Custom Business Tools

A lot. Common builds: quote calculators, client portals, internal dashboards, lead-routing automations, custom checkout flows, booking systems, invoice generators, inventory trackers, multi-step form builders, and anything in between. If it runs in a browser and touches data, we can probably build it. Hardware integration (POS systems, IoT) is also possible but a bigger conversation.

Most v1 builds land between $1,500 and $7,500 depending on complexity. A simple quote calculator is at the low end. A full client portal with auth, document signing, and payment is at the high end. We do a free 30-minute scoping call to give you a firm range before any commitment — no surprise invoices.

2–8 weeks for v1, depending on scope. Simple tools (calculators, form routers) ship in 1–2 weeks. Client portals and dashboards typically take 4–8 weeks. We work in 1-week sprints with a demo at the end of each, so you see progress weekly and steer the direction.

You do — both. You get the full source code on day one, hosted in your own GitHub or in ours (your call). Your customer data lives in a database you control. If you ever want to fire ANTHONY. and hand the code to another developer, you can — and that other developer will be able to pick it up because we use mainstream tools (TypeScript, React, Cloudflare Workers, Postgres).

Real ones. (1) Custom tools cost more upfront than a SaaS subscription. The break-even is usually 12–24 months for tools replacing a $200–500/mo SaaS. (2) You take on the responsibility for the tool — if there's a bug at 2am, it's not a SaaS support line, it's us (and we're not a 24/7 NOC). For tools that need 24/7 high-availability support, we'll be honest about whether you actually need that or whether you're imagining it.

Yes, in most cases. We work with the standard integration APIs for Stripe, QuickBooks, HubSpot, Salesforce, Twilio, Slack, Mailchimp, Zapier, and most major SaaS. If your existing tool has no public API, we will either find a workaround (Zapier webhooks, email parsing) or be upfront that the integration is not feasible.

Normal. We work in 1-week sprints specifically so requirements can evolve. Small scope changes (adding a field, tweaking a workflow) are absorbed into the sprint. Major changes (adding a whole new section) get re-scoped and re-quoted before we commit to them. No silent change orders.

After v1 ships, ongoing work is hourly ($85/hr) or retainer ($400/mo for 5 hrs of feature work + bug fixes). Most clients don't need a retainer immediately — the tool works, you use it for 3 months, then come back when you want a v2 feature. We won't push a retainer you don't need.