When is custom software worth it?

When the way you work is the reason customers choose you, and an off-the-shelf tool would force you to change it. If a standard product does the job, we will tell you to use it.

Can you connect to systems we already use?

Usually, if the system has an API or can export data. Tell us what you run today and we will check before we quote.

Who owns the software?

You do, once the project is paid for. You get the source code and the accounts it runs on, and you can take it to another team at any time.

Can you take over software someone else built?

Yes. We start by reading the code and testing it, then tell you what state it is in before agreeing any further work.

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Custom software, for the work off-the-shelf tools do not fit

We build custom platforms, internal tools and integrations for businesses in Ghana, with security checked through the build and no monthly lock-in.

Start a project +233 54 548 2961

What we build

Platforms your customers sign in to: portals, marketplaces, booking and billing systems
Internal tools: the system that replaces the shared spreadsheet and the WhatsApp group
Integrations: getting two systems that do not talk to each other to exchange data
APIs for other developers or partners to build on

What you get

Software shaped around how your business works
A written scope and a fixed price before work starts
Preview builds through the project, so there are no surprises at the end
Security checked as each feature is built
The source code, the documentation and every account in your name

No monthly lock-in

Some agencies keep the code and rent the software back to you. We do not. When the project is paid for, the code is yours, the hosting is in your name, and you are free to maintain it yourself or hire anyone else to.

If you want us to stay on, that is a separate agreement you can end.

How it runs

Discovery. We learn the process the software has to support, who uses it and what data it holds.
Build and test. Work is delivered in small pieces you can try. Each piece is tested for function and for exposure.
Launch and maintain. We move your data across, train the people who will use it and go live.

Questions

When is custom software worth it?: When the way you work is the reason customers choose you, and an off-the-shelf tool would force you to change it. If a standard product does the job, we will tell you to use it.
Can you connect to systems we already use?: Usually, if the system has an API or can export data. Tell us what you run today and we will check before we quote.
Who owns the software?: You do, once the project is paid for. You get the source code and the accounts it runs on, and you can take it to another team at any time.
Can you take over software someone else built?: Yes. We start by reading the code and testing it, then tell you what state it is in before agreeing any further work.

Tell us what you need.

Send the brief and we reply with an approach, a scope and a fixed price. Go to the form, email hello@gravexlabs.dev or call +233 54 548 2961.