Custom Software & SaaS Development

Build the software your business runs on — and the product your competitors can’t copy.

From MVP to full SaaS platform, system integrations to enterprise extensions — Nwados builds custom software that solves real problems and generates real revenue.

Turn your process into a SaaS product Connect your disconnected systems Extend your platform beyond its limits
How we engage

Three Ways We Engage — Matched to Your Stage

Startups & Small Businesses

MVP & SaaS Development

For founders and businesses with an idea worth building. We take you from concept to a live, subscription-generating product — frontend, backend, billing, and deployment all in-house.

  • Multi-tenant SaaS platforms
  • Subscription billing (Stripe)
  • React / Vue frontends
  • Laravel API backend
  • React Native mobile apps
  • User management & roles

Starting from £8,000

Growing Businesses

System Integration & Automation Engineering

For businesses where the tools don’t talk to each other. We write the connectors, pipelines, and middleware that turn disconnected software into one cohesive operation.

  • Custom API development
  • Webhook pipelines
  • Database synchronisation
  • Custom middleware layers
  • Unified reporting dashboards
  • CRM, accounting & inventory connections

Starting from £3,500

Scale-ups & Enterprise

Platform Extensions & Enterprise Tools

For organisations building on top of existing platforms. Custom Shopify apps, AWS-hosted internal tools, Salesforce extensions, and white-label products built to your exact specification.

  • Custom Shopify apps
  • AWS-hosted dashboards
  • Salesforce custom development
  • White-label platforms
  • API-first product architecture
  • Enterprise internal tools

Starting from £6,000

The process

How Every Engagement Starts

Discovery Call

Understanding the business problem, not just the technical requirements. 30–45 minutes.

Technical Scoping

We produce a scoping document covering architecture, feature list, tech choices, and timeline. Paid work — £500, credited against the project.

Proposal

Fixed-price proposal. Milestone-based payments. No hourly billing — you know the cost before we start.

Sprint Delivery

Two-week sprints. You see working software every fortnight, not at the end of six months.

Launch & Beyond

Full documentation, team training, and either a clean handover or transition to an ongoing retainer.

The equity option

We Invest in Products We Believe In

For early-stage startups with strong ideas and limited upfront capital, Nwados offers an equity arrangement. We take a reduced development fee in exchange for a small equity stake — because we want skin in the game, not just a contract. It all begins with a discovery call.

  • Reduced development fee (40–60% of standard rate)
  • Equity stake of 3–8% depending on stage and scope
  • Shareholder agreement signed before work begins

What we require before considering equity

  • Evidence of market demand
  • User interviews, waitlist, letters of intent, or early revenue
  • A founder committed to the product full-time

This is not speculative development. We co-invest in validated ideas.

Technical leadership

Your Fractional CTO — Technical Leadership Without the Full-Time Cost

A non-technical founder who has raised money needs someone who can lead the technical function, talk to investors credibly, and keep the product moving — without paying £120,000/year for a full-time hire. Tell us what you’re building.

Technical Strategy

Architecture decisions, technology selection, roadmap planning

Team Leadership

Developer hiring, code review, quality oversight

Investor Readiness

Board communication, technical due diligence, pitch support

2 days/week from £2,500/month 3 days/week from £3,500/month

Why Nwados

Why Not a Freelancer, Agency, or Offshore Team?

What you need Freelancer Large agency Nwados
Business-outcome thinking Code to spec Requirements-driven Outcomes first
Full-stack in-house ⚠️ Specialist only ⚠️ Subcontracted React, Vue, Laravel, React Native
Direct access to builder Account manager layer Always
Post-launch involvement Project ends Expensive retainers Fractional CTO option
Equity arrangements For validated ideas
Transparent pricing

Investment Reference

Engagement Starting price Timeline
MVP / SaaS product£8,0008–14 weeks
Full SaaS platform£20,00016–24 weeks
System integration (2 systems)£3,5003–5 weeks
Multi-system pipeline£7,0006–10 weeks
Platform extension£6,0004–8 weeks
White-label platform£25,00020–28 weeks
Fractional CTO£2,500/monthOngoing
Post-launch retainer£200–£800/monthOngoing

All project work is fixed-price with milestone-based payments. 25% due on signing. Custom enterprise quotes available — contact us.

FAQ

Common Questions

No. Most clients come with a problem, not a specification. The discovery call and scoping process exist precisely to turn a business problem into a technical plan. You bring the domain knowledge. We bring the architecture.

An MVP is the smallest version of your product that delivers real value to real users. It is designed to test assumptions quickly and cheaply before committing to full development. A full product is built once the MVP has been validated and you know what users actually need.

After a discovery call we assess whether the project is suitable. If it is, we agree on a reduced fee and equity percentage, a shareholder agreement is drafted by a solicitor, and work begins. Nwados receives no preferential treatment — the same shareholder rights as any other minority holder.

Yes. Many of our platform extension and enterprise engagements involve joining an existing team, either as additional capacity or in a fractional CTO capacity providing technical leadership.

All code is yours. On full payment, we transfer the full repository, documentation, and infrastructure access. There is no lock-in.

Ready to Build Something Worth Building?

Tell us what you are working on. We will tell you how we would approach it — no jargon, no vague proposals, no wasted time.