Ready-made or custom? Start from how you work.
How to choose between ready-made and custom software: the gap with how you work, customisation limits, integration and long-term running costs.
Ready-made software is quicker to start; custom fits exactly how you work. The right choice comes from the gap between what a ready system offers and what your company actually needs.
- The functional gap
- Customisation limits
- Integration
- Running cost
When ready-made fits
- Your processes are close to the norm and the system covers most as-is.
- You need to start fast with a lower upfront cost.
- You can adapt some steps to fit the system.
When custom fits
- Your way of working is your edge and you do not want to change it.
- You need several systems connected in a particular way.
- Customising and licensing a ready system over years costs more than building yours.
Sometimes the answer is in between
A ready accounting system, for example, with custom development for what sets you apart and an integration between them. We assess with you where ready-made is enough and where custom is worth it.
Some of our clients
- iHouse — Brand, website and connected product development.
- MAQR — A platform for workspace discovery and booking.
- Dareebty — A digital product for electronic invoicing workflows.
- Aviation Sporting Club — Development and maintenance of the club's systems.
- Roaya Aluminum — Business, inventory and manufacturing systems.
- Sycamore Furniture — Manufacturing management at the core of the system.
- Bin Noah Furniture — One ERP system for the furniture business.
- BANKA Furniture — From the website to business systems and infrastructure.
Frequently asked questions
When does customising ready software get expensive?
When many changes break with each update, per-user licences grow with the team, or integrations need workarounds.
What do you need to scope the work?
How you work today, the systems and files you use, who will use the system and the main daily problems. Send them in the brief and we start there.
- A software company in Egypt that builds around your business.
- Custom software, built around how you work.
- Two quotes at different prices may not be for the same thing.
- Start your project brief
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