Build
Custom web and enterprise platforms — architected, shipped and maintained by a team that stays with the product.
Singapore-based since 2014
12 markets covered
Build your product.
Hire your team.
One partner.
Altern8 designs and runs web and enterprise systems — and employs your people compliantly across Asia, the US, EU and UAE, so you can hire anywhere without setting up an entity.
No obligation. We'll tell you honestly if we're not the right fit.
Hire
Employer of Record: compliant contracts, local payroll and one monthly invoice across twelve markets.
Platforms we've designed, built and maintained
What we do
Two ways we help you move faster
Most clients start with one and grow into the other — we build the platform, then staff the team that runs it.
Custom software development
We craft, build and maintain web-based enterprise systems — from architecture through to the long tail of support that most agencies walk away from.
- Product discovery, architecture and technical planning
- Full-stack delivery on React, Vue, Next.js, Laravel and Node
- Cloud infrastructure on AWS and Google Cloud
- Ongoing maintenance, security patching and feature work
Employer of Record (EOR)
Hire and manage talent globally without incorporating locally. We become the legal employer; you direct the work.
- Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, US, EU, UAE, China
- Compliant digital contracts and onboarding
- One monthly invoice covering all payroll and statutory filings
- Local HR compliance handled end to end
Technologies we work with
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React
Vue-
Next.js
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Laravel
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Tailwind
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PostgreSQL
AWS-
Google Cloud
- 2014
- Founded in Singapore
- 12+
- Markets covered for EOR
- 10+
- Enterprise platforms delivered
- 10+
- Years of client relationships
Selected work
Platforms running in production
Long-lived enterprise systems across HR, procurement, healthcare and sustainability.
Comaea
Smart competence management
A competence and skills management system that helps organisations retain talent and plan capability with data-driven insight.
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Kodiak Hub
Supplier relationship management
A cloud-based SRM platform helping procurement teams buy smarter and more sustainably, with modular functionality.
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SalesGoal
Sales operations excellence
Activity-based management by objectives, connecting sales strategy to what teams actually do each day.
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KeyForCare
Real-time healthcare feedback
Patient and staff feedback captured in real time and tied to performance metrics to improve care quality.
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CO2 Rating
Carbon emission management
Monitoring, analysis and reporting that lets organisations track and actually reduce their carbon footprint.
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Surveytool
Intelligent data collection
Create, distribute and analyse surveys at scale, with reporting built for teams that act on the results.
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How we work
Alternative solutions, solid foundations
We explore unconventional approaches to the problem, then build on foundations that hold up years later.
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Understand
A short discovery to map the real constraint — technical, commercial or organisational — before anyone writes code.
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Shape
Architecture, scope and a delivery plan you can budget against, with the trade-offs stated plainly.
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Build
Short iterations with working software you can use, not status decks. You see progress every sprint.
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Run
We stay on: maintenance, security, new features — and staff the team through EOR when you want it in-house.
About Altern8
A Singapore technology firm, ten years in
Founded in 2014, Altern8 — pronounced "alternate" — builds innovative solutions to global problems. We emphasise strong foundations while exploring alternative approaches to every problem, and we believe work should be enjoyable: the journey to success ought to be as pleasant as the destination.
Got a project or a hire in mind?
Tell us the problem in a sentence. We'll come back within one business day with a straight answer on whether we can help.
Contact
Let's talk
Get in touch
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Email [email protected]
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WhatsApp +65 8024 9695
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Office 7030 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, #09-46
Singapore 569880 -
Hours Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm SGT
We reply within one business day.