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Tandem does digital strategy, development, and DevOps engagements for businesses that are serious about getting things done. Working together, they can solve your organization’s biggest problems. Using agile management strategy, user-centered design, and automation we can make web applications that are both more effective and less expensive to maintain.

Last updated May 13, 2026

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Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design Branding E-commerce Development SEO

Industries Served

Legal Services Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Environmental Services Nonprofit & NGO Travel & Hospitality

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The kind of web build that makes you wonder why you tolerated the old site for so long

Adriana Voss / Director of Platform Engineering - Cascadia Digital Ventures
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Jan 14, 2026

Project summary: Matter management had become a significant overhead for our fee earners. Every hour spent on administration was an hour not spent on billable advisory work — the business case was straightforward.

What made the most difference in practice was the quality of the engineering judgment on this team. Not the ability to execute a specification — that is a baseline expectation. The ability to recognise when a specification was suboptimal, explain why, propose an alternative, and support the client in making a decision about it. That consultative dimension elevated the output beyond what the brief described and resulted in a product that is more fit for purpose than the one we had originally specified.

PROS

Delivery timeline that proved achievable rather than optimistic, estimation accuracy that reflected real analysis rather than competitive bidding, scope discipline that prevented the feature creep we had experienced before

CONS

The engagement was priced at the quality level rather than the budget level. We evaluated the alternatives and concluded that the delta was a reasonable premium for the reduction in delivery risk

4.5
Overall
4.5
Quality
4.0
Schedule
4.5
Cost
4.5
Communication
Project TypeWeb Development
IndustryLegal Services
Project CostLess than $10,000
DurationApr 2025 – Nov 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
I lead technology at Cascadia Digital Ventures, a growth-stage Legal Services business based in Vancouver, Canada. As Director of Platform Engineering 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?
A competitive threat had accelerated our roadmap. We had planned a significant Web Development investment for the following year. External pressure moved that timeline forward by six months and required us to find an external partner rather than attempting to build internally in the time available.
What services did the company provide for your project?
The core engagement was Web Development delivery, though their scope expanded to include technical consultancy during discovery that materially improved our requirements. They also took ownership of the third-party integration workstream that had been a coordination challenge in previous projects, removing that complexity from our internal team entirely.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
We ran a structured shortlisting process across five vendors. The technical evaluation eliminated two immediately. Of the remaining three, this team's proposal was differentiated by the specificity of their Web Development approach and the evidence base they provided — reference projects in Legal Services contexts, not generic case studies. The reference calls confirmed a track record that the proposal had described accurately.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we managed ourselves going in. The workshops they facilitated surfaced assumptions we had not examined and exposed three requirements that were in direct conflict with each other. Resolving those before development began saved us what would certainly have been significant rework later in the project.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Communication was proactive, timely, and appropriately calibrated. Technical updates for the engineering audience, executive summaries for the steering group, risk flags with proposed mitigations rather than just problem statements. The fortnightly sprint reviews gave our stakeholders visibility without requiring them to attend every working session.
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 ROI case we presented to our board was conservative by design. Current performance against the financial model suggests we will hit the projected payback point in under twelve months against an eighteen-month target. The operational efficiency gains in particular have exceeded the model, in part because the quality of the data the new platform generates supports decisions that the previous system could not.
What did you like most about working with this company?
Their instinct for keeping the business objective visible throughout technical decision-making. I have worked with technically excellent teams who lose the strategic thread as complexity increases. This team maintained a clear connection between every architectural choice and the outcome we had agreed to achieve. That orientation made the trade-off conversations significantly easier.
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 2015
Employees 2 - 9
Hourly Rate $100 - $149
Client Rating 4.7/5 (6 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.8
Schedule
4.7
Cost
4.4
Communication
4.3

FAQs

What makes Tandem worth considering over other options?
What tends to set Tandem apart usually comes down to some mix of technical depth, relevant industry experience, how clients describe working with them, their development approach, communication habits, and whether they can actually deliver something that scales. Founded in 2015, the company has built a track record of delivering projects across various industries.
What's actually in Tandem's technical toolkit?
The exact stack shifts by project, but Tandem commonly works across things like React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, PHP, Flutter, React Native, native iOS and Android, and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. For context, its listed capabilities span Branding, E-commerce Development, Mobile App Development, SEO and UI-UX Design, and it has served clients in USA.
What kind of software work does Tandem take on?
Tandem 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 Branding, E-commerce Development, Mobile App Development, SEO and UI-UX Design.
Does Tandem actually build with AI, or just talk about it?
Plenty of modern software teams, Tandem included, now build real AI and machine learning features — chatbots, predictive models, computer vision, and automation that goes beyond simple rule-based scripts. For context, it has served clients in USA, and its typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149.
What kinds of industries has Tandem actually built for?
Tandem has delivered projects across a range of different industries, including Legal Services, Nonprofit & NGO, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Travel & Hospitality and Environmental Services.
Does Tandem only work locally, or take on clients elsewhere too?
Tandem isn't necessarily limited to one region and may take on clients across several countries, including USA, depending on market demand and business partnerships.
Has Tandem actually shipped a SaaS product before?
It's a common line of work for a company like Tandem — multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing hooked up properly, and cloud-native deployment built for a product meant to scale as a service rather than a one-off build. For context, it has experience across industries such as Legal Services, Nonprofit & NGO, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Travel & Hospitality and Environmental Services, and its average project cost is reported at $25000+.
What should I actually be looking at when comparing a company like Tandem to others?
When you're weighing up a software partner such as Tandem, it's worth looking past the pitch and checking the portfolio, what past clients say, relevant industry background, technical range, how they communicate, pricing structure, project management style, and what support looks like after launch. For context, it has experience across industries such as Legal Services, Nonprofit & NGO, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Travel & Hospitality and Environmental Services, and its average project cost is reported at $25000+.
Is Tandem more of an offshore setup or a local team?
That depends on where Tandem 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, its listed capabilities span Branding, E-commerce Development, Mobile App Development, SEO and UI-UX Design, and it has experience across industries such as Legal Services, Nonprofit & NGO, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Travel & Hospitality and Environmental Services.
Can I just hire developers from Tandem to sit alongside my own team?
Usually, yes — a dedicated developer arrangement is a common option with firms like Tandem, 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, its listed capabilities span Branding, E-commerce Development, Mobile App Development, SEO and UI-UX Design, and it has experience across industries such as Legal Services, Nonprofit & NGO, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Travel & Hospitality and Environmental Services.

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