Custom software
Sometimes off-the-shelf software simply doesn't fit, or you have to work around it so much that it costs more time than it saves. Then we build a web application that follows the way you work.
What we build
- Customer portals where your customers follow up documents, orders or tickets themselves
- Internal tools that replace Excel lists and scattered emails
- Scheduling, bookings and request or approval workflows
- Extensions and modules for existing software
- Reporting and dashboards on your own data
How we keep it manageable
We build in short steps. After each step you can see and try what has been made on a test environment, and adjust before we continue. That way the application grows with what you really need, not with what was once written in a specification.
Every application is documented, with a description of the installation and the main design choices.
After delivery, too
You don't have to find or manage a server. We host the application on servers in the EU and take care of the backups (with a restore test), security updates and monitoring. If something goes wrong, we get the alert, preferably before you notice. More under hosting and management.
Hosting and management are charged as a fixed subscription, separate from the development. That way you know the cost in advance.
Prefer to run the application on your own server? Then we install it there and agree on who manages what.
An example: Ficus
Ficus is a custom order management application, in use at two companies in the chemical sector: from order and order confirmation to documents, scheduling and complaints. This is what it looks like.
DashboardOpen orders, what ships this week and sales per quarter, on one screen. OrderEntering an order, adding order lines and the order confirmation as a PDF in one click. CalendarAll shipments and documents by day, week or month; click through to the order. Customer recordCustomer details, delivery addresses and contacts together.
The clips show demo data of a made-up company, not of a customer.
Typical projects
- Customer portalCustomers log in and see their quotes, invoices, documents or tickets.
- From Excel to applicationA shared Excel file that everyone fills in differently becomes a web tool with fixed rules.
- Scheduling and bookingsPlanning teams, rooms or equipment, with an overview for everyone.
- Requests and approvalA request automatically goes through the right steps and people.
Related services
Does your software work for you, or the other way round?
Describe how you work today and what costs you time. We will look at whether custom software is worth it.