No lock-in, including to Alin Li
You can run, change or replace what we deliver without us.
ABOUT ALIN LI
Reviving the spirit
of open computing.
An open-source company built to hand over: we build platforms, transfer them to the organisation that runs them, and support them in production.
AT A GLANCE
Build. Transfer.
Support.
- Company
- Alin Li OÜ
- Registry code
- 17184688, Estonia
- Headquarters
- Ahtri tn 12, 10151 Tallinn
- Delivery
- Europe and the Gulf, operational in Qatar
- Languages
- English and العربية
- Model
- Open-source core, commercial support, full ownership transfer
THE MEANING OF OUR NAME
Alin Li means
“soften my path”.
ألِنْ لي is Arabic for soften it for me, a wish for the way ahead to become gentle and easy to walk. That is what we try to do for every learner and every organisation: take something that feels hard and closed, and make it open, understandable and theirs.
وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ
The name is derived from this verse, in which God made iron soft for Prophet Dawud. Iron is the hardest of materials; made soft, it can be shaped into something useful. ألِنْ لي shares that root: a wish that what is hard becomes gentle and workable.
Knowledge is the key. Courage turns the key.
TWO REGIONS
Registered in Europe.
Working in the Gulf.
Tallinn, Estonia
Our registered home, in the country that built X-Road and a digital state on open standards.
Doha and the Gulf
Where our engineers deliver sovereign platforms and teach the next generation, in Arabic and English.
WHAT WE HOLD OURSELVES TO
Five rules.
Every engagement.
You own what is delivered
Configuration, code, rules, documentation and data.
Data is not deleted, it stops being metered
Reducing cost never costs you visibility.
Every figure is Verified or Illustrative
We never mix measured results and estimates on one page.
Credentials stated as they stand
We name what we hold, and we call work in progress in progress.
OUR EXPERIENCE
Experience you
can build on.
- More than 18 years of experience in IT, enterprise architecture and IT solutions
- Enterprise architecture established and led at a Gulf bank, including core banking and trade finance migrations
- APIs, middleware, integration and cloud strategy
- TOGAF (Level II) and SOA certified architecture, with MBA-level business strategy
“Simplify, empower, innovate. Open software and open standards, and a handover that leaves the client stronger than before we arrived.”
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked.
Do we own what you deliver?
Yes. Configuration, code, rules, documentation and data are handed over and owned by you. You can run, change or replace it without us.
Does any of our data leave our network?
No. Every product runs on your own servers, and the AI features use a local model on the same server. Only channels you switch on, such as WhatsApp or email for RASEEKH, send messages outside.
Can a product carry our own brand?
Yes. Every platform can carry your own product name, managed from one console.
How does an engagement start?
With a conversation, then a proof of concept that is time-bounded, milestone-gated and measured on your own data.
Is support included?
Production support is agreed separately after go-live and priced on its own, so each decision is taken on its merits.
Which languages do you work in?
English and Arabic, with full right-to-left support in our software and courses.
Where do you work?
Alin Li OÜ is registered in Tallinn, Estonia, with engineers in Europe and the Gulf, and is operational in Qatar.
STAY CURIOUS
Let’s build something you own.
Tell us about your estate, your team and what you would like to own outright.