Opinov8 Digital and Engineering Solutions

Opinov8 is a London-headquartered software engineering and AI consulting firm founded in 2017 by Christian Aaen (technology) and Craig Wilson (commercial). The company operates 200+ specialists across 10 time zones, with offices in London, Kyiv, Cairo, Lisbon, Chicago, Bogotá, and Warsaw. It acquired Moqod, a mobile and web development shop, to expand European capacity. Opinov8 works in five languages and bills itself as focused on cloud-native platforms, AI-powered products, and digital transformation, with named clients across automotive, fintech, maritime, and media sectors.

Services and capabilities

Opinov8 organizes its work into four service lines. Software Engineering covers custom development, DevOps, legacy modernization, code review, low-code/no-code solutions, QA automation, and release management. Cloud Services include database management, migration consulting, cloud-native development, optimization and FinOps, security, multi-cloud strategy, SaaS development, and well-architected reviews. AI and Data Services span AI readiness assessments, data science, generative AI, machine learning and MLOps, NLP and computer vision, data engineering, and visualization. A fourth pillar—AI Driven Digital Transformation—bundles digital strategy, Agile transformation, CX/UX design, IT staff augmentation, and sustainability/ESG tech.

The company publishes case studies with stated outcomes: 35% cost reduction using AWS ECS for a research firm, 20% cost savings through IT staff augmentation for Kubeshop, 25% cost savings for Renault after modernization, and 70% reduced DDoS risks on a hospitality tech platform. It has worked with clients including Hastee (microservices payments platform), Beacon (freight forwarding), Instamotion (AWS scalability), ULG (legacy modernization), and moqod (now integrated).

Notable work

Opinov8's named projects include Azure-to-AWS migration for a language services platform, a digital freight forwarding platform built for Beacon, a scalable microservices architecture for Hastee's instant payments product, and modernization of legacy PHP infrastructure on AWS for a marketing insights platform. The firm also undertook a marketing transformation platform for agency scoping and appraisals, and hosted case studies on latency-free streaming, smart EdTech platform design, and cloud architecture optimization.

How they work

Opinov8 offers distributed teams working across multiple time zones to sync with client schedules. The company serves clients in automotive, sports, e-commerce, education, finance, government, healthcare, media, maritime, logistics, and ISV/startup segments. Teams handle projects from architecture through deployment, with emphasis on DevOps integration and infrastructure modernization. The firm charges on a project or time-and-materials basis and advertises on-time, on-budget delivery. Contact is via contactus@opinov8.com for consultation or project quotes.

Team and credentials

Co-founders Christian Aaen (technology) and Craig Wilson (commercial) lead a 200+ person team distributed globally. The source material does not mention ISO, SOC 2, or other formal certifications, nor Clutch, G2, or similar ratings. The company operates across 10 time zones and supports clients in 5 languages.