STX Next Reviews & Provider Details

They are going to make me write things here, so let's put it this way: you can get similar services elsewhere for cheaper. I chose not to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They are more than just a Python house and I strongly recommend considering their services for design too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I needed solid UX/UI design because the product I am building is complex and needed people with experience, especially with mobile apps, to translate my vision into realistic designs that I could build. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s not so much something I dislike but something they could improve on. We’re Dutch, we’re quite straightforward, so we won’t hesitate to be more direct and tell you what we think. Sometimes I noticed the people at STX Next are a bit more reserved. But we actually appreciate directness; you don’t have to wear a glove with us.

I know that might sound a bit strange in a client-vendor relationship. But I see it more as a partnership, and in a partnership, you can be direct with each other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Involve the people of STX Next in your process, let them be part of the project and have them give their input because their input is valuable. Often in such projects the decisions are made internally, but I would say involve the STX Next experts so they can tell you what’s possible and give you ideas leading to a better outcome. Don’t be scared to open up a bit as a company because STX Next provides good added value to the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The issue we’re solving is scalability.

Development capacity is scarce in Europe—and everywhere in the world, really. We have roughly 50 in-house developers but there’s still a limit to our own resources. In the past, sometimes we had to wait for an integration to be built because another project was in progress and the internal capacity was assigned to that. Now our team focuses on our platform , the integrations are outsourced, and that allows us to scale much faster.

STX Next also helped us a lot with the development of a new API/SDK that makes it easier to integrate carriers. The API/SDK makes it possible to not only integrate more easily, which helps with scalability, but also make maintenance easier. This gives Sendcloud more control over the integrations, as well as STX Next where they provide maintenance for us.

At the end of the day, scaling the integrations is where our growth really lies, and we’re very happy with how STX Next has been able to support us in this area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The initial team set up was not geared towards a small, nimble startup. STX Next is more geared towards larger, high profile organisations and institutions. We needed a provider who can work in a startup environment but also deliver a product to a very high standard for our expected customers.

I wasn’t sure whether a Product Owner was required for my project; I feel like STX Next could have informed me better about the tradeoffs of having that role with my team. But as soon as we realised that I could take on the Product Owner role myself for the project, STX were great—their PO even gave me a crash course in product ownership. Once I took over the role, I was able to add another developer in the PO’s place which helped to deliver our product quicker.

Despite my naivety in this area and STX Next’s efforts to build a well structured team for us, albeit not optimal for our situation, their ongoing generosity and collaborative spirit have since made up for the beginning speed bump in spades! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We came to STX Next with a prototype of the product, which they broke down into a backlog, after which they started building the actual platform itself.

STX Next provided us with full-stack software development, following an Agile process. They helped us choose the tech stack, built the team for the project, and assisted with prioritising tasks.

STX Next is great at delivering what’s best for my business without making me worry too much about resource or negotiation—they just made it happen. It’s very reassuring as a founder to have this most crucial part of the business taken care of.

Even trying to raise money is easier with them. I don’t have a CTO, which can be questionable and alienate potential investors for a tech startup, but now I have a specialist and scalable collective as my CTO —STX Next. That also means I’m not shackled by the limitations of one person, one CTO, or one development team—I can tap into the knowledge of 200 developers within STX Next. The people within their company talk with each other and support each other, filling in any knowledge gaps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The pricing is tough for a startup, but the quality and successful delivery was worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you value the quality of your Python software, then STX Next is your go-to partner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

STX Next enabled us to speed up our product development, which is obviously crucial in the MVP phase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scheduling complexity with larger teams. Inclination to build over buy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We were looking to automate a very manual, multi-stakeholder challenge. As a result of STX Next’s scoping work, we realized that the scope was too broad and the project too expensive to undertake at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.