--- title: "Custom software development in Austria: code you own" canonical: https://wavect.io/software-development-austria/ language: en description: "An Austrian software service provider for custom web, mobile and AI builds, delivered remote-first from Tyrol. EU data residency, no lock-in, and the code …" image: "https://wavect.io/img/general/bak/open_graph_preview.jpg" --- Custom software development · Austria # Custom software development in Austria for startups and scale-ups Hire a software service provider that builds across Austria and answers in your timezone and language. Custom web, mobile and AI products, shipped remote-first from Tyrol, on-site when a project needs it, with your data kept in the EU. In one sentence Wavect is a software service provider and custom software development company serving all of Austria from a base in Tyrol: clients in every state work with us remote-first, meet us on-site when a project needs it, keep their data in the EU, and own the code we build. Best for - Companies anywhere in Austria that want a domestic partner in their timezone and language, not an offshore team half a day away - Buyers whose software and data need to stay under EU and Austrian jurisdiction - Founders planning to claim the Forschungsprämie or aws and FFG funding and who want a team that has shipped inside those rules Not the fit for - Teams where the lowest offshore day rate matters more than proximity - Buyers who need a large local support floor with 24/7 on-site SLAs in their own city - Work where being in Austria makes no difference and price is the only factor // 01 ## Which kind of provider do you actually need? “Software agency”, “software service provider”, “software vendor” and “Softwaredienstleister” all name the same kind of firm: one you hire to build software. The label is marketing. What actually decides who you should call is the deliverable. | What you need | What to hire | What Wavect does here | | --- | --- | --- | | Build a new product, or a custom internal system that does not exist yet | A software service provider or custom software developer, on a fixed-scope Werkvertrag | This is our work. See [custom software development](/services/software-development/). | | Run and support existing IT: networks, workstations, servers, a helpdesk | An IT service provider or Systemhaus with a managed-services desk and an SLA | Not our work. We do not run IT operations. See [IT service provider](/glossary/it-service-provider/) for what to look for. | | Extra senior hands inside a team that already has direction | Staff augmentation, usually on a Dienstvertrag | Possible as an extended team, but not our default. See [staff augmentation](/glossary/staff-augmentation/). | | Take over software another provider built, or replace a provider mid-flight | A provider that starts with a paid takeover assessment, not a rewrite pitch | This is our work. See [software takeover](/services/software-takeover/). | | Still deciding whether to build with an agency, a freelancer, or in-house at all | Nobody yet. Compare the models first | Read [the software build models](/software-development-options/) before you brief anyone. | // 02 ## What a domestic partner actually gets you The reasons clients across Austria pick a team here over offshore, beyond the code itself. How we scope, price and deliver a build lives on the [software development service](/services/software-development/). If AI is the core of the product, see our [Austrian agency for AI products](/ai-software-development-austria/). If you are based in Tyrol specifically, see our [software agency in Tyrol](/software-agency-tyrol/). - **Coverage across every state.** Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, Innsbruck and everywhere between. Remote-first, on-site when a phase needs it. - **Your timezone, your language.** Product and engineering answer in German or English, in Austrian business hours, not across a half-day gap. - **Data under EU jurisdiction.** We default to EU hosting and GDPR-compliant handling, so your data never has to leave European rules. - **Funding-aware delivery.** Building for the Forschungsprämie or an aws or FFG grant changes how work has to be documented. We have shipped inside those rules. See [software funding in Austria](/blog/forschungspraemie-software-development-austria/). - **Contract under Austrian law.** Fixed price on a signed Werkvertrag, or a monthly retainer. The engagement models and process are on our [software development service](/services/software-development/). // 03 ## When a domestic partner makes sense, when it doesn't // 01 ### Choose an Austrian partner when - You want a team in your timezone and language, reachable the same working day - Your data or sector has to stay under EU and Austrian rules - You plan to claim the Forschungsprämie or aws and FFG funding and need documentation that holds up // 02 ### Look elsewhere when - The lowest possible day rate matters more than proximity and offshore is genuinely fine for you - You need a large support desk with 24/7 on-site SLAs in your own city - The work is a standard product you can buy off the shelf If proximity buys you nothing on this project, we will say so and point you to the cheaper option. // 04 ## Proof Custom software we designed, built and shipped. ### [Bond Analytics Platform](/case-studies/bond-analytics/) - **Status:** Live - **Outcome:** 2 months - 0 to Enterprise - **Summary:** Institutional bond analytics platform, zero to enterprise-ready in 2 months; raised multiple rounds. - **Stack:** NestJS, React, Typescript ### [Scramble Wallet](/case-studies/scramble-wallet/) - **Status:** Live - **Outcome:** 50+ - Target User Age - **Summary:** Multi-browser extension, Tron added, iOS + Android via multiple routes, built on a forked Enkrypt, debt paid down release by … - **Stack:** VueJS, Typescript, NestJS ### [PromptID](/case-studies/promptid/) - **Status:** Live - **Outcome:** 6 weeks - 0 to Production - **Summary:** AI-native assessment platform, 0→production in 6 weeks under compressed market pressure. - **Stack:** NestJS, NextJS, LangChain These are selected projects, not our full portfolio. We have shipped 75+ products since 2018. // 05 ## Keep reading - [Guide Software development cost in Austria](/software-development-guide/software-development-cost-austria/) - [Guide Fixed price vs time and materials](/software-development-guide/fixed-price-vs-time-and-materials/) - [Guide Freelancer vs agency vs in-house](/software-development-guide/freelancer-vs-agency-vs-in-house/) - [Guide How to choose a tech stack for an MVP](/software-development-guide/how-to-choose-a-tech-stack-for-mvp/) - [Compare Wavect vs a classic Austrian dev house](/compare/wavect-vs-dev-house-austria/) - [Compare Wavect vs hiring in-house](/compare/wavect-vs-in-house-hiring/) - [Compare Wavect vs fractional CTO services](/compare/wavect-vs-fractional-cto-services/) - [Compare Wavect vs freelance platforms](/compare/wavect-vs-freelance-platforms/) - [Service Software development](/services/software-development/) - [Service MVP development](/services/mvp-development/) // 06 ## Software development in Austria: common questions ### Do you cover all of Austria or only Tyrol? All of Austria, and well beyond it. We are based in Tyrol, work remote-first with clients in every Austrian state, and have shipped for clients in 17+ countries. We come on-site when a phase needs it. Tyrol is where we sit, not who we work with. ### Where is my data hosted? In the EU. We default to EU hosting and GDPR-compliant handling, so your data stays under European and Austrian rules. If your sector has stricter residency requirements, tell us on the first call and we will confirm what we can meet. ### Can a software build qualify for Austrian funding like the Forschungsprämie or aws and FFG? Often, yes. Genuine development work can qualify for the Forschungsprämie, and aws and FFG run grants that fit software projects. It changes how the work has to be documented from day one. We have shipped inside those rules. See our guide to [software funding in Austria](/blog/forschungspraemie-software-development-austria/) for what qualifies. ### Why hire an Austrian company instead of going offshore? Proximity, timezone, language and jurisdiction. You get product and engineering in Austrian business hours, in German or English, with your data under EU rules and a contract under Austrian law. If none of that matters and price is the only factor, offshore may be cheaper, and we will tell you so. ### What is the difference between a software agency, a software service provider and an IT service provider? The first two are the same thing under different labels: a firm you hire to build software that did not exist before. German-speaking buyers search for the same firm as a Softwaredienstleister. An IT service provider, Systemhaus or MSP is a different business: it runs and supports your existing IT under an SLA, from networks and workstations to a helpdesk. Most companies need both, from two different vendors. ### Is Wavect a software service provider or a software agency? Both words describe us. We are a two-founder Austrian company you hire to design, build and ship custom software. Call it a software agency, a software service provider, a software vendor or a Softwaredienstleister. What matters commercially is the engagement model underneath: a fixed-scope Werkvertrag or a monthly retainer, with the code transferring to you. ### Do you provide managed IT, helpdesk or infrastructure support? No. We build software, we do not run IT operations. No helpdesk, no workstation or network management, no 24/7 on-site desk. If that is what you need, hire an IT service provider or Systemhaus for it. We can build and hand over the software while a provider like that runs the surrounding IT. ### Do you work on a Werkvertrag or a Dienstvertrag? A Werkvertrag by default: we owe you a defined result, not a number of hours. That is the honest difference behind the word Dienstleister, which contractually points at a Dienstvertrag, an obligation of effort. Time and materials or a monthly retainer are available when scope genuinely cannot be fixed up front. See [fixed price vs time and materials](/software-development-guide/fixed-price-vs-time-and-materials/). Last reviewed: 2026-08-09 by [Kevin Riedl](/team/kevin-riedl/) [wiki ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139796365) ## Building in Austria? Tell us where you are and what you need to ship. 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