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Awards & credentials

Recognized by clients first. Industry second.

14+ years of work and a long catalog of awards, partner badges, and press mentions to show for it. The list below is the public record. Client references and procurement-ready credentials are available on request under mutual NDA.

We list the awards because procurement teams ask for them. The references and the work are what we would rather you judge us on.

Awards.

Industry recognition since 2012. The Philadelphia 100 stands out: an inclusion in the most-respected regional growth list, multiple years running.

Philadelphia 100 Forum

Philadelphia 100 fastest-growing private company.

Inclusion on the most-respected regional growth list, recognizing OST's sustained year-on-year revenue growth as a privately held PA-based engineering firm.

Multiple years · entrepreneurs forum

Philadelphia 100 Entrepreneurs Forum

Recognized growth honoree.

Repeat recognition by the Philadelphia 100 Entrepreneurs Forum, the longest-running ranking of fastest-growing privately held companies in the Philadelphia region.

Repeat recipient

NY Small Business Excellence

New York Small Business Excellence Award.

Industry recognition for excellence in delivery and service among small businesses operating in the New York region.

Award winner

Clutch.co

Clutch verified development partner.

Clutch verifies OST through phone-interviewed client references and reviews. Multiple top-rated badges across web development, mobile app development, and custom software categories.

Verified, multiple categories

Expertise.com

Top-rated provider, multiple metros.

Recognized by Expertise as a top-rated mobile app and web development partner across multiple US metros, vetted on reputation, credibility, experience, availability, and professionalism.

Multi-metro listing

DesignRush

Top web & mobile app developers.

Featured by DesignRush among the top web and mobile app development agencies, vetted by their editorial team.

Editorial pick

GoodFirms

Verified IT services partner.

GoodFirms verifies OST as a top IT and software development partner through client interviews and project verification.

Verified listing

SoftwareWorld

Top custom software development.

Listed by SoftwareWorld among top custom software development providers in the US.

Industry listing

Top Mobile in Philadelphia

Top mobile app development companies.

Repeat inclusion on regional rankings of top mobile app development partners serving Philadelphia and the broader Pennsylvania region.

Regional ranking

Partner programs & memberships.

Vendor partnerships and chamber memberships we keep current. Documentation packs available for procurement on request.

HubSpot Partner
Google Cloud Partner
OpenCart Partner
PA Chamber of Commerce
NJ Chamber Business Directory
The Chamber Member
PGW Member
Zapier Partner

Featured in.

Press mentions and editorial coverage. We do not chase press for its own sake. The list below is what has reached us organically.

Inc. Editorial mention
UpCity Featured provider
Cision PR Press distribution
digital.com Top-rated listing
Clutch.co Verified profile
DesignRush Editorial pick
Expertise.com Top-rated listing
GoodFirms Verified listing

Certifications & compliance posture.

What we hold, what we are aligned to, and what we deliver against on regulated stacks. Documentation packs available under mutual NDA for procurement and federal proposals.

Procurement

UEI registered, federal-ready.

Unique Entity ID on file with SAM.gov. Cleared for direct federal contracting and prime / sub-contractor responses on federal RFPs.

Leadership

Women-led / WBE.

Women-Business-Enterprise accredited leadership. President signs all proposals and contracts. Eligibility evidence shareable for set-aside contract responses.

Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 AA / Section 508 default.

Every public-facing build ships to WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508 unless the contract says otherwise. Accessibility audit reports on request.

Security

SOC 2 / HIPAA / FedRAMP-aligned delivery.

For regulated stacks (healthcare, financial, government), we deliver against SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and FedRAMP-aligned controls. SBOMs, audit logs, attestations on request.

Cloud

Google Cloud Partner.

Active Google Cloud Partner. Senior architects with deployment experience across GCP, AWS, and Azure. Multi-cloud and hybrid by default.

Marketing tooling

HubSpot & Google Ads / Analytics certified.

HubSpot Partner. Google Ads and Google Analytics 4 certified team. Active GEO Practitioner certification on the digital marketing leadership.

Need a credential pack for procurement?

UEI, W-9, COI, certifications, accessibility statements, references, sample SOWs. Send us the list. We will assemble it.

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