Custom Solutions at
AI Speed
Aboard is the world’s first solution engineering firm. Our team of experts uses our AI-powered platform to deliver your business software in record time.
The Landscape
Aboard = Platform + People
Your off-the-shelf software isn't living up to your business's ambitions. Or you're tired of relying on one-size-fits-none SaaS tools. It's all held together with spreadsheets, clutch team members, and chewing gum.
You're losing money through all this friction. We have a better way. Is Aboard an agency? Sure! Is Aboard a platform? Yep! We’re adaptable to your needs. Things are changing fast, so are we.
Metrics trackers custom tailored to your business
World-class Solution Engineers
If your software isn't growing with you, you need a partner who listens. Our speciality is finding unifying solutions. We use AI to deliver world-class software at a reasonable monthly cost. We can ship quickly, bring your data in today, consider more complex improvements, integrations, and data handling—all to make your business stack better.
Stop adapting to their dashboards. Define your own
AI-driven Software that Truly Ships
95% of AI software initiatives fail. That's because the last mile is truly long. We solved that. Aboard's custom platform, when operated by a skilled solution engineer, can deliver fully functioning, reliable, stable digital business software in a fraction of the time of other tools—as unique as your business and your team.
Offerings
Our Product Offering
We serve companies of all sizes and in many industries. Our whole deal is empowering more people with custom solutions that fit their businesses and their budgets. See where you fit in and request a demo, we can create the right package to help you thrive.
Built for your business. Ready in weeks.
Aboard Launch and Aboard Transform are fixed-scope delivery products — we design, build, and hand off production-ready apps on your timeline. Whether you need a focused solution fast or a deeply integrated platform, we scope it, build it, and support it.
aboard
Launch
Ship to production in 90 days or less
Trying to escape SaaS? Need more complex, verticalized software, plus integrations and data migration?
- Secure enterprise-grade web apps that work on mobile
- Custom features and data models
- UI that fits your business needs
- User management and oAuth integration
- Migration of existing data
- Integration with other platforms and tools
- Custom logic and workflows
- RAG capabilities
- Ongoing support
aboard
Transform
Your AI-powered transofrmation partner
Bring the value and acceleration of AI into your organization with our managed services and consultation.
- Tackling your most complex technical and product challenges — from strategy through delivery.
- A dedicated senior team embedded with your organization
- Shipping software as needed, at high velocity
- Ongoing product and architecture leadership
- Flexible hosting on Aboard's infrastructure or your own
- Ideal for organizations navigating modernization, system transformation, or building mission-critical platforms where deep partnership matters.
Compare offerings
How We Work
Let us show you how it works.
Here's how we work with you to identify problems and ship your solution fast.
We're something new, and we take you from idea to deploy, at the highest level of quality, in record time.
Platform
CRM, ERP, CMS, project management, and dashboards galore. We can do it all—fast.
We use AI to radically accelerate the software development lifecycle. Our Solution Engineers partner with you, learning your pain points, critical needs, and how your data and integrations need to evolve. They can design, prototype, and explore applications—often in minutes—using Aboard’s proprietary AI-accelerated platform. Then they keep iterating with your feedback until the software takes shape: familiar, secure, powerful, and integrated with any legacy systems.
01
Blueprint
+
02
Aura
+
03
Lens
+
04
Workbench
+
Case Studies
We deliver solutions and transform businesses
Make an Impact: Partner Health Analytics Platform
Transforming Health Data into Strategic Insights with AI-Accelerated Development
SageSure Policy Logic Central
Automating Insurance Policy Validation with AI-Accelerated Development
About
About Aboard
Our mission is to ship custom software for organizations by leveraging AI-powered tools to give companies right-sized, low-friction software to run their business better.
Over the years, our team has provided solutions to thousands of users across Fortune 100 companies and giant NGOs. We’re not just another AI tool; we’re your partner in shipping the robust business software that drives real growth.
Built with lessons from these partners
Rich Ziade
/
CEO
A serial software entrepreneur and agency veteran, Rich Ziade has worked with the world’s biggest companies and built and sold many companies of his own, including Readability, Arc90, and with Paul, Postlight. Rich started his career as a lawyer, but rapidly became enchanted with technology and business automation, and is still at it.
Paul Ford
/
President
One of the world’s leading technology thinkers, Paul Ford has written about the way that software works for dozens of publications like Wired, Businessweek, and the New York Times. After years of writing about technology, Paul decided to do something about it—and he keeps doing so, year after year.
More Aboard
The Aboard Podcast
Software in the Age of AIJoin Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, and their guests as they discuss how AI is changing software development, business strategy—and everything else.
Latest episodes
From Paul Ford and Rich Ziade: Weekly insights, emerging trends, and tips on how to navigate the world of AI, software, and your career. Every week, totally free, right in your inbox.
Latest newsletters
Get in Touch
We Can Help
Please fill in the form to get in touch
© Aboard 2026. All rights reserved
Custom Solutions at
AI Speed
Aboard is the world’s first solution engineering firm. Our team of experts uses our AI-powered platform to deliver your business software in record time.
The Landscape
Aboard = Platform + People
Your off-the-shelf software isn't living up to your business's ambitions. Or you're tired of relying on one-size-fits-none SaaS tools. It's all held together with spreadsheets, clutch team members, and chewing gum.
You're losing money through all this friction. We have a better way. Is Aboard an agency? Sure! Is Aboard a platform? Yep! We’re adaptable to your needs. Things are changing fast, so are we.
Metrics trackers custom tailored to your business
World-class Solution Engineers
If your software isn't growing with you, you need a partner who listens. Our speciality is finding unifying solutions. We use AI to deliver world-class software at a reasonable monthly cost. We can ship quickly, bring your data in today, consider more complex improvements, integrations, and data handling—all to make your business stack better.
Stop adapting to their dashboards. Define your own
AI-driven Software that Truly Ships
95% of AI software initiatives fail. That's because the last mile is truly long. We solved that. Aboard's custom platform, when operated by a skilled solution engineer, can deliver fully functioning, reliable, stable digital business software in a fraction of the time of other tools—as unique as your business and your team.
Offerings
Our Product Offering
We serve companies of all sizes and in many industries. Our whole deal is empowering more people with custom solutions that fit their businesses and their budgets. See where you fit in and request a demo, we can create the right package to help you thrive.
Built for your business. Ready in weeks.
Aboard Launch and Aboard Transform are fixed-scope delivery products — we design, build, and hand off production-ready apps on your timeline. Whether you need a focused solution fast or a deeply integrated platform, we scope it, build it, and support it.
aboard
Launch
Ship to production in 90 days or less
Trying to escape SaaS? Need more complex, verticalized software, plus integrations and data migration?
- Secure enterprise-grade web apps that work on mobile
- Custom features and data models
- UI that fits your business needs
- User management and oAuth integration
- Migration of existing data
- Integration with other platforms and tools
- Custom logic and workflows
- RAG capabilities
- Ongoing support
aboard
Transform
Your AI-powered transofrmation partner
Bring the value and acceleration of AI into your organization with our managed services and consultation.
- Tackling your most complex technical and product challenges — from strategy through delivery.
- A dedicated senior team embedded with your organization
- Shipping software as needed, at high velocity
- Ongoing product and architecture leadership
- Flexible hosting on Aboard's infrastructure or your own
- Ideal for organizations navigating modernization, system transformation, or building mission-critical platforms where deep partnership matters.
Compare offerings
How We Work
Let us show you how it works.
Here's how we work with you to identify problems and ship your solution fast.
We're something new, and we take you from idea to deploy, at the highest level of quality, in record time.
Platform
Our platform utilizes a set of tools we created to help you harness the power and speed of AI.
We use AI to radically accelerate the software development lifecycle. Our Solution Engineers partner with you, learning your pain points, critical needs, and how your data and integrations need to evolve. They can design, prototype, and explore applications—often in minutes—using Aboard’s proprietary AI-accelerated platform. Then they keep iterating with your feedback until the software takes shape: familiar, secure, powerful, and integrated with any legacy systems.
01
Blueprint
+
02
Aura
+
03
Lens
+
04
Workbench
+
Case Studies
We deliver solutions and transform businesses
Make an Impact: Partner Health Analytics Platform
Transforming Health Data into Strategic Insights with AI-Accelerated Development
SageSure Policy Logic Central
Automating Insurance Policy Validation with AI-Accelerated Development
About
About Aboard
Our mission is to ship custom software for organizations by leveraging AI-powered tools to give companies right-sized, low-friction software to run their business better.
Over the years, our team has provided solutions to thousands of users across Fortune 100 companies and giant NGOs. We’re not just another AI tool; we’re your partner in shipping the robust business software that drives real growth.
Built with lessons from these partners
Rich Ziade
/
CEO
A serial software entrepreneur and agency veteran, Rich Ziade has worked with the world’s biggest companies and built and sold many companies of his own, including Readability, Arc90, and with Paul, Postlight. Rich started his career as a lawyer, but rapidly became enchanted with technology and business automation, and is still at it.
Paul Ford
/
President
One of the world’s leading technology thinkers, Paul Ford has written about the way that software works for dozens of publications like Wired, Businessweek, and the New York Times. After years of writing about technology, Paul decided to do something about it—and he keeps doing so, year after year.
More Aboard
The Aboard Podcast
Software in the Age of AIJoin Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, and their guests as they discuss how AI is changing software development, business strategy—and everything else.
Latest episodes
From Paul Ford and Rich Ziade: Weekly insights, emerging trends, and tips on how to navigate the world of AI, software, and your career. Every week, totally free, right in your inbox.
Latest newsletters
Get in Touch
We Can Help
Please fill in the form to get in touch
© Aboard 2026. All rights reserved
Custom Solutions at
AI Speed
Aboard is the world’s first solution engineering firm. Our team of experts uses our AI-powered platform to deliver your business software in record time.
The Landscape
Aboard = Platform + People
Your off-the-shelf software isn't living up to your business's ambitions. Or you're tired of relying on one-size-fits-none SaaS tools. It's all held together with spreadsheets, clutch team members, and chewing gum.
You're losing money through all this friction. We have a better way. Is Aboard an agency? Sure! Is Aboard a platform? Yep! We’re adaptable to your needs. Things are changing fast, so are we.
Metrics trackers custom tailored to your business
World-class Solution Engineers
If your software isn't growing with you, you need a partner who listens. Our speciality is finding unifying solutions. We use AI to deliver world-class software at a reasonable monthly cost. We can ship quickly, bring your data in today, consider more complex improvements, integrations, and data handling—all to make your business stack better.
Stop adapting to their dashboards. Define your own
AI-driven Software that Truly Ships
95% of AI software initiatives fail. That's because the last mile is truly long. We solved that. Aboard's custom platform, when operated by a skilled solution engineer, can deliver fully functioning, reliable, stable digital business software in a fraction of the time of other tools—as unique as your business and your team.
Offerings
Our Product Offering
We serve companies of all sizes and in many industries. Our whole deal is empowering more people with custom solutions that fit their businesses and their budgets. See where you fit in and request a demo, we can create the right package to help you thrive.
Built for your business. Ready in weeks.
Aboard Launch and Aboard Transform are fixed-scope delivery products — we design, build, and hand off production-ready apps on your timeline. Whether you need a focused solution fast or a deeply integrated platform, we scope it, build it, and support it.
aboard
Launch
Ship to production in 90 days or less
Trying to escape SaaS? Need more complex, verticalized software, plus integrations and data migration?
- Secure enterprise-grade web apps that work on mobile
- Custom features and data models
- UI that fits your business needs
- User management and oAuth integration
- Migration of existing data
- Integration with other platforms and tools
- Custom logic and workflows
- RAG capabilities
- Ongoing support
aboard
Transform
We are your AI transformation partner
Bring the value and acceleration of AI into your organization with our managed services and consultation.
- Tackling your most complex technical and product challenges — from strategy through delivery.
- A dedicated senior team embedded with your organization
- Shipping software as needed, at high velocity
- Ongoing product and architecture leadership
- Flexible hosting on Aboard's infrastructure or your own
- Ideal for organizations navigating modernization, system transformation, or building mission-critical platforms where deep partnership matters.
Compare offerings
How We Work
Let us show you how it works.
Here's how we work with you to identify problems and ship your solution fast.
We're something new, and we take you from idea to deploy, at the highest level of quality, in record time.
Platform
Meet the Aboard Platform
We use AI to radically accelerate the software development lifecycle. Our Solution Engineers partner with you, learning your pain points, critical needs, and how your data and integrations need to evolve. They can design, prototype, and explore applications—often in minutes—using Aboard’s proprietary AI-accelerated platform. Then they keep iterating with your feedback until the software takes shape: familiar, secure, powerful, and integrated with any legacy systems.
01
Blueprint
+
02
Aura
+
03
Lens
+
04
Workbench
+
Case Studies
We deliver solutions and transform businesses
Make an Impact: Partner Health Analytics Platform
Transforming Health Data into Strategic Insights with AI-Accelerated Development
SageSure Policy Logic Central
Automating Insurance Policy Validation with AI-Accelerated Development
About
About Aboard
Our mission is to deliver high-quality custom software faster and cheaper by using Aboard’s AI-powered platform, operated by skilled solution engineers.
Over the years, our team has provided solutions to thousands of users across Fortune 100 companies and giant NGOs. We’re not just another AI tool; we’re your partner in shipping the robust business software that drives real growth.
Built with lessons from these partners
Rich Ziade
/
CEO
A serial software entrepreneur and agency veteran, Rich Ziade has worked with the world’s biggest companies and built many companies of his own, including Readability, Arc90, and, with Paul, Postlight. Starting his career as a lawyer, Rich took his experience of large-scale business automation to become a pioneer in building API-powered business systems at scale.
Paul Ford
/
President
One of the world’s leading technology thinkers, Paul Ford has written about the way that software works for dozens of publications like Wired, Businessweek, and the New York Times. After years of writing about technology, Paul decided to do something about it—and he keeps doing so, year after year.
More Aboard
The Aboard Podcast
Software in the Age of AIJoin Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, and their guests as they discuss how AI is changing software development, business strategy—and everything else.
Latest episodes
From Paul Ford and Rich Ziade: Weekly insights, emerging trends, and tips on how to navigate the world of AI, software, and your career. Every week, totally free, right in your inbox.
Latest newsletters
Get in Touch
We Can Help
Please fill in the form to get in touch
© Aboard 2026. All rights reserved