Development you can put your agency’s name on.
You bring the client, the brand, and the creative. We add senior engineers, build the software, and keep it running.
Three services, one partner.
Most relationships start with one client project. From there the work grows: we build it, we host it, and when your clients need branded merch, we have that covered too.
We build your apps
A small, senior, AI-assisted team that scopes, architects, and builds custom applications for your agency’s clients. We use AI to ship faster. Senior engineers make sure it holds up.
See Z9 DevelopmentWe host your apps
Managed hosting for your apps. No need for an in-house server team. Servers, sites, backups, monitoring, SSL, SMTP, operating system updates, scaling, and resizing, all handled. Your code is yours, you can relocate at any time.
See Z9 PlatformMerch for your clients
A turn-key way for your agency to offer branded merchandise to clients. You handle sales, creative, and the relationship. We handle orders, suppliers, fulfillment, and the platform.
Visit Z9 Promo →Every build starts with understanding the client’s business.
SprocketExpress
We architected and maintained an order-fulfillment platform for nine years, until the business was sold. Every hour it pulled orders from hundreds of online stores, pushed shipment status back to each one, and kept warehouse inventory synchronized across every channel.
WIT
We architected a custom learning-management and event system for fifteen years for a web development agency. Training compliance for 79K staff across 171 health-care provider organizations was tracked to meet the end-client’s State of Michigan compliance charter.
Z9 Promo
Z9 Promo is a branded-merchandise platform we have built and operated since 2012. It has generated 4.4M product SKUs across 199 sites. The system is a turn-key way for agencies to quote orders and set up brand stores and pop-up shops.
Allan is one of the most technically sound individual I know. He has the ability to quickly solve complex problems. He is extremely good in what he does. He has a passion for technology and its ability to improve productivity and eventually bottom line of a company. He gets things done. He is one of the best in the field.
I’ve worked with Allan at Z9 for 9 years now and depend on him to keep critical aspects of our business running. I can depend on his excellent technical knowledge and skills, his ability to understand our requirements and to recommend useful improvements to our systems. Allan does quality IT work that has great stability and reliability.
A small senior team.
Z9 is a small, senior, highly-effective team. The people who scope your project are the ones who design it, build it, and keep it running.
Allan Vest
Zeeshan Elahi
An AI-assisted senior developer is the new development team.
That changes the math on custom software. AI has made custom software faster and cheaper to build: rapid prototypes, proofs of concept, and replacements for SaaS that never quite fit. What has not changed is that someone senior has to make sure it is built right, and someone has to keep it running in production for years.
That is the work we do. We use AI to move quickly, senior engineers to make it solid, and Z9 Platform to keep it live.
The next chapter
- Marketing and sales tool integrations across CRM and customer data platforms
- Custom apps with AI integration
- SaaS replacements your client can own outright
- Rapid prototypes and proofs of concept
Easy to start. Easy to partner with.
You don’t need a finished spec
Bring a client problem, not a requirements document. Figuring out the right thing to build is where we add the most value.
You work directly with the people building your software
No account managers, no junior hand-offs. You talk to the senior engineers doing the work, and we work the way your agency already does.
Start small
Most engagements begin with one project, often a working prototype we can stand up quickly in almost any domain, so you see what is possible before committing to the full build. We bill hourly, or quote a fixed price once the scope is clear, with no long-term retainer to start.
Your clients ask for branded merch. We built the system for that too.
Z9 Promo is a white-label branded-merchandise platform built specifically for agencies. You stay front and center with the client. We handle orders, suppliers, fulfillment, and the platform behind it.
Visit Z9 Promo →Engineered by Z9 Digital
Hosted on Z9 Platform
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