Behind every login, checkout, dashboard and mobile screen sits a backend: the APIs, databases, queues, authentication and business logic a user never sees. Backend development companies build and maintain that layer in Node, Python, Java, Go, .NET or PHP, with the caching, jobs and integrations that keep it fast under load. Buyers hire them to build the server side of a new product, to replace a backend a growing user base has outrun, or to expose data to partners through an API.
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MagnoFx is designed for traders who value speed, flexibility, and competitive trading conditions. With 0% stop-out protection, lightning-fast execution, low and stable spreads, and no overnight fees, traders can focus on their strategies without unnecessary trading costs. The platfo
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Hanwell, London, Gb
No services available
“No AI summary available for this company yet.”
The Imdaad Group is dedicated to providing innovative and scalable services that benefit communities and clients throughout the region. Founded on the principles of Service, People, Sustainability, and Making a Difference, the company is driven by its Istidamah framework and supported by a diverse t
10000+
Employees
Dubai, Dubayy, Ae
“Imdaad AE delivers innovative, scalable services focused on sustainability and community impact, driven by its Istidamah framework and a team of over 11,000 professionals.”
Database design using MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
$1,000+
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$25-49/hr
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2-9
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Tarnowskie Gory, Silesian, Pl
“DBAPPS Sp. z o.o. specializes in database design and development, leveraging MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server to deliver tailored data management solutions for diverse business needs.”
We have highly skilled developers in C# and C++ for both back-end web applications and desktop applications for Windows.
$25,000+
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$50-99/hr
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2-9
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“Data Safety Expert Company specializes in developing robust back-end and Windows desktop applications using C# and C++, delivering skilled software solutions across platforms.”
Syed Ahmer Shah is a Software Engineer and Full-Stack Developer based in Hyderabad, Pakistan , helping startups, growing businesses, and ambitious founders turn ideas into reliable digital products. My work covers custom software, SaaS platforms, web
$1,000+
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$25-49/hr
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2-9
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Hyderabad, Sindh, Pk
“No AI summary available for this company yet.”
We are a compact group of seasoned professionals who combine a determined startup approach with experience from top Fortune 50 companies to create strong solutions within startup timeframes. Our team has a wealth of experience in developing software applications for major enterprises, designing glob
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Employees
Round Rock, Texas, Us
“Take2 is a seasoned team delivering scalable software solutions, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems, leveraging extensive experience and startup agility to build high-performing engineering teams.”
At 4Born Solutions, we focus on providing expertise in Backend development, Big Data analytics, Blockchain technology, and Branding strategies. Our team consists of experienced professionals well-versed in the latest technologies and industry best practices. We launched 4Born Solutions to address th
$1,000+
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< $25/hr
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“4Born Solutions delivers expert backend development, big data analytics, blockchain technology, and branding strategies to empower global businesses through transformative digital solutions.”
Horizon Robotics is a top supplier of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for cars, leveraging its unique software and hardware technologies. Their offerings integrate advanced algorithms, specialized software, and advanced processing hardware, delivering
$5,000+
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$50-99/hr
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Beijing, Cn
“Horizon Robotics specializes in integrated software and hardware solutions for advanced driver-assistance and autonomous driving systems, enhancing vehicle safety and driving experiences.”
Leo TechnoSoft is an international provider of solutions in Product Engineering, IT Services, Cloud Computing, Mobile Application Development, and Infrastructure Support, with a focus on implementing the latest technologies. Established in 2006, the company acts as a technical support partner, speci
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Pune, Maharashtra, In
“Leo Technosoft delivers global IT and product engineering services, specializing in cloud, mobile applications, infrastructure support, and business consulting, supporting clients throughout product lifecycles.”
We are a highly regarded provider of various hosting services, including shared, dedicated, and VPS solutions. UAESOL offers top-notch web hosting, domain registration, and website design and development services throughout the United Arab Emirates. Our clientele spans all Emirates—Abu Dhabi, Ajman,
$1,000+
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< $25/hr
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Dubai, Dubayy, Ae
“UAESOL provides comprehensive web hosting, domain registration, and website design services across the UAE, offering reliable shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting solutions with 24/7 support and global reach.”
What the work covers, how to judge a partner and what drives the price.
The work is the server side of an application: REST, GraphQL or gRPC APIs, the data model and its migrations, authentication with OAuth, SSO or role-based access, integrations with payment providers, ERPs, CRMs and messaging services, background workers, caching and search layers, and the event streams that keep a set of services in step. Architecture choices come with it: a modular monolith or microservices, synchronous calls or queues, PostgreSQL or a document store, and how the whole thing is deployed and observed.
Firms sell this as a fixed-scope build for a defined API or service, as a dedicated team billed monthly, as staff augmentation where their developers join your sprints, as a maintenance retainer with response targets, or as a short architecture or code audit.
A well-run engagement starts with discovery of the data and the integrations, records the main design decisions, sets up environments and continuous integration before feature work, delivers in sprints with documentation and tests alongside the code, and hands over with runbooks, access to every repository and cloud account, and a load test that proves the numbers the proposal promised.
Depth in one stack beats a long list of logos. Ask which languages, frameworks and databases the firm has run in production for a paying client, how they handled schema changes without downtime, and what their observability setup looks like. Request access to a repository from a finished project, or at least a walkthrough of one: you are looking for tests, migrations, readable commit history and documentation that a new developer could follow.
Security practice matters because the backend holds the data. Ask how they handle secrets, dependency updates and the OWASP top risks, and whether they have delivered systems under HIPAA, PCI DSS or SOC 2 obligations if that applies to you. Check the team makeup: a senior engineer who owns architecture, developers who will actually be assigned, a QA role and someone who runs releases.
Red flags: a quote with no discovery, no staging environment, reluctance to grant repository and cloud access in your name, a pitch for microservices on a product with a handful of users, and named senior developers who vanish after the contract is signed. Reviews that mention the people who stayed on the project are a good counter-signal.
Three pricing models dominate. Time-and-materials on hourly or daily rates suits evolving requirements. A dedicated team is billed per developer per month and is the usual choice for products with a long roadmap. Fixed price works when the API surface, data model and integrations are specified in writing before the quote. Maintenance retainers add a monthly fee for monitoring, patches and small changes.
What moves the price is the number and quality of integrations (a payment gateway with good documentation is cheap; a legacy ERP with a SOAP interface is not), data volume and consistency requirements, real-time features such as websockets or streaming, compliance obligations that add audit logging and encryption, migration from an existing system, and the performance targets written into the contract. Seniority and location of the team set the rate.
Of the backend development companies listed here, the common minimum project is $1,000 to $10,000; firms that only take full product builds set floors of $25,000 or $50,000.
Short answers to what buyers ask before hiring a Backend Development company.
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Backend development is priced by time and materials, by a dedicated team billed monthly, or as a fixed price for a written specification. The main cost drivers are integration count and quality, data volume, real-time features, compliance requirements and performance targets. Most companies on this page set a minimum project of $1,000 to $10,000, with full product teams starting at $25,000 or $50,000.
It depends on the number of services, integrations and data migrations in scope, and on how settled the requirements are. Expect a discovery and architecture phase, environment and pipeline setup, sprints of API and data work with tests, integration and load testing, and a handover. Third-party APIs with poor documentation, unclear data ownership and changing requirements lengthen it most. Ask for a milestone plan with the integrations listed one by one.
API development is one part of backend development. An API project builds or integrates the interfaces through which apps and partners exchange data, often against an existing backend. Backend development covers the whole server side: data modeling, business logic, authentication, background processing, integrations and the APIs on top. Hire an API specialist to expose or connect systems you already have; hire a backend development company to build or rebuild the system itself.
Ask which stack they have run in production and for whom, to see tests and documentation from a finished project, how they handle secrets and dependency updates, who exactly will be on the team and for how long, how they manage database changes and rollbacks, what the staging and release process looks like, and whether the repositories and cloud accounts will be in your name from day one. Then check their reviews for the same themes.
Firms in this listing most often serve information technology, ecommerce, business services, healthcare, financial services, education, consumer products and real estate. Ecommerce buyers tend to need order, inventory and payment integrations; healthcare and finance buyers need audit trails, encryption and compliance-aware design; education and real estate buyers typically want portals and scheduling systems with many user roles.
The biggest concentrations of backend development companies on this page are in Ahmedabad, London, Warsaw, Bengaluru and Surat, followed by Noida, Lahore and Pune. The Indian and Pakistani cities supply dedicated teams at lower monthly rates; London and Warsaw house firms that work in European time zones and under GDPR by default. Use the city filter when overlap with your own working hours matters.
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