Practical notes on nearshore software engineering outsourcing and custom application development in the DACH–CEE corridor.
I talk to about three nearshore software companies a week. Almost all are still selling capacity, the one thing buyers no longer want. Why the pivot from capacity to skill is now u
Outsourcing development divides a room. Outsourcing testing rarely does. Here is why nearshore QA is still the lowest friction way to start, updated for 2026.
In 2020 the nearshore matchmaking market was broken. In 2026 it is buried in noise: demand down, supply up, and ten cold emails a day that everyone ignores.
Companies once went nearshore to cut costs. In 2026, with rates converged and AI changing the math, price is the weakest reason to choose a partner.
The engineer you are recruiting for does not exist outside your company, and you cannot nearshore a clone either. In the AI era, what you are short of is senior judgment.
CVs were always a weak way to pick a nearshore partner. In the AI era they matter even less. Here is what to look at instead.
