Often you are faced with the question of whether you should rather hire an agency or a freelancer for the upcoming project. What are the advantages of an agency or a freelancer? And what are the specific differences? These are probably some of the questions running through your head when you’re faced with the decision to commission your digitization project.
To help you decide, we’ll address these questions in this article.
What is an agency
A big advantage of the agency is clearly that even very complex projects can be realized by an agency. This is mainly due to the fact that the agency usually employs a team of experts from different disciplines. It is not uncommon for a project manager, a team of programmers, UX specialists, and if necessary a marketing manager to be involved in your app project – all in-house.
Other advantages of an agency are that it can accept and handle large orders and is interested in long-term cooperation.
Disadvantages of an agency
Due to the extensive range of services, agencies are often more expensive than freelancers. With a large agency, the contact with the customer could also quickly become impersonal and lengthy, because sometimes account managers are interposed.
Who is a freelancer
A freelancer is a person who carries out assignments for one or more companies without an employment relationship arising. Common German-language terms are freelancer, freelancer or freelance “employee”. Freelancers usually have one or a few areas of expertise. For example, a freelancer might be an absolute pro at programming a platform, but less knowledgeable about UX. For larger digitization projects, freelancers often need to bring other freelancers on board to cover the different disciplines.
Advantages of freelancers
A freelancer is a person who carries out assignments for one or more companies without an employment relationship arising. Common German-language terms are freelancer, freelancer or freelance “employee”. Freelancers usually have one or a few areas of expertise. For example, a freelancer might be an absolute pro at programming a platform, but less knowledgeable about UX. For larger digitization projects, freelancers often need to bring other freelancers on board to cover the different disciplines.
Disadvantages of freelancers
Capacities
A clear disadvantage of a freelancer is the time and technical capacity limit. If the job becomes too big or the freelancer is sick, this could mean that your project comes to a standstill.
Engagement
The commitment of a freelancer can quickly become a risk factor. Often a freelancer is working on several projects at the same time and it can happen that your project is dropped or moved down the priority list in favor of a more attractive project.
Security
It is often difficult to monitor freelancers. This can mean that your company is exposed to an increased security risk. Depending on the project, a freelancer may need access to sensitive data and information.
When should I choose an agency?
So, agency or freelancer? If your future digitization project is complex, requires a variety of expertise and therefore needs strong project management skills, then an agency is definitely the right choice. Likewise, if you’re looking for a complete solution where you want to be looked after from A to Z, you’re better off with an agency.
What would your project look like with Mindset?
You have a promising idea, but don’t know how to implement or test it?
This is where mindset’s digitalization speedboat comes into play: our well-coordinated team of developers, designers, solutions architects, scrum masters and project managers will develop a working prototype of your idea for you and your team within just 30 days.
This way, the development of the prototype does not tie up any resources from your team. And thanks to our differentiated tech stack and development experience, we can realize the prototype in a cost-efficient way. During the development your team will be accompanied by one of our consultants, who will be available to answer your questions at any time.
So after 30 days you have a finished prototype. You know whether the product can work at all, and how the product must be designed to offer the customer added value. From here, you can now go into the full swing of further development. We are happy to support your team in the development of an MVP even after prototyping. We work with you on the improvement until the former prototype becomes a winning product.
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