A studio that makes sites work

CanDev — a developer team since 2014. We ship ready-made products and custom solutions for SMBs on WordPress.

11+
years in market
102+
projects delivered
18+
ready-made products
7
people on the team

We started with one plugin

In 2014 we built our first custom plugin for a client — a small booking system for a private clinic. It stuck, the client was happy, and we kept doing the same for others.

Today we have a catalog of 18+ ready-made products you can plug in without greenfield development. Plus a team that takes on non-standard work.

We work with businesses across Ukraine and six more countries. WordPress is our core focus, but we’re not limited to it.

14
2014
Studio founded
First project — a booking system for a private clinic in Kyiv.
17
2017
Ready-made product catalog
Launched the first five productized plugins — with subscription and support.
20
2020
International expansion
First clients from Poland, Germany, and the UK.
23
2023
AI integrations
Added GPT-4o to chatbots. ChatWidget Pro became our flagship product.
26
2026
Today
18+ products, 102+ clients, team of 7.

How we work

🎯
Outcomes, not process theater

We care whether the product moves the client’s business — not just “shipped on time,” but “did they get leads.”

🔍
Honest scoping

If we’re not the right fit or an off-the-shelf tool wins — we say so. We don’t bill for work you don’t need.

Fast response

We reply to requests within 2 business hours. Critical support bugs — within 4 hours.

🛡️
Long-term relationships

Most clients stay 3+ years. We’re not a one-off vendor — we build partnerships.

📖
We document everything

Code, settings, runbooks — you get it all. You’re never locked into us.

🔧
Technical debt is the enemy

Clean code from day one. No “we’ll fix it later” — that always costs more.

People behind the products

👨‍💻
Andrii Kovalenko
Co-founder, Lead Developer

11 years in WordPress development. Architect of the studio’s core products. PHP, JS, DevOps.

👩‍🎨
Olena Marchenko
Co-founder, UI/UX Designer

Interface design focused on conversion. Figma, design systems, usability testing.

👨‍🔬
Denys Lytvyn
Senior Backend Developer

Integrations and APIs. Built ChatWidget Pro and the BookEasy booking system.

👩‍💻
Kateryna Bondar
Frontend Developer

React, Vue, lean CSS. Owns speed and accessibility across client UIs.

👨‍📊
Maksym Rudenko
Project Manager

Coordinates delivery and client comms. Keeps deadlines without sacrificing quality.

👩‍🔧
Alina Petrenko
QA Engineer

Testing and quality control. Nothing ships to clients without her sign-off.

Want to work with us?

Tell us about the task — we’ll estimate and propose a path. Consultation is free.