Custom software development company for Saudi Arabia

Start with the process. Off-the-shelf software suits standard work such as accounting, payroll and email; custom software is worth considering when your process sets your business apart or your existing tools leave gaps between them. A custom build gives you control over those gaps, but you will need to define the rules and records the software must handle.

Low-code platforms such as Airtable, Zoho Creator and Retool suit simpler workflows and small teams. Check the limits before choosing one: complex rules, growing per-user licences and moving data out later can affect flexibility. A hybrid is another option. You keep a proven product for work such as accounting and build the missing workflow around it, connected through its API.

You can also replace a workflow first, then use what you learn to plan the next change. Replacing everything at once suits a system that is failing or being withdrawn. We map your process with you and scope the first version around the work that saves the most time.

If you are a resident taxpayer, your electronic solution must generate and store tax invoices and notes. When invoicing belongs in your project, we set up invoice generation and storage as part of the workflow, with the records your team needs to find and review those documents.

If the integration phase applies to you, your e-invoicing solution also needs to connect to ZATCA’s Fatoora platform. We set up that connection as part of the software work. We also discuss how it fits alongside your existing accounting tools, so the scope includes the systems involved in producing each invoice.

Bring the material and people that show us how the work happens.

• Current filesCopies of spreadsheets, forms, templates and sample records, with notes on the columns people rely on.
• UsersA list of everyone who will use the system, including what each person must see, do and be kept from seeing.
• AccessAdmin access, or a contact who has it, for the accounting, CRM or email tools that need a connection.
• PeopleA named decision maker and a staff member who will test, give feedback and champion the system with colleagues.
• Approval needsNotes on who should see, edit, approve and export each kind of record, ready for the permissions discussion.

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  Copying a spreadsheet screen for screen

  Review and fix the process first, then build the simplest system that supports it.

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  Putting every request into the first version

  Focus on the biggest bottleneck, then use that work to shape the next phase.

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  Leaving permissions until the end

  Define roles while screens are being designed, so you avoid rework and exposing data to the wrong people.

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  Leaving the project without an owner

  Name someone inside the business to answer rule questions, keep testing moving and help colleagues adopt the system.