CoDev or sourceBOLD: Philippines or the Americas.
CoDev sources in the Philippines (UTC+8) and offers a managed- services model across four engagement tiers — from individual experts the client manages directly to fully turnkey CoDev- accountable delivery. sourceBOLD is Americas-only (4–8h US overlap) with a month-to-month contractor engagement. Different geographies, different overlap shapes; the right answer depends on whether you want to work with the person live during your business day or hand work off overnight.
- Pick CoDev if you want a fully managed-service tier where the vendor owns delivery accountability (CoDev’s "Managed Service" and "CoTeams" tiers).
- Pick CoDev if whoever signs off on vendors requires SOC 2 or ISO certification — CoDev carries both; sourceBOLD doesn’t.
- Pick sourceBOLD if you want to work with the person live during the US business day (daily check-ins, reviewing work together) and you want a contractor engagement, not a managed-service vendor.
The honest table — two geographies, two engagement shapes.
CoDev data from their public site (codev.com, codev.com/about-us, codev.com/software-delivery). sourceBOLD column tracks the platform’s actual contractual + system behavior. The SOC 2 row is honest on both sides — CoDev has it, sourceBOLD doesn’t (yet).
Three differences your team will feel daily.
Time-zone overlap by design
Philippines is UTC+8 — 12–16 hours offset from US Eastern. CoDev explicitly notes their model "supports partial or full time-zone overlap based on your needs," with many clients opting for partial overlap and Philippine staff working night shifts for real-time collaboration. sourceBOLD’s Americas-only sourcing delivers 4–8 hours of overlap with the US business day by construction — no night shifts needed, and a live daily check-in works without scheduling gymnastics.
Pricing transparency
sourceBOLD publishes typical starting prices on /what-it-costs and writes the exact monthly Service Fee into the SOW at signing. CoDev’s pricing is sales-gated behind a "70% cost savings" headline that doesn’t translate to a comparable rate before the discovery call.
Contractor engagement, not managed services
CoDev’s positioning spans staff augmentation through fully turnkey managed services. sourceBOLD is single-tier: contractor engagement, you direct the work, no managed- service overhead. If you want to direct the work yourself rather than hand delivery accountability to a vendor, the operational fit is different.
The honest counter — scale, certifications, and managed-service depth.
SOC 2 + ISO certifications
CoDev carries SOC 2 and ISO certifications that sourceBOLD doesn’t (yet). Where a vendor approval requires either, CoDev removes friction we don’t. We use encryption at rest, a tamper-evident audit chain, and state-privacy-aligned data handling — but those aren’t the same as the audited certifications CoDev has.
Managed-service depth
If you want a vendor to absorb full delivery accountability across engineering, ops, and back-office — CoDev’s "Managed Service" and "CoTeams" tiers cover that. sourceBOLD deliberately leaves delivery accountability with the client. For buyers who want a turnkey partner rather than contractor augmentation, CoDev’s model fits.
Pick by the situation, not by the pitch.
- You want a managed-service tier where the vendor owns delivery accountability.
- Whoever signs off on vendors requires SOC 2 or ISO certification.
- Your team runs async-handoff workflows and can tolerate a 12–16h time-zone offset.
- You want vendor-bundled ops/marketing/back-office services beyond engineering.
- You want to work with the person live during US business hours (daily check-ins, reviewing work together).
- You want published pricing in the contract, not a sales-gated quote.
- You want a contractor engagement — you direct the work, no managed-service overhead.
- 4–8h US overlap is a working-day requirement, not a nice-to-have.
CoDev-vs-sourceBOLD FAQ.
Why does time-zone overlap matter when you add a developer to your team?
Working together live — a daily check-in, reviewing work, answering questions as they come up — works cleanly when both sides share working hours. With a 12–16h offset (Philippines vs US), one side works nights or the model becomes async-only. sourceBOLD's 4–8h Americas overlap means the person works during your business day by default. CoDev's model handles the gap by having Philippine staff work shifted schedules; both are legitimate, just different working conditions.
Why doesn't sourceBOLD carry SOC 2 like CoDev?
sourceBOLD hasn't completed a SOC 2 audit. We use encryption at rest, a tamper-evident audit chain on sensitive operations, and state-privacy-aligned data handling, but those aren't the same as an audited certification. If whoever signs off on vendors requires SOC 2, CoDev has it; we don't pretend to.
How does sourceBOLD's pricing compare to CoDev's?
sourceBOLD publishes typical starting prices on /what-it-costs and writes the exact monthly Service Fee into the SOW at signing. CoDev's pricing is sales-gated behind a "70% cost savings" marketing claim. Both are senior-developer pricing; the published-vs-quote difference is the one you’ll notice first.
Does sourceBOLD offer managed-services delivery like CoDev?
No. sourceBOLD's model is contractor engagement — we find and vet the developer, you pick them and direct the work, and we contract and pay them. You own delivery accountability. CoDev's "Managed Service" tier absorbs delivery accountability for clients who want a single vendor owning outcomes. Different scope by design.
Does sourceBOLD source in the Philippines?
No. sourceBOLD is Americas-only — we source developers across Latin America, with the US time-zone overlap (4–8 hours) that comes with it. If Philippines-based developers are a hard requirement, CoDev is the better fit.
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