We design and build custom web applications, from customer portals to internal operations tools, covering the interface, the API, the database and the cloud setup they run on.

Customer portalsInternal business toolsData-heavy applications

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Customer portalsSecure self-service for the people you serve.

Internal business toolsDesigned around how your team already works.

Data-heavy applicationsNative-feeling apps for iOS and Android.

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01Our Approach

We start from the workflow people need to complete, then build the smallest application that handles it securely, quickly and on any device.

02Overview

Software your users open in a browser tab

01Customer portals
02Internal business tools
03Data-heavy applications

A web application is software delivered through the browser, with accounts, permissions, business rules and data behind it. This service takes one from requirements to production, including product design, a React or Next.js interface, a Node.js API, a PostgreSQL database, authentication, background jobs and deployment. One team owns all of it, so decisions about the interface and the data model are made together.

A web application makes sense when people need to reach the same system from any device without installing anything, and when you want to release changes to everyone at once. We begin by mapping roles, core workflows and integrations, turn those into a clickable prototype, and then build in short iterations with a working staging environment you can test throughout the project.

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03What We Do

Capabilities, End to End

Product and interface design

We map user roles and workflows, prototype the key screens and test them with real users before engineering starts, so the build follows decisions already validated.

Authentication and permissions

Sign-in with email, social accounts or single sign-on, plus role-based access enforced on the server, so each person sees and changes only what their role allows.

API and business logic

A documented REST or GraphQL API holds the rules of your business in one place, validated and tested, ready for a mobile app or partner integration later.

Real-time features

Live notifications, presence, activity feeds and collaborative updates are delivered over WebSockets or server-sent events, with sensible fallbacks when a connection drops.

Third-party integrations

We connect payments, email, file storage, calendars, accounting and your existing internal systems through their APIs and webhooks, with retries and logging for every exchange.

Deployment and monitoring

The application ships through an automated pipeline to staging and production, with error tracking, uptime checks, backups and logs set up before the first user arrives.

04In Production

What It Looks Like When It Ships

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Acme Inc.

Growth plan - 24 seats

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Northwind

Starter plan - 5 seats

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Globex

Enterprise - 140 seats

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Initech

Growth plan - 12 seats

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Acme Inc.

Growth plan - 24 seats - $499/mo

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MRR

$48,210

Active users

8,492

Churn

1.9%

Timeline

Globex upgraded to Enterprise

9m ago

API key rotated - prod

40m ago

Invoice #1042 paid

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05What You Receive

Handed Over, Ready to Run

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Deployed production web application

Complete frontend and backend source code

Database schema and migration scripts

API reference documentation

Design files and clickable prototype

Automated test suite and pipeline

Staging and production environments

Admin guide and operations runbook

06How It Runs

From Kickoff to Launch

Discovery

Design and architecture

Iterative build

Launch and support

Discovery

We interview the people who will use the application, document roles, workflows, data and integrations, and agree on a prioritized scope with what is in the first release and what follows.

Design and architecture

Key screens are prototyped and tested while engineers define the data model, API boundaries and hosting, so the visual design and the technical plan are approved side by side.

Iterative build

Features are built end to end in priority order and released to staging at the end of each iteration, where you review working software and adjust priorities for the next one.

Launch and support

After security, load and acceptance testing we migrate any existing data, release to production, monitor the first real usage closely and stay available for fixes and the next round of features.

07Technology

The Stack We Use

FrontendReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSIdentityAuth0ClerkAuth.jsOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectFrontendReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSIdentityAuth0ClerkAuth.jsOAuth 2.0OpenID Connect

BackendNode.jsNestJSPostgreSQLRedisGraphQLDeliveryAWSDockerGitHub ActionsSentryVercelBackendNode.jsNestJSPostgreSQLRedisGraphQLDeliveryAWSDockerGitHub ActionsSentryVercel

08Who It Is For

Built for Teams Like Yours

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Your users need to sign in and get work done

You have a process that currently runs on email, spreadsheets or a tool nobody likes, and you want customers, partners or staff to handle it themselves online. The application needs accounts, permissions and reliable data, and has to work on a phone as well as a desk.

Client and partner portals

Booking and scheduling systems

Internal operations platforms

Reporting and analytics tools

Self-service account areas

Progressive web apps

09Questions

What buyers ask before they start

If yours is not here, ask us directly. The first conversation is free and useful whether or not we work together.

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Start with a web application when people use the product at a desk, when you need to reach everyone through a link, or when frequent releases matter. Go native when the product depends on the camera, sensors, offline use or push notifications as its core. A responsive web app, optionally installable as a progressive web app, often covers the first version and shares its API with a later mobile app.

Security is designed in from the data model up. Permissions are enforced on the server for every request, input is validated, secrets stay in a managed vault and data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We follow the OWASP Top Ten as a checklist, scan dependencies in the pipeline and log sensitive actions. Before launch the application gets a security review, and we fix the findings of any penetration test you commission.

Yes, both are part of the definition of done. Layouts are designed for phone, tablet and desktop widths from the first prototype. We build to WCAG AA criteria, with semantic markup, keyboard support, sufficient contrast and screen reader testing, and run automated checks in the pipeline. Each release is tested on current versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge, including mobile Safari and Android Chrome.

You receive the complete source code, documentation and access to every repository and environment, so you are free to run it with your own team. You can keep us on for monitoring, fixes and planned improvements, since real usage tends to reveal new priorities. We agree on the level of ongoing support in advance, and nothing about the handoff ties you to us.

All three depend on how many roles, workflows and integrations the application has, so we do not quote before understanding them. The free scoping consultation gives us the outline. A short discovery phase then turns it into a prioritized feature list and architecture. The proposal you receive states scope, timeline and cost before any build work starts, and changes after that are approved in writing.

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