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AUTOMATE Custom Software Development

Custom software — without the big upfront cost.

Many South African businesses need custom software but can't justify a large once-off development bill. Vision BI offers a monthly software partnership instead — dedicated development time, planning, hosting, support and ongoing improvement — so you get custom systems and business automation without major capital outlay, and you own what we build.

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Built properly

A reliable, business-grade stack.

Your software is built on proven, enterprise-grade technology designed to run for years: .NET, ASP.NET Core MVC, Web APIs, Entity Framework Core, PostgreSQL (and SQL Server where required), with TypeScript, JavaScript, React and Tailwind CSS on the front end. Hosted on Railway, Azure or a VPS depending on what your project needs.

.NET & ASP.NET Core

A mature, secure, high-performance backend trusted by enterprises for mission-critical business systems.

PostgreSQL & EF Core

A robust, reliable data layer that keeps your business information accurate, structured and queryable.

React & Tailwind

Modern, responsive interfaces your team will actually enjoy using — fast, clean and intuitive.

Flexible hosting

Deployed on Railway, Azure or a VPS to match your scale, budget and compliance needs — and included in your retainer.

Monthly partnership

Software partnership retainer

One predictable monthly fee instead of a large upfront build. All prices exclude 15% VAT.

Most flexible AUTOMATE

Software Partnership Retainer

From R8,500/month
per month

Minimum 12-month agreement.

A monthly custom software development partnership giving your business dedicated development time, planning, hosting, support and ongoing improvement — without a large upfront capital expense.

Includes:
  • Dedicated development time each month
  • Custom software development
  • Feature enhancements
  • Project planning & roadmap sessions
  • Hosting included
  • Maintenance & security updates
  • Technical support
  • Business process consulting
  • Direct access to a development partner

You keep ownership of the software developed for your business.

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What we build

Ideal for systems like these.

If your business runs on spreadsheets, manual admin or tools that don't talk to each other, a custom system usually pays for itself.

CRM systems

Track leads, customers and deals in one place built around how your business actually sells.

Customer portals

Self-service for quotes, orders, documents and updates — less admin for you, better service for them.

Internal business systems

Replace the tangle of spreadsheets with one connected system your whole team trusts.

Workflow automation

Automate the repetitive, rules-based work that eats your team's hours and invites errors.

Job cards & field service

Capture jobs, schedules and sign-offs from the field, in real time, on any device.

Stock & inventory

Know what you have, what's moving and what to reorder — without manual stock counts.

Reporting dashboards

Live dashboards that turn your business data into decisions you can act on.

Mobile & industry platforms

Mobile apps and industry-specific platforms tailored to the way your sector works.

Why it matters

Why a monthly software partnership makes sense.

Custom software fixes real operations

Off-the-shelf tools force your business to bend to their workflow. Custom software is shaped around how you actually work — removing friction, errors and the busywork that off-the-shelf can't.

Monthly is easier to budget than a big build

A large once-off development bill is hard to approve and risky if priorities shift. A predictable monthly retainer spreads the cost, keeps momentum, and lets the system grow in line with your business.

Owning your software matters

This isn't rented access to someone else's platform. The software we build for your business is yours to keep — no lock-in, no hostage data, no nasty surprises if you ever move on.

.NET is a reliable foundation

.NET is enterprise-grade, secure and built for the long haul. It's a dependable base for business-critical systems that need to run reliably for years, not a trendy stack you'll have to replace.

Plan, build, host, improve — continuously

We don't disappear after launch. Each month we plan against your roadmap, build and ship, host and secure it, then keep improving — so your system gets better over time, not stale.

Let's automate it

Ready to build the system your business runs on?

Tell us what your business does manually today. A free discovery call is the fastest way to see what's worth building first.

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