{"id":694,"date":"2019-10-30T11:14:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T10:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serengeti.pepwebdigital.hr\/?p=694"},"modified":"2021-09-27T09:19:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T07:19:40","slug":"why-should-you-consider-having-a-software-development-partner-in-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serengetitech.com\/de\/business\/why-should-you-consider-having-a-software-development-partner-in-croatia\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should you consider having a software development partner in Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"eplus-PEbBM3\">When most people think of offshoring, outsourcing, or nearshoring their software development, the countries that come to mind first include\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codeinwp.com\/blog\/best-countries-to-outsource-software-development\/\" target=\"_blank\">India, Russia, China, Ukraine, and Poland.<\/a>\u00a0You don\u2019t hear as much about Croatia, where we are based. Most American companies tend to know Croatia mostly for\u00a0<em>Game of Thrones\u00a0<\/em>sets, and not as much for software development. But \u2026 it makes a lot of sense as a place to find <a href=\"https:\/\/serengetitech.com\/de\/team-extension-model\/\">top-quality software developers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"eplus-pcB01k wp-block-heading\"><strong>The big reasons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-tGcXEY\">Croatia gives you a population that largely speaks English, has a Western business mentality, a good cost structure, and the same time zone and meeting technologies that many North American companies are accustomed to. It\u2019s a member of the EU and travel times within Europe, to America, and to Asia are all reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"eplus-yIr9Ru wp-block-heading\"><strong>More reasons to consider a Croatian software development partner<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"eplus-sx2QUQ wp-block-list eplus-styles-uid-de5a58\"><li><strong>A long history of strong engineers\u00a0<br><\/strong>Tesla was actually born in Croatia. Croatian engineers have invented\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/q-software\/why-croatia-3582a8d9a18e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the pen, the torpedo, pay-by-phone parking, and more.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Robust economy\u00a0<br><\/strong>It\u2019s expected to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.total-croatia-news.com\/business\/40298-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grow 3% overall in 2019<\/a>, with a strong 2020 projected.<\/li><li><strong>Startup and development mindset\u00a0<br><\/strong>Repsly, a field service management solution whose biggest office is still in Zagreb,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/croatian-startup-one-of-the-fastest-growing-companies-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has 387% growth over the past three years<\/a>\u00a0and is Number 1,086 on\u00a0<em>Inc Magazine\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>guide to the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies.<\/li><li><strong>All manner of software developed<br><\/strong>Croatian software is currently helping authorities in Albania\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.total-croatia-news.com\/made-in-croatia\/39975-croatian-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deal with the fallout from an earthquake.<\/a>\u00a0But there\u2019s also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/croatian-edtech-start-up-stemi-attracting-investors-from-all-over-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">education technology<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/balkangreenenergynews.com\/rimac-automobili-to-develop-hyper-e-car-lab-in-slovenia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e-car labs.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Outsourcing and offshoring are becoming more and more common<br><\/strong>That means more and more Croatians are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.total-croatia-news.com\/item\/13927-outsourcing-becoming-more-widespread-in-croatia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">learning business best practices when working with non-Croatians.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Croatia is an \u201cup and coming\u201d location for off\/nearshoring.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitacustomermanagement.co.uk\/news-and-blog\/offshoring-a-tale-of-two-halves-part-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We were called that a few years ago.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>It\u2019s a place where you get value, not just cost wins.\u00a0<\/strong><em>The Economist\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/special-report\/21569572-after-decades-sending-work-across-world-companies-are-rethinking-their-offshoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has even noted this.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>8,500 students in computer science per year<br><\/strong>The only Eastern European country with more -- and not many more, about 9,000\/year -- is Czech Republic. Other than that,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oworkers.com\/outsourcing-in-eastern-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Croatia has the newest computer experts coming through the country.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Zagreb has a population of 803,000<br><\/strong>It\u2019s manageable to visit, but you will find the right talent here too.<\/li><li><strong>Top three in the world?<br><\/strong>Rootstack put us right with India and Panama as a location for software services,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rootstack.com\/en\/blog\/panama-india-and-croatia-get-know-best-outsourcing-destinations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noting this<\/a>:\u00a0<em>\u201cCroatia has the three key factors every nearshore or offshore software outsourcing country should have: They have a great talent pool, with more and more software development companies of great expertise being located there; they can communicate and handle English almost perfectly, and last, but not least, a commitment to improve their technological resources, something that is even backed up by the Croatian government itself.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"eplus-JxZi52 wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ready to see all the amazing business outcomes you can find with a Croatian software developer? (Not to mention the natural beauty?)&nbsp;<a href=\"\/de\/kontakt\/\">Connect with us today.<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When most people think of offshoring, outsourcing, or nearshoring their software development, the countries that come to mind first include India, Russia, China, Ukraine, and Poland. You don\u2019t hear as much about Croatia, where we are based. Most American companies tend to know Croatia mostly for Game of Thrones sets, and not as much for software development. But \u2026 it makes a lot of sense as a place to find top-quality software developers. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"What are the main reasons to consider a Croatian software development partner? 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