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CUSTOM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Custom software development when the ready tool falls short.
Slovak and Czech companies call us when processes and software stop lining up. Analysis sets the first operational stage, and integrations, migration and whatever comes next get scoped against it.
What we build
What the system needs to handle
01
Custom internal systems
Orders, inventory, approvals, reporting. A company information system built for the process you actually run, with nothing bolted on for show.
02
Replacing SaaS that never fit
An off-the-shelf tool covers part of the work and the rest stays manual. We price its licence and its limits against a build of your own.
03
Integrations between systems
We wire accounting and banking to the store and to your internal tools, over whatever APIs they expose. Nobody retypes anything.
04
Taking over inherited code
It still runs and its author is long gone. Nobody inside will touch it, so we map it and take it over.
05
Customer portals
Clients and partners look up their own orders, pull their documents and see where a case stands. Your inbox goes quiet.
06
Web and mobile apps
One app for the browser and the phone. Sign-in and roles come with it, wired to the systems you already run.
Software is built in the details.
Architecture, implementation, and quality stay under one technical owner throughout delivery. Every decision also has to hold up in production.
Who this is for
When this makes sense
- First step
- 2-4 weeks for the initial analysis and a process prototype, with clear pilot boundaries.
The process has multiple roles, states, approvals, or external systems.
You need a custom workflow, not just an off-the-shelf SaaS tool.
Auditability and security matter, and so does long-term extensibility.
Proof · HR and payroll
Personnel and payroll system
The HR and Slovak payroll system serves over 500 employees. The case study explains our delivery. Public screens use the Horilla demo, while client data remains confidential.
- Problem addressed
- HR workflows and a separate Slovak payroll engine for an organisation with over 500 employees.
- Available evidence
- Confidential client engagement. The public study explains our contribution and architecture. Screens come from the Horilla demo.
Pricing
Cost of the first usable version
Solution levels
Pilot
- A good fit when
- You want to test one key feature with real users.
- Outcome
- One main feature, one role, one integration. The smallest scope that can actually go live.
- Total package price
from 8 000 € + VAT
Timeline: 4 to 6 weeks
I'm interested in PilotWhat you get
- Initial analysis with a written deliverable
- Production launch and handover
Operational stage
- A good fit when
- The pilot proved value and you need a system for daily use.
- Outcome
- Three to five agreed features across multiple roles, plus the accounting and bank integrations you pick.
- Total package price
15 000 to 25 000 € + VAT
Timeline: 8 to 12 weeks
I'm interested in Operational stageEverything in Pilot, plus
- Roles and permissions
- Runs alongside the old process
Expanded system
- A good fit when
- You have more teams and processes, or more systems to integrate.
- Outcome
- After analysis, larger deliveries are divided into stages. This price covers the agreed scope, not an unrestricted business system.
- Total package price
from 30 000 € + VAT
Timeline: 12+ weeks
I'm interested in Expanded systemEverything in Operational stage, plus
- Expanded roles and workflows
- Integrations and a further development plan
BRIEF FOR PRICING
Want a more accurate estimate?
Email the file to rise@rise.sk or paste a share link into the form.
Before commissioning the work
Before choosing a supplier
Questions to ask about scope, pricing and responsibility for the project
A named offer
What this service delivers under a name
A payroll and HR system built for you
Built for an organisation of over 500 employees. A bespoke build, not a licence.
An enterprise information system that fits
Modules, integrations and migration around the system already running. Not a new ERP.
Taking on a mobile app that exists
Taking over, extending and repairing an app already in the stores, on iOS and Android.
Optimising a store that is already trading
Speed, defects and interface fixes in a store that already sells.
Before you commit
Comparisons for this service
Custom software vs. off-the-shelf SaaS
Criteria, a table and the real numbers behind both. When an off-the-shelf tool is enough, when your own pays off, and when the answer is to do nothing.
In-house team vs. agency
The real cost of both routes, when a first in-house hire makes sense, when an external team does, and where the line sits.
How we work
A delivery you can inspect
The initial analysis ends with a written document you can hand to a third party. We invoice against milestones, not against hope.
The code is yours
We hand over the repository, documentation, and access at launch. You can continue with us or another team.
One person, one accountability
You talk to whoever writes the code. No management layer between the brief and the build.
Decision brief · Custom software development
A validated pilot of one workflow with its roles and data, and a boundary for what comes next.
A manual process and spreadsheets cause errors and needless re-entry. Add disconnected tools and ownership goes with them.
First paid step
Pilot
One main feature, one role, one integration. The smallest scope that can actually go live.
4 to 6 weeksfrom 8 000 € + VAT
Quick estimate
What does manual work cost?
Three values are enough for a first estimate. The result updates instantly.
Indicative annual cost
€40,250.00 / year
A cost model using 46 working weeks, not guaranteed savings.
What we need from the client
- • A description of the current process and its exceptions. And who decides.
- • Representative inputs and integration needs, and the access rules.
Email the file to rise@rise.sk or paste a share link into the form.
How to prepare a project briefWhen it is not the right move
When custom software is not the answer
A simple presentation website without a custom process is enough.
The process is not described and there is no clear decision owner yet.
Questions
Before we start building
When an off-the-shelf tool covers only part of the process and the workarounds now cost too much time or create too many errors. We compare simpler options first.
It follows the process, the team, the integrations and how the system will be operated. We explain the choice in the architecture proposal so a future supplier can understand it too.
We agree security requirements around the sensitivity of the data and the operation. Access is limited to what is needed, changes are tested, and recovery is agreed before launch.
Ask for a comparable workflow and get acceptance criteria in writing. Settle who owns the process on your side and who will hold the source code, then ask separately what support will cost.
We look at what you could buy or extend. Integration is where the cost hides, since APIs, permissions, licences and data ownership all need checking, and custom code should fill only what is left.
Nothing moves until data mapping, a trial import, record counts and the rollback are all agreed. Handover means code, documentation and whatever access sits with us. Support is agreed separately.