Services
Custom Software & Web Applications
Custom software development is building an application around a company's own process instead of adapting the process to a packaged product. Sors Technology designs and builds web applications, customer portals and internal platforms with Laravel, Vue and React — systems currently used daily by thousands of students, readers and staff across our client base.
Who this is for
- Businesses whose core process fits no off-the-shelf product without crippling workarounds
- Organisations replacing an ageing bespoke system that one retired developer understands
- Companies whose spreadsheet-plus-email workflow has become the operational bottleneck
Who this is not for
- Problems a configured Odoo module or SaaS product already solves at a tenth of the cost — we will point you there instead
- Ideas that need a co-founder more than a contractor; we build for operators with a validated need
Problems we solve
| Where you are | Where we get you |
|---|---|
| Your differentiating process runs on heroic spreadsheet effort | A purpose-built application with roles, validation and an audit trail |
| Customers and partners phone you for information they should self-serve | Portals where clients check status, download documents and submit requests |
| A legacy system nobody dares touch is a business risk | A documented, tested, maintainable replacement — migrated incrementally, not big-bang |
| Two systems that must talk are bridged by manual re-entry | Integrations and APIs that move data automatically and verifiably |
| Off-the-shelf tools force pricing per seat that punishes your scale | Software you own, hosted where you choose, with no per-user tax |
What's included
Specification you can tender
A written functional spec with wireframes and data model — precise enough that any competent team could build from it. You own it either way.
UX and interface design
Screens designed around your users' actual tasks, tested on real workflows before code is written.
Engineering
Laravel and Vue/React development with code review, automated tests and staging environments as standard practice — not premium extras.
Data migration and integrations
Your existing data in, your existing systems connected — accounting, ERP, payment gateways, government e-invoicing where applicable.
Security and performance baseline
Authentication, authorisation, encryption at rest and in transit, OWASP-aware review, and load testing before launch.
Documentation and handover
Admin manuals, technical documentation and a recorded handover — the system must outlive our engagement.
Our approach
- 01
Specify
Workshops with the people who do the work today. Output: spec, wireframes, fixed quote.
- 02
Design
Clickable prototype validated with real users before a line of production code.
- 03
Build in increments
Working software every two weeks on a staging server you can open and try.
- 04
Launch
Data migration, training, cut-over plan, and a warranty period where fixes are on us.
- 05
Evolve
A maintenance agreement or a dedicated team — your choice, priced transparently.
Platforms and technologies
Laravel / PHP
Our core stack: mature, secure, hireable worldwide
Vue.js / React
Modern interfaces without framework lock-in
MySQL / PostgreSQL
Proven relational foundations
Tailwind CSS
Design systems that stay consistent
REST / GraphQL APIs
Integration-first architecture
Docker
Reproducible deployment anywhere
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Outcomes we target
- A system shaped to your process, not the reverse
- Hours of manual coordination replaced by workflow
- Institutional knowledge captured in software, not in one person's head
- Ownership: code, data and infrastructure accounts in your name
- A platform that can grow features as the business grows
Frequently asked questions
Buy when your process is standard; build when the process is your advantage. Our rule of thumb: if a packaged product covers 80% of the need and the remaining 20% is not what wins you customers, buy it. We publish this reasoning in every specification, including when it argues against hiring us to build.
Focused internal tools start in the low five figures; multi-role platforms with integrations run higher. The specification phase is priced separately and small, and it produces a fixed quote — you never commit to the build blind.
A focused tool: 6–10 weeks. A platform with portals and integrations: three to six months, shipped in usable increments — the first working slice typically lands within a month.
You do. Full source code, repository access, infrastructure accounts and documentation are in your name from day one. No licence fees back to us, ever.
A warranty period covers defects at our cost. After that, most clients keep a maintenance agreement with defined response times; some take the system fully in-house — the documentation is written to make either possible.
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Practical AI inside your real workflows — document processing, customer response, reporting — with honest limits.
ERP Implementation
One system for finance, inventory, sales and operations — replacing the spreadsheets your business has outgrown.
Cloud Hosting & Security
Managed infrastructure that stays fast, patched and recoverable — so your systems are never the weak point.
Tell us what is slowing your business down
Send us your goals and current setup. Within 48 hours you get a written assessment with a recommended approach, a realistic timeline and an honest budget range.