Custom software firm · since 2015Custom software · since 2015
Senior engineers build your operations software, customer portals and connected systems.
Boston-area clients include
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30 minutes with Pete Whiting about what you need built.
The number we quote is the number you pay. Any overage is on us.
The software works the way we agreed, or we fix it.
For 12 months after launch, we fix any code that doesn’t work the way we agreed, at no charge.
Case studies
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
The background check system for Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts.
Salsify, Boston
Our engineers built its Shopify and BigCommerce integrations alongside Salsify’s own engineers.
WHOOP, Boston
We built a test app and partner guides for its API, and ran partner onboarding calls.
ezCater, Boston
Our engineers build new products and improve existing ones with ezCater’s engineers.
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
It replaced the old system. We moved 500K+ rows of data off it.
Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission
Delivered in 2023. More than 500 organizations must check it before they hire.
On the Massachusetts statewide IT contract (ITS81) through 2034.
We’re based in Needham, just outside Boston. We work remotely, and many of our engineers live around Boston.
Every person on the team is a full-time W-2 employee. No contractors.
Your first call is with Pete Whiting, our head of sales. Our full-time engineers build it, with a founder involved in every engagement.
Yes. Many of our engineers live around Boston, so we can meet at your office.
Replace the spreadsheets behind your quotes, orders and inventory with one system.
Portals and iPhone and Android apps for your customers, published to the App Store and Google Play.
Connect your CRM, ERP and other tools so data moves on its own, without retyping.
Rebuild aging software in stages while the old system keeps running.
Recognized by The Manifest in 2024 as one of Boston’s most reviewed B2B firms.
Our engineering team spent a fraction of their time (from many hours per week down to < 1 hour per week) supporting API customers.
Work was accurately estimated and completed within the timeframes planned.
Delivery was on time and the team was responsive and professional during the entire process with weekly checkin meetings.
From the first conversation, Pete and Mike were open and curious about our project and, more importantly, about our company and how this project helped us help our clients.
It was always easy to work with the company founders, who went out of their way to meet our needs
Our system is quite complicated, and Gnar was really able to be productive quickly without a lot of ramping up.
Since Gnar started working with the AARP Foundation Property Tax-Aide, these digital tools have helped over 28,000 people apply for and, if eligible, obtain over $10M in property tax relief.
…they help make important business decisions; they acknowledge what I want to do but also help me understand the alternatives we have. In a nutshell, their thoughtfulness and communication have blown me away.
…we ended up agreeing with 100% of their change requests because they were so well explained.
…they offered out great ideas, more efficient ways things could be done if applicable and were cost conscious. I would recommend them to anyone.
They care about the quality of their work, and the satisfaction of their clients. They take the time to understand what you are trying to achieve.
I would describe the engagement as highly successful.
They were really great partners, not only in getting the work done but also in helping us drive the software in the right direction.
I very rarely have to over-prescribe the work, Alex does a great job of listening to stakeholders which requires less work for me to best define a solution.
We like that they are a small, nimble company like we are, and that they are invested in our success.
The team also responds to pivots in priority very well and are willing to dig into problems with you to make sure the solution is right.
Future clients should trust them and take advantage of their extensive knowledge and expertise.
They did a good job of jumping in and learning the in’s and out’s of the application quickly to begin building right away.
Creative, timely, flexible, organized, personable, and strong technical skills.
They were able to advise us on good long-term approaches and strategies for frontend development.
Step 1 · Free call
30 minutes on what you need built and whether we are the right fit for it.
Step 2 · Discovery
Gnar Discovery and Design, from two weeks and $15,000. It ends with a fixed price for the build.
Step 3 · Build
We build one part at a time, with weekly demos and sign-off. You pay the fixed price agreed before we start.
Step 4 · Warranty
We launch it with you. Then the 12-month warranty in our triple guarantee starts.
Head of sales. Takes your first call.
Co-founder. Leads Gnar’s technical work.
Co-founder. Runs operations and delivery.
117 Kendrick Street, Suite 300, Needham, MA · (617) 202-2222 · Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern
Before Discovery, we can only give a range: builds usually run $150K to $300K+. Discovery ends with a fixed build price, and anything over that price is on us.
The work in your Discovery plan. The build is split into milestones, each at a fixed price agreed before we start. Anything you add beyond the plan gets its own price.
Yes. Our engineers have worked inside ezCater’s product teams since 2019. At WHOOP, we handled partner integrations while its engineers stayed on the product.
Ruby on Rails and React, among others. Gnar Discovery and Design recommends your stack before any build starts.
You do. You get the code, its tests and written notes, so your team or another firm can take it over.
Yes. We start with a code audit of what was built, then give you a straight answer: finish it, fix it or rebuild it.
Often they should. If your engineers have the capacity and the direction, do it internally. We will say so on the call. If they don’t, our own engineers build it.
30 minutes with Pete Whiting, our head of sales, on what you need built and whether we are a fit.
Pete Whiting
Head of sales, with Gnar from the start
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30 minutes with Pete Whiting about what you need built.
