Nearshore for DACH & the EU
Nearshore software development from Poland — for the DACH region
Custom software · integrations · GDPR · CET time zone
We build tailor-made software from Poland for companies in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and across the EU — in your time zone, under EU law and with German and English communication. Warsaw is a 1–2 hour flight away, and the team brings over 20 years of experience from IT projects for the private and public sector. And none of the offshore risk.
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Why nearshore in Poland?
Poland is not an offshore destination on the other side of the world — it is your neighbour inside the EU. You work in the same time zone (CET), with overlapping hours, short travel (Warsaw is a 1–2 hour flight away) and an engineering culture known to meet DACH standards.
That means alignment like a local team. The cost advantage comes from location and team structure — we scope it in a conversation, because it depends on the shape of the project and the profile of the team.
Nearshore, offshore or in-house — how the models differ
Nearshoring means development in a geographically close country in the same time zone; offshoring moves it to a distant legal and time zone outside the EU. The difference is mostly time zone, legal framework and travel time — not primarily the hourly rate.
The cost advantage comes from location and team structure. We deliberately quote no percentage: without your specific comparison case it says nothing. We scope it in a conversation.
| Criterion | In-house DACH | Nearshore EU (Poland) | Offshore outside the EU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | CET | CET — identical, no offset | 3–8 hours offset |
| Data location | EU | EU — code, repositories and data inside the EU | Third country, transfer under Art. 44 ff. GDPR to be assessed |
| Contract framework | German law | EU law, data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR | depends on the jurisdiction |
| On-site meetings | direct | 1–2 hour flight from DACH | long-haul travel |
| Project language | German | German and English in the project team | usually English |
| Responsibility for the result | internal | with the contractor in our contract practice (work contract), PMO-backed | to be agreed contractually |
| Exit and knowledge transfer | internal | handover and code ownership fixed by contract | to be agreed contractually |
Who talks to you — by name
Your fixed point of contact is Dariusz Wtykło, owner and CEO of Primessio. Project communication runs in German and English, and project management sits with a named person — not with a ticket queue.
- Based in Warsaw — a 1–2 hour flight from DACH, on-site meetings by arrangement
- Same time zone (CET), overlapping working hours with no offset
- Data, repositories and contracts inside the EU; data processing under Art. 28 GDPR
- 20+ years of project experience in the team, 50+ IT projects delivered
- Methodology: PRINCE2, Agile, IPMA
What you get
Tailor-made software instead of rigid licences: web applications, portals, CRM and ATS systems, integrations and automation — fitted to your processes. From the first scoping to go-live and run.
Run with project discipline (PMO, Agile, PRINCE2). Our team has delivered rollouts at the scale of thousands of users and budgets up to PLN 20m — we scale that experience to your project.
Law & security — at DACH standard
Your data stays in the EU. We work GDPR-compliant, sign a data processing agreement (DPA) to German standards and build security into the architecture from the ground up.
Contracts, documentation and communication in German and English — traceable and audit-ready.
How we work together
We start with a clear scoping: goal, processes, scope. From there a model (fixed price or time & material), short sprints with visible progress and a single point of contact who takes responsibility for the result.
Go-live is the start of the partnership, not its end: we run, optimise and keep building.
What companies bring us in for
Custom software
Web applications, portals and systems fitted to your processes.
Integrations & automation
We connect your systems and automate manual work.
Team extension
Experienced developers as an extension of your team — in CET.
Replacing expensive licences
Tailor-made solutions instead of rigid off-the-shelf software.
AI in the enterprise
AI implementations where they shorten work and raise quality.
Run & evolve
Maintenance, optimisation and roadmap after go-live.
Frequently asked questions
How much cheaper is nearshore in Poland?
The cost advantage comes from location and team structure — we scope it in a conversation, because it depends on the project and the team profile. What stays the same: comparable quality and none of the friction of classic offshore (time zone, language, culture).
How does working across the distance actually work?
In your time zone (CET), with overlapping hours, a fixed point of contact and short sprints. Warsaw is a 1–2 hour flight from DACH.
What about GDPR and data protection?
Your data stays in the EU. We work GDPR-compliant, sign a DPA to German standards and build security in from the start.
Is this not the same risk as offshore (Asia)?
No. Poland is in the EU and in your time zone, with a European engineering culture, no night shifts and no legal grey zones. Nearshore is not offshore.
What language do we work in?
German and English — contracts, documentation and day-to-day. Content is produced in transcreation per market.
How do we start?
With a short scoping call. You outline goal and processes; we propose scope, a model (fixed price or T&M) and a roadmap.
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