PG Dating Pro

Pilot Group has worked in the e-commerce sector since 2000, and PG Dating Pro is the dating website software it sells and customises. It is built for companies that want to run their own dating service without writing one from the ground up.

A dating site that can be ready in a day

According to Pilot Group, a finished dating site with mobile apps can be put live in a single day, with open code and ready-made member profiles already in place. The code is open, so a buyer's own developers or Pilot Group's team can change it afterwards. The company also develops sister software for property websites, and it applies the same kind of modification work to both products.

Mobile apps for members

Two companion apps come with the product: one for Android and one for iOS. Members can sign in from their phones, look for people, chat, view photos and add others to favourites or friends lists while away from a desktop. The Android app is described as a way to meet people, chat and find a match.

Social links, bots and promotion

Members can connect their Facebook and Instagram accounts and copy photos across to the dating site, choosing which pictures to bring over. Pilot Group also offers Telegram and Slack bots. A dating helper bot acts as a point of contact for members: it builds up a profile by asking questions and passing the answers into the member's record, and it can also act as a dialogue partner that gives advice on communication skills. For visibility outside the site, the company offers social media promotion aimed at search positions and visitors in chosen locations.

Design, payments and ad targeting

Beyond the packaged product, Pilot Group takes on a unique design for a dating site, a responsive theme that works on desktops, tablets and phones, integration of a designed index page with styles across all pages, and full website development from scratch. Members can pay directly by credit or debit card on the site, with PayPal working as the payment system behind the scenes. Banner advertising can be targeted by geographic location, so campaigns can concentrate on selected countries.

Scale and recognition claimed by the company

Pilot Group says it has handled more than 8,000 projects, built over 10,000 websites and 78 applications, and run over 20 of its own web and mobile projects. It also reports winning a best dating software provider title in 2015 and from 2017 to 2019, and being a finalist in the other years from 2010 to 2016. The company works from offices in Warsaw and Yerevan.