TL;DR: N-iX is the strongest all-round pick, with 2,400+ engineers across Eastern Europe and India and roles filled in 3 to 4 weeks. Second Talent (our own service) employs engineers from nine Asian markets at $3,000 to $6,000 a month all-in, and Capital Numbers adds Indian engineers from a listed, SOC 2-audited vendor. Brain Station 23, Devsinc, Arbisoft and Calcey open up Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Ukraine exported $6.66 billion of computer services in 2025, 3.3% more than in 2024, through a fourth year of war. Offshore development has spread well past the usual names: Dhaka, Lahore and Colombo now sell engineering time to US and European clients, and the firms that place those developers compete on vetting and retention as much as on rate.
The 10 Companies Compared
| Company | Offshore base | What you get | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. N-iX | Ukraine, Poland, Romania, India | Team extension or managed team | Not published |
| 2. Second Talent | Nine Asian markets | Vetted engineer employed for you | $3,000 to $6,000 a month |
| 3. Capital Numbers | India (Kolkata) | Staff augmentation or managed pod | Not published |
| 4. Beetroot | Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Vietnam | Dedicated team of 5 to 20 | Not published |
| 5. Brain Station 23 | Bangladesh | Staff augmentation | Not published; 2-week money-back |
| 6. Devsinc | Pakistan | Engineers embedded in your team | Not published |
| 7. Glints TalentHub | Southeast Asia | Recruitment plus employer of record | EOR from S$399 a month |
| 8. Arbisoft | Pakistan | Dedicated teams and project delivery | Not published |
| 9. MicroSourcing | Philippines | Dedicated staff in its offices | Not published |
| 10. Calcey | Sri Lanka | Managed remote teams | Not published |
- 1N-iX says 96.5% of its new engineers pass probation, and Brain Station 23 reports 88%+ employee retention.
- 2Glints TalentHub adds a one-time fee of 18% of first-year salary for recruitment on top of its monthly EOR rate.
- 3Brain Station 23 offers a 2-week money-back guarantee: if you are not satisfied after two weeks, you do not pay.
- 4Calcey merged with Surge Global in July 2025 to form Short Circuit, so check which entity signs your contract.
We ranked them by fit for a US, UK or Australian team hiring developers offshore: how much of the hiring and employment each firm handles, what it publishes about vetting and price, and how long its engineers stay. I work at Second Talent, so weigh our #2 spot with that in mind.
1. N-iX
N-iX fits a funded company that needs several senior engineers in Eastern Europe and wants a large vendor behind them. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Malta, it employs 2,400+ engineers across 10 countries, with its main centres in Lviv, Kyiv, Poland, Romania and Bengaluru. Clients include Bosch, Siemens, eBay, Inditex and AutoScout24.
Its team extension service is recruitment at scale: 70+ recruiters, a database of 500,000+ candidates and 80 to 100 positions closed a month. It says a role takes 3 to 4 weeks to fill and 96.5% of new engineers pass probation. It holds ISO 27001 and ISO 9001, and sells an AI engineering framework it calls APEX.
Headcount is where the firms here differ most, from N-iX's 2,400+ down to Calcey's 200+, so ask any vendor how many engineers it has in your stack, not in total.
- Best for: mid-size and enterprise teams hiring several engineers into an existing product.
- Watch out: its largest centres are in Ukraine, so ask how it covers wartime disruption.
- What you pay: not published; quoted per team.
2. Second Talent
Second Talent is for a team that wants engineers from across Asia rather than from one country. We source and vet engineers in nine Asian markets, including Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, then employ them through our own entities, so you need no local company. A brief turns into 6 to 8 pre-vetted candidates within 24 hours, and most clients have an engineer working within one to two weeks.
Vetting runs in four stages: a technical assessment, a test of how the engineer works with AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and Copilot, an English check at C1 or above, and a behavioural interview. Engineers overlap 4 to 6 hours with a US workday, and we have placed 8,000+ of them with 200+ companies.
- $13,000 to $25,000 a month
- You run payroll, benefits and equipment
- $3,000 to $6,000 a month
- Payroll, compliance and equipment included
Our offshore developer rates by country show where each market sits, and how Second Talent works covers the process step by step.
- Best for: teams that want full-time engineers from Asia, employed and managed for them.
- Watch out: the bench is engineering-heavy; design and operations roles are a smaller pool.
- What you pay: $3,000 to $6,000 a month per engineer, all-in, with a 30-day replacement guarantee.
3. Capital Numbers
Capital Numbers suits a team that wants Indian engineers working inside its own delivery process, with a listed company behind them. Founded in Kolkata in 2012 and listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, it has 600+ engineering professionals and holds ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II.
Its staff augmentation page draws a clear line: you run priorities, architecture, tools and day-to-day delivery, while Capital Numbers handles sourcing, technical screening, onboarding, continuity and employment. Standard roles get a shortlist in 5 to 10 business days, you interview and choose, and if an engineer leaves, replacement profiles arrive within 10 business days. Most engagements start within one to two weeks of a discovery call.
Two other models sit beside it: AgilePod, a cross-functional team that Capital Numbers manages, and fixed-price projects. Clients named on its site include Consumer Reports, BASF, Savills and Veolia, and it has announced the acquisition of US-based Epitome Cloud to add Salesforce and contract lifecycle work.
- Best for: teams that want to manage Indian engineers directly, backed by a listed, SOC 2-audited vendor.
- Watch out: no published rates or trial period; pricing depends on role, seniority and commitment.
- What you pay: not published; resource-based monthly pricing per engineer.
4. Beetroot
Beetroot is for a company that wants a whole dedicated team rather than individual hires. Swedish-founded and 14 years old, it builds teams in Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Vietnam, and takes care of recruitment, HR, operations and retention while the team works in your processes. Its dedicated team page puts the average team at 5 to 20 developers and the target engagement at a year or more.
Launch takes 3 to 6 weeks, longer than the individual-hire firms on this list, because Beetroot assembles and onboards the team as a unit.
It holds ISO 27001 certification from Bureau Veritas, is an AWS Advanced Tier partner, and reports a consultant happiness score of 96 out of 100.
- Best for: product companies that want a stable team of 5 or more for a year or longer.
- Watch out: it positions itself as nearshore for European clients, so US teams get a morning overlap only.
- What you pay: not published; depends on team size, seniority and stack.
5. Brain Station 23
Brain Station 23 is the pick for a team curious about Bangladesh. Founded in Dhaka in 2006, it has 850+ in-house staff and runs account management from the US, the UAE, Germany and Malaysia, so you deal with a local contact while the engineers sit in Dhaka.
Its staff augmentation page promises curated CVs in 3 to 5 days, onboarding in under two weeks and a 2-week money-back guarantee. It holds CMMI Level 3 and ISO 27001, reports 88%+ employee retention, and cites a team of 40+ engineers kept on one Fortune 100 pharma account for 72 months.
Bangladesh is still a small exporter of software services: its ICT service exports reached $724.6 million in the 2024-25 fiscal year, well short of a $5 billion target.
- Best for: teams that want offshore staff with a fast start and a trial they can walk away from.
- Watch out: it quotes 800+, 850+ and 900+ staff on different pages, so ask for current headcount.
- What you pay: not published; it claims savings of up to 60% for fully remote teams.
6. Devsinc
Devsinc suits a team that wants Pakistani engineers embedded in its own workflow. Founded in Lahore in 2008, it opened an Islamabad centre in 2022 and sells through offices in San Jose, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the UK. Its staff augmentation page offers vetted engineers and AI specialists who join your team from the first day, so the decisions and the knowledge stay with you.
It lists 1,200+ experts and 3,000+ delivered projects, holds ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, and names Nestle, Under Armour and Bestseller among its clients. Onboarding typically takes a few weeks.
- Best for: teams that want to manage Pakistani engineers directly inside their own workflow.
- Watch out: it is a broad software house, and its staff augmentation page states no trial or replacement guarantee.
- What you pay: not published.
7. Glints TalentHub
Glints TalentHub is for a company that wants to recruit in Southeast Asia and have someone else employ the hire. Glints, founded in Singapore in 2013, recruits from a network of 14M+ candidates and then employs the hire through its own employer of record. It says a shortlist takes about a week and a new hire starts 3 to 4 weeks after the brief.
It is the only firm here that publishes its prices in full, on its pricing page:
Its hiring covers support and finance roles as well as engineering, so ask for developer-specific shortlists and interview panels.
- Best for: teams that want recruitment and employment from one Southeast Asian provider with published prices.
- Watch out: a general recruiter rather than a developer specialist; vetting depth varies by role.
- What you pay: EOR from S$399 a month plus an 18% one-time recruitment fee.
8. Arbisoft
Arbisoft fits a team that wants a senior, open-source-literate engineering partner in Pakistan. Based in Lahore since 2007, with centres in Islamabad and Karachi and sales offices in Plano, Berlin, Riyadh and Doha, it has been an Open edX partner since 2013 and has contributed 3,000+ pull requests to the platform. KAYAK co-founder Paul English is quoted on its homepage.
Engagements start with a 2 to 4 week discovery period, and its teams keep working hours that overlap North America and Europe. It holds ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 27701, and its awards page counts 750+ experts.
- Best for: product teams that want a long-term engineering partner rather than individual hires.
- Watch out: dedicated teams and augmentation appear only as contact-form options; its site leads with project delivery.
- What you pay: not published.
9. MicroSourcing
MicroSourcing suits a company that wants developers working from a secure office in the Philippines alongside other offshore staff. Founded in 2006 and owned by Probe Group since 2020, it runs 13 delivery centres in the Philippines and Colombia and says it has hired for 8,000+ unique job profiles from a pool of 200,000+ job-ready candidates.
Its web developer page sets out three tiers: junior (1 to 2 years), intermediate (2 to 4) and senior (4+), and claims savings of up to 70% on employment costs. Development is one of more than 16 role categories, so MicroSourcing makes most sense when developers are part of a wider offshore team.
- Best for: companies building a mixed offshore team, developers included, in managed offices.
- Watch out: no published vetting stages or time-to-hire for developers.
- What you pay: not published.
10. Calcey
Calcey is for a company that wants a small, selective team in Sri Lanka. The Colombo firm runs dedicated, managed remote teams for clients including PayPal, Upflex and Stampen Media, screens the clients it takes on, and reports an NPS of 78. It gained ISO 27001:2022 certification in May 2025.
In July 2025 it merged with Surge Global in a $40 million transaction to form Short Circuit, a group of 500+ staff across Sri Lanka, India, Qatar and Singapore. Ask which entity will hold your contract and staff.
- Best for: teams that value a boutique partner and a small, senior team.
- Watch out: the merger is recent and the brand's future inside Short Circuit is not yet clear.
- What you pay: not published.
Hire Offshore Developers from Asia
If you want full-time engineers from Asia without setting up an entity, tell us the role and stack. We send 6 to 8 pre-vetted candidates within 24 hours and employ the engineer for you. For single-country options, see our lists of offshore staffing companies in the Philippines and in Vietnam, or get a shortlist in 24 hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between an offshore development company and a freelance marketplace?
An offshore development company places a developer who works for you full-time, usually employed by the company in their own country. A freelance marketplace connects you with contractors you manage and pay yourself, often for shorter projects.
Which country is cheapest for offshore developers?
Of the markets we track, India and the Philippines have the lowest rates, with mid-level developers from about $20 to $58 an hour. Our offshore rates by country cover 16 markets.
Do I need a local entity to hire an offshore developer?
No. Every firm on this list employs the developers itself: Second Talent, Glints TalentHub and MicroSourcing as dedicated staff for you, the software houses as their own engineers whose time you contract. For a direct hire abroad, an employer of record takes the employer role instead.
How is offshore different from nearshore?
Nearshore means a nearby time zone, such as Latin America for US teams. Offshore usually means Asia or Eastern Europe: lower rates, less overlap. Our nearshore versus offshore comparison sets out the trade-off.
