Custom Software Development

What's included

Every custom software project I deliver includes the following as standard.

  • A system built around your actual business process
  • Different access levels for different staff roles, your accounts team sees what they need, your sales team sees what they need
  • A complete record of every action in the system, who changed what, and when
  • The ability to import your existing data from Excel or your current system
  • Export to Excel or PDF for any report or data set you need
  • A way for your admin to manage users and settings without calling a developer
  • Training walkthrough, your staff know how to use it before it goes live
  • Launched on your server or a cloud environment you control
  • 2 weeks post-launch support included

What I build

Types of business software I take on most often.

  • Sales and CRM systems: track leads, manage follow-ups, record every conversation, and see exactly where each deal is in your pipeline
  • Inventory and stock management: know exactly what stock you have, what's on order, and what needs reordering without reconciling spreadsheets
  • Invoicing and billing systems: generate invoices, track payments, send reminders, and see which clients owe you money. Includes FBR e-invoicing for Pakistan
  • HR and staff management: employee records, attendance tracking, leave management, and payroll all connected
  • Operations and workflow tools: job assignments, approval chains, production tracking, field team coordination, client portals
  • Full business management suite: sales, inventory, invoicing, and HR connected so data flows between them automatically

At a glance

Starting from $1,500
Typical timeline 4–10 weeks
Delivered as A web-based system your team accesses from any browser
Hosting Your server or a cloud environment you control
Training Included
Post-launch support 2 weeks included
Discuss your project

Not sure if Custom Software Development is the right fit? Get in touch and we can discuss your project.

Pricing

I recommend starting with the core module your business needs most, then expanding, this reduces risk and lets your team adapt before more features are added.

Basic
$1,500
Typical timeline: 4–6 weeks
A focused system covering one core part of your business — typically a CRM for a sales team or an inventory system for a trading company.
  • 1–2 core modules (e.g. sales + invoicing, or inventory + purchasing)
  • Up to 4 user roles
  • Import from Excel / CSV
  • Export to Excel
  • Basic reporting and dashboards
  • User management panel
  • Training walkthrough
Most common
Standard
$2,500
Typical timeline: 8–10 weeks
A connected multi-module system for a business that needs several departments to work from the same data. Sales, inventory, finance, HR with reporting across all of them.
  • 3–5 connected modules
  • Granular access control per department
  • Integration with your accounting software or payment gateway
  • Automated notifications and reminders
  • Advanced reporting with custom dashboards
  • Bulk import / export
  • FBR compliance if required
  • Staff training documentation
Premium
From $3,500
Typical timeline: Quoted individually
Full business management systems for larger operations, manufacturing, multi-branch companies, or organisations with complex approval hierarchies. Delivered in phases.
  • Full suite across all departments
  • Multi-branch or multi-company structure
  • Manufacturing: production orders, bill of materials, work-in-progress tracking
  • Complex approval workflows
  • Custom reporting tools
  • Mobile companion app for field staff
  • Ongoing development retainer available

Does not include hosting costs or third-party service fees (SMS, WhatsApp API, payment gateway fees, etc.).

How a project runs

  1. 1

    Mapping your business process

    Before any development, I spend time understanding exactly how your business currently works — where data lives, who does what, and what the bottlenecks are. This is the most important step and it's not skipped.

  2. 2

    Agreeing on what gets built

    I write up exactly what the system will do, what each user type will see, and what the data structure looks like. You review and approve it. Nothing ambiguous goes into development.

  3. 3

    Building the foundation first

    User accounts, permissions, and the core data structure are built before any features. These are the hardest parts to change later, so they're done first and done properly.

  4. 4

    Module by module delivery

    Each module is built, tested, and shown to you on a live staging system before the next one starts. You give feedback on working software throughout — not a presentation at the end.

  5. 5

    Data migration

    If you're moving from Excel or another system, I build the import process, test it with a sample of your data, and run the full migration before go-live.

  6. 6

    Training and launch

    Before going live, your team uses the system and asks questions. I fix anything that's confusing. Then we launch.

  7. 7

    Handoff

    The full system is on your server, the code is in your repository, and you have complete documentation for each module and user role. You own it — no ongoing licence fee.

What I need from you

To get started without delays.

  • A plain-language description of the problem, what does your team do today and what should the software do instead
  • A list of who will use the system and what each person needs to do
  • A sample of your current data, even a few rows of Excel is enough to understand the structure
  • Any other software the new system needs to connect to (accounting software, payment gateway, etc.)
  • For Pakistan-based businesses: your FBR registration details if invoicing compliance is required