Sails Co.
Sails Co., based in Austin, TX, is a B2B engineering, product, and design company known for its Sails framework, the most popular MVC framework for Node.js. The company offers a full-service web and mobile studio, professional support, and specializes in advanced UIs and realtime technologies.
Company History
Sails Co. was launched on November 17, 2014. The company underwent several name changes, initially known as Treeline, then Sails, and finally Treeline again. Based in Austin, TX, Sails Co. is part of the B2B industry, with a focus on Engineering, Product, and Design. They participated in Y Combinator's W15 batch. Founded by the original author and maintainers of the Sails framework, the company is in the early stage of its business journey.
Products and Services
Sails Co. operates a full-service web and mobile studio that specializes in advanced UIs and real-time technologies like WebSockets. They offer a range of services including professional support for the tools they maintain. The company's expertise lies in creating modern enterprise-grade web and mobile applications. Sails Co. provides commercial support to accelerate development and ensure coding best practices. Their offerings extend to free and open-source software under the MIT License.
Regions and Availability
Sails Co. serves industries primarily within the United States of America and America/Canada. In addition to local services, the company offers remote and partly remote services, providing flexibility and extended reach. The company's location in Austin, TX, combined with its remote service capabilities, allows for broad geographic coverage and inclusivity in client engagement.
Sails Framework
The Sails framework, developed by the founders of Sails Co., is the most popular MVC framework for Node.js. Written entirely in JavaScript, Sails supports data-driven APIs with a scalable, service-oriented architecture. It features auto-generated REST APIs with blueprints and integrates easily with WebSockets. The framework is front-end agnostic, meaning it is compatible with any front-end technology such as Angular, React, iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Sails also includes an ORM named Waterline, allowing it to support any database.
Industry Focus
Sails Co. operates within the B2B sector, with a sub-industry specialization in Engineering, Product, and Design. The company focuses on web development and cloud computing. Their services target businesses needing modern applications with advanced features. Being a part of the Open Source community, they contribute tools and frameworks to enhance the industry.