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Custom Software • AI • Integration • IoT

Stop Renting Software.
Start Owning It.

Custom software, seamless integrations, and intelligent automation that replace your expensive SaaS stack. Your data. Your rules. Zero per-seat fees.

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What if your software was built exactly for how you work, and you owned it forever?

Software Built Around You, Not the Other Way Around

Custom Software Development

Built exactly for how you work. No bloat, no per-seat fees, no feature gates. You own it. Forever. Deployed on the global edge for blazing performance.

SvelteKitTypeScriptCloudflareEdge-First

AI Integration & Strategy

Integrate AI into your existing workflows as a genuine competitive advantage, not a buzzword. From automated analysis to intelligent document processing.

LLM IntegrationAI GatewayAutomationStrategy

Digital Twin Solutions

Mirror your physical operations in real-time digital models. Predict failures before they happen. Optimize without disrupting. Data from experience with $700M+ operations.

Real-Time ModelingPredictiveIndustrial IoTEnergy

Real-Time Operations Dashboards

See your entire operation at a glance. Custom dashboards that pull live data from your equipment, production lines, and business systems into one clear picture. Know what's happening now, not last month.

Live MonitoringManufacturingKPI TrackingGrafana

Industrial IoT & Telematics

Connect your physical assets to the cloud. From sensors on the shop floor to GPS on your fleet, we build the full data pipeline, capturing information at the source and streaming it to dashboards you can act on.

MQTTSensor IntegrationFleet TrackingVictoriaMetrics

API Integration & Automation

Connect any system to any other system. QuickBooks to your project management tool. Salesforce to your warehouse. Inventory to e-commerce. We build the bridges between your software so data flows automatically, eliminating manual data entry and human error.

REST APIsWebhooksSalesforceQuickBooks

SaaS Replacement Audit

We analyze every subscription on your books. What can be consolidated? What can be replaced? We show you the exact savings, with a build-vs-buy roadmap.

Cost AnalysisMigrationROI ModelingRoadmap

From Bloated Subscriptions to Built-for-You Software

01

Audit & Discovery

We map your current tools, SaaS subscriptions, workflows, and pain points. Every dollar, every seat, every feature. All accounted for.

02

Architect & Design

We design a custom solution that fits your business like a glove. No unnecessary features. No missing ones. Edge-deployed architecture that scales globally.

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Build, Deploy & Own

Enterprise-grade software, delivered. Deployed on Cloudflare's global edge network. You own the code, the data, and the future. No monthly ransom.

Find Out What You're Actually Paying for SaaS

TYPICAL SAAS TALLY per seat · per month
Microsoft 365 $28
Slack $18
Jira $16
BambooHR $12
Salesforce $75
Zoom $14
HubSpot $45
PER EMPLOYEE $208/mo
× 50 STAFF $10,400/mo

The Free SaaS Spend Audit

In 30 minutes, we'll map every subscription on your books and show you exactly where the money goes — and what you could build instead.

  • Tally every subscription — line by line, seat by seat, hidden fees included
  • Calculate your real annual cost — most businesses are shocked by the number
  • Show what you could build instead — custom software you own, no monthly ransom
  • Model your break-even — see how fast a custom build pays for itself
  • Deliver a written summary — yours to keep, no obligation, no pitch deck
Book My Free Audit

30 minutes. No commitment. Written summary included.

Built. Shipped. Running.

Automotive SaaS Live

Mapalyze

Real-time automotive ECU log analysis platform with AI-powered safety inspection. Professional tuners visualize 500K+ data points in milliseconds, compare tune revisions, and run AI anomaly detection.

500K+ Data Points / Session
<10ms Edge Auth Latency
98.9% Profit Margin
SvelteKitCloudflare WorkersD1R2AI GatewayStripeHighcharts WebGL
B2B Platform Production

FileFlow

Enterprise engineering document management portal. Replaced $50K+/year in SaaS subscriptions for a construction engineering firm. Full review workflows, PDF annotations, release packages with audit trails.

$50K+ Annual SaaS Savings
143 Components Built
Zero Per-Seat Fees
SvelteKitCloudflare PagesD1R2KVSendGridGoogle Maps

Financial Ratio Analysis

Automated financial analysis tools. Reviewed by KPMG professionals and deemed impressive.

Science & Tech Due Diligence

Deep technical assessment and risk analysis for investment decisions in emerging technology sectors.

Manufacturing Dashboards

Custom real-time dashboards for equipment OEMs and clean energy manufacturers. Live production metrics, equipment health, and KPI tracking.

Industrial IoT & Telematics

Full-stack MQTT backends connecting industrial hardware to cloud networks. Real-time data streaming with Grafana and VictoriaMetrics.

API Integrations & Automation

Connecting business systems end-to-end. CRM to accounting, inventory to e-commerce, project management to invoicing. Eliminating manual data entry.

ESG Data Automation

Live sustainability dashboards fed directly from energy meters, fleet systems, HR, and accounting software. Auto-generated ESG reports replace the manual spreadsheet circus entirely.

What Happens When You Own Your Software

★★★★★
We were spending over $50,000 a year on document management software that barely fit our workflow. They built us a custom system that does exactly what we need, and we own it outright. The ROI was immediate.
JD
Operations Director
Engineering & Construction Firm
★★★★★
Having a live dashboard showing our entire production floor in real time changed how we make decisions. We went from weekly reports to instant visibility. It's like night and day.
MR
Plant Manager
Equipment Manufacturer
★★★★★
They don't just build software. They understand the business problem first. Their engineering background means they actually get how industrial systems work, which saved us months of back-and-forth.
KL
CEO
Energy Technology Company

Where Engineering Meets Business Strategy

We're engineers, developers, and strategists who have spent two decades building things that work.

Our background spans custom manufacturing dashboards for equipment OEMs and clean energy companies, full-stack telematics systems connecting industrial hardware to the cloud, API integrations that eliminate manual data entry, hydrogen fuel cell technology, megawatt-scale mobile power generation, and project management for $700M+ industrial operations. Our track record includes presentations at international industry conferences, science and technology due diligence for investment firms, and graduate-level business training in Sustainable Innovation.

We don't just write code. We understand business: the operations, the costs, the strategy. That's what makes the software we build actually solve problems instead of creating new ones.

MBA, Sustainable Innovation Graduate Business School
20+ Years in Technology Full-Stack Development • IT Infrastructure
10+ Years Electrical Engineering Project Management • Industrial Systems
Digital Twin & IoT Experience Clean Energy • Industrial Manufacturing • $700M+ Operations

Tech Stack

SvelteKit TypeScript Node.js Python React REST APIs GraphQL Webhooks OAuth / SSO Cloudflare Workers D1 / R2 / KV AI Gateway PostgreSQL MQTT Grafana VictoriaMetrics Hono Docker CI / CD Pipelines Tailwind CSS Stripe Highcharts Edge Computing GitHub Actions

Answers Before You Ask

How much does the average company spend on SaaS per employee?

Research consistently shows businesses spend $150–$300 per employee per month on SaaS subscriptions — with the average landing around $208. The problem isn't the spend itself, it's that 60–80% of licensed features go completely unused. A team of 20 employees could be burning $50,000 a year on software that covers maybe a third of what it was purchased for. Our free SaaS Spend Audit maps every active subscription, calculates real utilization, and identifies where a purpose-built replacement would cost less and do more — with zero ongoing per-seat fees.

What is a SaaS replacement audit and what does it cost?

A SaaS Replacement Audit is a free 30-minute consultation where we review your current software stack, identify subscriptions with low utilization or poor workflow fit, and calculate a five-year cost comparison between keeping your SaaS versus owning a custom-built alternative. You leave with a written report, not a sales pitch. There is no obligation, no cost, and no minimum contract required to proceed afterward. If the numbers don't support building something custom, we'll tell you that too. The audit is designed to give you clarity — not to close a deal.

When does it make sense to build custom software instead of using SaaS?

Custom software makes sense when your team has spent months adapting their workflow to fit a tool — instead of the tool fitting the workflow. Other signals: you're paying for features you never use, your SaaS vendor has raised prices two years in a row, your data lives in a system you don't control, or you're stitching together three separate subscriptions to do one job. The economic case is strongest for businesses with stable, well-understood processes and a team of 10 or more people. At that scale, the five-year cost of owning custom software is almost always lower than renting — and you have an asset, not a liability.

What is a digital twin and how is it used in operations?

A digital twin is a real-time software model of a physical system — a production line, a fleet of vehicles, a building's HVAC system, or a piece of heavy equipment. Sensor data flows in continuously, and the model reflects the current state of the physical asset. Operators can see equipment health, throughput, and anomalies on a dashboard without walking the floor. The real value is predictive: patterns in the digital model surface maintenance needs before failures happen, and simulations let teams test process changes without touching live equipment. Industries where downtime costs thousands per hour — manufacturing, construction, energy — see the fastest return.

How long does custom software take to build compared to implementing SaaS?

An initial working version of most custom software takes four to twelve weeks, depending on complexity. That's comparable to, or faster than, a proper SaaS implementation when you account for vendor onboarding, data migration, staff training, and the inevitable configuration work. The difference is what you have at the end: with SaaS, you've configured someone else's product. With custom software, you own a system built exactly for how your business operates — no workarounds, no unused modules, no vendor dependency. Subsequent additions are faster because the foundation is already yours.

Do you work with clients outside of British Columbia?

Yes. While our primary market is British Columbia — particularly Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley — we deliver projects remotely across Canada and the United States. Engineering, construction, energy, and manufacturing clients in Alberta, Ontario, and the US Pacific Northwest have all worked with us on software, IoT, and integration projects. Discovery calls, check-ins, and delivery are all handled remotely with no travel required. For clients in the Lower Mainland, in-person meetings are available if preferred.

What technologies do you build on?

Our default stack is SvelteKit and TypeScript on the frontend, Cloudflare Workers for edge compute, Cloudflare D1 for relational data, and Cloudflare R2 for object storage. For industrial and IoT projects we use MQTT for real-time sensor data, VictoriaMetrics for time-series storage, and Grafana for operational dashboards. AI integrations use the Anthropic Claude API via Cloudflare AI Gateway. This stack is serverless, globally distributed, and eliminates most infrastructure management overhead — which keeps projects lean and fast without sacrificing reliability.

Who owns the software after the project is complete?

You do — completely and permanently. All source code, data, and deployment infrastructure are transferred to you at project completion. There are no licensing fees, no ongoing subscriptions, and no vendor lock-in. If you want to take the code to another developer after the project, you can. If you want to continue working with us for maintenance or new features, that's available too. Ownership is unconditional. This is the core reason businesses choose custom software over SaaS: the asset belongs to the company, not to a vendor.

Ready to Break Free from SaaS?

Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll audit your current tools, map out the savings, and show you what custom-built software looks like for your business.

No commitment. No pitch deck. Just a real conversation about your software needs.