Security from the start
Encrypted data at rest and in transit, hardened authentication, sensible session handling and dependency scanning in the pipeline.
Custom software
Bespoke software development
Software shaped around the way your business actually runs. We design, build and support custom systems that replace spreadsheets, tie your tools together and give every team one place to work.
3 to 6 weeksto a working first release you can use
40 to 60%less manual admin once workflows move into one system
100%of the source code and infrastructure handed to you
12 monthsof support and iteration included after launch
Why build instead of buy
Off the shelf tools fit the average. Your business is not the average.
Packaged software makes you change your process to match its assumptions. Every workaround, every duplicate entry and every exported spreadsheet is a small tax that grows as you do. Bespoke software works the other way around: the system follows your process, your language and your rules.
We start by mapping how work moves through your business today, where it stalls and what people copy by hand between systems. Then we build the smallest useful version, put it in front of real users and improve it every week until it earns its place in the daily routine.
You own everything at the end: the code, the cloud accounts, the documentation and a clear road for what comes next. There is no lock in, no per seat pricing that punishes growth and no vendor deciding your roadmap for you.
Core systems
One system of record for the work that matters
CRM, ERP, HRM, booking, inventory, field service or something with no name yet. We build the system your team logs into every morning, with the fields, statuses and permissions that match how you really operate.
Data lives in one place with a clear owner. Reports come from live records instead of a spreadsheet someone updated last Tuesday. New starters learn one tool, not five.
- Role based access so people see only what they should
- Full audit trail on every record and change
- Bulk import from your current spreadsheets and tools
- Search, filters and saved views for every team
01Typical build
- Data model
- Designed around your entities and rules
- Access control
- Roles, teams, record level permissions
- History
- Immutable audit log, point in time views
- Reporting
- Live dashboards, scheduled exports
Workflow automation
Let the software do the repetitive steps
Approvals that wait in an inbox, status updates typed into three places, reminders that depend on someone remembering. We turn those into rules the system runs for you, with clear visibility of what happened and why.
Every automation is written down, testable and easy to change. When a rule needs to move, it moves in minutes, not in a change request queue.
- Approval chains with escalation and delegation
- Scheduled jobs, reminders and SLA timers
- Document generation for quotes, contracts and reports
- Notifications by email, SMS, Slack or Microsoft Teams
02Automation building blocks
- Triggers
- Record change, schedule, inbound webhook
- Conditions
- Any field, any combination, versioned
- Actions
- Update, notify, call an API, generate a file
- Visibility
- Run history with inputs and outputs
Integration
Your tools, finally talking to each other
Accounting, payroll, email marketing, payment providers, couriers, government portals and the software your partners insist on. We connect them so data flows once and stays consistent everywhere.
Where a clean API exists we use it. Where it does not, we build reliable sync with retries, conflict handling and alerts so a broken connection never fails silently.
- Two way sync with Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and HubSpot
- Payment and payout flows with Stripe, GoCardless and others
- Shipping and tracking with major carriers
- Single sign on with Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra and Okta
03Integration approach
- Transport
- REST, GraphQL, webhooks, SFTP, message queue
- Reliability
- Idempotent writes, retry with backoff
- Conflicts
- Field level rules, last writer or manual review
- Monitoring
- Alerts on failure, replayable event log
What every Spykra build includes
The parts that are easy to skip early and expensive to add later. We put them in from the first release.
Built to stay fast
Indexed queries, pagination, caching and load testing so the system that feels quick on day one still feels quick at ten times the data.
Safe, frequent releases
Automated tests, preview environments and one click deploys, so improvements ship weekly without drama.
Admin and reporting
An internal admin area for your operations team, with the metrics and exports they ask for instead of raw database access.
Onboarding built in
In app guidance, sample data and short screen recordings so new users are productive without a training day.
Documentation you keep
Architecture notes, runbooks and an up to date data dictionary, written for the team that maintains it after us.
Built for teams like yours
A sample of the systems we have designed and the outcomes they were measured against.
Professional services
Project, time and resource tracking that feeds invoicing automatically, so billing runs in an afternoon rather than a week.
Logistics and field work
Job scheduling, driver apps and proof of delivery with live status for the office and the customer.
Multi site retail and hospitality
Stock, rotas and compliance checks across locations, with head office visibility in one dashboard.
Healthcare and clinics
Patient records, referrals and consent tracking built around your clinical pathway and information governance rules.
Education and training
Enrolment, attendance, assessment and funding reporting in one place, with exports for awarding bodies.
Membership and non profit
Member records, subscriptions, events and grant tracking, connected to your finance and email tools.
How a bespoke build runs
A short path from first conversation to software your team relies on, with something to react to at every step.
Map and prioritise
One or two workshops to understand the process, the users and the numbers that matter. We agree the first slice and what success looks like.
Shape the solution
Clickable designs, a data model and a delivery plan with a fixed budget for the first release. You approve before we build.
Build in the open
Weekly releases to a staging site. Real users try each feature and their feedback shapes the next week of work.
Launch and support
We migrate your data, train your team and stay on for twelve months of fixes and improvements. Then you decide what is next.
Tools we build with
Application
TypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsLaravelPythonPostgreSQLRedis
Delivery
DockerGitHub ActionsTerraformPlaywrightSentryGrafana
Hosting
AWSGoogle CloudCloudflareHetznerFly.ioOn premise
Questions we hear often
How much does bespoke software cost?
A focused first release usually lands between fifteen and sixty thousand pounds depending on the number of workflows, integrations and users. We give a fixed price for that first release after the shaping stage, so you decide with real numbers rather than a guess.
What happens if we stop working with Spykra?
You keep everything. The code sits in your repository, the infrastructure runs in your cloud accounts and the documentation is written for another team to pick up. We will help any incoming developer get oriented.
Can you work with our existing system?
Yes. We often add to or modernise a system rather than replace it. That can mean a new module, a cleaner interface on top of an old database, or gradual replacement one area at a time so the business is never offline.
Do you provide support after launch?
Twelve months of support and iteration is included. After that most clients move to a monthly plan that covers monitoring, updates, small changes and a set amount of new development each month.
How involved does our team need to be?
A few hours a week from someone who knows the process well. That person answers questions, reviews each release and helps us prioritise. The more access we have to real users, the better the result.
Tell us about the process that is holding you back
Bring the spreadsheet, the workaround or the tool nobody likes. We will show you what a system built around your business could look like.
Start a project Spykra Technologies UK Ltd, London and Mumbai.