Laksiri Cargo Portal
One Laravel portal for an air and sea cargo company in more than 108 countries: pickups, tracking, loading, cashier, accounting and driver apps.
Custom and bespoke software development
We design and build software around how your business actually works: portals, internal tools, CRM, finance systems and the integrations between them. You own the roadmap and the data model, a written proposal sets the price before we start, and a first version starts from £1,999.
- First call
- Free
- First version from
- £1,999
- Build time
- 4 to 12 weeks
Custom software we build
Bespoke software is written for one business and its way of working, rather than bought as a licence and bent to fit. These are the kinds we are asked for most.
- Customer and partner portals
- Logins where customers, suppliers or partners see their orders, documents and invoices and do the routine work themselves.
- Internal tools and dashboards
- The screens staff use all day: records, approvals, rotas, stock and the reports that replace the weekly spreadsheet.
- CRM and sales systems
- A pipeline and customer record that match how you sell, rather than how a CRM vendor thinks you should.
- ERP and operations
- One system across departments and branches. Laksiri, a cargo company in more than 108 countries, runs on one we built.
- Finance and billing systems
- Quotes, invoicing, payments, reconciliation and exports for the accountant, connected to Xero, QuickBooks or Sage.
- Modernising legacy systems
- An old Access database, a PHP 5 application or a tangle of spreadsheets, rebuilt in slices so the business keeps running.
Build or buy? An honest comparison
Off-the-shelf software is often the right answer. Bespoke pays off when your process is the advantage, or when licence fees and workarounds start to cost more than owning the system.
Bespoke software
- Fit
- Built around your process, roles and rules.
- Upfront cost
- From £1,999 for a first version.
- Ongoing cost
- Hosting and an optional support plan. No per-seat fees.
- Time to start
- A first version in 4 to 5 weeks.
- Integrations
- Whatever your systems expose, built to your rules.
- Control
- Your roadmap, your data model, code in your repository.
Off-the-shelf
- Fit
- You adapt your process to the product.
- Upfront cost
- Low. Usually a monthly subscription.
- Ongoing cost
- Per-user fees that grow with the team.
- Time to start
- Days, if it fits.
- Integrations
- The connectors the vendor chose to build.
- Control
- The vendor decides what changes and when.
Many businesses end up with both: off-the-shelf tools for accounts and email, and a bespoke system for the work that makes them different, connected through APIs.
Bespoke software we have shipped
Systems that replaced spreadsheets, phone calls and separate tools.
- Read the case study
Read the case studyPrep2Pass Driving School
Student registration, lesson scheduling and instructor management for an Essex driving school, run from a Filament admin.
“Before working with Boolet, our internal processes were slow and fragmented. Their custom software streamlined everything into one platform, saving us hours each week. Boolet exceeded our expectations, the team was highly professional throughout the project.”
What bespoke software costs in the UK
Builds are priced on your requirements, so these are starting points. We wrote a longer guide on what moves the price.
- MVP buildOne core workflow, accounts and an admin dashboard. Usually 4 to 5 weeks.
- From £1,999
- Product buildUnlimited user roles, an API and up to three integrations. 10 to 12 weeks.
- From £4,999
- Enterprise buildMulti-tenant accounts, with an architecture and security review. Quoted after a call.
- From £9,599
- Growth supportSix hours a month for fixes and small features, with a reply the next working day.
- £249/mo
After the first call you get a written proposal with your price and timeline. The price moves up or down with the size and complexity of the requirements. One-off tasks can also be quoted in hours, at £49 an hour, without a monthly plan.
How we build bespoke software
Four steps, each with a price or a date attached.
A free call
30 minutes
You describe the problem. We say whether it needs custom software at all, and roughly which price band it falls into.
Written proposal
No charge
What is in, what is out, the price and the timeline, written down and agreed before the build starts.
Build in weekly releases
4 to 12 weeks
A working version to click through every week, and you speak to the developers directly. An MVP usually takes 4 to 5 weeks, a Product build 10 to 12.
Launch and stay on
Monthly
We handle the launch and fix what real use turns up. A support plan or a dedicated developer covers what comes next.
Bespoke software by industry
The systems differ by sector. The way we build them does not.
Transport and logistics
Tracking, dispatch, driver apps and customer portals. Our largest system runs a cargo company in 108+ countries.
- Shipment tracking
- Dispatch
- Driver apps
- Warehouse tools
1 case study
Healthcare
Patient portals, telehealth, booking and clinic websites, designed around who is allowed to see what.
- Patient portals
- Telehealth
- Clinic booking
- Clinic websites
2 case studies
Fintech
MVPs, payment flows, dashboards and finance integrations, with the money paths tested first.
- Fintech MVPs
- Payment flows
- Finance dashboards
- Accounting integrations
2 case studies
Retail and web-based EPOS
Browser-based point of sale, stock, online ordering and multi-site reporting in one system.
- Web-based EPOS
- Stock control
- Online ordering
- Loyalty
Examples on request
Real estate and property
Listing sites, tenant and landlord portals, maintenance tracking and property CRM integrations.
- Listings sites
- Tenant portals
- Maintenance tracking
- Property CRM
Examples on request
Education and training
Student registration, scheduling, learning portals and admin. Prep2Pass runs its driving school on ours.
- Student portals
- Lesson scheduling
- Course platforms
- Instructor management
1 case study
Technologies we build with
Mainstream tools, so you can hire for them later without us.
- Laravel and PHP
- Our default for business systems: queues, permissions, mail and testing in one well-documented framework.
- React and Next.js
- Fast, interactive interfaces, and server-rendered pages where search visibility matters.
- Node.js
- APIs and real-time features where one language across front and back end helps.
- MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis
- Standard databases chosen for the shape of your data, with Redis for queues and caching.
- Flutter
- Mobile apps for staff and customers from one codebase.
- AWS
- Hosting in UK or EU regions with backups and monitoring.
When off-the-shelf is the better buy
We would rather tell you on the first call than build something you did not need.
Buy a product when
- A well-known product already does 90% of what you need.
- The process is standard: payroll, accounts, email marketing.
- You have fewer than a handful of users and no integrations.
Build when
- Your process is how you win work, and a product would flatten it.
- Staff spend hours a week copying data between tools.
- Per-seat fees and add-ons cost more each year than owning the system.
- Customers or partners need their own login to your data.
Working with us from anywhere in the UK
Most bespoke projects run remotely: a weekly call, a shared board and a working build to click through. The person who knows the process best shows us on a shared screen how the work is done today. If seeing it in person helps, we can visit, particularly in London. We work the same way with clients UK-wide and worldwide.
- Calls
- Google Meet
- Team
- London, UK
- info@boolet.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 7413 564737
Questions buyers ask
Straight answers. If yours is not here, email us.
- What is bespoke software development?
- Designing and building software for one business, around its own processes, instead of licensing a product built for everyone. You own the roadmap, and the code lives in your repository.
- How much does bespoke software cost in the UK?
- A first version starts from £1,999, a Product build from £4,999 and larger platforms from £9,599. You get a written proposal with the exact price after the first call.
- How long does it take?
- An MVP usually takes 4 to 5 weeks and a Product build 10 to 12. Larger systems are released in stages so people start using parts of it early.
- Do you offer fixed prices?
- Yes. The written proposal fixes what is in scope, the price and the timeline. If you want to add something during the build, we price that change before doing it.
- Can it connect to the software we already use?
- Usually. If a system has an API, webhooks or a dependable export, we can connect to it. We check the documentation while writing the proposal.
- What happens after launch?
- A monthly support plan from £129 covers updates, backups and small changes. Bigger additions become their own build on the same codebase.
Got a process that software should run?
Show us how the work gets done today. On a free 30-minute call we will say whether to build, buy or connect what you already have.