Custom web and business software development
We replace the Excel file that serves as a management tool, the off-the-shelf software your team works around every day, or the tools that don't talk to each other, with software built around the way you work. Then we maintain it.
a first version in your team's hands as early as possible, then phases that take its feedback into account.
widely used technologies such as Ruby on Rails and Next.js: another developer will be able to take over the code.
no per-user subscription that climbs as your team grows: the tool is yours.
They trusted us with their software
Typical situations
In many SMEs, an Excel file serves as the management tool.
Two people have been filling it in by hand for years, it breaks when someone adds a column, and only one person understands the formulas. A few signs: the file has a version number in its name ("planning_v14_FINAL_really.xlsx"), several people spend more than an hour a week in it, and nobody dares to change it.
People also contact us about:
- off-the-shelf software bought a few years ago, which the team has patched with spreadsheets, copy-pasting and calendar reminders to make up for what it doesn't do.
- data entered two or three times, in the accounting system, in a spreadsheet and elsewhere.
- an institution that has to publish reference information, keep it up to date and make it available to the public.
- a paper process that works as long as the right person is there, and not at all while they're on holiday.
What we do
Software designed around the way you work, built in phases and maintained over time.
Business software
Planning, case tracking, equipment management, invoicing, internal tools that only your company uses.
Web applications and platforms
With an admin area for your team and, if needed, access for your clients or partners.
Connecting to what you already have
Importing data from a spreadsheet, reading an external database, displaying live measurements.
Dashboards
The figures you need on Monday morning, without exports or copy-pasting.
A mobile app
When the tool has to leave the office. See our Mobile app page.
We work with proven, widely used technologies such as Ruby on Rails and Next.js. We choose them because they are widely used: another developer will be able to take over the code.
How we work
A first version used by your team as early as possible, then successive phases.
01
Understanding your business
We spend time with the people who will use the software, not only with those who order it. They are the ones who know the exceptions and habits the software will have to respect.
02
Scoping and prototyping
Clickable screens, the scope of the first phase, an estimate. For larger projects, this scoping is a separate step with its own deliverable.
03
Building in phases
Each phase is put into service and used by your team, and the next phase takes its feedback into account.
04
Migrating the data
Importing what already exists, going live, onboarding, support during the first weeks.
05
Maintaining and evolving
The software evolves with your business.
Why us
The people who listen to you at the first meeting are the ones who write the code.
We are a technical team based in French-speaking Switzerland. We have been doing this since 2012, on more than 320 projects.
We keep our clients for a long time: we have been developing Pixelmedics, a management platform for medical practices, since 2023. Seven municipal utilities and energy providers in French-speaking Switzerland use our tools, and most of them were recommended to us by another.
If off-the-shelf software is enough for your needs, we will tell you.
Some software we built
CSC Costruzioni
For the Rive Droite district in Orbe, an application that continuously displays the electricity, heating and water consumption of two buildings, on screens at the entrance and on smartphones, compared with the targets of the energy label.
La CIL
The digital version of the Lavaux landscape guide, for owners and professionals building in the UNESCO site. Fast search through a large body of content, and an admin tool to keep it up to date.
Bootis
For the Slowlution association, a platform for planning trips in Switzerland for people with reduced mobility, powered by Pro Infirmis accessibility data.
It all starts with a conversation.
Before the first screen, there's a conversation: what you want to do, for whom, and why. Let's take the time to talk about it.
First conversation free and with no commitment.
Frequently asked questions
How much does custom software cost?
A focused internal tool and a platform with several types of users don't cost the same. What drives the price: the number of business areas involved, the business rules, data migration and connections to other systems. We estimate phase by phase, so you can decide one phase at a time.
How long does it take to build business software?
We aim for a first version used by your team as early as possible, then successive phases. The exact schedule is set after scoping, once the scope of the first phase is clear.
Custom or off-the-shelf software: which should you choose?
If off-the-shelf software covers your needs without workarounds, choose it. Custom software makes sense when the way you work is what sets you apart, when the standard product forces daily workarounds on you, or when no product exists for your line of business.
Can you take over our existing Excel files?
Yes, it's often the starting point. We import the history, clean it up with you, and check that the figures come out identical before retiring the old file.
What happens if we want to change provider later?
The code is written with widely used technologies, which allows another developer to take it over.
