WAVECT vs HOLZWEG

Wavect or holzweg. Different stacks, different decades, different buyers.

holzweg has been shipping TYPO3 and Symfony portals since 1995. We started in 2018 with a modern web and AI stack. The work overlaps at the edges (custom software for serious companies). The stacks, customer bases, and engagement shapes do not. If you need a German-language portal on TYPO3 with a thirty-year vendor tenure behind it, that is them. If you need a modern multilingual product with AI in it, that is us.

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“We picked the incumbent because they had been around forever. Three months in we realized the stack they were forcing on us had been deprecated by everyone our customers were.”

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How they actually differ

Six dimensions where the two agencies actually diverge.

WAVECT DIMENSION ALTERNATIVE

Next.js, NestJS, React Native, modern Python AI stack, plus Solidity smart-contract work when projects need it. Greenfield products on the modern web and AI stack.

PRIMARY STACK FOCUS

TYPO3, Symfony PHP, Drupal. CMS-driven portals, ERP integrations, public-sector platforms.

Client delivery in English and German (both founders are native German speakers). Site localized in EN, DE, ES, ZH for international reach.

DELIVERY LANGUAGES

German. Site, sales, and delivery in DE.

17 countries. Austrian-headquartered, working internationally.

AREA SERVED

Predominantly DACH customer base, regional Austrian roots.

Senior only. One to three people per engagement, founder in every call.

TEAM MODEL

Established studio with a larger bench. Project-manager-led delivery against your scope.

Weekly outcome retainer (€400 to €20,000) or fixed-price Werkvertrag from €3,500 (Discovery Phase).

PRICING MODEL

Project quote per scope. Not publicly published.

Founded 2018, 75+ products shipped, Google 4.7, Trustpilot 4.5, Clutch 5.0.

TRACK RECORD

Founded 1995. Roughly three decades of portal, CMS, and ERP delivery.

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When each is the better call

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When Wavect is the better call

  • You need a partner who delivers in English alongside German, not a German-only shop.
  • You are building a modern web or AI product, not a portal on TYPO3 or Drupal.
  • Your customer base is international (or you want it to be) and your vendor needs to operate at that level.
  • You are pre product-market fit and need founder-grade pushback on scope, not project-manager-led ticket execution.
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When holzweg is the better call

  • You need a TYPO3, Drupal, or Symfony build or migration on a legacy enterprise portal. They have shipped that work for thirty years.
  • Your customer base is German-only and procurement favours a long-established Austrian vendor with deep CMS specialization.
  • You are running a public-sector or regulated portal where vendor tenure is itself a procurement requirement.
  • Your scope is fixed, your stack is mandated, and you need a larger established bench to execute against it.

If the bullets on the right describe your project, holzweg is the lower-risk pick. If the bullets on the left describe it, talk to us.

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Relevant Wavect work

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FAQs

FAQs

Only at the edges. Both shops ship custom software for serious clients. Stacks, customer bases, and delivery models barely overlap. holzweg is the incumbent TYPO3 and Symfony portal builder for the German-speaking market. Wavect is a senior-only modern-stack shop for international product teams.
No. We work in modern web frameworks (Next.js, NestJS, React Native) and the modern AI stack. If your project is a TYPO3 or Drupal build or migration, holzweg is a more appropriate vendor than we are.
Yes. We deliver client work in German and English. Both founders are native German speakers. Our site is localized in four languages (EN, DE, ES, ZH) for international reach, but the spoken and written delivery happens in English or German on every engagement.
Neither shop publishes hourly rates so a direct comparison is not possible. Our weekly retainers run €400 to €20,000 and our fixed-price Discovery Phase starts at €3,500. holzweg quotes per project on request.
Their public portfolio is portal, CMS, and ERP work. We have not seen modern AI delivery on their site as of 2026. If your need is AI inside a shipped product, Wavect is the more direct fit.
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