WAVECT vs DOTBITE
Dotbite and Wavect overlap on paper: both are Austrian agencies building custom software, web and mobile apps, and AI. The honest difference is shape. Dotbite is a Vienna studio with dedicated designers and product owners and a track record on enterprise and public-sector work. Wavect is based in Tirol with a subsidiary in Vienna, runs senior-only with a founder in every call, and goes deep on AI and on-chain. If design-led delivery across a broad bench is the job, that is them. If you want senior hands and specialist depth on a lean engagement, that is us.
Book a thirty-minute call“We did not need a bigger team. We needed the senior people in the room to also be the people writing the code.”
Six dimensions where the two Austrian agencies actually diverge.
Senior only. One to three people per engagement, founder in every call. The people who scope the work also build it.
TEAM MODELMultidisciplinary studio. Engineers, dedicated designers, and product owners, with a larger bench and product-owner-led delivery.
Product design in service of shipping. Strong enough for the products we build, not a standalone design department.
DESIGN AND UXA core strength. Dedicated UX and UI designers and a human-centered design practice as the centre of gravity.
Production AI inside shipped products, plus Solidity and on-chain systems. Specialist depth most general studios do not staff.
SPECIALISMBroad full-service: custom software, web and app development, AI, legacy modernization, and cloud migration.
Lean and senior. Direct founder access, pushback on scope, fast decisions.
ENGAGEMENT SHAPEBroader bench across design, dev, and product under one roof, suited to parallel workstreams.
Weekly outcome retainer (€400 to €20,000) or fixed-price Werkvertrag from €3,500 (Discovery Phase). Senior-only, so low overhead.
PRICING MODELHourly rates around €160. A larger multidisciplinary team carries more overhead, so fixed-price quotes tend to run higher. Quoted per project.
Founded 2018, 75+ products shipped, Google 4.7, Trustpilot 4.5, Clutch 5.0. Deep AI and on-chain portfolio.
TRACK RECORDFounded 2019. Design-led delivery for startups and enterprises, including Zurich Insurance and the City of Vienna.
Dotbite is a genuine peer, and we are on good terms with the people behind it. They run a multidisciplinary studio: engineers, dedicated UX and UI designers, and product owners under one roof, with human-centered design as the centre of gravity. That breadth shows in their public work, including delivery for clients like Zurich Insurance and the City of Vienna, where a larger studio and a strong design practice are exactly what the job needs.
We are a different shape. Senior only, one to three people per engagement, with a founder in every call. The design we do is product design in service of shipping, not a standalone discipline with its own department. Where we go deep is specialism: production AI inside shipped products, and Solidity and on-chain systems most general studios do not staff for. We also do the general software work, MVPs, full builds, retainers, but we do it senior-only rather than staffing up a broader bench.
So the choice is rarely close once you name the job. If the work is design-led and you want a multidisciplinary team with a dedicated design function, Dotbite is the stronger fit. If you want the senior people to be the people doing the work, or you need real AI or on-chain depth, that is us.
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If the bullets on the right describe your project, Dotbite is the stronger fit. If the bullets on the left describe it, talk to us.