How long does custom software take? Realistic timeline

Small steps with usable results, fixed budgets per step, and the option to exit after each step. Large fixed-price projects over twelve months are the most reliable path to disappointment — for both sides.

Often yes, and that's a good test. If the spreadsheet maps the process and only fails due to multi-user capability, permissions, or data volume, the requirement is clear and the project is calculable.

You do, completely, upon payment. That's in the contract. You can take it to any other developer — that's the point.

Both are possible. For most businesses, a cloud solution is lower-maintenance; where data must not leave the premises, we set it up on your own infrastructure.

That depends on the architecture, which we plan according to your expected growth — from a few users in your own business to several hundred across multiple locations.

When your process is a genuine competitive advantage, when standard software only fits seventy percent and the rest ends up as manual work, or when license costs per user exceed the development cost over a few years. If it's only about convenience, standard software is cheaper.

That's normal and planned for, because we work in small steps. A new requirement is incorporated into the next step, instead of stalling the entire project.