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Internal tools, portals, integrations and SaaS products

Custom Software Development for UAE Businesses

We build custom software for companies in Dubai and across the UAE: internal tools, customer portals, dashboards, integrations between the systems you already use, and SaaS products. You own the source code, and we can host and support it after launch.

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What is included

  • Internal tools and dashboards

    Replace spreadsheets and email chains with software built around how your team works: approvals, work orders, inventory, scheduling and reporting.

  • Customer and partner portals

    Secure areas where customers track orders, upload documents, pay invoices or book services, connected to your back office.

  • Integrations between your systems

    Connect your CRM, accounting software, ERP, website and payment provider so data is entered once and flows everywhere it is needed.

  • Workflow automation

    Automate repetitive steps (reminders, document generation, data entry, notifications) with custom code or tools such as n8n.

  • Security and data protection

    Role-based access, audit logs, encrypted data and hosting in a UAE cloud region when your sector requires it.

  • You own the code

    The source code and intellectual property transfer to your company, with documentation and repository access.

When custom software makes sense, and when it does not

Buy off-the-shelf software when your process is standard: accounting, payroll and email are solved problems. Build when the process is what makes your business different, when you are paying for several tools that still need manual work between them, or when no product fits the way the UAE market works.

Often the answer is both: keep the standard tools and build the connections and the missing piece. We will tell you honestly which parts are worth building.

Projects we build most often

Most of our custom software work falls into a few categories:

  • Operations tools: work orders, field service, inventory and approvals, like the HawkOps app we built for facilities management technicians in Dubai.
  • Customer portals: order tracking, document upload, invoices and support.
  • Integrations: CRM to accounting, website to ERP, POS to online store.
  • Dashboards that pull data from several systems into one view for management.
  • SaaS products for founders launching in the GCC.
  • E-invoicing: adding UAE e-invoice generation and ASP integration to existing systems.

How we build: technology and hosting

We use widely supported technology so any competent team can maintain it later: TypeScript with React and Next.js on the front end, Node.js or Python on the back end, and PostgreSQL for data.

Applications run on AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud. For data that has to stay in the country, AWS and Azure both operate cloud regions inside the UAE.

Data protection in the UAE

Software that handles personal data has to follow the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021), and some sectors have stricter rules: health data generally has to stay in the UAE, and free zones such as the DIFC and ADGM have their own data protection regimes.

We design for these from the start: collecting only what is needed, controlling who can see what, keeping audit logs, and choosing where data is stored.

Ownership, handover and support

At the end of the project, and once it is paid for, the source code and intellectual property belong to your company. You get the repository, the documentation and the deployment setup.

After launch we can keep the software running under a support agreement covering monitoring, security updates, bug fixes and new features, or train your own team to take over.

How the project runs

  1. 1

    Discovery

    We map the current process, the people involved, the systems and the data, and agree what the first release must do.

  2. 2

    Prototype

    Clickable screens for the key workflows, tested with the people who will use them.

  3. 3

    Build in sprints

    Two-week sprints with a working version to review at the end of each one.

  4. 4

    Data migration and integration

    Moving existing data in and connecting the other systems.

  5. 5

    Launch and training

    Staged rollout, user training and documentation.

  6. 6

    Support and improvement

    Monitoring, fixes and new features based on real use.

Timelines by project size

Timelines depend on the size of the project. You get a fixed quote and schedule after a short discovery call.

  • Workflow tool or integration

    One process or one connection between two systems, such as approvals, a dashboard or CRM-to-accounting sync.

    Timeline
    3–5 weeks

  • Business system or portal

    Several user roles and workflows: a customer portal or an operations system.

    Timeline
    2–3 months

  • Platform or SaaS product

    Multi-company products, many integrations, and audit or compliance requirements.

    Timeline
    3–6 months

What affects the cost of custom software

We quote a fixed price for a defined first release, or work on a monthly team basis for ongoing products. The factors that move it:

Number of workflows and user roles
Each role and process adds screens, rules and tests.
Integrations
How many systems it connects to, and how good their APIs are.
Data migration
Cleaning and moving data from spreadsheets or older systems.
Security and compliance
Audit logs, approvals, UAE hosting and sector rules.
Apps
Whether a mobile app is needed alongside the web application.

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You do. Once the project is paid for, the source code and intellectual property transfer to your company, along with the repository, documentation and deployment setup.

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