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4.4/5 (6 reviews)
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About Open Pascal

Pascal Company was incorporated in 2008 in Duhok, Iraq, with the goal of applying world-class Information technology in a top-class professional manner to participate in the development of Kurdistan region of Iraq. They have a strong record of building, implementing, and supporting Content Management websites and other internet and intranet applications for small to medium-sized organizations.

Last updated May 13, 2026

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design

Industries Served

Aerospace & Defense Real Estate Logistics & Supply Chain Financial Services Information Technology Advertising & Marketing

Open Pascal Reviews

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Test automation that our developers adopted as a genuine aid rather than a compliance exercise

Danielle Westbrook / Chief Digital Officer - BlueSky Retail Holdings
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Jan 23, 2026

Project summary: Our campaign management workflow had grown to involve twelve different tools and significant manual reconciliation. The inefficiency was affecting both speed and accuracy.

I came into this engagement as a sceptic. We had been through a failed implementation with a previous vendor and I had high standards for what evidence of competence looked like before I would trust a partner with our core systems. This team earned that trust progressively — through the quality of the discovery documentation, the rigour of the technical proposals, the consistency of the sprint deliveries, and ultimately the stability of the production system. I no longer lead with scepticism when recommending them.

PROS

Senior-level engineering presence throughout the entire project, not just during the pitch, honest and commercially fair handling of scope changes, codebase that our internal team praised on review

CONS

Pipeline availability for kickoff required a few weeks of lead time — in hindsight that selection pressure means you are working with a team that is in demand for the right reasons

4.5
Overall
5.0
Quality
4.0
Schedule
4.5
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeQuality Assurance & Testing
IndustryAdvertising & Marketing
Project Cost$10,000 to $49,999
DurationDec 2024 – Oct 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
I lead technology at BlueSky Retail Holdings, a growth-stage Advertising & Marketing business based in Chicago, USA. As Chief Digital Officer my remit spans product engineering, platform operations, and strategic vendor partnerships. We had reached an inflection point where our internal capacity was not sufficient to execute our roadmap at the pace our market required.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
The immediate problem was that our Quality Assurance & Testing capability had become the bottleneck limiting our ability to grow. Every feature request, every new client requirement, every internal initiative was delayed by a platform that had been extended beyond its original design. We needed a rebuild, not a patch.
What services did the company provide for your project?
End-to-end Quality Assurance & Testing delivery with particular depth in the integration and data migration components, which were the highest-risk elements of the programme. They supplemented this with a dedicated QA resource throughout development and a documented runbook for our operations team at handover.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
We had a failed engagement behind us and were more rigorous in our selection process as a result. We asked detailed questions about how they managed scope change, how they handled estimation, and how they communicated problems. The answers were specific, evidenced, and consistent across the team members we spoke to. That gave us confidence that the process was real rather than rehearsed.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Comprehensively. The discovery phase they ran was more thorough than anything we had experienced with previous vendors. They challenged requirements that were vague or contradictory, proposed alternatives where our initial thinking was limiting, and produced a functional specification that our internal stakeholders agreed was the clearest articulation of the product they had seen written down.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
The project management framework was the most structured I have experienced with an external vendor. Sprint planning was tight, acceptance criteria were specific, retrospectives were honest and acted on. The project manager treated the shared backlog as a live document and the risk register as an operational tool rather than a compliance artefact. I never had to ask for a status update.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes. I had privately built a contingency expectation into my planning given the project complexity and the number of integrations involved. None of that contingency was needed. The delivery landed on the agreed date and the final invoice matched the approved budget to within a fraction of a percent. That outcome is rarer than the industry acknowledges.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The most direct measure is the performance of the system in production. In the five months since go-live we have had zero P1 incidents, our page performance scores have improved across every Core Web Vitals metric, and two enterprise clients who had cited our previous platform limitations during contract negotiations have since renewed without that objection arising.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The continuity of the team. The engineers who participated in the discovery sessions were the engineers who built the system. That consistency of institutional knowledge across a six-month project has a value that is difficult to quantify but easy to notice when it is absent. Every conversation built on the previous ones.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Absolutely. With a specific note that the value starts in the discovery phase — clients who approach that process with seriousness will get the most from the engagement. We invested appropriately at the front end and the returns are evident in what was delivered.

Company Info

Founded 2008
Employees 2 - 9
Hourly Rate $100 - $149
Client Rating 4.4/5 (6 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.6
Schedule
4.4
Cost
4.3
Communication
4.7

FAQs

Will Open Pascal sign an NDA before we even discuss the project in detail?
Most professional shops, including Open Pascal, expect to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before getting into specifics — it's a fairly standard ask and a reasonable one to make before sharing anything sensitive. For context, it has served clients in Iraq, and it has been operating since 2008.
Roughly how long does a project with Open Pascal take start to finish?
It depends heavily on scope. A lean MVP might be a matter of weeks, while a full enterprise system or a larger digital transformation project can stretch into months once you factor in development, testing, and deployment. With a team of 2 - 9 professionals, Open Pascal can scale resources based on project urgency.
Does Open Pascal only work locally, or take on clients elsewhere too?
Open Pascal isn't necessarily limited to one region and may take on clients across several countries, including Iraq, depending on market demand and business partnerships.
What are the actual contract options if I want to work with Open Pascal?
Most companies structured like Open Pascal give you a choice between a fixed-price contract, a dedicated team arrangement, or time-and-materials billing, so you can pick whichever lines up with your budget and how well-defined your scope already is. For context, it has experience across industries such as Information Technology, Financial Services, Real Estate, Advertising & Marketing, Logistics & Supply Chain and Aerospace & Defense, and its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development.
What does Open Pascal's actual delivery process look like week to week?
Open Pascal generally runs something close to a standard structured process — requirements gathering, UI/UX design, development in agile sprints, QA testing along the way, deployment, and support once it's live. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development, and its typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149.
What kind of software work does Open Pascal take on?
Open Pascal typically covers the standard range of software development work — mobile apps, web platforms, custom internal tools, UI/UX design, cloud infrastructure, AI integrations, and larger enterprise builds. Its core focus areas include Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development.
Is Open Pascal more of an offshore setup or a local team?
That depends on where Open Pascal is based and who they primarily serve — some firms like this operate fully offshore, some are local-first, and plenty run a hybrid model that mixes both. For context, it has served clients in Iraq, and it has experience across industries such as Information Technology, Financial Services, Real Estate, Advertising & Marketing, Logistics & Supply Chain and Aerospace & Defense.
Can I just hire developers from Open Pascal to sit alongside my own team?
Usually, yes — a dedicated developer arrangement is a common option with firms like Open Pascal, where you get engineers working exclusively on your project as an extension of your in-house team rather than as a separate outsourced unit. For context, it has served clients in Iraq, and its typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149.
What should I expect to pay to work with Open Pascal?
What Open Pascal charges comes down to a handful of variables — how complex the project is, the number of development hours involved, the tech stack required, team size, and which engagement model you pick. Based on available data, Open Pascal's typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149, with an average project cost of $5000000+.

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