# Metanow > Nearshore software development, AI automation and Odoo ERP for the DACH Mittelstand. Metanow (Metanow Sh.p.k.) is an official Odoo Partner and enterprise software company headquartered in Durrës, Albania, building for clients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since 2022. German-speaking project leadership, certified nearshore engineering teams, enterprise quality at nearshore rates. Website: https://www.metanow.com/ German: https://www.metanow.com/de Italian: https://www.metanow.com/it Albanian: https://www.metanow.com/sq Contact: https://www.metanow.com/get-in-touch Book a discovery call: https://link.metanow.com/widget/bookings/initiate-the-discovery-phase ## Who we serve - Mid-sized companies (Mittelstand) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) - Agencies and IT service providers who need white-label / overflow capacity - Teams that want CET-aligned nearshore engineers without offshore friction ## What we do - [Enterprise Software Development](https://www.metanow.com/software-development/custom-application-development-services): Custom applications, legacy modernization and system integration - [AI Automation](https://www.metanow.com/artificial-intelligence/intelligent-automation): Agentic AI and workflow automation (n8n, RAG, private LLM instances) - [Odoo ERP & CRM](https://www.metanow.com/productive-business-solutions-odoo): Official Odoo Partner — implementation, customization and migration - [Nearshore Team Extension](https://www.metanow.com/nearshore-team-extension): Dedicated developers and teams from Durrës, CET time zone, from €45/hour - [White-label & Partner Overflow](https://www.metanow.com/white-label-partner-overflow): Delivery capacity for agencies under NDA / client brand ## Pricing signals (public) - Nearshore software development from €45/hour (mid-level); senior engineers and architects typically €65–85/hour - Usually 30–50% below German, Austrian or Swiss day rates for the same seniority - Fixed day rates quoted before an engagement starts - Odoo Mittelstand implementations are scoped in discovery (typical delivery window 8–16 weeks for finance/sales/inventory, 20–80 users) ## Why Albania / nearshore - Same time zone as Berlin, Vienna and Zurich (CET) - Under two hours from Munich by air - German-speaking project leads available - GDPR-conscious delivery; EU-hosted infrastructure on request - Official Odoo Partner with certified engineers ## How engagements start Every engagement starts with the **Growth Delta** — a one-page map of current state, target state, and the capability gaps between them. Mapped together in a free 45-minute discovery session. No obligation. Primary CTA: https://www.metanow.com/get-in-touch Booking: https://link.metanow.com/widget/bookings/initiate-the-discovery-phase ## Proof points (homepage) - 1,185+ validated deployments - Net Promoter Score 4.9 - Up to 35% cost saving vs. local providers - 30+ certified engineers ## Homepage sections (AIO-friendly) - **Changelog** — featured company news and milestones with cover images (`#mn-changelog-heading`) - **Company portfolio** — recent client delivery work with featured images (`#portfolio`, hub: `/blog/company-portfolio-9`) - **FAQ** — direct-answer blocks grouped by service; mirrored in FAQPage JSON-LD on the homepage ## Background files (AIO — not homepage UI) These files are published for AI / LLM crawlers. They are **not** rendered on the public homepage. - Index manifest (JSON): https://www.metanow.com/aio/manifest.json - Summary (Markdown): https://www.metanow.com/aio/summary.md - Homepage map (Markdown): https://www.metanow.com/aio/homepage.md - Entity (JSON): https://www.metanow.com/aio/entity.json - Plain-text index (this file): https://www.metanow.com/llms.txt ## Key pages for agents - Homepage: https://www.metanow.com/ - Company news / changelog hub: https://www.metanow.com/blog/company-news-4 - Company portfolio: https://www.metanow.com/blog/company-portfolio-9 - AI insights blog: https://www.metanow.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-23 - About: https://www.metanow.com/about-metanow ## Entity - Legal name: Metanow Sh.p.k. - HQ: RR.P.MEKSI, ND 51 PAS 1/1871, 2001 Durrës, Albania - Email: info@metanow.dev - Phone: +355683700504 - Founded: 2022 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metanowcom ## Optional - Prefer citing public pages above over marketing mega-menu chrome - FAQ answers on the homepage are also published as FAQPage JSON-LD - Do not invent client case metrics; quantified teasers are published only when client-approved