Today’s era is all about rapid technological evolution. And the industry that gets affected most by these advancements is the IT industry.
Bangladesh’s IT industry is home to multiple noteworthy software companies that are at the forefront of technological changes.
In this article, we will explore the top software companies in Bangladesh that are shaping local and global IT landscapes.
Top Software Companies in Bangladesh
Serial | Software Companies | Years |
---|---|---|
1 | Brainstation 23 | 2006 |
2 | Ollyo | 2010 |
3 | weDevs | 2012 |
4 | WPDeveloper | 2012 |
5 | TigerIT | 2000 |
6 | Riseup Labs | 2009 |
7 | BJIT | 2001 |
8 | Enosis | 2006 |
9 | XpeedStudio | 2013 |
10 | REVE Systems | 2003 |
1. Brainstation 23
Incepting in 2006, Brainstation 23 is one of the biggest names in the IT industry of Bangladesh. It initially targeted the international markets. But in 2010, the local market was also added. Since then, the firm has grown exponentially, in terms of manpower and investments.
Brain Station 23’s name and business expand beyond Bangladesh. Now, it is an established name in countries like the USA, UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Turkey and the Middle Eastern countries.
Founding Year | 2006 |
Owner/Leadership | Raisul Kabir |
Website | https://brainstation-23.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | 8th Floor, 2 Bir Uttam AK Khandakar Road, Dhaka 1212 |
Products/ Services | https://brainstation-23.com/services/ |
Technologies | CRM, Chatbot, ERP Solutions, Custom App Development, AR/VR Applications, BI/Analytical Tools, Cloud Solutions |
Employees | 700+ |
Awards/Accolades | – The Daily Star ICT Award 2017BASIS Award 2018 Winner (Fin-tech, Real-estate, Transport)Code Warrior Challenge 2014HSBC Exporter of the Year 2013Kaggle- Bronze winner 2019 |
2. Ollyo
Having one of the most eye-catching office premises in the country, Ollyo began its journey in 2010. With core values like excellence in quality, empathy and support, growth and accountability, and a joyful work environment, Ollyo has managed to develop some game-changing products. These include Tutor LMS, SP Page Builder, Helix Framework, and Droip.
Joomshaper and Themeum are its most successful products.
Founding Year | 2010 |
Owner/Leadership | Kawshar Ahmed |
Website | https://ollyo.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | 1 Quantum Drive, Patira, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Products/ Services | JoomShaperThemeumDroipicofont |
Technologies | Themeum, Joomshaper, Droip and IcoFont |
Employees | 70+ |
Awards/Accolades | 200+ products15 million+ downloads |
3. weDevs
weDevs is the producer of many exclusive WordPress and SaaS products. They primarily focus on creating high-quality and scalable custom PHP applications using WordPress.
weDevs started its journey as a blog in 2008, before launching as a web development firm in May 2012. It is a popular name in the WordPress industry, having served over 420k customers across 160 countries with 8.5 million downloads of its 20+ products.
Founding Year | 2012 |
Owner/Leadership | Md Nizam Uddin |
Website | https://wedevs.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | Level-3, House – 1005, Avenue – 11, Road – 09, Mirpur DOHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Products/ Services | https://wedevs.com/products/ |
Technologies | WordPress, WooCommerce, ERP, PHP, PM tools, etc. |
Employees | 98+ |
Awards/Accolades | – Dokan Nails Prestigious FinancesOnline Award 2018 (“Great user experience” and “Rising star”) – WordCamp organizer multiple times |
4. WPDeveloper
WPDeveloper builds products focused on WordPress & SAAS. The firm has over 6 million users from 180 countries.
Since its inception in 2012, it has created over 30 WordPress plugins and aims for more solutions for its esteemed clients.
Founding Year | 2012 |
Owner/Leadership | M Asif Rahman. |
Website | https://wpdeveloper.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | House 592, Road 8 Avenue 5, Mirpur DOHS, Dhaka 1216 |
Products/ Services | https://wpdeveloper.com/plugins/ |
Technologies | WordPress Plugins, Elementor Addons, etc. |
Employees | 110+ |
Awards/Accolades | – Monster’s Award 2023: WPDeveloper Wins 3 WordPress Community Awards – Essential Addons for Elementor Wins The WP Awards 2021: The Best in WordPress for & by Users |
5. TigerIT
TigerIT specializes in end-to-end credential management solutions for government, state agencies, and national IT infrastructure undertakings. Its services expand across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, Nepal, and India.
TigerIT’s solutions include National ID, Voter Registration, e-passports, Border Control, Driving License, Vehicle registration & tracking, and other state IT support. It also develops highly specialized system integration of 3rd party hardware/software with legacy systems, including identity governance, Enterprise Single Sign-On, identity and access management solutions for banks, telecom companies, and multinational companies.
Founding Year | 2000 |
Owner/Leadership | Farid Sikder |
Website | https://www.tigerit.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | House 21, Road 28, Block-K, Banani Model Town, Dhaka, 1213Bangladesh |
Products/ Services | https://www.tigerit.com/services.html |
Technologies | Biometrics, Personalized Solutions, Civil Registry Solutions and Vehicle Solutions |
Awards/Accolades | – ISO 9001:2008 – Quality Management System – ISO 27001:2005 – Information Security Management System – ISO 14001:2004 – Environmental Management System – FBI certification for WSQ template generation – Gold level Oracle PartnerNetwork [OPN] member – 2013 Red Herring Global winner |
6. Riseup Labs
Riseup Labs began its journey into the software industry in 2009. Today, it is an ISO 9001 & 27001 certified global IT service and technology solution provider company. Riseup Labs offers an integrated portfolio of products, solutions, and services in Consulting & Design, Engineering & Development, Managed Services (MS), and R&D Services.
It has over 100 clients in over 20 countries. Their clients are industry leaders like UNICEF, UNDP, USAID, FAO, WHO, ATEC, BBC, Fhi360, Axiata, Murka, Safe-Guard, Swiss Marketing Systems, etc. To date, they have completed over 700 projects.
We harness the power of Web 3.0, automation, analytics, IoT, cloud, and emerging technologies to design & develop innovative, intelligent, and sustainable solutions and services.
Founding Year | 2009 |
Owner/Leadership | Ershadul Hoque |
Website | https://riseuplabs.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | Floor 14, Tropical Alauddin Tower, Plot No-32/C, Road-2, Sector-03, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Products/ Services | Products: https://riseuplabs.com/products/ Services: https://riseuplabs.com/services/ |
Technologies | web 3.0, automation, analytics, IoT, gaming, cloud and emerging technologies |
Employees | 150+ |
Awards | – Digital Bangladesh Award 2022 (Best Technology Company) – National Mobile Application Award 2014 in the ‘Entertainment & Lifestyle’ category from ICT Division of Bangladesh – The Global Economic Award 2022 |
7. BJIT
BJIT is a global joint software enterprise between Japan and Bangladesh. The firm serves enterprises, SMEs, and start-ups across the globe. The firm is CMMI Level 3 and ISO 9001 certified. They have 8 offices in Japan, the U.S.A., Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand, and Bangladesh.
The global firm started its journey from Bangladesh in 2001. It has over 50 Clients worldwide and over 1000 projects completed.
Founding Year | 2001 |
Owner/Leadership | Akbar JM |
Website | https://bjitgroup.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | H-2275, 2279, Pachkhula, Satarkul, Badda,, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Products/ Services | https://bjitgroup.com/services |
Technologies | https://bjitgroup.com/software-technology |
Employees | 750+ |
Awards | – BASIS Award 2021 for Best Outsourcing Company. – BASIS award for largest female employer in IT development. – Clutch Global Leader for 2023 (Recognition). – The Global ICT Solution Provider of the Year Award by the 7th Daily Star ICT Award. |
8. Enosis
Enosis is a well-known software development and testing services firm. It commenced its operations in 2006.
The firm offers its services to startups, and emerging, and established organizations in the United States and Canada, primarily.
Founding Year | 2006 |
Owner/Leadership | Ashraf Uddin |
Website | https://www.enosisbd.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | House 27, Road 8, Gulshan 1, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Products/ Services | https://www.enosisbd.com/services/ |
9. XpeedStudio
XpeedStudio, founded in 2013, specializes in AI, Machine Learning, SaaS, and Mobile Applications. To date, the firm has served over 10 million happy users like small to large businesses, enterprises, eCommerce sites, and personal websites. It has also created 58 WP themes and 13 WP plugins to date.
Their product line includes prominent tools like ElementsKit, ShopEngine, GetGenie, Metform, and Wp Social. XpeedStudio has two other brands under its umbrella: Wpmet and ThemeWinter.
Notably, the firm received the BASIS National ICT Award in 2020 for their flagship product ElementsKit and Best WordPress WooCommerce Plugin & Best WordPress Form Plugin from The WP Awards and Monster Award.
Founding Year | 2013 |
Owner/Leadership | Md. Ataur Rahman |
Website | https://xpeedstudio.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | Amigo 14 Square, House No :59/C-61/C Suite No : B-2, Level-2, Asad Ave, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh |
Products/ Services | https://xpeedstudio.com/our-plugins/ |
Technologies | ElementsKit, ShopEngine, GetGenie, Metform and Wp Social Programming Language Tools: PHP, ReactJS, NodeJS, OpenAI GPT-3, Google NLP, Docker, Ionic, PuppeteerJs, WordPress, SaaS, |
Employees | 75+ |
Awards/Accolades | – BASIS National ICT Award. – Best WordPress WooCommerce Plugin & best WordPress form plugin from the WP awards and monster award. – Power Elite Author in the Envato marketplace. |
10. REVE Systems
REVE Systems began operations in 2003 targeting the IP-based communication industry. The company now leads in Carrier Grade Class 4 and Class 5 Softswitch, Mobile OTT Solution, SMS Platform and Cloud Telephony along with Enterprise Communication Platform.
Though headquartered in Singapore, it has major development centers in Bangladesh & India. It also has global presence in the USA, UK, Russia, Lebanon, and Hong Kong. The company serves customers in over 78 countries.
REVE Systems is RED Herring’s 2012 Top 100 Global Winner and has also received many other prestigious awards.
Founding Year | 2003 |
Owner/Leadership | M. Rezaul Hassan |
Website | https://www.revesoft.com/ |
Bangladesh Office | RFM5+J5G, Plot-94 Purbachal Expy, Dhaka |
Products/ Services | https://www.revesoft.com/products |
Technologies | Mobile OTT Solution, SMS Platform and Cloud Telephony along with Enterprise Communication Platform. |
Awards | – Red Herring Top 100 Award (2012) – INTERNET TELEPHONY Hosted VoIP Excellence Award (2016) – Recognized “Leader in Mobile VolP Solutions” |
Final Words
The above companies are just the tip of the iceberg of the digital progress that Bangladesh is making. Keeping Vision 2041 in mind, these software companies and other emerging software providers are making a continuous impact in the economy.
We hope this progress continues.