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Top-Tier Elixir Development Company

We don't just use Elixir — we live it. Our team builds fault-tolerant, massively concurrent systems with Elixir and OTP that handle millions of connections without breaking a sweat. From real-time platforms to distributed backends, Elixir is our weapon of choice.

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10+
Years With Elixir
50+
Elixir Projects
2M+
Concurrent Users

Why Elixir Is the Future of Backend Development

Built on the battle-tested Erlang VM (BEAM), Elixir powers some of the world's most demanding systems — from WhatsApp to Discord. We bring that same industrial-grade reliability to your business.

Massive Concurrency

Elixir processes are lightweight — millions can run simultaneously. Perfect for real-time apps, chat systems, IoT, and high-traffic platforms where every millisecond counts.

Fault Tolerance

OTP supervisors automatically restart failed processes. Your system self-heals without human intervention — the same architecture that gives telecom systems 99.9999999% uptime.

Hot Code Reloading

Deploy updates without downtime. The BEAM VM allows code to be swapped while the system is running — zero-downtime deployments out of the box.

Scales Horizontally

Distributed by design. Elixir nodes communicate seamlessly across clusters, letting you scale from a single server to a global fleet without rewriting your application.

Developer Productivity

Elixir's clean syntax, pattern matching, and powerful tooling (Mix, ExUnit, IEx) mean we ship features faster with fewer bugs. Less code, more results.

Lower Infrastructure Costs

Elixir does more with less. A single server handles what would take dozens with other stacks. Less servers means lower hosting bills and simpler operations.

What We Build With Elixir

From real-time platforms to enterprise backends, here's where Elixir shines brightest — and where our team delivers the most value.

Core Expertise

Real-Time Platforms & Live Applications

Elixir was born for real-time. We build platforms where thousands of users interact simultaneously — live dashboards, collaborative tools, booking systems, and marketplace platforms that update instantly without page reloads.

Using Phoenix LiveView, we deliver rich interactive experiences with a fraction of the complexity of traditional SPA architectures. Server-rendered real-time UI that's fast, accessible, and SEO-friendly.

  • Live dashboards with real-time data streaming
  • Marketplace platforms with instant availability
  • Collaborative tools with multi-user presence
  • Notification systems and event-driven architectures
Phoenix LiveView Phoenix Channels PubSub WebSockets
Live Connections Active
847,291
12% from last hour
Avg Response
1.2ms
Uptime
99.99%
BEAM Processes 1,247,832
# GenServer handling 100k+ msg/sec
defmodule OrderEngine do
use GenServer
def handle_cast(msg, state) do
order
|> validate()
|> enrich()
|> persist()
|> notify()
end
end
Backend Systems

APIs & Distributed Backends

We build high-throughput API backends and distributed systems that process millions of requests daily. Elixir's OTP framework gives us battle-tested primitives for building systems that never go down.

Whether it's a REST API serving mobile apps, a GraphQL gateway aggregating microservices, or an event-driven pipeline processing financial transactions — we architect it for reliability and speed.

  • REST & GraphQL APIs with sub-millisecond latency
  • GenServer-based state machines and process architectures
  • Event-driven pipelines with Broadway and GenStage
  • Distributed Erlang clustering for horizontal scaling
OTP GenServer Broadway Ecto Absinthe

Fintech & Payments

Transaction processing, payment gateways, and financial platforms where data integrity and uptime are non-negotiable.

Chat & Messaging

Real-time messaging systems, presence tracking, and notification platforms powered by Phoenix Channels and PubSub.

IoT & Embedded

Device management platforms and data ingestion pipelines handling millions of sensor readings with Nerves and MQTT.

Data Pipelines

ETL systems, data processing pipelines, and stream processing with GenStage and Broadway for back-pressure aware data flows.

E-Commerce & Marketplaces

Multi-vendor marketplaces, inventory management, and checkout systems with real-time stock tracking and payment integrations.

SaaS Platforms

Multi-tenant SaaS applications with per-tenant isolation, usage metering, and subscription management built on solid foundations.

Our Elixir Ecosystem Expertise

We don't just write Elixir — we master the entire ecosystem. From core OTP patterns to the most powerful community libraries, our team knows how to leverage every tool to deliver results.

Every project is built on Ecto for rock-solid data layers, Phoenix for web delivery, and OTP for process architecture. We add Broadway for data pipelines, Oban for background jobs, and LiveView for real-time interfaces as needed.

Elixir Phoenix LiveView Ecto OTP GenServer Broadway Oban Absinthe Nerves Nx ExUnit
Elixir

Elixir & OTP

Core language and runtime

GenServers, Supervisors, Agents, Tasks — we use every OTP primitive to build systems that self-heal and scale.

Phoenix Framework

Web framework

Controllers, LiveView, Channels, PubSub — the full Phoenix stack for web apps that handle millions of connections.

Ecto & PostgreSQL

Data layer

Changesets, multi-tenancy, complex queries, migrations — production-grade data access with compile-time guarantees.

Elixir in Production

Real Elixir systems we've built, deployed, and maintained for companies that depend on reliability and performance.

Culinary Backstreets
Elixir Phoenix LiveView

Culinary Backstreets

Full-stack Elixir platform handling booking, content management, and payment processing for culinary tours worldwide.

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Spot2Nite
Elixir Real-time Marketplace

Spot2Nite Marketplace

Real-time marketplace platform processing thousands of bookings with live availability and instant payment confirmation.

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iRent
LiveView Automation Ecto

iRent Property Management

Elixir-powered property management with automated workflows, real-time maintenance tracking, and tenant communication.

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Elixir vs. The Rest

How does Elixir stack up against other popular backend technologies? Here's why we chose it as our primary language.

Feature Elixir / OTP Node.js Ruby / Rails Python / Django
Concurrency Model Actor model (millions of processes) Event loop (single-threaded) Thread-based (GIL limited) Thread/async (GIL limited)
Fault Tolerance Built-in (OTP Supervisors) Manual error handling Manual error handling Manual error handling
Hot Code Reload Native support Requires restart Requires restart Requires restart
Real-Time Phoenix Channels (native) Socket.io (library) ActionCable (limited) Django Channels (add-on)
Distribution Built-in clustering External tools needed External tools needed External tools needed

Ready to Build With Elixir?

Whether you're starting a new project, migrating from another stack, or need Elixir expertise for your existing system — we're the team that delivers.

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