Frequently Asked Questions

Digitalean offers 6 areas of technology expertise: web and mobile app development, artificial intelligence (chatbots, predictive models, data processing), business process automation, technical consulting (audits, architecture, strategic guidance), custom business software development, and DevOps industrialization (CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, monitoring).

Artificial intelligence applies to many real-world use cases: customer service automation with intelligent chatbots, automatic classification and extraction of data from documents, predictive analytics to anticipate sales trends or equipment maintenance, AI-assisted content generation, personalized recommendations for your customers, and internal process optimization. Typical gains range from 30% to 80% time saved on automated tasks.

Business process automation involves replacing manual, repetitive tasks with automated workflows. In practice: automatic data synchronization between your tools (CRM, ERP, accounting), automatic invoice sending and follow-ups, report generation, inbound email processing, form validation, and multi-step workflow orchestration. The goal is to free up human time for high-value tasks.

Technical consulting covers strategic guidance on technology decisions: auditing your existing infrastructure and code, software architecture recommendations, choosing technologies and frameworks suited to your constraints, code review and best practices, helping your technical teams upskill, and scoping digital transformation projects. It is available as a daily service or as a longer-term engagement.

An ERP is a general-purpose solution that covers many processes (accounting, HR, inventory, etc.) with standardized modules. Custom business software is designed specifically for your business: it adapts to your processes instead of forcing you to adapt your processes to the tool. Custom software is more relevant when your needs are specific to your industry, when off-the-shelf ERPs don't cover your workflow well, or when you need tight integration with your existing tools.

DevOps is a set of practices that unify development and operations to deliver software faster and more reliably. This includes: setting up CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployments, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, real-time monitoring, infrastructure as code, and automated staging environments. The goal: go from risky manual deployments to automated deployments in minutes.

The cost depends on complexity, features and level of customization. A professional showcase website starts from 3,000 EUR, a custom web application ranges between 10,000 EUR and 50,000 EUR, and a complex platform with multiple integrations can exceed 50,000 EUR. We provide a free detailed quote after an initial discovery phase.

Every project follows 4 phases: 1) Discovery — understanding your needs, auditing what exists, technical scoping and budget estimation. 2) Design — technical architecture, mockups, scope definition and planning. 3) Development — iterative development with regular progress updates, continuous testing and progressive deliveries. 4) Support — production deployment, training, documentation and post-launch support.

It depends on the complexity and timeline. A showcase website or simple automation can be handled by a single developer. A custom application project typically involves 2 to 4 people (frontend, backend, UI/UX). A full digital transformation may require a larger team with a technical project manager, AI specialists and DevOps experts. We size the team based on your project, not the other way around.

Yes. Every project includes a post-launch support phase. We then offer ongoing maintenance contracts (bug fixes, security updates, feature enhancements) and responsive technical support. Maintenance can be on-demand or as a monthly retainer depending on your needs.

Our stack covers the entire chain: Frontend — React, Next.js, Vue.js, TypeScript. Backend — Node.js, Python, REST and GraphQL architectures. AI — OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude) APIs, open source models. DevOps — Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, Google Cloud. Automation — n8n, Make, Zapier, custom Python scripts. We choose the most suitable technology for each project.

Digitalean is based in France but works with clients worldwide. We operate in both French and English. The majority of our projects are done remotely, which allows us to collaborate with businesses across Europe and internationally. We adapt to our clients' time zones and communication tools.

You can contact us via the form on our contact page, by email at contact@digitalean.com, or by booking a free 30-minute discovery call through our online calendar. During this conversation, we understand your needs, assess feasibility and provide you with a budget estimate and provisional timeline within 48 hours.