

Where We Specialize

38% Software Development
Software Development 38%
Cross Platform App Development 28%
UI-UX Design 25%
Mobile App Development 9%

Industry Expertise

Real Estate84% Automotive16%

Typical Project Size

41% Small Business
37% Midmarket Business
22% Enterprise

Alternative Solutions Reviews

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Execution that matched the sales pitch — which is rarer than it should be

Pooja Venkataraman / VP of Engineering - Navya FinServ Solutions
Verified
Oct 31, 2025

Project summary: Our institution was running five disconnected systems for admissions, learning management, assessments, and student communications — we needed them unified into one cohesive platform.

The technical quality of the work is the easiest thing to praise, but what I want to highlight is the communication culture on this team. Every question got a same-day response. Every risk got flagged before it became an issue. When we needed to change direction mid-project — a business decision on our side — they absorbed the change professionally, requoted fairly, and kept momentum going. That flexibility is something you cannot assess in a proposal and it turned out to be one of the most valuable things about working with them.

PROS

Collaborative working style that made them feel like an extension of our team, excellent written communication for our async timezone relationship, clean and readable codebase

CONS

We underestimated the internal resource commitment required on our side during discovery — the team warned us, we did not listen fully, and the first sprint was slower as a result

4.2
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4.2
Quality
4.2
Schedule
4.2
Cost
4.2
Communication
Project TypePOS System Development
IndustryEducation
Project Cost$10,000 to $49,999
DurationSep 2025 – Apr 2026

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
I lead technology at Navya FinServ Solutions, a mid-sized organisation in the Education sector headquartered in Chennai, India. My remit as VP of Engineering covers everything from infrastructure to product development. We had reached a point where our internal engineering capacity was not sufficient to execute our roadmap without an experienced external partner.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
We had a product concept validated by market research but no clear path to build it within our budget and timeline constraints. Our Education competitors were moving quickly and we could not afford to spend eighteen months finding out a generalist agency could not execute the POS System Development work our product required.
What services did the company provide for your project?
The full POS System Development lifecycle from discovery through to production deployment and hypercare support. This included requirements workshops, solution architecture, sprint-based development, QA and automated testing, deployment to our cloud environment, and a structured handover with documentation. They also provided a brief post-launch period of dedicated support which was genuinely useful.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
Their portfolio included two projects that were sufficiently close to our own brief in terms of complexity, POS System Development scope, and Education context that we felt confident they understood what we were asking. The proposal was technically rigorous, the pricing was transparent, and the proposed team structure gave us senior engineers throughout rather than just for the pitch.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we did at the start, which sounds like an exaggeration but is genuinely accurate. The discovery workshop they ran surfaced assumptions we had not examined and contradictions in our requirements that would have caused real problems mid-development. The functional specification they produced was the clearest articulation of our product that we had seen written down.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Outstanding. I have worked with agencies that communicate beautifully during the sales process and go quiet during delivery. This was the opposite — structured, consistent, and genuinely informative throughout. Problems were surfaced early with proposed solutions rather than just problem statements, which made the inevitable mid-project decisions much easier to make.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
On time and within the agreed budget. They had given us a range estimate at the start, which I had been sceptical of, and they landed within the lower half of that range. Their estimation accuracy came from having broken the work down in genuine detail during discovery rather than giving a rough number and hoping. It showed in every sprint.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The ROI case we presented to our board assumed a payback period of eighteen months. Based on current trajectory we will hit that in under a year. The efficiency gains in our Education operations have been more significant than the model projected, partly because the quality of the data coming out of the new system is enabling decisions we could not make before.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The quality of the written communication. This matters more than most clients articulate. Clear, concise, technically accurate updates that our non-technical stakeholders could read and understand. Proposals and change requests that made the decision obvious rather than obscuring it in jargon. That communication quality reduced our internal coordination overhead significantly.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
I recommend them to anyone who asks and occasionally to people who do not. The combination of POS System Development expertise, Education domain knowledge, and delivery discipline is genuinely difficult to find. We found it here and we intend to keep it.

Technology roadmap that gave our leadership team genuine clarity

Tyler Nguyen / Founder & CTO - BlueRidge Software
Verified
Jul 25, 2025

Project summary: Citizen-facing services that had been paper-based for decades needed to be digitised in a way that was genuinely accessible to all demographics, not just the digitally confident.

Our industry has specific compliance requirements that many generalist agencies struggle with. This team came with working knowledge of the relevant frameworks, asked pointed questions about our obligations, and built controls into the architecture rather than bolting them on at the end. Our compliance team reviewed the delivered system and had only minor observations, which is genuinely unusual for a first-pass review. That domain awareness saved us significant remediation cost.

PROS

Architectural decisions that will serve us for years rather than just solving the immediate problem, knowledge transfer that left our team genuinely capable, no scope creep at all

CONS

Their calendar books up quickly which made scheduling the initial kickoff slightly challenging — a good problem for them to have and not one that affected our delivery

4.0
Overall
4.0
Quality
4.0
Schedule
4.0
Cost
4.0
Communication
Project TypeIT Consulting
IndustryGovernment & Public Sector
Project Cost$10,000 to $49,999
DurationJun 2025 – Mar 2026

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
BlueRidge Software operates across the Government & Public Sector sector with offices in Austin, USA. In my capacity as Founder & CTO I oversee both the strategic and operational technology agenda. We are a growth-stage business that needed a development partner capable of scaling with us rather than constraining us.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Our Government & Public Sector regulatory environment had changed and the compliance timeline was non-negotiable. We needed to rebuild specific components of our system to meet the new requirements and our internal team was already fully committed to the core product roadmap. Bringing in a specialist IT Consulting partner was the only realistic path.
What services did the company provide for your project?
Primarily IT Consulting, though the scope naturally touched adjacent areas. They handled architecture design, implementation, integration with our existing systems, performance testing under realistic load, and knowledge transfer to our internal team. The breadth of what they covered without requiring us to bring in additional vendors was one of the reasons the project ran efficiently.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
Their portfolio included two projects that were sufficiently close to our own brief in terms of complexity, IT Consulting scope, and Government & Public Sector context that we felt confident they understood what we were asking. The proposal was technically rigorous, the pricing was transparent, and the proposed team structure gave us senior engineers throughout rather than just for the pitch.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Extremely well. They asked detailed questions, challenged vague requirements until they were specific, and proposed sensible defaults for decisions we had not yet made rather than just leaving them open. By the time development started there was no ambiguity in the backlog, which is a rare starting position.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Professional and efficient. We used a shared project management tool that gave our stakeholders visibility without requiring them to attend every meeting. The project manager had a clear escalation path and used it appropriately. The only time I needed to intervene directly was when I chose to, not because something had been missed.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes on both counts. There was one sprint where a third-party integration took longer than scoped because of undocumented API behaviour on the vendor side. The team flagged it immediately, proposed two mitigation options, and we agreed on an approach that recovered the timeline within two weeks. That is how scope issues should be handled and rarely are.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
Hard to isolate precisely because several factors changed simultaneously, but the data we can attribute directly to the new IT Consulting platform shows a meaningful improvement in the metrics that matter to our Government & Public Sector business. Our account managers report that the new capability is coming up positively in client conversations, which was one of the strategic objectives we started with.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The post-launch behaviour. Some agencies disappear the moment the final invoice is paid. This team maintained the same level of responsiveness during the hypercare period as during development, handed over thorough documentation without being asked twice, and checked in proactively a month after go-live to review performance metrics with us. That last part was entirely unprompted.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Unreservedly. We are in active conversation about the next phase of work and I expect this to become a multi-year partnership. For any organisation in the Government & Public Sector space looking for a IT Consulting partner who combines technical rigour with genuine commercial awareness, I would put this team at the top of the shortlist.

FAQs

What services does Alternative Solutions offer?
Alternative Solutions provides software development services that may include mobile app development, web development, custom software development, UI/UX design, cloud solutions, AI development, and enterprise application development. Its core focus areas include Mobile App Development, Cross Platform App Development, Custom Software Development and UI-UX Design.
How much does it cost to hire Alternative Solutions?
The cost of hiring Alternative Solutions depends on factors such as project complexity, development hours, required technologies, team size, and engagement model. Based on available data, Alternative Solutions's typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149, with an average project cost of $50000+.
What technologies does Alternative Solutions specialize in?
Depending on the project requirements, Alternative Solutions may work with technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, PHP, Flutter, React Native, iOS, Android, AWS, Azure, AI, and cloud platforms. For context, it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Education, Legal Services and Advertising & Marketing, and its typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149.
Why should businesses choose Alternative Solutions?
Businesses may choose Alternative Solutions based on factors such as technical expertise, industry experience, client reviews, development methodology, communication practices, and the ability to deliver scalable software solutions that align with business objectives. Founded in 2007, the company has built a track record of delivering projects across various industries.
How do I choose the right software development company?
When selecting a software development company like Alternative Solutions, consider its portfolio, client reviews, industry expertise, technical capabilities, communication process, pricing model, project management approach, and post-launch support. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, Cross Platform App Development, Custom Software Development and UI-UX Design, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.
Is Alternative Solutions an offshore software development company?
Alternative Solutions may operate as an offshore, onshore, or hybrid software development company depending on its location and the markets it serves. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, Cross Platform App Development, Custom Software Development and UI-UX Design, and it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Education, Legal Services and Advertising & Marketing.
Does Alternative Solutions sign an NDA before starting a project?
Most professional software development companies, including Alternative Solutions, are willing to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to protect client data and project confidentiality before development begins. For context, it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Education, Legal Services and Advertising & Marketing, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.
Can Alternative Solutions modernize legacy software?
Alternative Solutions may provide legacy software modernization services, including re-platforming, code refactoring, and migration to modern frameworks or cloud infrastructure to improve performance and maintainability. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, Cross Platform App Development, Custom Software Development and UI-UX Design, and its typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149.
How do I request a proposal from Alternative Solutions?
You can request a proposal from Alternative Solutions by submitting your project requirements through its website contact form, email, or by reaching out directly to discuss your business goals and receive a tailored development estimate. For context, it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Education, Legal Services and Advertising & Marketing, and it has been operating since 2007.

Company Info

Founded 2007
Employees 10 - 49
Hourly Rate $100 - $149
Avg. Project Cost $35,000+
Client Rating 4.1/5 (2 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.1
Schedule
4.1
Cost
4.1
Communication
4.1