What you get
What a software project includes
One tool, quoted as one project, covering everything from the first workshop to the support after launch.
Workshop and scoping
We sit with the people who will use it, map how the work really flows today, and agree a fixed scope before anything is built.
Screens your staff will use
Simple, clear screens designed around the jobs people do every day, tested with them before the build starts.
Business logic and automation
Your pricing, approvals, scheduling and reminders written into the software, so the routine steps happen without anyone chasing them.
Integrations
Connections to QuickBooks, Xero, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Stripe, your CRM or any service with an API, so data is entered once.
Security and access
Logins for each person, roles that limit who sees what, encrypted data, and an audit trail of who changed what.
Hosting and support
Hosted, monitored and backed up by us, with updates and new features handled under a care plan rather than left to drift.
How it runs
How a software project runs
Four stages with a fixed scope, and you use working software long before the end.
Map the work
We learn how the job is done now, where the time goes and what the tool has to do on day one.
Design and plan
Screens, data and integrations agreed with you, plus a clear list of what is in the first version and what waits.
Build in short rounds
Working pieces every week or two, so your team tries it early and we change course before it costs anything.
Launch and grow
Data moved across, staff trained, then support and new features as the business finds new uses for it.
Symptoms
Signs your business has outgrown its software
Most of these look like small annoyances. Added up, they are hours of paid time every week.
- The same details typed into three different systems
- A spreadsheet only one person knows how to update
- Paying per seat for features nobody uses
- Approvals stuck in email threads
- No live view of jobs, stock or cash
- Customers phoning to ask where their order is
- Errors from copy-paste between apps
- An old in-house tool nobody can still maintain
The difference
Off-the-shelf software versus a custom build
Off-the-shelf is the right answer surprisingly often, and we will say so. Custom pays off when your process is what sets you apart.
| Off-the-shelf software | Built for the business | |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | You change your process to suit it | Built around how you already work |
| Cost over time | Per-seat fees that grow with you | Pay once to build, then a flat care plan |
| Integrations | Whatever the vendor supports | Connected to the tools you use |
| Your data | Stored on their terms | Yours, exportable at any time |
| Changes | Feature request, then wait | Added when you need them |
| If the vendor folds | You start again | You keep the code and carry on |
Service area
Software development across the Lower Mainland
We work with businesses throughout the region. Meetings can be on site or remote, whichever suits — most projects run comfortably with a mix of both.
Questions
Custom software questions we get asked
How much does custom software cost?
It depends on how many screens, rules and integrations the first version needs. We scope it in a workshop and give a fixed price before work starts. Many small business tools cost less than three years of the per-seat subscriptions they replace.
How long does it take to build?
A focused first version is typically six to twelve weeks. We build in short rounds, so your team is using parts of it well before the full launch.
Do I own the code?
Yes. The source code, the data and the hosting accounts are yours. If you ever move to another developer you take everything with you.
Can it connect to the software we already use?
Usually, yes. QuickBooks, Xero, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Stripe and most CRMs have APIs we can connect to, so data is entered once and flows everywhere it is needed.
Can you add AI features?
Yes, where they genuinely help: reading documents and invoices, drafting replies, answering questions about your own data, or sorting incoming requests. We start with the job, not with the technology.
What happens after launch?
We host it, monitor it, back it up and keep it patched under a monthly care plan, and add features as you need them. You get a local team you can phone, not a ticket queue.
Next step
Let’s look at how the work gets done now.
Bring the spreadsheet everyone is afraid to touch. We will map where the hours go, tell you plainly whether custom software is worth it, and price it if it is. Nothing owed afterwards.