If You Can Describe It, We Can Build It
Three examples of custom systems we've delivered for BC businesses.
Online booking with real-time availability, SMS reminders, and calendar sync.
Live dashboard showing rankings, leads, and revenue attribution for your team.
Lead intake → instant notification → automated CRM entry and follow-up sequence.
Everything You Need,
Nothing You Don't
- Custom booking and scheduling portals
- Client-facing dashboards
- Internal operations tools
- API integrations and automation
- Database design and management
- Ongoing maintenance and support
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Why this matters for your business
Every growing business eventually runs into software that almost fits. The spreadsheet with fourteen tabs. The subscription that does 70% of the job while your team burns hours working around the other 30%. The three apps that don't talk to each other, reconciled by someone re-typing data at 9pm. Off-the-shelf software forces your business into its boxes, custom software fits the way you actually work.
We design and hand-code the tools local businesses actually need: instant-quote calculators that capture leads at midnight, job dashboards that replace the spreadsheet sprawl, client portals with logins and payments, and integration layers that finally make QuickBooks, Jobber, and your CRM shake hands. Because we also build AI systems and automation, your custom tool plugs straight into the same pipeline that answers your phone and chases your leads.
Every project is scoped with you and fix-bid in writing, most land between $2,500 and $12,000, with a working first version in weeks, not quarters. And you own the code outright: no per-seat licensing, no hostage platform, no rent that rises every January.
From first call to running system
Scoping call (free)
We map the workflow that hurts, where time leaks, where data gets re-typed, and tell you honestly if an off-the-shelf tool already solves it.
Fixed-price proposal
Exact features, exact price, exact timeline, in writing. If we can't fix-bid it, we haven't scoped it well enough to start.
Build in visible sprints
A working version early, usually inside two weeks, then weekly iterations you can click, not screenshots in a deck.
Launch, train, support
We deploy it, train your team, and keep it fast and current on a flat monthly care plan ($197–$397/mo). The code and data are yours.
Off-the-shelf SaaS vs Shaxx custom build
| Comparison factor | Off-the-shelf SaaS | Shaxx custom build |
|---|---|---|
| Fit to your process | 70% fit, 30% workarounds forever | Built to your exact workflow |
| Cost over 3 years | Per-seat fees, rising annually | One fixed build + flat care plan; you own it |
| Your data | In their cloud, on their terms | Yours, exportable, portable |
| Integrations | Another subscription per connector | Built in, QuickBooks, Jobber, GHL, Stripe, Twilio |
| Changes | Feature-request black hole | Scoped tweaks shipped in days by the team that built it |
Custom Software, common questions
How much does custom software cost?
Projects start at $2,500 fixed-price; most tools, quote calculators, dashboards, portals, integrations, land between $2,500 and $12,000. Hosting, support and small changes run $197–$397/month. You always get the number in writing before we write a line of code.
How long does a build take?
Most first versions ship in 2–6 weeks. We build in visible weekly sprints, so you're clicking a working tool early, not waiting for a big reveal.
Do I really own the code?
Yes, the repository, the data, and the deployment. If we vanished tomorrow, any competent developer could pick it up from the docs we leave. That's the test we build to.
When should I NOT build custom?
When your process is standard. Accounting, payroll, basic scheduling, buy those (we'll tell you which). Custom earns its keep only where your business is genuinely different: your quoting logic, your dispatch flow, your reporting. The scoping call is free partly so we can tell you "buy Jobber" when that's the honest answer.
Can it include AI?
Yes, call transcripts and summaries, AI-drafted replies, smart lead routing and document extraction slot naturally into custom tools, because they run on the same stack as our AI receptionist and automation systems.
Custom Software near you: Abbotsford · Chilliwack · Langley · Mission · Maple Ridge · Aldergrove · Surrey