When the stakes are high, we'll help you deliver applications you can be proud of.

Build the right software the right way, right now.

Startups, SMBs, and members of the Fortune 50 all count on us to achieve the following:

Enterprise apps, shipped fast400% faster time-to-marketAutomated DevOps pipelinesSmarter Atlassian tooling, lower costLower cloud costs, AWS-backed8x speed gains with AI

Impactful teams ship faster with Sketch

Clients trust us when it counts.

We have multiple Fortune 500 clients who have been with us for 5+ years. They stay with us because we help them build the software they need to compete at the highest level. We’ll do exactly the same thing for you.

Don't take our word for it, or even our clients' — talk to our team for a free consultation and custom quote

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Recognized among the top app development and custom AI companies

Top Clutch Ai Consulting Company United States 2026
Top Clutch Software Developers Missouri 2026
Top Clutch App Development Company Missouri 2026
Top Clutch Cloud Consulting Company United States 2026
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We've done this before

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Powerful partners

Everyone thinks their own company is great. In Sketch’s case, Amazon and Atlassian agree.

  • AWS Cloud Select Tier Partner – Well-versed in cloud engineering, Sketch is recognized for expertise with AWS technologies, programs, and tools.
  • Atlassian Silver Solution Partner – If it feels more like your tools are working against you, it’s time to become a super user. You can even use our proprietary Jira add-ons.

USA-based software engineers... really

It feels like we shouldn't have to say it, but some companies throw  “US-based” around with a little less care than one would expect. 

james keith and ian developers at Sketch

What you see is what you get

We don’t offshore, nearshore, white-label, or otherwise outsource our engagements. Most of our team sits together in a quiet neighborhood in St. Louis, right in the middle of the United States.

Software development partners for the long haul

Some of the software development companies you find online are more like marketing and staffing agencies. They find a bunch of projects, then outsource the work for the lowest possible cost. When you hire Sketch, you’re not going to a body shop that only wants to throw hours on your credit card. 

Instead, you’re working with experienced software developers, coaches, and consultants who deliver world-class solutions. We earn your repeat business by making you wildly successful, engagement after engagement.

Sketch's custom AI and software development services

We work with just about everyone who’s involved in delivering great products – product owners, technical teams, scrum masters, and business leaders. Most of our engagements fall into one of these five categories.

Build AI solutions

Everyone and their mother wants to make bold predictions about what the future will look like because of AI. We're more interested in what's practical than what's possible. That's why we're building AI solutions that make our clients 8x faster within weeks.

Hidden costs of cheap software development

Software development companies that outsource their work might pay their engineers between $1,500 and $3,000 per month. We’ll never compete with them on hourly rates, but we're competitive if you're measuring cost per outcome.

We’d rather protect you from the costs that could really hurt your business anyway. There are some corners you can't afford to cut.

Slow speed to market

If you pay for a year of development to do what we’d deliver in four iterations, you’re letting your competitors outpace you (without even saving money).

Poor scalability

We can’t tell you how many of our engagements start with a request to fix what the last group did. We’re as proud of the code we’ve deleted as of what we’ve written. Even when we work with a startup, we focus on building features and processes that will still work after the company goes public.

Compliance and security breaches

Enterprises are held to high standards, especially in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, or the public sector. We won’t save money by cutting our costs at the expense of your brand.

Tired solutions

One of the best ways to cut costs is by reusing work you’ve done on another project. We don’t have any standard modules. Everything we do is completely bespoke, because we work for the caliber of company that demands it.

Limited integrations

We work for publicly traded companies with enormous technological landscapes. You can rest assured your software will be flexible and compatible enough to prevent data silos, inefficiencies, and rework.

Poor functionality and adaptability

Hiring domestic developers with enterprise experience is less expensive than painting yourself into a corner with myopic product delivery. Sketch software will position you favorably for years to come.
OUR 8 OUTCOMES

Unique problems deserve unique solutions.

The proof is in the case study. Stats only matter if they produce meaningful results. Here are examples of outcomes we have produced for our clients. 

What our Clients Are Saying

Sketch Development's tool significantly reduced the time required to generate quotes, increasing from 5–8 quotes a day to 136 quotes in a day. Their team worked with our ideas, expanded on those ideas, and delivered more than we imagined possible for the final product. Zero complaints, period.

Matt Small

VP of Sales at Leading Edge Safety

Get more from your enterprise applications

Request a free consultation. We'll give your app the same level of effort we give software projects for our publicly-traded clients.

How do I know Sketch is the right fit for my project?

We work with organizations ranging from funded startups to Fortune 500 companies. The common thread is that our clients need custom software that actually works in production, not a generic template or a prototype that falls apart under real usage.

If your project requires enterprise-grade reliability, a team that understands your business context, and delivery you can count on, we're probably a good fit.

If you're looking for the lowest hourly rate available, you're better off looking offshore. We're competitive with anyone on dollars per outcome, not dollars per hour.

What does a typical engagement look like?

Every engagement starts with a free consultation where we scope your needs and match you with the right people from our team before we charge you anything. From there, we deliver working software every two weeks.

You'll see real progress on that biweekly cadence (and even in the daily standup) instead of a big reveal after months of silence. Many of our client relationships last years, not months, because we earn repeat business by making each engagement successful.

What happens when requirements change mid-project?

They will, and we plan for it. We never issue change orders. Our delivery model is built around the assumption that what you need in month three will be different from what you thought you needed in month one.

Biweekly delivery cycles mean you can adjust priorities, shift direction, or refine scope without penalty. You're never locked into a spec that's already out of date.

Why are your rates higher than offshore development companies?

Our rates are higher per hour, but our clients consistently find that cost per outcome is lower. Offshore engagements often come with coordination overhead, time zone delays, rework from miscommunication, and scalability problems that show up months later.

We've seen enough of these situations firsthand. Many of our engagements start with a request to fix what a previous vendor delivered.

We're 100% US-based. Most of us sit in our Webster Groves, Missouri office. That means there's no offshoring, nearshoring, or white-labeling.

What kind of AI solutions do you build?

We build custom applications that integrate AI APIs directly into your business workflows. This isn't prompt engineering or chatbot setup. We're building software that automates real processes and produces measurable results.

For example, we recently built a loan underwriting AI agent for a community bank that reduced processing time from four hours to 30 minutes. That's an 8x speed improvement, delivered in three weeks. We focus on what's practical and provable, instead of just what makes for a good demo.

Who will actually be working on my project?

The same people you meet during the sales process are the people who do the work. We don't have a sales team that hands you off to a junior bench. Our developers, consultants, and coaches are experienced professionals with enterprise backgrounds.

We're a boutique firm by design, which means you get direct access to senior talent without layers of project managers and account executives in between.

How do I know you'll actually deliver on time?

We've never missed a deadline. Seriously. Our biweekly delivery cadence means you're never more than two weeks away from seeing tangible progress.

If something isn't working, we catch it early and adjust. Fortune 500 clients have stayed with us for five or more years because this approach consistently produces measurable results.