CLEAR

CLEAR provides managed IT services and technology solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. Put simply, it is about building software for you when nothing off the shelf fits.

Who is it for? Mostly companies with a specific process to automate. Alongside the main category they mention Small and Medium Businesses. As a very small company team themselves (1 to 10 people), they tend to serve customers of a similar scale best. You will probably talk to the people who build it, which is great until you need 24/7 support.

CLEAR is based in Anaheim, California. Their site is clear-it.com.

Our checklist for this category: portfolio relevance, who owns the code, and how they handle changes. Get the renewal terms in writing before the first invoice.

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