15 famous software companies in Vietnam

Vietnam is a country with a highly developed software industry, ranking among the nations with a large IT workforce in Asia, alongside major countries such as China, Japan, Singapore, and India.

Numerous global corporations have established branches in Vietnam, offering a wide range of software services to various enterprises. They engage in extensive outsourcing activities as well as develop in-house products.

Let's explore some major companies in Vietnam, along with VietnamDevs, that provide software development services for both domestic and international markets.

Note: The sequence of companies in this article does not indicate their superiority over others in the same list.

1. Tyme

Tyme Vietnam is a part of Tyme Group - one of the world’s fastest-growing digital banking groups.

• Tyme Group is one of the world’s fastest-growing digital banking groups, building high-tech and high-touch banks in fast-growing, emerging markets. Headquartered in Singapore with Technology & Product Development Hub in Vietnam, Tyme designs, builds, and commercializes digital banks for emerging markets, with particular expertise in serving under-served and under-banked populations.

• Established in 2016, Tyme Vietnam has been TymeGroup's Product & Technology Development Hub, bringing together engineering and product people who share a global mission to become serial bank builders, shaping the future of banking through technology. They build products with the principle of finding the right balance between the digital and physical worlds.

• They have proudly provided the banking platform as a service for:TymeBank, based in South Africa, is one of the world’s fastest-growing digital banks, with more than 7 million customers since launching in February 2019.GoTyme Bank, based in the Philippines, is a joint venture between the Gokongwei Group and Tyme Group with the official launch in October 2022 and onboarded more than 1 million customers in less than nine months.

2. Niteco

Niteco is a global end-to-end digital agency that supports the digital transformation of customers around the world with world-class websites and E-commerce development capabilities, marketing, design, and application management services.

With a focus on innovation, they empower over 70 global brands - including Electrolux Group, Heineken, Wilson Parking, Meat and Livestock Australia, Adairs, Grant Thornton, Hort Innovation, and Panasonic with top-notch technical solutions.

Niteco boasts offices around the world: Vietnam, Australia, the UK, the US, Sweden, and Hong Kong. With over 400 staff, they aim to cover customer's needs around the clock.

3. Absolute Software (Vietnam) Ltd

Absolute, founded in 1993 in Vancouver, Canada, is the first and only company to offer uncompromised visibility and near real-time remediation of security breaches at the source.

Absolute at a glance:

• The world’s only firmware-embedded endpoint visibility and control platform

• 13,000+ global customers

• 500 million endpoints

• 140 patents

• Factory-embedded by 28 top device manufacturers

Their head office is in Vancouver, with regional offices in California San Jose, Texas Austin, UK Reading, and Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City.

4. NFQ Asia

NFQ is part of the global NFQ Group. They help ambitious fast-moving international startups

• As a part of the global NFQ Group with 20+ years of experience scaling companies and a team of 800++ developers globally, NFQ Vietnam focuses on building high-performance dedicated teams for ambitious tech-driven businesses in Europe and Asia.

• Each team here works directly with the client from end to end in an Agile spirit. This unique setup gives their employees the experience of working for a real product company, with a real sense of commitment and ownership to the product itself.

• NFQ Vietnam has more than 250+ engineers located in Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Ha Noi & Can Tho offices. They are recognized as top-notch places to work in Vietnam.

5. Orient Software Development Corp

Orient Software is a leading international software outsourcing company in Vietnam. Founded in 2005, Orient Software is the hub for software development in Vietnam and they offer first-class software solutions to hundreds of global customers. Orient always ensures the adoption of state-of-the-art technologies and utmost professionalism in every project that they deliver.

Orient is the employer of choice with strong values, a robust community, a supportive culture, and a professional working environment. Orient Software is looking for high achievers to join them. They provide comprehensive benefits packages to facilitate employee's well-being as well as develop a bespoke development roadmap to help each member of their community attain their goals.

6. Coc Coc

Cốc Cốc (means knock-knock in English) is the 1st local browser & search engine in Vietnam.

Cốc Cốc’s founded in 2010 with 03 core products: Browser, Search Engine, and Ads Platform; which are available on both mobile and desktop platforms.

Realizing the mission: "Making Vietnamese people happier by getting most of the digital world", Cốc Cốc continuously strives to deliver products that fit Vietnamese users' needs.

In many consecutive years, Cốc Cốc ranks 2nd in the Vietnamese Browser and Search Engine market share: Having 29 million users, the Search Engine attracts more than 574 million searches/per month. That’s why up to date, Cốc Cốc is honored to receive many respected awards such as:

• The Golden "Make in Vietnam 2021" Award.

• Top 10 Sao Khue Technology Products.

• Outstanding Digital Product and Solution, Vietnam Digital Transformation Award.

• 2022 Citizen-serving Digital Platform Award.

7. Teko Vietnam

TEKO was established on 13/01/2017 as a company providing new-generation retail solutions under VNLIFE group a leading technology unicorn in Vietnam. TEKO accompanies and supports Enterprises to effectively develop and expand multi-channel business activities through technology solutions.

Teko is a product company. Their engineers take part in every stage of their product lifecycle. Focusing on enhancing the user experience, they continuously study new product designs, practice code readability, and improve system performance and reliability.

They foster a great engineering culture. No individual owns every great idea! Every Tekoer is given opportunities to contribute their feedback, share their product ideas, and see their ideas to fruition. They invest in Teko’s long-term growth. It’s not good enough to get things done, but get things done right!

They embrace a strong data-driven culture. They always discuss, make decisions, and build products based on data and insights. Their current success has been the result of efficiency improvement and cost-cutting solutions for their partners in e-commerce, payment, and logistics.

8. Netcompany

Netcompany is one of Northern Europe’s most successful IT Companies with headquarters located in Denmark and other 17 offices around the world. Netcompany Viet Nam is the only office in Asia. Globally Netcompany employs 7000+ of the most skilled IT Consultants and Developers. They have strong and dedicated teams in Ho Chi Minh City, and you will have the opportunity to work with some of the most skilled IT people in Vietnam.

They believe that responsibility improves your abilities. Whether you have recently graduated from university or have many years of experience, you get a lot of responsibility from the moment you start at Netcompany. You'll be working on some of the largest, most complex, and technically innovative IT solutions and projects for some of the most prestigious organizations in the world.

9. Positive Thinking Company

They are a founding partner of "Collaboration Betters The World (CBTW)", an autonomous worldwide tech group and ecosystem with 4,000 tech talents in 35+ cities across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Africa.

Positive Thinking Company uses technology to transform businesses. Consult, design, develop, and deliver. Their diversified expertise and top industry partners provide technology and business consulting, software engineering, and ongoing support.

THEIR CORE EXPERTISE IN APAC:

• Software Product Engineering: They combine agile methodologies, advanced technology, collaborative tools, and multidisciplinary teams to develop web, mobile, and enterprise apps for their worldwide clients.

• Build Operate Transfer Model: They specialize in the BOT model for scaling custom software and product development centers on behalf of their worldwide clients. They set up the infrastructure, provide the engineering resources, and most importantly, share their experience in the local market!

THEIR FACTS & FIGURES IN APAC:

• 20+ years of experience in building Digital Solutions

• 20+ Software Development Centers built and operated successfully in Vietnam

• ISO27001 certified

• Great Place to Work certified

10. KMS Technology

Established in 2009, KMS Technology is a U.S.-based engineering and services company with development centers in Vietnam. KMS Technology is trusted by international clients for the superior quality of products and expertise of Vietnamese engineers.

KMS builds and successfully launches its own software companies through its internal startup incubator, KMS Labs. The most notable companies include QASymphony, Kobiton, Katalon, and Grove. Under the brand, KMS Solutions, the company serves the Asia Pacific region, offering technology solution consulting and bringing the most advanced and latest technologies to the Asian market.

KMS is committed to making a long-lasting social impact by partnering with non-profit organizations that give disadvantaged students fair and better employment opportunities. The company regularly cooperates with universities, participates in IT training activities and specialized events, and sponsors scholarship programs in Vietnam.

The company has received many prestigious industry awards and has been named one of the greatest places to work in Vietnam, Asia, and the U.S. for many years in a row.

11. Zuhlke Engineering Vietnam

Zühlke is a global innovation service provider. They envisage ideas and create new business models for their clients by developing services and products based on new technologies – from the initial vision through development to deployment, production, and operation.

They specialize in strategy and business innovation, digital solutions, and application services – in addition to device and systems engineering. Their outstanding solutions provide unique business value and a reliable foundation for sustained success.

Zühlke was founded in Switzerland in 1968 and is owned by its partners. Their 1,200+ employees are based in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hong Kong, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, serving clients from a wide range of industries. In addition, their venture capital arm Zühlke Ventures provides start-up financing in the high-tech sector.

Having seen 50 years of success in Europe, the Zühlke Group has just announced the opening of the third Zuhlke Asia location in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing its network up to 16 sites in 10 countries in 2021.

12. NashTech

NashTech is part of Nash Squared, the leading global provider of talent and technology solutions.

They're equipped with a unique network, that realises the potential where people and technology meet.

The world is changing. As digital becomes pervasive, the boundaries blur between business, technology and markets.

For over three decades they’ve been helping clients solve broad and complex problems, building and scaling their technology and digital capability:

• They connect organizations with the very best global talent

• They apply technology expertise to solve complex problems

• They identify and develop the best global leaders

• They build your capabilities and technology capacity

Their network spans 3,000 colleagues across 19 countries and provides a uniquely broad range of service capabilities, from recruitment and workforce management to software development and technology solutions. They bring these together, to solve the unique challenges of their clients both now, and in the future.

13. GeoComply

Since its start in 2011, GeoComply’s goal has always been to make the internet a safer place. Their highly advanced compliance and anti-fraud solutions bring clarity to your digital ecosystem and all suspicious activity, giving you the assurance you’re always one step ahead of fraud. And while fighting internet fraud is an intricate business, using GeoComply isn’t.

Today, they have expanded their operations into diverse markets to serve any industry that requires effective geolocation for anti-fraud solutions, including financial services and cryptocurrency, media and entertainment, child protection, and more. They maintain a dominant position in the gaming industry as a market leader and continue to launch in more and more jurisdictions. At the same time, their extensive product offerings ensure there are countless ways their technology can benefit the world.

Fraud moves quickly. But GeoComply will always move quicker.

14. Nimble

No rockstars or ninja developers here. They are a team of friendly and passionate software engineers, product owners, and designers striving to build outstanding web and mobile applications.

Millions of people use their apps. They work for companies of all sizes; from 1-person startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. They take a collaborative and product development approach, creating custom software that people will love to use and solving their client's problems so that they can focus on what they do best - better.

If you want to grow together, work on challenging products, and enjoy using the best tools and practices, Nimble is the right place for you! They keep their recruitment process practical and straightforward.

15. VNG (formerly Vinagame)

"Build Technologies and Grow People. From Vietnam to the world" - that is their slogan, so big right?

VNG is Vietnam's leading tech firm with a diverse ecosystem of products serving the needs of 100 million customers in Vietnam and many countries globally. VNG focuses on four main businesses, including online games, communications & media, fintech, and digital business. VNG has developed several digital products that contribute to businesses' journey of digital transformation and help Vietnamese citizens connect, transact, and entertain. At the same time, the company also concentrates on long-term development by researching and exploring further opportunities in Data Centers and AI.

Their passion for leading the change and embracing challenges has driven us to their mission: "Build Technology and Grow People. From Vietnam to the World".

VNG currently has offices in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, and many other offices around the world.

Alright! That's 15 famous software companies in Vietnam so far. There are still many of them out there but I just write about some of them for now. I will update the list in another blog post in the future, maybe, stay tuned!