companies of all sizes
What you get
We design and ship custom software around your product roadmap: discovery, architecture, implementation, launch, and ongoing iteration. You get a dedicated engineering team, clear milestones, and code you can own long term.
Product discovery and technical architecture
APIs, dashboards, and internal tooling
Cloud-native deployment and observability
Security, access control, and compliance-ready patterns
Common buyer questions
When should a business choose custom software development?
Choose custom software when templates, plugins, or no-code tools create workflow limits, integration gaps, slow operations, or ownership risk. Custom development is strongest for business-critical workflows, SaaS products, ecommerce operations, portals, and internal tools.
What is included in a Moydus custom software project?
A typical project includes discovery, technical architecture, UX planning, frontend and backend development, integrations, QA, deployment, documentation, and post-launch support planning.
Do clients own the code after launch?
Yes. Moydus builds with long-term ownership in mind, including maintainable code, deployment setup, documentation, and a handoff process that keeps the client from being locked into a temporary vendor relationship.
How long does a custom software development project take?
A focused SaaS MVP typically ships in 8–12 weeks. A mid-size web application or ecommerce platform runs 12–20 weeks. Timeline depends on feature scope, integrations, design complexity, compliance requirements, and data migration. Moydus structures work in milestones so progress is visible from week one.
How much does custom software development cost?
A SaaS MVP with core features, billing, and admin runs $30,000–$100,000. A full web application with integrations, roles, and operational workflows ranges from $40,000–$200,000+. An ecommerce rebuild with headless storefront and B2B logic typically starts at $50,000. Budget depends on scope, data migration, integrations, compliance needs, and timeline.
When to choose custom software over a platform
Off-the-shelf platforms work well when your requirements match their defaults. Custom software makes sense when the gap between what the platform does and what your business needs creates ongoing workarounds, manual processes, integration failures, or escalating SaaS costs.
Common triggers: subscription logic that apps cannot cleanly support, ERP or CRM integrations that break under load, user roles and access patterns beyond what the platform offers, compliance requirements that hosted solutions cannot meet, or a roadmap that requires owning the core product rather than renting it.
| Situation | Platform / SaaS | Custom Software |
|---|---|---|
| Standard workflow, small team | ✓ Better fit | Overbuilt |
| Complex pricing or subscription logic | Workarounds | ✓ Better fit |
| Multiple user roles and permissions | Limited | ✓ Better fit |
| ERP / CRM / WMS integrations at scale | Fragile | ✓ Better fit |
| Regulated or compliance-sensitive data | Varies | ✓ Better fit |
| Ownership and long-term cost control | Ongoing fees | ✓ Better fit |
What a custom software project includes
A typical Moydus project covers discovery and UX, frontend and backend development, third-party integrations, QA, staging, production deployment, and documentation. Optional extensions include ongoing support retainers, growth-phase iteration cycles, and infrastructure management.
Every project produces a written scope before development begins, with milestones, acceptance criteria, and a fixed-price estimate. Scope changes are handled through a written change order process — no surprise hours at the end.
- Discovery and UX: User flows, wireframes, technical architecture, API contracts, and integration mapping.
- Frontend development: Next.js and React interfaces with accessible UI, responsive design, and performance optimization.
- Backend and APIs: Database design, business logic, REST or tRPC APIs, auth, billing, and third-party integrations.
- QA and testing: Unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with staging environment review before each release.
- Deployment and handoff: Production deployment, monitoring setup, environment documentation, and structured technical handoff.
Custom software development costs in 2026
Cost is driven by feature scope, integrations, user role complexity, data migration, compliance requirements, and design complexity. The ranges below apply to US-market senior engineering at boutique US partner rates.
| Project Type | Budget Range | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Internal tool / admin dashboard | $25,000–$75,000 | 6–10 weeks |
| SaaS MVP with billing and auth | $45,000–$120,000 | 8–14 weeks |
| Customer portal with integrations | $50,000–$150,000 | 10–18 weeks |
| Full web application | $60,000–$200,000 | 12–22 weeks |
| Marketplace or multi-tenant platform | $100,000–$400,000 | 16–32 weeks |
| Enterprise / regulated build | $150,000–$500,000+ | 20–36 weeks |
Technology stack Moydus uses for custom software
Stack decisions are made around project requirements, not internal preference. For most SaaS, portal, and web application projects: Next.js (App Router), React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, tRPC or REST APIs, PostgreSQL or PlanetScale, Clerk or NextAuth, Stripe, Vercel or AWS deployment, and Sentry for observability.
For ecommerce: Shopify Storefront API (headless) or custom catalog backend, Stripe or Shopify Payments, Algolia or Typesense for search. For enterprise: role-based access control, audit logging, SOC 2-compatible patterns, and CI/CD with environment segregation.