SovTech

Scrums.com is a South African software development company founded in 2012 that combines managed engineering teams with a proprietary Software Engineering Orchestration Platform. The company works with 400+ clients globally, positioning itself around three core offerings: dedicated development teams, product development as a service (PDaaS), and staff augmentation, all coordinated through its in-house platform that tracks velocity, cycle time, and cost-per-story-point. Rather than a pure services play, Scrums.com acts as a managed studio—the company hires, onboards, and manages developers on your behalf, handling sprints, backlog, and daily operations so you focus on business outcomes.

Services and capabilities

Scrums.com's main offering is Product Development as a Service, a fully managed product studio. You provide the vision; they deliver strategy, design, engineering, QA, and launch. The company runs on a four-stage process: Strategize and Define (product strategists map vision and MVP scope), Design & Prototype (UI/UX specialists craft interactive prototypes), Build & Iterate (engineers deliver in bi-weekly sprints), and Launch & Evolve (post-launch analytics and iteration). The team composition is intentionally fluid—design-heavy during prototyping, engineering-heavy during build. Each project is led by a Scrums.com Product Manager as single point of contact.

For companies that want more control or are further along, Scrums.com offers Dedicated Teams (full-time squads you don't manage) and Staff Augmentation (individual engineers you hire into your own team). The company also provides Platform Maintenance post-launch, Discovery Workshops for internal alignment, and Managed QA Services. According to their metrics, 97% of projects ship on time and within budget, with a 94% client renewal rate. Time to kickoff averages 21 days.

The technology stack is fixed, not a menu: Next.js and Node.js for full-stack TypeScript, PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM, AWS serverless infrastructure (Lambda, S3, CloudFront) managed via Pulumi, plus integrated tooling like ESLint, SonarCloud for code analysis, Qase for test management, and PostHog for product analytics. This "high-velocity" stack is intentional—Scrums.com does not customize it per project.

Notable work

Scrums.com has worked with Volkswagen Financial Services (insurance, fleet, leasing), BankservAfrica (Africa's largest clearing house), Payfast (fintech), and Ikue (telco CDP). In one case study, AI reduced an 8-year project timeline to 2 years. Another involved Driving QA Transformation with AI Agents at a leading African payment provider, cutting regression testing cycles. The company has delivered Order and Delivery Tracking apps, secure MCP frameworks for 30,000+ AI agents, and the CRAFT platform for BankservAfrica. Clients describe the team as anticipating solutions and going "over and above" requirements.

How they work

Engagement is subscription-based with tiered spend levels. You start small (single engineer, specific project) and scale into full product teams under one subscription with predictable pricing. All work runs on bi-weekly sprints with daily standups and real-time backlog visibility. A Scrums.com Product Manager serves as your single point of contact and handles all hiring, onboarding, and team management—you do not hire or manage individuals directly. Weekly updates and bi-weekly demos keep you informed without day-to-day micromanagement. The company uses ClickUp and GitHub for project management, and its own Analytics platform to surface velocity, delivery health, blockers, and quality metrics. You own all IP, codebase, infrastructure, and outcomes. Post-launch, clients can transition to Platform Maintenance, Dedicated Teams (which you manage), or Augmented services (hire individual Scrums.com engineers as permanent staff).

Team and credentials

Scrums.com was founded in 2012 and operates out of South Africa. The site does not disclose total team size or office locations. The company claims enterprise-grade security: NDAs, SSO/SAML, SOC-compliant infrastructure, encryption, and audit logs. Notable outcomes cited include 3x faster delivery than industry average, 200% productivity boost for some clients, and 94% client renewal rate. The company publishes regularly on software architecture, FinTech modernization, DORA metrics, and AI-assisted development.