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Glossary

Nearshore Development

Building software with a team in a nearby country and similar timezone — trading some cost savings for greater real-time overlap.

Nearshore development uses a team in a nearby country with significant timezone overlap — for a US company, that usually means Latin America. The pitch is real-time collaboration during most of the working day.

Compared with offshore, nearshore typically costs more but offers more synchronous hours. The right choice depends on how much your work depends on real-time collaboration versus async execution.

Many companies blend the two: nearshore for roles that need constant overlap, offshore for depth and cost on work that runs well async.

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Two doors. Pick the one that fits.

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