What is the difference between onshore and offshore software development companies?

AdamFolz 14.12.2022 21:03

Cost reduction is sometimes considered the one and only benefit of offshore service - and for some, it is enough. After all, it is a significant possibility to save money on salaries and infrastructure. Yet, there are more benefits to offshore software development services.
Ease of recruiting. Increasing demand makes recruiting harder, but outsourcing removes this problem, providing you with a plethora of specialists from around the world.
Ease of auto-scaling your remote team. In case you suddenly need to shrink or expand your team during one phase of your project, it is way easier than when you are dealing with an in-house team.
Innovation and quality at your disposal. To compete, offshore companies keep their services up-to-date which makes it possible to get highly qualified professionals following the highest standards in software development.
Quick takeoff. Since you’re hiring an already existing company or team, you don’t waste time on creating and managing in-house time, so no headache over infrastructures.
Shared responsibility. When choosing to outsource a project, the parties agree on what has to be achieved, and it distributes the impact and risk supervision among them. Regulating and reducing the risks born by the development can be dealt with better by the offshore company as it is part of its core business to do so.