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Catalizo is a software engineering company that builds digital products — web applications, mobile apps, SaaS platforms, POS systems, eCommerce platforms, food delivery systems, ride booking apps, and enterprise ERP/CRM solutions. We also offer digital marketing, UI/UX design, and cloud infrastructure services.

We're headquartered in San Francisco, CA, but we're a globally distributed, remote-first team. We work with clients in North America, Europe, Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

Catalizo was founded in 2016. In 8+ years, we've shipped 200+ products and worked with 50+ clients across 12 industries.

Yes. We work with startups from pre-seed MVP stage all the way through to Series B and beyond. We love working with founders who have a clear vision and are ready to move fast.

Book a free 30-minute discovery call via our contact page. We'll learn about your project, ask the right questions, and provide a rough scope and estimate within 48 hours.

A basic web application: 2-4 months. Mobile app: 3-5 months. SaaS platform: 4-8 months. Food delivery or ride-booking platform: 5-9 months. ERP migration: 6-12 months. We'll give you a precise timeline after scoping.

Yes, always. We sign mutual NDAs before discussing any project details. Your business idea and technical specifications are completely confidential.

A brief description of the product, your target audience, existing systems (if any), key features you need, and your rough budget and timeline. You don't need a complete spec to talk to us.

Yes. We run 2-week sprints with daily standup notes, a mid-sprint demo, and a sprint review at the end. You have full visibility into progress at all times via a shared project management tool.

This varies widely by scope. A simple web application might start at $15,000. A full food delivery platform with three apps is typically $60,000–$120,000. We provide detailed quotes after scoping. Check our Pricing page for more guidance.

For fixed-price projects: 30% upfront, 40% at mid-project milestone, 30% on completion. For monthly retainers: invoiced at the start of each month.

All fixed-price projects include 30 days of post-launch bug-fix support. Extended maintenance plans start at $299/month and include monitoring, security updates, and bug fixes.

You do. 100%. All code, designs, and intellectual property are fully transferred to you upon final payment. We retain no rights.

We offer five white-label platforms: Catalizo POS (point-of-sale), Catalizo Market (multi-vendor eCommerce), Catalizo Eats (food delivery), Catalizo Rides (ride-hailing), and Catalizo ERP. See our Products page for details.

Yes. All products are fully customizable — your branding, your domain, your colors, additional features, and custom integrations. We'll scope the customization separately.

Standard deployment with your branding takes 2-4 weeks. With customizations, 4-12 weeks depending on scope.

Our primary stack is Laravel (PHP) for backend, React/Vue/Next.js for web frontend, and React Native/Flutter for mobile. For enterprise, we also use Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch. See our Technologies page for the full picture.

Yes. We maintain a minimum 80% test coverage on all projects using Pest (PHP) and Jest (JavaScript). Test suites run on every pull request via GitHub Actions.

Yes. We've done many code audits and takeovers. We'll review the existing codebase, give you an honest assessment, and propose either a refactor or a greenfield rebuild depending on what makes business sense.

Yes. We set up and manage AWS, GCP, or Azure infrastructure including auto-scaling, CDN, database backups, and monitoring. We can also hand off infrastructure to your team after launch.