CUSTOM SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

A software development company is an organization that specializes in designing, building, and maintaining software applications and systems. These companies offer a range of services, including custom software development, software consulting, and software maintenance and support. They work with a variety of clients, including businesses of all sizes, startups, and government organizations, to help them develop software solutions that meet their specific needs.

A software development company provides a range of services, including requirement analysis, software design, programming, testing, and deployment. The software development process typically involves collaboration between the software development company and the client, with the aim of creating software that is reliable, scalable, and easy to use. With the increasing demand for software in virtually every industry, a software development company is an important resource for organizations seeking to stay competitive and improve their operations.

Whether creating a new software application from scratch or modernizing an existing system, a software development company provides the expertise and technical know-how to help clients achieve their goals. With a focus on delivering quality software solutions that meet the needs of the end user, a software development company is a key partner for organizations looking to drive growth and improve their operations through technology.

Custom software development refers to the process of designing, creating, and maintaining software that is tailored to a specific organization’s needs. Unlike off-the-shelf software solutions, custom software is built from the ground up to meet the unique requirements and workflows of a particular business.

The custom software development process typically involves several stages, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment. During the requirements gathering phase, developers work closely with the client to understand their business needs, goals, and objectives. This information is then used to design a software solution that is both effective and efficient.

One of the primary benefits of custom software development is that it allows organizations to automate specific tasks, streamline workflows, and improve overall efficiency. By building software that is tailored to their specific needs, businesses can reduce manual errors, save time and money, and gain a competitive edge in their industry.

The cost is highly variable and depends on the product requirements. The price can be anywhere from $100k to upwards of $1M for a working prototype. The price is dependent on three main factors: 1) Complexity 2) Technologies and 3) Existing progress. A simple app that is already designed, uses one or few technologies will likely be less expensive to develop than an app that is in the idea stages, will uses the latest APIs, and has many user flows requiring many UI screens. We look to understand these issues early on in the software development process to level-set with our clients.

The general rule is that it takes 6 months to develop an app. Depending on the needs for initial research and design this timeline can grow. An app developed in six months can be used to test product-market fit, but is generally not ready to scale. It might take another 3-6 months to incorporate user feedback from a beta version of an app, into a production version that can be scaled to other users.

Each of our projects use our human-centered Psycho-Aesthetics methodology. We start the process by gathering information from our client, benchmark the market and existing competitors, and understand the target users. This type of targeted research helps to drive human-centered decisions later on in the software development process. This process also helps to de-risk the software development process. Too often software products are created without a user or without a market. Finding this product-market fit is essential for every project, whether it be an internal project for internal users or external project.

We can research, design, and build any software solution. RKS has a team of dedicated software engineers, software architects, product managers, and UX/UI designers. We have decades of experience developing software and integrated hardware/software solutions. Our software solutions have included the latest technologies: blockchain/Web3, IoT, AI/ML, computer vision, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS.

An enterprise’s most important decision is to decide what to buy and what to build. The best approach is a pragmatic one. Many enterprises assume that buying software is always the efficient way to design and develop software. However, buying software or using open source software can often lead to longer, more expensive implementations. A bought piece of software must also be supported by the developer, and the developer decides how/if the software will scale and whether to support it all. By building their own software, an enterprise can ensure that it controls the support and scaling ability of the software it needs. its own developers are in control, and if the developer leaves the project the enterprise itself must support the software. Open source software has the same issues. Alternatively, if an enterprise builds their own software, it can determine who supports the software and control it’s feature set to accommodate scaling.