Frank, Rimerman + Co.

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About Frank, Rimerman + Co.

With origins dating back to 1949, Frank, Rimerman + Co. is one of the more historically established names offering app development services today. The firm now operates with 250 to 999 employees, giving it substantial bench strength for demanding, enterprise-scale projects. Its service catalog is notably broad, covering mobile app development, cross platform app development, and wearable app development, alongside AR app development for clients experimenting with immersive experiences. The company also supports custom software development, Unity 3D game development, and enterprise app modernization, making it a genuine one-stop resource for organizations with varied technical needs. Hourly rates of $150 to $199 place it among the higher-priced providers, consistent with its scale and the breadth of specialized services on offer. Businesses looking for a large, seasoned team capable of juggling everything from mobile builds to full enterprise modernization initiatives will find Frank, Rimerman + Co. well equipped for the task.

Services

Mobile App Development AR App Development Unity 3D Game Development Wearable App Development Custom Software Development Enterprise App Modernization Cross Platform App Development

Industries Served

Financial Services Government & Public Sector Gaming & Gambling

Frank, Rimerman + Co. Reviews

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Infrastructure automation that freed our developers to focus on features again

Natalie Tremblay / Director of Engineering - Boreal Digital Inc
Verified
May 07, 2026

Project summary: Regulatory changes required us to rebuild our client reporting module from the ground up with full audit trail, real-time data, and a compliant data residency model.

I am a demanding client. I have a technical background, I review code, and I have high standards for documentation and testing. This team met all of those expectations without ever seeming defensive about scrutiny. Peer code reviews were welcomed, unit test coverage was genuine rather than performative, and the API documentation was thorough enough that our own developers integrated against it without a single clarification call. That level of craft is what I look for and rarely find.

PROS

Technical depth across the full stack, honest and timely communication, delivered exactly what was scoped without surprise additions to the invoice

CONS

Premium pricing compared to some of the alternatives we evaluated, but the quality of the output and the absence of rework costs made the investment straightforward to justify

5.0
Overall
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeDevOps Services
IndustryFinancial Services
Project Cost$10,000 to $49,999
DurationMay 2025 – Apr 2026

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Boreal Digital Inc operates across the Financial Services sector with offices in Montreal, Canada. In my capacity as Director of Engineering I oversee both the strategic and operational technology agenda. We are a growth-stage business that needed a development partner capable of scaling with us rather than constraining us.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
We had a product concept validated by market research but no clear path to build it within our budget and timeline constraints. Our Financial Services competitors were moving quickly and we could not afford to spend eighteen months finding out a generalist agency could not execute the DevOps Services work our product required.
What services did the company provide for your project?
The core engagement was DevOps Services but expanded to include technical consultancy during the discovery phase, which helped us refine the requirements significantly before development began. They also took responsibility for coordinating with our third-party data providers, which removed a significant coordination burden from our internal team.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
Honestly, the quality of the questions they asked during the briefing process set them apart. Most vendors listen to the brief and come back with a solution to exactly what you described. This team came back with a solution to what we actually needed, which turned out to be somewhat different. That kind of consultative instinct is what we were looking for.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
The requirements understanding was solid from early on, aided by the fact that they had prior experience in the Financial Services sector and did not need us to explain domain context that a less experienced team would have required. That background knowledge shortened the discovery phase meaningfully and reduced the volume of clarification questions during sprints.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
The project management was the best I have experienced in a vendor relationship. We had fortnightly sprint reviews with structured agendas, a shared backlog that we could inspect at any point, a risk register that was actively maintained rather than created at kickoff and never opened again, and a project manager who treated our time as something worth protecting. Communication was proactive, not reactive.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
On time and within the agreed budget. They had given us a range estimate at the start, which I had been sceptical of, and they landed within the lower half of that range. Their estimation accuracy came from having broken the work down in genuine detail during discovery rather than giving a rough number and hoping. It showed in every sprint.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The ROI case we presented to our board assumed a payback period of eighteen months. Based on current trajectory we will hit that in under a year. The efficiency gains in our Financial Services operations have been more significant than the model projected, partly because the quality of the data coming out of the new system is enabling decisions we could not make before.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The intellectual honesty. They told us when something we wanted was a bad idea and explained why. They told us when a timeline was tight and gave us options. They did not tell us what we wanted to hear in order to win work or avoid a difficult conversation. In a long engagement that kind of relationship is far more valuable than an agency that just says yes.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Yes. The referral I would give comes with context: they are not the cheapest option and they are not the fastest to schedule. If you are optimising purely on price or looking for someone to start tomorrow, there are other choices. If you want the work done properly and a partner you can trust with a complex, high-stakes DevOps Services engagement, this team is the answer.

Analytics dashboard that our executives open before their morning coffee

Oliver Harrington / Chief Technology Officer - Meridian Consulting Ltd
Verified
Sep 10, 2024

Project summary: Inter-agency data sharing had become a bottleneck and we needed a secure, auditable integration platform that met government security classification requirements.

I am a demanding client. I have a technical background, I review code, and I have high standards for documentation and testing. This team met all of those expectations without ever seeming defensive about scrutiny. Peer code reviews were welcomed, unit test coverage was genuine rather than performative, and the API documentation was thorough enough that our own developers integrated against it without a single clarification call. That level of craft is what I look for and rarely find.

PROS

Domain knowledge that went beyond generic expertise into our specific industry, willingness to push back constructively, automated test coverage that gave us deployment confidence

CONS

Honestly nothing worth documenting — we went in with high expectations and they were met on every measure

5.0
Overall
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeData & Analytics
IndustryGovernment & Public Sector
Project Cost$500,000+
DurationFeb 2025 – Mar 2026

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
As Chief Technology Officer at Meridian Consulting Ltd, I manage a cross-functional technology team serving our Government & Public Sector clients from London, UK. We are a commercially focused organisation and every technology decision we make is evaluated against a clear business case. We needed a partner who understood that context, not just the technical brief.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
We had a product concept validated by market research but no clear path to build it within our budget and timeline constraints. Our Government & Public Sector competitors were moving quickly and we could not afford to spend eighteen months finding out a generalist agency could not execute the Data & Analytics work our product required.
What services did the company provide for your project?
Primarily Data & Analytics, though the scope naturally touched adjacent areas. They handled architecture design, implementation, integration with our existing systems, performance testing under realistic load, and knowledge transfer to our internal team. The breadth of what they covered without requiring us to bring in additional vendors was one of the reasons the project ran efficiently.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
A direct referral from a peer who had used them for a comparable Data & Analytics engagement in the Government & Public Sector space. That peer's experience had been excellent and their project profile was similar enough to ours that the recommendation carried real weight. Everything we found during our own evaluation reinforced that this was the right decision.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we did at the start, which sounds like an exaggeration but is genuinely accurate. The discovery workshop they ran surfaced assumptions we had not examined and contradictions in our requirements that would have caused real problems mid-development. The functional specification they produced was the clearest articulation of our product that we had seen written down.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Communication was handled primarily asynchronously given the time zone difference between London, UK and the team's base, but it was managed so well that the gap rarely felt like a constraint. Written updates were clear and timely, escalations were handled promptly, and we never had to chase for a status update. The cadence was exactly right — enough to feel informed, not so much that it created overhead.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes. I will note that the original timeline was aggressive and I had privately expected a slip. They managed to hold it by making smart sequencing decisions early on that I only fully understood in retrospect. The budget discipline was equally good — we received a single change request for scope we had introduced ourselves and it was priced fairly.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The most direct measure is that the problem we hired them to solve no longer exists. Beyond that, the new Data & Analytics platform has reduced our operational overhead measurably, our team spends less time managing incidents and more time on product development, and we have been able to onboard two new enterprise clients who had previously cited our technical limitations as a barrier.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The post-launch behaviour. Some agencies disappear the moment the final invoice is paid. This team maintained the same level of responsiveness during the hypercare period as during development, handed over thorough documentation without being asked twice, and checked in proactively a month after go-live to review performance metrics with us. That last part was entirely unprompted.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Unreservedly. We are in active conversation about the next phase of work and I expect this to become a multi-year partnership. For any organisation in the Government & Public Sector space looking for a Data & Analytics partner who combines technical rigour with genuine commercial awareness, I would put this team at the top of the shortlist.

Machine learning models that turned raw data into genuine business decisions

Brandon Hayes / VP of Engineering - Apex Digital Partners
Verified
May 28, 2022

Project summary: Our competitors had been investing in technology for two years and we needed to close a meaningful gap quickly without compromising on the quality of what we shipped.

The thing I appreciate most in retrospect is that they were honest when something was harder than expected. Twice during the project the team came to us proactively to say that a particular component needed more time to do properly and explained why cutting corners would create problems later. We gave them the time. Both decisions were correct. The resulting product is solid and we have had none of the post-launch instability that plagued our last two technology projects.

PROS

Consistent delivery against milestones, code quality that passed our internal review without major findings, post-launch support that felt like a partnership not a ticket queue

CONS

The initial project brief document they required was more detailed than we were used to providing, but in hindsight that rigour was part of why the project ran so smoothly

5.0
Overall
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeAI & Machine Learning
IndustryGaming & Gambling
Project Cost$500,000+
DurationJun 2025 – Jan 2026

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Apex Digital Partners operates across the Gaming & Gambling sector with offices in San Francisco, USA. In my capacity as VP of Engineering I oversee both the strategic and operational technology agenda. We are a growth-stage business that needed a development partner capable of scaling with us rather than constraining us.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
We had a product concept validated by market research but no clear path to build it within our budget and timeline constraints. Our Gaming & Gambling competitors were moving quickly and we could not afford to spend eighteen months finding out a generalist agency could not execute the AI & Machine Learning work our product required.
What services did the company provide for your project?
The core engagement was AI & Machine Learning but expanded to include technical consultancy during the discovery phase, which helped us refine the requirements significantly before development began. They also took responsibility for coordinating with our third-party data providers, which removed a significant coordination burden from our internal team.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
A direct referral from a peer who had used them for a comparable AI & Machine Learning engagement in the Gaming & Gambling space. That peer's experience had been excellent and their project profile was similar enough to ours that the recommendation carried real weight. Everything we found during our own evaluation reinforced that this was the right decision.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Extremely well. They asked detailed questions, challenged vague requirements until they were specific, and proposed sensible defaults for decisions we had not yet made rather than just leaving them open. By the time development started there was no ambiguity in the backlog, which is a rare starting position.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Professional and efficient. We used a shared project management tool that gave our stakeholders visibility without requiring them to attend every meeting. The project manager had a clear escalation path and used it appropriately. The only time I needed to intervene directly was when I chose to, not because something had been missed.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
On time and within the agreed budget. They had given us a range estimate at the start, which I had been sceptical of, and they landed within the lower half of that range. Their estimation accuracy came from having broken the work down in genuine detail during discovery rather than giving a rough number and hoping. It showed in every sprint.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The most direct measure is that the problem we hired them to solve no longer exists. Beyond that, the new AI & Machine Learning platform has reduced our operational overhead measurably, our team spends less time managing incidents and more time on product development, and we have been able to onboard two new enterprise clients who had previously cited our technical limitations as a barrier.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The quality of the written communication. This matters more than most clients articulate. Clear, concise, technically accurate updates that our non-technical stakeholders could read and understand. Proposals and change requests that made the decision obvious rather than obscuring it in jargon. That communication quality reduced our internal coordination overhead significantly.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Absolutely. I would recommend them with a specific note that the quality of the discovery process is where the value starts. Clients who invest properly in that phase will get the most out of the engagement. We made that investment and the returns are evident in the quality of what was delivered.

FAQs

How much does it cost to hire Frank, Rimerman + Co.?
The cost of hiring Frank, Rimerman + Co. depends on factors such as project complexity, development hours, required technologies, team size, and engagement model. Based on available data, Frank, Rimerman + Co.'s typical hourly rate is around $150 - $199, with an average project cost of $50000+.
Which industries does Frank, Rimerman + Co. serve?
Frank, Rimerman + Co. has experience working with businesses across multiple industries, including Government & Public Sector, Financial Services and Gaming & Gambling.
What technologies does Frank, Rimerman + Co. specialize in?
Depending on the project requirements, Frank, Rimerman + Co. may work with technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, PHP, Flutter, React Native, iOS, Android, AWS, Azure, AI, and cloud platforms. For context, it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Financial Services and Gaming & Gambling, and it has been operating since 1949.
How can I contact Frank, Rimerman + Co. for a project?
Businesses can contact Frank, Rimerman + Co. through its official website, email, or contact form to discuss project requirements, request a consultation, or receive a development estimate. For context, it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Financial Services and Gaming & Gambling, and it has been operating since 1949.
Does Frank, Rimerman + Co. offer dedicated developers?
Yes, many companies like Frank, Rimerman + Co. provide a dedicated developer hiring model, allowing businesses to scale their in-house team with experienced professionals who work exclusively on their project. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, Cross Platform App Development, Wearable App Development, AR App Development and Custom Software Development, and it reports a team size of 250 - 999 professionals.
What engagement models does Frank, Rimerman + Co. provide?
Frank, Rimerman + Co. may offer multiple engagement models such as fixed-price contracts, dedicated team hiring, and time-and-material billing, allowing businesses to choose the option that best fits their budget and project scope. For context, it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Financial Services and Gaming & Gambling, and its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, Cross Platform App Development, Wearable App Development, AR App Development and Custom Software Development.
Which countries does Frank, Rimerman + Co. serve?
Frank, Rimerman + Co. may serve clients across multiple countries and regions, depending on market demand and business partnerships.
Does Frank, Rimerman + Co. develop SaaS products?
Yes, Frank, Rimerman + Co. may offer SaaS product development services, including multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing integration, and cloud-native deployment for scalable software-as-a-service solutions. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, Cross Platform App Development, Wearable App Development, AR App Development and Custom Software Development, and it has been operating since 1949.
Can Frank, Rimerman + Co. modernize legacy software?
Frank, Rimerman + Co. may provide legacy software modernization services, including re-platforming, code refactoring, and migration to modern frameworks or cloud infrastructure to improve performance and maintainability. For context, it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Financial Services and Gaming & Gambling, and it has been operating since 1949.
What is Frank, Rimerman + Co.'s software development process?
Frank, Rimerman + Co. typically follows a structured software development process that may include requirement analysis, UI/UX design, agile development sprints, quality assurance testing, deployment, and post-launch support. For context, it has experience across industries such as Government & Public Sector, Financial Services and Gaming & Gambling, and its average project cost is reported at $50000+.

Company Info

Founded 1949
Employees 250 - 999
Hourly Rate $150 - $199
Avg. Project Cost $45,000+
Client Rating 5.0/5 (3 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
5.0