Custom software development
We build custom software around your processes, your data and your users, to make your organization more efficient and support its growth, from a manufacturer on Montreal’s South Shore to a cooperative in Chaudière-Appalaches.
When custom software makes sense
Are teams entering the same data into several tools? Do pricing rules, approvals or scheduling no longer fit your current system? Custom development makes sense when these gaps slow an important workflow and existing products cannot adequately address them.
We start with a business and technical analysis to compare your options: configure an existing product, extend it or build an application. The goal is to identify what is worth developing.
Software built around your workflows
The scope comes from the operations you need to simplify, rather than a standard feature list.
- Orders and production: connect quotes, orders and manufacturing stages in a custom ERP.
- Inventory: track receiving, locations and picking with a WMS built for your warehouse.
- Portals: let customers or partners submit requests and follow their progress.
- Scheduling: assign resources and give teams a shared view of upcoming work.
Connect your tools and migrate your data
New software needs to work with the systems you keep. We examine their APIs, data exchange options and limitations, then define which system owns each piece of information.
Migration includes identifying sources, mapping fields, addressing duplicates and validating trial imports. Your users check the data and workflows before launch. The cutover plan accounts for continuity of your operations.
Define a useful first release
We prioritize workflows that remove the most friction: who uses the software, which task they need to complete and how to verify that it works. Mockups and acceptance criteria make those choices concrete before development.
Budget and timing depend on integrations, data quality and the number of workflows to support. Our custom software cost guide can help you prepare. Your project estimate becomes clearer as its scope is defined.
Projects grounded in real operations
Our work with Luminaire Authentik involves an ERP supporting a lighting manufacturer’s operations. For SAUVéR Systems, the software addresses fleet management and car sharing.
These projects illustrate different contexts. The case studies explain the needs we addressed; an analysis of your project will help define yours.
The impact of custom software on an organization
Efficiency gain
With 100% customization tailored to your procedures, there are no more compromises. Maximizing your processes and operations.
Scalability
Whether your needs change or your business grows, your software evolves without freezing you.
Organizational adoption
Custom software built in collaboration with the team is adopted significantly more quickly.
Our software development process
Project analysis and design
A software project requires a deep understanding of its requirements and challenges before starting programming.
- Analysis of operational reality
- Specifications
- Wireframe models
- Data schema
- Technical architecture
Programming
The technical team uses the best technologies to accelerate development while preserving the quality of the code created.
- Creating the database
- Front-end and back-end programming
- Integrations with third-party software
- Dedicated Project Manager
Tests & documentation
Software central to your operations benefits from proven robustness.
- Automated Testing
- Validation of behavior flows
- Documentation of digital procedures
- “Sandbox” test environment
Deployment
Deployment is the key moment that gives you access to the software with real data and the autonomy to integrate it into your business.
- Setting up the production environment
- Migration
- Training
- Follow-ups and iterative reviews
Support & continuous development
Once the software is deployed, we ensure its sustainability and scalability through a continuous support and development service.
- Error detection and performance monitoring tools
- Service Level Agreements
- Cloud hosting and management
- Dedicated Project Manager
What our customers say
Finding Witify was a real relief for us. Not only did they meet our specific needs with a tailor-made solution, but they also supported us in our organizational transformation. Their technical expertise and unwavering support were crucial to our success.
Safety at the heart of our approach
Security Updates
<p>We keep tools, software and libraries up to date to ensure maximum security for your data and sensitive information.</p>
ISO 27001 Servers
<p>We use servers protected by the best security practices in information technology.</p>
Bank-grade encryption
<p>We use strong encryption protocols to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of your data.</p>
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Questions and Answers
Off-the -shelf software is a generic solution that meets common business needs but with predefined and limited features. Conversely, custom software is designed specifically to meet a company’s unique needs , offering flexibility , custom integration , and better scalability .
There are many benefits to custom software , including:
- Better adaptation to your business processes.
- Seamless integration with your existing tools (CRM, ERP, databases).
- Enhanced security with ISO 27001 compliant cloud solutions.
- An optimized return on investment thanks to scalable and efficient solutions
When your processes are a competitive advantage, when no product on the market covers more than 70% of your needs without workarounds, or when licences and patches (Excel files, double entry) already cost more than building. If a standard tool does 90% of the job, it usually remains the better choice, and we will tell you so. Our guides on software projects go deeper.
The range is wide: from $25,000 for a focused tool to over $1M for a full platform. Most of the SMB projects we deliver land between $50,000 and $250,000. Our article on what custom software costs breaks down what moves the budget.
Development is greatly influenced by the desired functional coverage and the level of quality control. Some projects prioritize rapid project delivery while others require a project close to perfection before deployment. The more departments, teams and synergies involved in the project, the higher the duration and cost will be. Similarly, if integrations with external tools are required, the development and communications related to these integrations must be planned.
Our technology portfolio includes various tools for database management (MySQL), for front-end development (HTML5, CSS3, Typescript, VueJS), for back-end development (PHP 8, Laravel), for DevOps (AWS, Docker). Our developed software is mainly in cloud and web format in order to facilitate access to all users while maintaining the required performance.
All technologies used on your project are carefully reviewed by our technical management before receiving approval for project use. Our cloud providers are ISO 27001 compliant and we implement additional layers of protection with encryption and firewalls. Our team is educated on organizational best practices and uses the appropriate tools to interact with sensitive access such as password managers.
When we get close to the deployment phase, a detailed transition and training schedule is built with you. All teams involved receive the appropriate training and will be prepared for the transition. Our analysts can also travel if necessary to provide real-time supervision during the first weeks of transition and support your management team.
In order to ensure the alignment of your objectives and to define the framework of the project, our team will always plan an analysis phase beforehand. If you have already carried out such an analysis on your side, it is possible for us to greatly reduce ours, but we must appropriate your reality in order to guarantee the quality of the software that we will develop and the expertise of our team for it.