{"id":11193,"date":"2025-07-16T15:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/?page_id=11193"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:06:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/info\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the company"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Helping appointment-based businesses grow rapidly and with less admin friction<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Altegio is an European holding company with physical offices in seven countries and with \u0441ustomers in 90+ countries. Altegio\u2019s international and multicultural team of 130+ professionals brings over 15 years of experience in developing cutting-edge software products<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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global operations \u00b7 human scale<\/p>\n\t\t

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14 000+<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Clients trust us with their businesses<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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7 offices<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In EU, UAE, Latin America, Central Asia<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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130+<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Professionals working worldwide<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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95 000<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Specialists use the platform every day<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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The Mission<\/h2>\n\t\t
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Altegio empowers entrepreneurs, the driving force behind wellbeing, progress, and innovation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Altegio focuses on removing growth barriers for them\u2014such as routine tasks, manual operations, and human errors\u2014through powerful business automation tools<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Altegio elevates service standards, improves operational efficiency, and enhances daily life, making entrepreneurs the #1 actor in transforming the world into a better place for millions of people worldwide: entrepreneurs, customers, their friends and relatives...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Driven by a passion for digital transformation, Altegio\u2019 team constantly learns both from experts in the niche and Altegio\u2019s customers to stay ahead in the market The company specializes in developing business management software (SaaS) for chains and franchises in service-based industries<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Altegio is Here to Help\u2026<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Entrepreneurs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

automate their daily routines, keep control over their client base, and focus on growing revenue instead of putting out fire<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Businesses<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

in service-based sectors reduce administrative load, improve client retention, and scale efficiently<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Chains<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Chains with multiple locations standardize their operations, track performance in real time, and keep every branch aligned without micromanagement<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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The Altegio Timeline<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Discover the key milestones that highlight dynamic business development, resources, and efforts invested into new features platform sustainability in various countries<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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latest milestone<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

June 2025<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

WhatsApp Coexistence feature launched in Altegio due to the Official Meta-certified collaboration which made it possible to use a single business phone number both for manual communication in WhatsApp Business and sending automated messages<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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May 2026<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio surpassed 13,000 active businesses with a combined GMV of $143M. The numbers confirm a mature SaaS platform used daily by thousands of service businesses across international markets<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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March 2026<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio launched localized website versions for Poland and the Czech Republic, responding to growing product interest across Central Europe. Native-language pages and adapted positioning lowered the entry barrier for local businesses<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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February 2026<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio integrated Adyen, one of the world's largest payment providers, to accept payments across 25 European countries. Beyond checkout, all payment reporting stays inside Altegio, and competitive acquiring rates can offset the cost of an Altegio license or a staff member's monthly salary. Clients pay with local methods as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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December 2025<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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After launching in Brazil, Hungary, and Kazakhstan, Altegio's official WhatsApp Notification Sender expanded to Armenia. Businesses gained automated appointment reminders through the region's most-used messenger, a transparent message balance, and top-ups directly inside Altegio<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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November 2025<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio became a resident of Astana Hub, Central Asia's largest tech hub, strengthening its presence and credibility in Kazakhstan. In parallel, TipTop Pay went live online payments and prepayments in KZT<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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October 2025<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio launched online payments via Uzum Bank in Uzbekistan: pay-in-booking, QR codes, payment links, and the sale of memberships and gift cards. Local payment support through Uzum Bank, Humo, and Uzcard covered the market's key methods and made booking prepayment standard for local businesses<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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August 2025<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio released a major Altegio for Business app update: on-the-go payment acceptance, split payments, client categories, quick access to notifications, and support for complex services. The update turned the mobile app from a booking calendar into a full operational hub, letting owners run a salon, studio, or clinic entirely from their phone<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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April 2025<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Release of automatic Nota Fiscal issuance for beauty salons and barbershops in Brazil, who work under the regulations of the Partner Salon Law (Law No. 13,352\/2016), and make split payments between business and employees<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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February 2025<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio began consistently surpassing $100M in monthly GMV (total client\u2019s turnover)\u2014a powerful reflection of the platform\u2019s scale and stable growth<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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December 2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Launch of the 4Hands+ Feature: a key update for businesses offering multi-specialist services, enabling clients to book appointments with two or more professionals at once, perfect tandem procedures and team-based treatments<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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October 2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio reached a significant milestone\u201410,000 businesses and over 70,000 specialists now rely on the platform. Drastically improved the network of ambassadors and integrations reaching 100+ and 70+ respectively<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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July 2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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As part of our partner program, Altegio has integrated with three AI-powered chatbot services to help businesses respond to clients faster and handle incoming requests more efficiently<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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May 2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Official collaboration with Meta enabled direct \u201cBook Now\u201d integration on Instagram and Facebook, sending appointment requests straight to Altegio\u2019s calendar and CRM turning social traffic into confirmed bookings<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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March 2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Online appointments can now be paid in advance in full or partially using Stripe. Upfront payments help businesses reduce financial risks, simplify administration, and increase revenue<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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December 2023<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio Global emerged following Yri Petrou\u2019s acquisition of the Armenian, Brazilian, and Central Asian operations. Earlier that year, Yri and the other shareholders had successfully sold YCLIENTS, severing all ties with the previous business<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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July 2023<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio expanded its presence into Central Asia with the opening of a new office in Astana, Kazakhstan, bringing its technology closer to clients across the region<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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February 2023<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio established key product values: protecting each business\u2019s client base and avoiding \"cannibalization\"\u2014ensuring that companies don\u2019t lose clients due to competing offers within the platform or a marketplace-like solution<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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September 2022<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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Altegio Brazil was founded by Fabio Tintori in partnership with Yri Petrou, who had relocated to Brazil and begun the process of selling YCLIENTS. By that time, Altegio had also established distribution offices in Hungary and Serbia, forming a group of five independent companies under a common brand<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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July 2022<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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An important milestone was reached \u20145,000 clients worldwide chose to grow their service-based business with Altegio. 2M bookings per month<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Altegio Armenia was founded by Samvel Asryan alongside former YCLIENTS developers and managers\u2014professionals who rejected aggression against Ukraine and chose to leave Russia in protest. In close collaboration with the Ukrainian team, they succeeded in building an independent product and sustainable international operations<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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The Drobchak brothers and Monika Kavalsky founded Altegio Ukraine as an independent platform through the non-monetary acquisition of YCLIENTS\u2019 source code from its creators, Yri Petrou and Dzmitry Shastakou. In exchange, Altegio Ukraine took obligatios to invest in independent IT infrastructure and cover six months of non-revenue operations. As a result, Ukrainian clients not only maintained access to a vital business tool during a critical time, they also received it for free<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Business Expertise Wrapped into a Software Product<\/h2>\n\t\t
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Altegio has embedded its core values into the software: a passion for digital transformation, a philosophy of empowering entrepreneurs by freeing them from routine tasks, and the collective experience of tens of thousands of successful entrepreneurs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

By transforming their best business practices into a standardized platform, we\u2019ve made advanced business management tools accessible even to beginners<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Unlike marketplaces and aggregators, Altegio doesn\u2019t promote salon\u2019s competitors\u2014it secures individual operational contour for each business<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Altegio doesn\u2019t cannibalize B2B clients\u2019 user base\u2014no ads, no third-party exposure, no competing offers<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Advanced ERP support<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Dedicated onboarding teams help major chains and well-known brands implement Altegio as a full ERP solution<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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One account, full control<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Altegio powers 100+ location chains\u2014even across borders\u2014from a single, centralized account<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Early-stage entrepreneurs get a proven structure shaped by the experience of large, successful chains<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Commission-free growth<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Online booking widgets generate free appointments organically\u2014no paid listings, no fees, no extra promotion<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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99,98%<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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4,5 million<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SLA for technical support<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Ambassadors, Partnerships, and Integrations<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

With its open API and an extensive Marketplace of add-ons and integrations, Altegio offers countless opportunities to scale business functionality and provides lucrative prospects for service providers, startups, and individual developers<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We\u2019re always open to new partnerships, software distributors, and integration opportunities<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

If you are helping service-based businesses succeed like we do, let\u2019s connect!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tContact us\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Interested in joining our international team?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Discover open roles and take the next step in your career with us<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tDiscover open roles\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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For Altegio, Changing the World is More than a Phrase<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Altegio offers a 100% discount to nonprofits. We provide training and consulting for our existent and potential clients, and deliver flexible pricing plans for both small businesses and large chains \u2014 helping them stay efficient and keep costs under control<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Security and Reliability in Focus<\/h2>\n\t\t
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Reliable data centres<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We use state-of-the-art servers for stable platform performance. Altegio's infrastructure is housed in Germany in the data centres of Hetzner<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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To learn how we comply with the GDPR and ensure personal data privacy, please see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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We adhere to strict information security regulations. Altegio employees do not have free access to your customers\u2019 data<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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PCI DSS compliant payment systems are responsible for conducting online transactions. Altegio does not collect your banking data<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Data exchange between the users and our platform goes in accordance with the TLS 1.2 level A+ protocol<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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We extensively apply Cloudflare, cutting-edge solutions to provide reliable protection of the platform against all types of cyberthreats<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Multilingual library of video feature overviews, tutorials, webinars, and product updates<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Local presence. Global ambition.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Our international structure keeps Altegio close to the markets and entrepreneurs we serve.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\t\t

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Altegio Europe KFT<\/strong><\/h3>

ZIP: 1054<\/p>

City: Budapest<\/p>

Address: Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n t\u00e9r 7, House Of Business Roosevelt.<\/p>

EU VAT#: HU26110123<\/p>

Bank Name: Revolut Payments UAB<\/p>

Bank Address: Konstitucijos ave. 21B, 08130, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>

BIC\/SWIFT: REVOLT21<\/p>

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