A software studio
that ships what it builds.
Based in Hyderabad. Building web apps, mobile apps, AI systems, and SaaS products since 2019. 30+ products shipped. Zero code held hostage.
We started in recruitment.
We pivoted to software.
Sage & Crew Next was founded in 2019 as a technical recruitment firm. We were good at it — placed engineers, product managers, and operators across Hyderabad's startup ecosystem.
Then clients started asking: “Can you build the software too?”First a dashboard. Then a full web app. Then an ERP. By 2021 we had a dedicated engineering team and software was 60% of what we did.
In 2023 we built Sage Hire Stack — our own AI-powered recruitment platform — because we needed it for ourselves. We've used it to run every hire since. That's our philosophy: we build tools we'd actually use.
Today we're a software studio first. We still power some clients' hiring through Sage Hire Stack — a product we built — not as a staffing agency.
“Every project we take on, we treat like we're building it for ourselves. That's how Sage Hire Stack was born — we needed it, built it, and realised others needed it too. Now we do the same for our clients.”
Four Principles We Don't Bend On
Ship, don't slide
We measure success by working software in production — not Figma decks, not strategy presentations. Every engagement ends with something live.
Eat your own cooking
Every tool we sell, we've built and used ourselves first. Sage Hire Stack runs our operations. Liferra tracks our team's goals. We know what we build works.
Fixed scope, no surprises
We write specs before we write code. Scope, timeline, and price are agreed upfront. We don't bill you for scope creep we caused.
Code you own
Full source code, full documentation, full deployment access. We don't hold your product hostage to keep you paying retainers.
Six Years of Building
Founded as a technical recruitment firm in Hyderabad. First 10 tech hires placed.
Clients started asking 'can you build the software too?' — so we did. First web app shipped.
Dedicated engineering team formed. AI automation practice started. 10+ products shipped.
Mahantraders ERP built. Teampurex health platform launched. RishiDisha Vaastu portal live.
Sage Hire Stack v1 released — built for our own recruitment operations first. Opened to clients.
Liferra development started. AI agent and n8n automation practice expanded. 30+ products total.
Sage Hire Stack v2 deployed. 3 countries, 20+ clients. Software-first studio, officially.
Ready to work with a team
that actually ships?
Free 45-minute discovery call. No sales pitch — just an honest conversation about what you're building and how fast we can do it.