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Codifire vs in-house vs freelance
An honest comparison between building your own team, hiring freelancers or partnering with Codifire. Discover which model best fits your organisation based on flexibility, speed, quality and long-term scalability.
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Time to first commit
Senior level
Project lead included
Backup if dev is sick
Time zone
Fixed monthly cost
Long-term retention
ISO 27001 security
Codifire
Nearshore team
Time to first commit
2 weeks
Senior level
85% senior +
Project lead included
✓
Backup if dev is sick
✓
Time zone
CET (±1h)
Fixed monthly cost
✓
Long-term retention
4+ yrs avg
ISO 27001 security
✓
In-house
Dutch hire
Time to first commit
3-6 months
Time to first commit
Mixed
Project lead included
–
Backup if dev is sick
–
Time zone
CET
Fixed monthly cost
–
Long-term retention
Market-dependent
ISO 27001 security
–
Freelance
Marketplace
Time to first commit
1-4 weeks
Time to first commit
Self-reported
Project lead included
–
Backup if dev is sick
–
Time zone
Anywhere
Fixed monthly cost
–
Long-term retention
Per project
ISO 27001 security
–
What clients say
“After 3 months, we forgot they were remote.”
“Saved us a 12-month hiring cycle.”
“Their seniors raised the bar for our internal team.”
