Luby vs Improving

Weighing Improving's U.S. onshore teams? Compare them with a senior nearshore squad.

Improving delivers onshore and nearshore; this page compares Luby with its U.S. onshore teams. Luby brings senior engineers who care about craft, at nearshore rate ranges published by role.
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Improving's U.S. onshore teams bill at onshore rates; Luby brings senior engineering craft at published nearshore rates.

  • 24+

    years delivering complex software

  • 220+

    engineers and product specialists

  • 1,350+

    projects delivered

  • 540+

    clients served globally

Why Luby

Where Luby differs from Improving

Senior nearshore engineers aligned to U.S. time zones, with AI built into how they deliver, at a company certified to ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701.

  • A craft culture, at nearshore rates

    Pairing, code review, and mentorship are part of how Luby squads keep the bar high, without U.S. onshore consulting rates.

  • Rates you can compare up front

    Luby publishes indicative rate ranges by role, so you can set them against onshore consulting rates before the first call.

  • AI-augmented delivery as standard

    Every engineer works with AI across the lifecycle, from AI pair programming to accelerated testing, so senior time goes to the hard problems.

Comparison

Luby vs Improving, side by side

An honest comparison built on public data. Where Improving wins, we say so.

  • Team size

    Luby
    220+ engineers and product specialists
    Improving
    ~2,500 employees (U.S. + LatAm/India)

  • Time to staff

    Luby
    Engineers in as little as 7 days
    Improving
    Under 2 weeks (per Improving)

  • Certifications

    Luby
    ISO 27001 + ISO 27701
    Improving
    ISO 27001 + SOC 2 (self-declared)

  • AI-augmented delivery

    Luby
    Standard, built in
    Improving
    400+ person AI practice, Cognition partner

  • Pricing band

    Luby
    Published nearshore rate ranges
    Improving
    U.S. onshore rates, not published

  • U.S. time zone overlap

    Luby
    Aligned to U.S. time zones (LatAm)
    Improving
    Onshore (full overlap)

Competitor data from public sources (vendor websites, trust centers, SEC filings, and Clutch), reviewed October 2026.

Technologies

Technologies & partners

DockerDocker
KubernetesKubernetes
TerraformTerraform
AWSAWS
Google CloudGoogle Cloud
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
.NET.NET
JavaJava
KafkaKafka
ReactReact
Spring BootSpring Boot

Why teams switch

Why budget-conscious teams move from Improving to Luby

  • The budget can't carry onshore rates

    When the roadmap grows faster than the budget, onshore consulting rates cap how many senior engineers you can add. Teams move to Luby to keep the craft at nearshore rates.

  • Craft doesn't depend on geography

    Pairing, code review, and mentorship work the same way from Brazil, in U.S.-aligned hours. Teams keep the engineering culture they value and change the cost base.

  • A larger senior squad for the same budget

    At nearshore rates, the same budget covers more senior engineers, with new ones starting in as little as 7 days.

Honest take

When Improving is the right fit

If full U.S. onshore presence and complete time zone overlap are requirements, Improving fits, and it also runs nearshore teams of its own. For senior engineering craft at published nearshore rates, Luby is built for that.

What our clients say

  • Luby Software has helped us develop our main solution, which is a banking integration for loans and buy now, pay later transactions. Our experience with the whole team involved in my project has been remarkable.

    Witoldo Hendrich Junior

    CLO, Online IPS

  • Their understanding of our vision and their ability to translate that into a functional product is truly impressive.

    Rafael Rjeille Cordeiro

    CEO, Yangflow

  • Everyone is professional, responsive, and flexible. They are open to feedback and continuously improve their process.

    Jason Meltzer

    CTO & Co-Founder, Papaya

  • Luby is an innovative company committed to its projects. I feel confident performing the most challenging tasks with them as a partner.

    Wilson Baraban Filho

    CTO, Inter&Co

  • They became true strategic partners because they understand our business.

    Matthew March

    CIO, Sunwest Bank

Common questions

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