“From my experience, I can state that hiring a freelancer for a big project is not a good idea. If you don't have in-house developers, or you are not a developer yourself, you will be in great trouble trying to reach deadlines.
Hiring a software development agency has the advantage over hiring freelancers because you get software analysts and proper planning. Planning is key in software development. It's the best way to achieve your company's goals. When you hire an agency, you'll get a team that already works together dynamically, and they know each other's strengths and weaknesses.
If you are not a software company that can afford the time or money to have in-house developers, my recommendation is to choose expertise over saving some money. You will end up paying the price in the near future.”
- Gustavo Lindenberg, CTO at Rene
“When starting a project, whether it’s an app or a web platform, I would strongly advise to consider hiring a team instead of one freelancer. This can be done through a company or agency and will be beneficial further down the line. A lot of projects require more than one person to complete, and if one developer sets out to build a big project, it will take them longer and most likely the quality will be lower. In a team however, each member will focus on their part, for example front-end development, design or back-end programming. Furthermore, a development company will take responsibility for the result, guide your project from start to finish and pick the best and most suited people for the job as they have more technical knowledge and experience.”
- Alexander Lazutin, Founder and Director of ICarta
“Being an entrepreneur means deciding on many crucial decisions and opinions. One of such crucial decision includes deciding to develop a software project by either a freelance developer or a software developing company. Many entrepreneurs can get confused between the two options but the latter option, in reality, is better. There are several reasons behind it. First of all, they are reliable for starting a big project. One should not risk their time, money, and everything on a small freelance developing team. This process requires experts like QA engineers, developers, designers, business analysts, etc. Freelancers are more jack-of-all-trades and are not specialists.
Secondly, the software team also manages your projects and collaborate with your internal teams and workers. They organize meetings and ensure everyone about the cycle of development that is happening. It helps in building a link between the development team and the customers. Lastly, they are more adept with the latest trends, technology, changes in coding language, unlike freelancers.”
- Jennifer Willy, Editor at Etia