Still running the business on spreadsheets and rented tools?
We find what’s costing you money, then build calm systems you own, shaped to how you actually work.
Two members of the InsideData team sitting alongside a client at their desk, looking at a laptop together.
Most off-the-shelf tools weren’t built for your operation.
They were built for the average one. So you stretch them with spreadsheets, bridge them by hand, and pay again every year for a ceiling you never asked for.
You’re paying for a ceiling
Seat limits, locked features, another plan upgrade. Growth raises the bill, and you’re still working around the same gaps.
Your systems don’t talk
Someone on the team is copying data between tools every day. Reporting is always a day behind. The “integration” is a person.
Every payment disappears
Subscriptions are a cost, not an asset. Cancel and you own nothing. Raise prices and you have no leverage.
The parts of your stack that don’t fit.
Not everything. We find where bespoke creates the most value, and build software you own in its place.
Spreadsheets & workarounds
The zoo of tabs that became process.
Operations & workflow
Jobs, schedules, approvals, without the friction.
Finance & reporting
Margins and cash flow you can trust on Tuesday morning.
Integrations & automation
Quiet overnight jobs instead of manual bridging.
AI in the back office
Extract, draft, flag. Humans still press send.
Owning your software is no longer a luxury.
Twenty years of looking inside how businesses actually work, plus modern delivery, means we can replace the messy bits faster and for less than living with them forever. You own the code. No per-seat surprise in January.
If you can think it, we can build it.
A particular shape of business.
If this looks like you, we can probably help. If it doesn’t, we’ll say so on the first call.
10–200 staff
Proper process. Still human-scale.
Operationally complex
Logistics, manufacturing, finance, services.
Systems + spreadsheets
You’re already paying the workaround tax.
£25k–£150k
Real project budgets. Software you own.
From subscription pain to ownership.
Four steps. Fixed scope where it matters. No theatre.
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01Discovery
We map the workarounds, the cost, and whether bespoke is the right answer.
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02Design
A clickable prototype and a fixed-price plan before we write production code.
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03Build
Iterative releases. Real software in your hands the whole way.
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04You own it
Launch, training, and ongoing partnership. The IP is yours, forever.
Let’s map what’s replaceable
A free 30-minute discovery call. We look at the workarounds, the subscriptions, and whether building something you own makes sense. No slides, no hard sell.