IT outsourcing in Uzbekistan: why US and European companies move development to Tashkent

The economics: what development costs

The rate gap is the first thing you see in any estimate. Teams like Win to Win work at $10–30 per hour, while studios in Europe and the US charge $30–80. On a $30–50k project, the savings pay for a whole next stage — a mobile app after the web version, or a 1C integration after the CRM launch.

A low rate guarantees nothing on its own, so below is what the market rests on and how to tell a mature vendor.

The IT Park ecosystem: what it gives the client

IT Park Uzbekistan is the state technology park through which the country's IT industry operates. Residents enjoy a special tax regime: 0% corporate income tax, social tax, property and land tax, and employee income tax reduced from 12% to 7.5%. Dividend tax is 5%, and there are no customs charges.

The industry is growing fast. As of May 2025 IT Park had 2,846 members; 636 companies joined in the first five months of the year alone, 284 of them export-oriented. According to the Statistics Agency, IT Park members provided services worth 21.9 trillion soums in January–September 2025, and service exports reached $480.9 million — $180.8 million more than in the same period of 2024.

For a client this means three things:

• a clear contract — the vendor works as a legal entity, not as a freelancer;
• official payments — settlements in foreign currency with proper closing documents;
• a verifiable status — the resident certificate can be checked in the registry and by its QR code.

Time zone and communication

Tashkent is on UTC+5, 3–4 hours ahead of Central Europe. The second half of our working day matches the morning and lunchtime in Berlin or Warsaw — a convenient window for calls and demos. With the US East Coast we share the client's morning hours: questions asked in the American evening are closed by the start of the client's next working day.

How to choose a vendor: a short checklist

1. Status and documents. The IT Park resident certificate, company registration and bank details should be open and verifiable.
2. Live projects. Not just screenshots — websites and apps you can open.
3. A contract that fixes deadlines and budget. An NDA from the first call, not after signing.
4. Transparency. Access to the task tracker, demos every 1–2 weeks and a clear project owner on the vendor side.
5. Guarantees after release. Warranty support, an SLA, and the source code and documentation handed over to the client.

It is easy to check us against this list: documents are in Documents, projects are in Projects, and the way we work is described on the Process page.

Which engagement model to choose

• Fixed price — when the scope is clear and can be described in a specification.
• Time & materials or a dedicated team — when the product evolves in iterations and requirements change.
• Hybrid — a fixed price for discovery and a prototype, then flexible sprint-based payment.

More on choosing the model in Fixed price or time & materials.

Where to start

Start with a 30-minute call: we will discuss the task, constraints and budget. After the brief you get a proposal with a cost and timeline range, and a prototype on your data about two weeks after kick-off. You can get a preliminary budget in the calculator or book a meeting right away.