Thirty years of building and running software.

HostCrew is a senior team of software engineers. Since the mid-1990s we have designed, built and run the software that businesses depend on every day, for companies across the US.

Talk to an engineer →How we work

30 yearsbuilding and running production software

Senior onlythe engineers you meet are the engineers who build

No hand-offsthe engineers who plan your system build it and run it

Fixed pricescope written down and agreed before work starts

Nationwideremote-first, working with businesses across the US

Our story

Thirty years of change. One way of working.

The technology has changed many times since we started. How we work hasn't: we build it, we run it, and we answer for it.

A senior team

What working with a senior team means.

Small on purpose, experienced by design. Every person on your project has built and run real systems for years.

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You talk to the builders

The engineers in the first conversation are the ones who design and build your system.

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Experience, not guesswork

Problems we've solved before get solved quickly, and the new ones get solved properly.

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The whole picture

Planning, design, software, hosting and security, with engineers who see how it all fits.

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Plain language

Clear answers, written plans and honest timelines, without the jargon.

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Fixed scope, fixed price

Each step is written down and priced before it starts. No surprises on the invoice.

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Here for the long run

We run what we build, so we're still here years later, improving it.

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Your software, your keys

Everything we build belongs to you, fully written down, with your own copy.

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Problem solvers

We start with what your business needs, then choose the right way to deliver it.

How we think

Four things we believe.

Solve the real problem

Understand how the business works first. The right software follows from that.

Prevent, don't repair

Security, backups and upgrades are built in from day one, so problems don't happen.

Build in layers

A small first version that works, then each next step on top of it. You see results early.

Give honest advice

Often the answer isn't a rewrite. We'll tell you, even when it means less work for us.

Nationwide · Remote

Wherever you are in the US.

We work remotely with businesses across the country. It's how we've always worked, and it works because it's organised.

Face to face, on videoRegular calls with the engineers doing the work.
Progress you can seeEach layer shown to you as it's built, not months later.
Everything written downPlans, decisions and changes, kept where you can find them.
One number to callThe same team, from the first plan to everyday running.

EASTERN--:--New York · Atlanta · Miami

CENTRAL--:--Chicago · Dallas · Houston

MOUNTAIN--:--Denver · Salt Lake City · Phoenix

PACIFIC--:--Los Angeles · Seattle · San Diego

Working with clients in every US time zone