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NEARSHORING VS. OFFSHORING

Benefits of Nearshore Software Development vs Offshore

When deciding to partake in outsourcing parts of your company overseas there is normally one goal in mind, cost reduction. While trying saving money for a big software development project or outsourcing in house IT services is important, it may actually cost you more when deciding to offshore. Below you will find the pros of using nearshore software development vs offshore development.

Common Language

The teams we build have 100 percent English proficiency. What does the mean for your company? We understand communication is key for laying out proper tasks, goals, and deadlines for the project. Being that software development can be complex, outsourcing your team has no place for a language barrier.

Similar Time Zones

With nearshore teams, the goal is to be within 1 – 3 hours of your regularly scheduled company time. When outsourcing offshore, the time zone difference can create project bottlenecks that halt or extend past the deadline. With nearshoring development services, working in the same or similar time zones will feel like working with a remote hire! This improves company development updates and team building vs waiting for the next day to get a response from your offshore partner.

Related Business Culture

It’s no secret that choosing offshore outsourcing will have many risks. Cultural differences can play a huge factor into the results you get from your software development team. Working with a nearshore software development company with the same vision and goals of your business will help avoid common offshore outsourcing issues like IP (Intellectual Property) theft, and workplace etiquette. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Nearshore Software Outsourcing?

Nearshore software outsourcing is all about reducing company costs while having the same level of talent and communication you’d expect when trying to hire locally. Using the U.S. as an example, a business looking to create a project at a reduced cost will outsource the development work to a company that specializes in hiring a nearshore software team from places like Mexico or Brazil.

While saving money is an important factor for your company, the greater advantages include a large selection of high-end nearshore software programmers, similar workplace culture, and same operating time zones.

What do you mean by nearshore?

Nearshore according to websters dictionary is “extending outward an indefinite but usually short distance from shore.” In the instance of nearshore software development, it’s when a U.S. business looks for a company (like Sonatafy) that goes out and finds highly talented programmers and engineers within Latin America to fulfill your project needs.

What are nearshore projects?

Since we have established what nearshoring outsourcing is, nearshore projects can be anything your business needs assistance with from talent outside of your country. Typically, these projects are technology related, ranging from helpdesk support to programmers and engineers that build custom software.

At Sonatafy, we have worked with many U.S. businesses to accomplish their nearshore software development goals. Companies like IBM, Cisco, Caterpillar construction equipment and many more! Click our case studies link at the top of this page to explore other businesses we’ve worked with and how each project went.

What is a “near shore” team?

A nearshore team will help a company with software development without hiring a full-time permanent engineer or programmer. This is essentially outsourcing but with a twist, the team you’re hiring is geographically closer to the homebase of operations. Meaning you’ll have a better chance of common communication, workplace culture, and time zones.

But building a nearshore team involves a lot of time and money by having to gather a list of candidates, interview each one, vet them out to make sure they can do the job, and be sure they can work with your current team. They’re companies out there like Sonatafy that can streamline this process and provide you with a nearshore development team in as little as 2 weeks! Book a meeting today to get started.

Instead of having to go to the other side of the world looking for cheap and potentially headache educed labor, our nearshore software services emphasize a smooth transition from your in house staff to and outsourced one. Our job as a software development company is to bring you a complete team to fulfill any projects you want to build, maintain, or grow for your company.