It is either an incompetent junior writer or absolute paid for piece.
To be honest as a long time MyBB follower(non contributor) I now question a lot of content they have published.
Been in the Software industry for 15+ years , worked for 2 on the list and subcontracted to the another 2.
So the article list the wrong type of companies the article try to depict.
Derivco is a gaming development company, developing software for their own use ( excellent company to work for)
As an employee great to work for especially in the KZN office , as a client ... they don’t have they are their own client.
BBD is NOT a small and medium businesses software provider , they service SARS, Discovery and Barry
As an employee you wil learn a lot and work very long hours, as a client you are going to pay A LOT, A TON.
Entelect is a decent outsource partner and probably the only one in the list which does what the article portray.
Great journey as an employee, as a client you will have innovation and good software , but you wil pay. also A LOT.
Just solve ( really ??) they are a low code , no code Outsystems partner who configure software, not develop. There is more picture-drawers than developers.
As an employee it is exciting if you dont know how to code, as a developer you get bored. They do seem to have become a bit more culture orientated. good for them. As a client you are bound to license fees forever, your code does not come out. The visuals does look good though
There are several companies I think should be on that list rather than Derivco or Just solve...
Where is Dariel, DVT, Agile Bridge, Retro Rabbit just to name a few excellent software solutions companies which I would have added on the list.
@mybb
If you gong to publish paid for content, be honest about it.
If you going to task a "best-of" article , get a journalist with some experience or savvy. You could so easily have done so with a bit of market research.