02 · Work better

Custom software – ERP, management software and business applications for SMEs

A tool that works the way your business does, not the other way round. A tool tailored to the way you work, rather than the other way round.

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Yet another spreadsheet

The cells of a spreadsheet rearrange themselves into a dashboard: three indicators (cases, schedule, quotes), a chart and a list of the latest updates.

fig. 02.1 — demo, not a client project

Custom software — add this area to your request and we’ll discuss it together.

We build in stages. You try it out early.

  1. Understand how you work

    We look at how you work today, spreadsheets and workarounds included.

  2. Build in stages

    The tool grows piece by piece, in the order that works best for you.

  3. You tell us what’s missing

    You try it out early, and your feedback shapes what comes next.

What’s holding you back

Same work. Done differently.

For you if…

  • your spreadsheets have reached their limits
  • standard software doesn’t fit the way you work
  • your customers call to check on their case
  • the same information is entered several times

  1. Your spreadsheets have reached their limits

    Scattered data, duplicate entries, different versions: no one knows any more which information is right.

  2. Standard software doesn’t fit the way you work

    You work around its limits with tricks, and every change takes time.

  3. Your customers have no direct access

    Every request goes through an email or a phone call, because there’s nowhere they can find the information themselves.

Our answer, point by point

Information
A single, reliable source of information.
Data entry
Less duplicate data entry and fewer errors.
Customer follow-up
Your customers look up their cases, documents and invoices without having to call you.
Management
A dashboard with your key figures, updated automatically.
Changes
A tool built in stages, which you try out very early.

How we work

Understand first, then build in stages.

We start by understanding how you work today. We then build the tool in stages, so that you can try it out very early and tell us what’s missing.

Delivered project

Already in use.

  • Online catalogue for resellers: search, sort by price, an in-stock-only filter, and souvenir items marked as in stock or out of stock.
    B2B ordering platform · Custom software

    shop.discado.ch

    The tool built for a souvenir wholesaler in French-speaking Switzerland: resellers order online, and every delivery updates the stock, what’s still to be delivered and the QR-bill.

  • OtaBill dashboard: revenue collected, amount still to collect, pending quotes and a six-month revenue curve.
    SaaS invoicing software · Custom software

    OtaBill

    Quote and invoicing software for freelancers, sole traders and small businesses: you create a quote, send it, turn it into an invoice with a Swiss QR-bill, and the reminders go out on their own.

  • OtaScout list of offers: match score, salary, contract and remote work for each offer, with the details of the selected offer on the right.
    Job search platform · Custom software · AI

    OtaScout

    A platform that brings together job offers from France and Switzerland, removes duplicates and supports every application, from discovering the offer to getting the answer.

Works well with

  • 04 · Connect everything

    Systems integration

    So that the tool exchanges its data with your other software.

  • 03 · Save time

    AI & Automation

    To hand the repetitive tasks around the tool over to the machine.

  • 05 · Sleep soundly

    Infrastructure & Cloud

    To know where the tool runs, and to have its data backed up.

For technical teams

What’s under the bonnet.

Good to know: mobile apps are built with qualified partners where appropriate.

Full technical expertise
Web applications
Tools you use in a browser, with nothing to install.
APIs
Interfaces for exchanging data with your other software.
Databases
Data that is organised, consistent and backed up.
Custom CRM and ERP
Customer, sales and business management, tailored to your business.
SaaS platforms
An online product idea, from mock-up to launch.

Questions we get asked

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Custom software or off-the-shelf software?

If off-the-shelf software covers your needs, it’s often the right choice. Custom software makes sense when no tool fits your business, or when you spend your time working around its limits. We can help you decide.

How does the project work?

We start by understanding how you work today. The tool is then built step by step: you try it very early and tell us what’s missing.

Can we bring over our Excel spreadsheets?

Yes. Your data (spreadsheets, old software) is imported and checked in the new tool, so you keep a single reliable source of information.

Can the tool exchange data with our other software?

Yes, through APIs: it exchanges data with your accounting, your CRM or your website, so nothing is entered twice.

Do you have an example?

Discado’s ERP, a wholesaler in French-speaking Switzerland: more than 150 B2B customers order online, with stock, partial deliveries, Swiss QR-bill, accounting and a built-in AI assistant.

What about a mobile app?

Mobile apps are built with qualified partners where appropriate.

Does this sound familiar?

Describe it in a few lines. “Custom software” will already be ticked in the form.

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