Custom software
Custom software development, built for how you work
Custom software development: portals, internal apps and workflow tools built around how mid-sized to enterprise, multi-site organisations actually work, with AI where it earns its place.
Sound familiar?
Duct-tape apps
Our in-house app is held together with duct tape.
Another tool, more clicks
Off-the-shelf products that add steps instead of removing them.
Legacy platforms
Software the vendor no longer supports.
Paper in the field
Forms and dockets retyped back at the office.
Custom business software we build
Customer and supplier portals
Self-service for orders, documents and status.
Internal apps
Tools for the processes that set you apart.
Field and workflow apps
Mobile forms that sync to your systems.
Legacy modernisation
Old systems replaced in stages, with no big-bang cutover.
AI features
Document reading and drafting built in.
How we deliver it
Discover
Users, workflows and systems.
Prototype
Clickable design tested with real users.
Build
Short releases, connected to your systems.
Support
You own the code. We support it if you want us to.
Systems we work with
We connect to the platforms you already run. You keep your licences and your data.
- Microsoft 365
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Entra ID
- SAP
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Xero
- MYOB
- Salesforce
- Power BI
- PostgreSQL
From MVP to live use
We took a workforce management app used by a company of 1,500+ staff from MVP to live use. It is still running.
- Production software
- Used across a large workforce
- Still running today
Questions
Should we build custom business software or buy?
Buy when an off-the-shelf product fits your process with minor configuration. Build when every product needs costly workarounds, or the process is what sets you apart. Solve8 checks the market first and recommends custom software only when nothing available fits.
Who owns the code in custom software development?
You do, on final payment. Solve8 delivers it into your repository with documentation, so your team or another provider can maintain it without depending on us.
How do you modernise a legacy system without a big-bang cutover?
Replace it in stages. New components take over one function at a time behind stable connections, data moves across in controlled batches, and the old system is retired only when nothing depends on it. Operations keep running throughout.
Where is custom software hosted?
In your own environment: your cloud or your own servers in Australia or New Zealand. Staff sign in through your existing identity provider, and your IT team holds the admin access from day one.
What drives the cost of custom software development in Australia?
The main drivers are the number of user roles and screens, how many systems it must connect to, offline or mobile needs, legacy data migration and security requirements. Solve8 prices each phase as a fixed fee after discovery, so you know the cost before work starts.
Related
System integrationConnections between the systems you run.
Custom AI developmentAI that reads, checks and drafts the first pass.
Managed AI servicesMonitored and improved after go-live.
Workforce management appTaken from MVP to live use for 1,500+ staff.
MelbourneSolve8 is an AI consulting and automation team for mid-sized and enterprise Melbourne organisations in professional services, health, manufacturing, distribution and construction.
Replace the workaround
Show us the spreadsheet or legacy system and we will scope what should replace it.
Fixed-fee phases, agreed before we start. Stop after any phase.