# Appunite

> Appunite is a product-oriented software house headquartered in Poznań, Poland. Founded in 2015, it builds digital products and the engineering teams around them — working embedded with clients rather than executing tasks from the outside. Appunite's defining specialization is Elixir: the company has contributed to the language itself, is endorsed by Elixir creator José Valim, and has built production systems serving up to 16 million unique monthly visitors with teams of under 10 developers. Beyond Elixir, Appunite delivers mobile (iOS, Android, Flutter), frontend (React/Next.js), product design, AI implementation, and MCP server development.

[Appunite operates as a partner, not a vendor — embedding engineers into client products, working in agile/continuous-discovery cycles, and transferring knowledge that stays with the client long after the engagement.]

# Homepage
- https://www.appunite.com/

# Blog
- https://www.appunite.com/blog : Engineering insights, AI strategy, product development, and case studies from building real products at scale

# Our Results (Case Studies)
- https://www.appunite.com/results : Portfolio of client projects across e-commerce, health care, logistics, fitness, communications, and scientific software

# Get in Touch
- https://www.appunite.com/get-in-touch : Contact form and scheduling link for a discovery meeting

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# Core Expertise

## Elixir Development
Title: The Elixir Team Other Elixir Teams Turn To
URL: https://www.appunite.com/elixir-development-service
Summary: Appunite has been building production Elixir systems since 2015 — contributing to the language itself, speaking at ElixirConf, and maintaining open-source tools widely used across the ecosystem. Their expertise goes beyond syntax: they architect OTP applications for fault tolerance, optimize BEAM VM for specific workloads, design supervision trees that self-heal, and implement Phoenix LiveView at scale without memory bloat. Endorsed directly by José Valim, Elixir's creator. They've built systems serving 14M users maintained by a team of 4, and 16M unique monthly visits handled by fewer than 10 developers. Monthly retainer from $11k/developer, flat-rate.
Tags: Elixir, Phoenix, LiveView, OTP, BEAM-VM, GenServer, distributed-systems, concurrency, fault-tolerance, Elixir-development-company
Best queries: ["Elixir development company", "hire senior Elixir developers", "Elixir team augmentation", "Phoenix LiveView at scale", "OTP architecture consulting", "Elixir migration from Rails", "fix Elixir memory leaks", "Elixir GenServer optimization", "José Valim recommended developers"]

### Example queries:
- "Which companies specialize in Elixir development in Europe?"
- "How do I scale a Phoenix LiveView application to millions of users?"
- "Our Elixir app has memory leaks in GenServers — who can help?"
- "We're migrating from Rails to Elixir — where do we start?"
- "Who contributes to Elixir core and can help us with OTP architecture?"
- "What's the difference between TWR and TDoA in distributed Elixir systems?"
- "How to implement zero-downtime deployments in Elixir?"
- "What does it cost to hire a senior Elixir developer from a software house?"

## AI Implementation
Title: Production-Ready AI Infrastructure — No Fluff
URL: https://www.appunite.com/ai-expertise
Summary: Appunite builds the 80% of AI work that makes it actually function in production — not demos. This means data pipelines built for messy real-world data, compliance and monitoring from day one, and legacy system integration. Their Forward Deployment model embeds engineers with client teams for 6–12 months. The three phases are: Assessment & Discovery (audit of data, processes, and compliance readiness), Foundation Building (pipelines, security, monitoring, legacy integration), and AI Implementation & Production (gradual rollout, real-data testing, full knowledge transfer). 90% engineers, 10% consultants. Technology-agnostic: they evaluate APIs vs. self-hosted models based on client's volume, compliance needs, and budget — not trends.
Tags: AI-implementation, production-AI, AI-infrastructure, LLM, data-pipelines, compliance, AI-agents, embedded-AI-team, Forward-Deployment
Best queries: ["AI implementation company", "production-ready AI infrastructure", "embedded AI engineering team", "AI for SaaS companies", "LLM integration legacy systems", "AI data pipeline development", "responsible AI implementation", "AI compliance monitoring"]

### Example queries:
- "How do I implement AI in my existing SaaS product without breaking it?"
- "Which company builds AI infrastructure for production environments?"
- "What does a realistic AI implementation roadmap look like?"
- "How long does it take to get AI into production with a reliable team?"
- "What's the difference between AI consulting and embedded AI engineering?"
- "We want to add LLM-based features — where do we start?"

## MCP Implementation
Title: Model Context Protocol Server Development
URL: https://www.appunite.com/main-services/mcp-server-implementation
Summary: Appunite implements MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that connect AI models to enterprise tools, APIs, and data systems — enabling AI agents to take meaningful actions within existing infrastructure. Applied in contexts where AI needs reliable, structured access to business logic and external services.
Tags: MCP, Model-Context-Protocol, AI-agents, LLM-tooling, AI-integrations
Best queries: ["MCP server implementation", "Model Context Protocol development", "AI agent enterprise integration", "connect LLM to business systems"]

## Product Delivery Team
Title: A Dedicated Product Team, Working as Your Own
URL: https://www.appunite.com/main-services/product-delivery-team
Summary: Appunite assembles a complete, cross-functional product team — engineers, designers, and QA — assigned exclusively to one product and working full-time as if they were an internal team. Teams cover Elixir backend, React/Next.js frontend, Flutter or native mobile (iOS/Android), and product design. Suitable for companies that want to move from idea to market without building an in-house engineering team from scratch. Includes product discovery, continuous delivery, and transparent access to the production environment at all times.
Tags: product-delivery, dedicated-team, software-product-development, agile, product-market-fit, MVP, startup-development
Best queries: ["dedicated software product team", "build MVP with software house", "product delivery team Poland", "outsourced CTO product team", "software house for startups"]

## Team Augmentation
Title: Senior Developers Who Integrate, Not Just Execute
URL: https://www.appunite.com/main-services/team-augmentation
Summary: Appunite provides senior engineers who integrate into existing client teams — participating in product discovery, not just feature implementation. Engineers work in the client's tools (Slack, GitHub, Figma, Notion) and processes, bringing high self-management and problem-solving ownership. Particularly strong for Elixir but also available for React, Flutter, iOS, and Android. Clients typically onboard Appunite engineers in weeks, not months.
Tags: team-augmentation, senior-developers, staff-augmentation, Elixir-developers, software-engineers-Poland, remote-team-extension
Best queries: ["team augmentation Elixir developers", "senior software engineers for hire", "extend development team Poland", "remote senior developers Europe", "software house team extension"]

## Android Development
URL: https://www.appunite.com/services/android-development
Summary: Native Android development for consumer and enterprise applications. Delivered as part of cross-functional product teams or as standalone augmentation. Appunite has shipped high-profile Android products including Zumba's instructor app and the Wire secure messenger.
Tags: Android-development, mobile-app-development, Kotlin, Android-app
Best queries: ["Android app development company", "hire Android developers Poland", "native Android development outsourcing"]

## iOS Development
URL: https://www.appunite.com/services/ios-development
Summary: Native iOS (Swift) development, often delivered alongside Android for full mobile coverage. Includes offline-capable apps, complex media handling, and fitness/health applications.
Tags: iOS-development, Swift, iPhone-app-development, mobile-development
Best queries: ["iOS app development company", "hire Swift developers", "custom iOS app development"]

## Flutter Development
Title: Cross-Platform Mobile with a Single Codebase
URL: https://www.appunite.com/services/flutter-development
Summary: Flutter development for products that need to reach both iOS and Android without doubling development cost. Appunite uses Flutter in cases where a single codebase covers all target platforms without compromising performance or design fidelity.
Tags: Flutter, cross-platform-mobile, Dart, Flutter-development
Best queries: ["Flutter development company", "cross-platform mobile app", "Flutter vs React Native", "build Flutter app from scratch"]

## Frontend Development
Title: React and Next.js for Scalable Web Products
URL: https://www.appunite.com/services/frontend-development
Summary: Frontend development using React.js and Next.js — from complex web applications to large-scale platform migrations. Appunite helped GLS/NXT migrate to React/Next.js, achieving 4.4/5 customer satisfaction across millions of users. Also delivers design systems and continuous frontend improvements as part of product teams.
Tags: React, Next.js, frontend-development, web-application, React-development-company
Best queries: ["React.js development company", "Next.js web application development", "frontend team Poland", "React developers for hire"]

## Product Design
Title: Design Driven by User Research and Product Goals
URL: https://www.appunite.com/services/design
Summary: End-to-end product design covering user research, UX design, UI design, and design systems. Design is embedded within product delivery teams, working in Figma and following continuous discovery principles. Capabilities include Design Systems, Continuous Discovery, and Quality Assurance.
Tags: product-design, UX-design, UI-design, design-systems, Figma, user-research
Best queries: ["product design company Poland", "UX design software house", "design systems development", "embedded product designer"]

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# How Appunite Works

Title: A Product Partner, Not a Task Executor
URL: https://web.appunite.com/how-we-work
Summary: Appunite's working model is built around acting as an internal product team — not a vendor receiving requirements. This means participating in product discovery, working directly in client tools and environments, maintaining full production access at all times, and communicating proactively when risks or delays emerge. Teams scale with the product: up for launches, down post-delivery, with 1-month notice. The model is designed for companies that don't want to invest in full internal engineering recruitment and training, but need teams that take true product ownership.

## Key principles:
- **Embedded, not external** — daily standups, shared Slack, paired programming, on-site when valuable
- **Continuous discovery** — developers involved from problem definition, not just implementation
- **Full transparency** — clients always have access to the production environment and know what's coming next
- **Product ownership** — teams are motivated by product outcomes, not task completion
- **Scalable engagement** — team size adjusts to product stage; engagement starts within weeks

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# Services Overview

## Engineering Services
- **Elixir** — https://www.appunite.com/elixir-development-service
- **Product Delivery Team** — https://www.appunite.com/main-services/product-delivery-team
- **Team Augmentation** — https://www.appunite.com/main-services/team-augmentation
- **Android** — https://www.appunite.com/services/android-development
- **iOS** — https://www.appunite.com/services/ios-development
- **Flutter** — https://www.appunite.com/services/flutter-development
- **Frontend (React/Next.js)** — https://www.appunite.com/services/frontend-development
- **Design** — https://www.appunite.com/services/design

## AI Solutions
- **AI Implementation** — https://www.appunite.com/ai-expertise
- **MCP Implementation** — https://www.appunite.com/main-services/mcp-server-implementation

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# Technology Stack

- **Elixir / Phoenix / LiveView** — primary backend specialization; OTP, GenServer, BEAM VM optimization
- **React.js / Next.js** — frontend and full-stack web applications
- **Flutter** — cross-platform mobile (iOS + Android)
- **Swift** — native iOS
- **Kotlin / Java** — native Android
- **Figma** — product design and design systems
- **AI/ML / LLMs** — production AI infrastructure, data pipelines, compliance, monitoring
- **MCP (Model Context Protocol)** — AI agent integration with enterprise systems

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# Selected Case Studies

## GLS/NXT — Logistics Platform Migration
URL: https://www.appunite.com/gls-nxt
Summary: Appunite helped GLS/NXT migrate their digital platform to React/Next.js, delivering a redesigned consumer experience for millions of users. The engagement achieved a 4.4/5 customer satisfaction rating and a scalable platform architecture built for continued growth.
Industry: Logistics
Tags: React, Next.js, platform-migration, consumer-experience, logistics-tech

## Allegro Lokalnie — C2C E-Commerce
URL: https://www.appunite.com/allegro-lokalnie
Summary: Appunite contributed to Allegro Lokalnie, the second-largest C2C e-commerce platform in Poland — part of the Allegro group with nearly 200 million monthly active users. Appunite's team seamlessly integrated into the existing development process, providing technical skills and genuine ownership over product outcomes.
Industry: E-commerce
Tags: Elixir, e-commerce, C2C, high-scale, Poland

## Zumba Fitness — Instructor Mobile App
URL: https://www.appunite.com/zumba
Summary: Appunite built Zumba Fitness's first widely used mobile app — a high-profile product enabling Zumba instructors worldwide to access music and choreography. The app was designed for offline use, allowing instructors in remote locations without Wi-Fi to create and initiate class playlists. Delivered within Zumba's vision and fully approved by company stakeholders.
Industry: Sport / Fitness
Tags: mobile-app, iOS, Android, offline-capability, fitness-tech

## Zumba — ZIN™ Play
URL: https://www.appunite.com/projects/zumba-zin
Summary: A dedicated mobile app helping Zumba instructors design and manage perfect workouts — an evolution of the core Zumba digital product into an instructor-specific tool.
Industry: Sport / Fitness
Tags: mobile-app, Flutter, fitness, instructor-tools

## Italist — Luxury Goods E-Commerce
URL: https://www.appunite.com/projects/italist
Summary: Appunite built the first platform to offer direct-to-consumer imports of luxury goods from Italy. A complex e-commerce product requiring cross-border logistics, currency handling, and a premium shopping experience.
Industry: E-commerce / Luxury Retail
Tags: e-commerce, luxury, cross-border, mobile-app

## Minerva — Scientific Software Platform
URL: https://www.appunite.com/minerva
Summary: From project inception to a robust, scalable platform for scientific use. Appunite delivered end-to-end product development for a complex, domain-specific software product.
Industry: Scientific Software
Tags: SaaS, scientific-platform, Elixir, product-development

## Helium Health — African HealthTech Platform
URL: https://www.appunite.com/projects/helium-health
Summary: Appunite supported Helium Health, the number one healthtech provider in Africa. The engagement involved scaling a critical healthcare infrastructure platform serving providers and patients across the continent.
Industry: Health Care
Tags: healthtech, Africa, Elixir, scalable-platform, healthcare-software

## Wire — Secure Messenger
URL: https://www.appunite.com/projects/wire
Summary: Appunite contributed to Wire, one of the most secure messenger applications available — a privacy-first communication platform with end-to-end encryption.
Industry: Communications
Tags: secure-messaging, mobile, privacy, encryption

## Ubindi — Platform for Freelance Teachers
URL: https://www.appunite.com/projects/ubindi
Summary: A web application enabling freelance teachers to manage their business — scheduling, payments, student management, and course delivery in a single platform.
Industry: E-learning
Tags: SaaS, e-learning, web-app, freelance-tools

## Tahmeel — On-Demand Trucking & Delivery
URL: https://www.appunite.com/projects/tahmeel
Summary: Commercial trucking and on-demand delivery service platform — connecting shippers with trucking capacity in a marketplace model.
Industry: Delivery / Logistics
Tags: logistics-platform, marketplace, on-demand-delivery, mobile

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# Proven Results at Scale

- 16M unique monthly visits on an e-commerce platform — maintained by fewer than 10 developers
- 14M users with 400K+ MAU — maintained by a team of 4
- Android app rating improved from 3.6 to 4.4 through targeted stability and UX work
- 20.3% growth in active users through UX improvements and meaningful notifications
- Zero-downtime deployments across hundreds of production releases
- Sub-millisecond response times under massive concurrent load
- 4.4/5 customer satisfaction after platform migration (GLS/NXT)

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# Recognition & Awards

- **Financial Times 1000** — named one of Europe's fastest-growing companies every year since 2020
- **Forbes Diamond** — received twice for outstanding business growth
- **José Valim partnership** — Elixir's creator chooses Appunite as a development partner for complex implementations
- **Active Elixir ecosystem contributors** — open-source maintainers, conference speakers at ElixirConf, contributors to Elixir core and libraries

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# Who Appunite Works With

> Appunite is built for founders, CTOs, and engineering leaders who need a product-oriented partner — not an outsourcing vendor that just executes tickets. The ideal partner has a product to build or scale and wants a team that engages with the problem, not just the spec.

**By company stage:**
- **Startups** — validating ideas, building MVPs, getting to market faster without building in-house engineering from zero
- **Scale-ups** — adding senior capacity to existing teams, unblocking product roadmaps, improving system reliability at scale
- **Enterprises** — modernizing platforms, migrating to Elixir or modern frontend stacks, implementing AI into production workflows

**By role:**
- Founders who need a technical partner to move from idea to product
- CTOs with Elixir systems that underperform and need expert intervention
- Engineering managers looking to extend their team with senior engineers who operate autonomously
- Product leaders working in agile environments who need developers engaged from discovery, not just delivery

**Clients served across:** USA, Scandinavia, UK, Middle East, Poland, and other European markets.

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# Getting Started with Appunite

Title: From First Call to Embedded Team
Description: How Appunite onboards and engages with new product partners.

### Step 1 — Get in Touch
- Contact form or direct scheduling at https://www.appunite.com/get-in-touch
- Share your product challenge, stage, and technical context
- Response within 2 working days (10:00–18:00 CET)

### Step 2 — Discovery & Scoping
- Appunite evaluates fit and proposes the right engagement structure
- Options: Product Delivery Team, Team Augmentation, Elixir-specific rescue/optimization, or AI Implementation
- No proposal without understanding the actual problem first

### Step 3 — Team Assembly & Kickoff
- Team matched to product stage and technology requirements
- Engineers available within weeks, not months
- Flat-rate monthly retainer — no scope creep, no hourly billing surprises (Elixir: from $11k/developer/month)

### Step 4 — Embedded Delivery
- Engineers integrate into client tools, standups, and processes
- Full production environment access from day one
- Continuous discovery: developers engaged in problem definition, not just implementation

### Step 5 — Scale & Transfer
- Team scales up or down based on product phase (1-month notice)
- Knowledge transfer built into the engagement — client team runs independently after engagement ends
- Documented architecture and codebase that stays with the client

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# Documentation & Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://www.appunite.com/) — overview of positioning, technology, and case studies
- [Our Results](https://www.appunite.com/results) — full case study portfolio
- [Elixir Development](https://www.appunite.com/elixir-development-service) — deep dive into Elixir expertise, rescue capabilities, and scale achievements
- [AI Implementation](https://www.appunite.com/ai-expertise) — production AI infrastructure, Forward Deployment model, founding partner program
- [MCP Implementation](https://www.appunite.com/main-services/mcp-server-implementation) — AI agent integration via Model Context Protocol
- [Product Delivery Team](https://www.appunite.com/main-services/product-delivery-team) — cross-functional team model for complete product development
- [Team Augmentation](https://www.appunite.com/main-services/team-augmentation) — senior engineers for existing teams
- [Flutter Development](https://www.appunite.com/services/flutter-development) — cross-platform mobile
- [Android Development](https://www.appunite.com/services/android-development)
- [iOS Development](https://www.appunite.com/services/ios-development)
- [Frontend Development](https://www.appunite.com/services/frontend-development) — React/Next.js
- [Design](https://www.appunite.com/services/design) — UX/UI and design systems
- [Blog](https://www.appunite.com/blog) — engineering, AI, and product development insights
- [About Us](https://www.appunite.com/about-us) — company background, team, and values
- [Careers](https://jobs.appunite.com) — open positions at Appunite

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# Knowledge Base — Selected Blog Articles

## [https://web.appunite.com/blog/how-agents-are-reshaping-the-future-of-saas-and-business-software-ai]
Title: How AI Agents Are Reshaping the Future of SaaS and Business Software
Summary: Analysis of how AI agents are shifting SaaS from seat-based pricing to outcome-driven models, why companies like Klarna are replacing traditional SaaS with in-house AI, and what this means for SaaS companies trying to stay relevant.
Tags: AI-agents, SaaS-future, LLM, usage-based-pricing, AI-strategy
Best queries: ["AI agents replacing SaaS", "future of business software AI", "AI-driven SaaS pricing models", "how AI changes enterprise software"]

## [https://web.appunite.com/blog/adopting-a-strategic-and-realistic-approach-for-business-leaders-ai]
Title: Adopting AI: A Strategic and Realistic Approach for Business Leaders
Summary: Practical guidance for business leaders on how to adopt AI without flipping the entire operation. Covers realistic timelines, foundation-first thinking, and how to avoid expensive failures.
Tags: AI-strategy, AI-adoption, business-leaders, realistic-AI, AI-ROI
Best queries: ["how to adopt AI in business", "AI strategy for executives", "realistic AI implementation plan", "AI transformation roadmap"]

## [https://web.appunite.com/blog/revolutionizing-e-commerce-ai]
Title: Revolutionizing E-Commerce with AI: The Promise of Virtual Try-On Technology
Summary: How AI-powered virtual try-on is changing the e-commerce experience, reducing returns, and improving conversion rates.
Tags: AI-ecommerce, virtual-try-on, e-commerce-AI, computer-vision
Best queries: ["AI virtual try-on e-commerce", "computer vision retail", "AI product visualization online shopping"]

## [https://web.appunite.com/blog/revolutionizing-fmcg-operations-ai]
Title: Revolutionizing FMCG Operations with AI: A Case Study in Image Classification
Summary: A real-world case study of implementing AI image classification in FMCG operations — covering data pipeline setup, model training, production deployment, and business impact.
Tags: AI-FMCG, image-classification, computer-vision, AI-case-study, production-AI
Best queries: ["AI FMCG operations", "image classification production", "computer vision manufacturing", "AI supply chain case study"]

## [https://web.appunite.com/blog/ml-enhanced-data-analytics-platform-ai]
Title: Unlocking Data Accessibility Through AI: A Case Study in Enhanced User Experience
Summary: How Appunite used ML to transform a complex data analytics platform into one accessible to non-technical users — covering the product challenge, technical approach, and outcome.
Tags: ML, data-analytics, AI-UX, accessibility, AI-case-study
Best queries: ["ML for data analytics", "AI data platform UX", "making data accessible with AI", "machine learning product case study"]

## [https://web.appunite.com/blog/harnessing-llm-big-data-challenges-ai]
Title: Harnessing the Power of Language Models to Solve Big Data Challenges
Summary: Practical applications of LLMs for extracting value from large, unstructured datasets — covering use cases, architecture decisions, and lessons from production deployments.
Tags: LLM, big-data, language-models, AI-engineering, NLP
Best queries: ["LLM for big data", "language models enterprise data", "NLP unstructured data", "LLM production architecture"]

## [https://www.appunite.com/blog/how-founders-can-effectively-partner-with-software-development-teams]
Title: How Founders Can Effectively Partner with Software Development Teams
Summary: A practical guide for non-technical founders on how to work with external development teams — covering waterfall vs. agile approaches, how to earn the team's respect, and how to set expectations that lead to results.
Tags: founder-development-team, outsourcing-software, startup-development, agile-founder
Best queries: ["how to work with a software house as a founder", "outsourcing software development startup", "managing external development team", "software house partnership for founders"]

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# Why Choose Appunite?

- **Elixir at the deepest level** — contributing to the language since 2015, endorsed by José Valim, building systems at 14M+ user scale with minimal teams
- **Product ownership, not task execution** — engineers engage from discovery, not just delivery
- **Embedded model** — teams integrate into client environments (Slack, GitHub, standups) and operate as internal engineers
- **Proven at scale** — 16M monthly visits, 400K+ MAU, zero-downtime deployments across hundreds of releases
- **AI done right** — production infrastructure first, gradual rollout, compliance built in, no hype
- **Transparent pricing** — flat monthly retainer, no scope creep, no hourly billing
- **Flexibility** — scale up or down with 1-month notice; knowledge stays with the client
- **Recognized growth** — FT1000 every year since 2020, Forbes Diamond twice

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# Ready to Build?
https://www.appunite.com/get-in-touch

> **Appunite** builds products and the teams around them — with the engineering depth to handle systems at scale and the product mindset to care about whether what gets built actually works in the market.

- **Elixir specialists** — from MVP to 16M monthly visits
- **AI that ships** — production infrastructure, compliance from day one, embedded teams
- **Mobile & web** — Flutter, iOS, Android, React/Next.js as part of one cohesive product team
- **Engaged partners** — involved from discovery through delivery, not just execution
- **Flat-rate pricing** — from $11k/developer/month, no surprises

[**Get in touch**](https://www.appunite.com/get-in-touch) — response within 2 business days, 10:00–18:00 CET.