Mocavo

Mocavo provides a free search engine geared toward genealogists and people interested in learning more about their family history. The job it does: building software for you when nothing off the shelf fits.

Who is it for? Mostly companies with a specific process to automate. They also list Digital Media, Family and Search Engine, so expect those to show up in the feature set. They are a very small team, 1 to 10 people, which usually shapes who they work with. You will probably talk to the people who build it, which is great until you need 24/7 support.

Mocavo is based in Boulder, Colorado and founded in 2010. More on mocavo.com.

Things worth asking about: portfolio relevance, who owns the code, and how they handle changes. Ask for a trial on your own data, not a canned demo.

If you have worked with Mocavo, tell the next buyer what you paid and what surprised you. That is the part of this page we cannot write.