Custom software
Custom web platforms and applications
When off-the-shelf software forces you to fit your business around it, custom software may be the answer: a course platform, booking system, client portal or CRM built for your workflow.
We use the same tools that power NextBuilders' courses, payments, bookings and CRM every day: over 180,000 lines of code on our own servers.
Sound familiar?
Where things usually get stuck
Five applications that don't talk to each other
Customers in one spreadsheet, bookings in another and invoices in a third. Data is copied by hand and gets lost along the way.
Standard software doesn't fit
You pay for features you don't use and lack the ones you need.
Everything depends on one person
The process lives in someone's head and in spreadsheets. When they're away, work stops.
In practice
What we build
- Online course platformsVideo lessons, progress tracking, community, payments and access by edition. We know how to build it because we use it daily.
- Booking systemsCalendars, confirmations, email and SMS reminders connected to team calendars and online meetings.
- CRM for your workflowContacts, conversations, quotes and payments in one place, using your stages rather than a generic process.
- Client portalsCustomers view their orders, documents and invoices without calling you.
- IntegrationsWe connect the platform to the software you already use: invoicing, payments, email and WhatsApp.
An honest assessment
Who it's for and who it isn't
A good fit if
- You handle a daily repetitive process using spreadsheets and copying.
- You've outgrown off-the-shelf software.
- You want to sell courses, subscriptions or services on your own platform without a platform commission on every sale.
Not a good fit if
- An existing product does exactly what you need: using it is almost always cheaper.
- The process still changes every month: we stabilise it before building software around it.
How we work
Four steps, no surprises
- Discovery30 minutes to understand the problem and tell you honestly whether it's worth building.
- DesignYou receive the plan, timeline and price before work begins.
- DevelopmentWe deliver in short stages. You see progress rather than waiting months for a result.
- HandoverThe documented system remains yours. We stay available after launch.
Ownership
What we build belongs to you
The domain and accounts are registered in your name. We provide hosting; if you leave, you receive the code and database.
| What | Who owns it | If you leave |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | registered in your name | move it wherever you want, without asking permission |
| Platform and tool accounts | yours | keep access to everything you paid for |
| Code | handed over to you | take it to another provider |
| Database | handed over to you | take your data with you |
| Hosting | with us | the only part we host, with no lock-in |
