5+1 reasons for custom software development

Custom software development is an investment that will help your company outperform its competitors. The process offers many advantages over ready-made solutions. Let’s find out how!

Custom software development is all about creating a product that is fully tailored to your organisation's needs. This makes it much more cost-effective in the long run than a ready-made product. Let's look at why custom is a better choice than boxed solutions!

Reason 1: A tailored solution

The biggest advantage of custom software, as the name suggests, is that it is tailored to the needs of the company. Since every business is different with unique workflows and considers different things important, it's understandable that a ready-made solution will almost certainly not fit at every point. However, if the development is personalised, it certainly will. 

This ensures future success; the first step of a custom software development project is always to get to know the company and identify the problems. Whether it's a PWA (progressive web app) or an internal IT system development, the initial phase involves a thorough discussion between the developer and the client about what the needs are, complemented by business analysis. Taking all this into account, solution proposals are prepared, from which the client can choose the direction that suits them best.

Software development must be approached in a complex way, with a strong focus on functionality, UX and UI, as well as security guidelines, at the design stage.

Speaking of security, let's say a few words about potential hazards. We can say that boxed software is more often targeted by hackers and malicious attackers. The reason is that they are widely used and once the weaknesses of software are identified, there is no reason why every company using that software cannot be attacked. Custom software, on the other hand, will be targeted only if someone is specifically aiming at a particular company.

Reason 2: A scalable solution

A company's goal is to grow, which often goes hand in hand with the launch of a new product or the establishment of a new department. Ready-made software is usually not prepared for this type of expansion, but with custom software, scaling up or down can be easily achieved. The software can therefore track business growth without breaking the existing system or causing errors.

Reason 3: Increased efficiency

Software that works well takes a huge help to employees, providing everything they need to get the job done, but nothing unnecessary. Process automation increases clarity and efficiency, which also has a positive impact on employee attitudes. Usability becomes complete, and the employees feel supported by software that helps them make progress towards their goals.

Reason 4: Best value for money

Custom software takes longer to develop and costs more than ready-made products. Nevertheless, their overall return on investment can be much better. Custom development does not have a monthly fee, which can be very high, and the providing company can change it at will.

The fact that custom software builds on existing infrastructure tips the scales in favour of cost-effectiveness. In other words, when designing, the development company does not consider resources and tools that are not available, only those that are. So, they do not represent additional costs. Not to mention that integration is much easier and simpler into existing systems and programs.

Reason 5: A long-term solution

Companies are usually looking for long-term solutions. However, if you use a ready-made product, you may find that in the event of a failure, you have no one from the software company to contact and no adequate support to fix the problem. However, if it is custom development, maintenance, updates, and troubleshooting are done immediately.

+1: Ownership

If someone is using a ready-made product, they should expect that the company that owns the software may go out of business, and they will have to look for a new solution. However, in the case of custom software development, this cannot happen as the company is the sole owner of the software. Developments and updates are not dependent on an external party, but solely on the company.

SynerinSoft IT has vast experience in custom development. We work with the .NET framework for speed, network transparency and platform independence, and on the client side, we prefer the Angular framework. We're comfortable in the world of multiple programming languages, so just come up with your idea and we'll make it happen!