Engineering lab based in Linz. We build and operate software for companies in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
Fragon Studios builds custom software for SMEs and mid-market companies across DACH.
Our software runs on our own servers at Hetzner in Germany and Finland. No US CLOUD Act, no Schrems II risk, no sudden price hikes. You get the code, not just the license.
Four principles that run through our projects. Not wall paint, but practice.
Honest estimate before signing. We name price and timeline before the signature goes on paper. When conditions change, we talk before it gets expensive, not after.
Weekly demos instead of monthly status reports. Every week you see what has been built and can adjust direction. No surprises at the end of a sprint.
Code ownership with the client. You get the Git repository, usage rights, and documentation. No vendor lock-in, no hostage strategy for follow-up contracts.
Maintenance and operations are optional, not an obligation. We're happy to host on Fragon Cloud and run operations, but you can just as well stay with your IT partner or in your own data center.
Boutique studios have a fair question hanging over them: what happens if the founder is unavailable? We answer it before you ask.
Every commit lands in your Git repository, not ours. You hold the keys, the docs, and the deploy credentials. If we disappear tomorrow, your software keeps running.
Every project ships with an architecture doc, a runbook, and an onboarding guide written for an engineer you've never met.
We don't build on proprietary platforms you can't leave. The stack is standard (Next.js, .NET, PostgreSQL, Hetzner). Any competent engineering team can take over.
US CLOUD Act, Schrems II, and the unresolved legal situation around AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are the reason. We didn't want to hand our clients a new liability debate every year and chose Hetzner: German company, data centers in Nuremberg, Falkenstein, and Helsinki, no third-country transfers, clear Art. 28 GDPR DPA. Hardware is dedicated, pricing is stable, the team is reachable. For 95 percent of SME workloads this is the right call, without sacrificing cloud features you actually need.
A small team in Linz building software for companies across DACH since 2024. Direct contact instead of agency hierarchy, our own stack instead of a tool zoo.
Nihar ensures that everything at Fragon Studios runs perfectly in the background. As a software developer with a focus on backend architectures, he builds the technical foundations on which our projects stand. His analytical way of thinking and his flair for well-thought-out system designs make him the first point of contact when it comes to stable and future-proof solutions. With Nihar on the team, you know: the technology is in place, reliable and solid.
Valentina combines creativity and technical precision from the idea to the implementation. As the managing director of our partner company Vazaweb GmbH, she leads website development with a focus on design, functionality, and user experience. With her eye for modern technologies and innovative web solutions, she develops projects that are convincing both technically and visually.
