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Guides · 28 September 2026 · 4 min read
10 questions to ask before you hire a software company
The right partner can make your product; the wrong one can sink it. Use these questions to tell them apart.
Choosing a development partner is one of the most important decisions for any digital product. Portfolios and price matter, but the answers to these questions reveal far more.
- Can I see work similar to my project, and speak to a past client?
- Who exactly will work on my project, and will they change midway?
- How often will I see working software?
- How do you handle changes in scope?
- What does your testing and QA process look like?
- How do you keep my data and code secure?
- Who owns the source code and IP at the end?
- What happens after launch — support, bugs, updates?
- What tools will we use to communicate and track progress?
- What would make you say no to a project?
Pay attention not just to the answers but to how openly they're given. A partner who is transparent before the contract is far more likely to be transparent during the project.
Written by the Nexabots team.