One system instead of a patchwork
Stock, approvals, customers and invoices live in one place instead of spreadsheets, chat groups and three different apps.
Software Development experts · Kenya
We build custom software around how your business works.
Stop running the business on spreadsheets and goodwill.
Every growing company ends up with a patchwork: a spreadsheet for stock, a WhatsApp group for approvals, an app nobody likes for invoices. We build the one system that fits how your team already works, and grow it as you do.
- Built around your workflow
- Web, mobile and API
- Small first release, then grow
- Source code handed over
A real person on WhatsApp, not a ticket queueFixed written quote before work startsYou own the code, store and accountsNairobi team, working remotely across Africa, the Gulf and Asia
How we build it
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Sit with the people who’ll use it
We watch how orders, approvals, stock or invoices move through your team today and write down every step, exception and workaround.
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Design the data and the screens
We model your data, sketch each screen your staff will use, and agree what the first working version must do before writing code.
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Build in short, visible cycles
We build with TypeScript, Node.js and React, ship working features every few weeks to a test environment you can click through, and adjust as your team tries them.
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Move the data and go live
We import your existing spreadsheets and records, train your team, switch over in stages, and keep monitoring errors and speed after launch.
What you have at the end
Work that follows your process
The software matches how your team already works, so people use it instead of finding ways around it.
Reports you don’t have to build
The numbers you used to compile by hand at month end are a screen or an export away.
Code and data you own
The source code, the database and the documentation belong to you, so any developer can extend it later.
Want this for your business?
What is custom software development in Kenya?
Custom software development is building an application around one company’s own processes instead of forcing the company into an off-the-shelf tool. EliteTeQ builds web apps, mobile apps, SaaS platforms and internal systems for businesses in Kenya, starting with the smallest release that fixes your biggest problem.
- Internal tools that replace spreadsheets
- Customer and staff mobile apps
- SaaS platforms with billing and accounts
- APIs that connect the tools you already use
Sound familiar?
Signs you’ve outgrown off-the-shelf tools
- The same data typed three times
- An order goes into a spreadsheet, then an invoicing app, then a report. Every copy is a chance for a mistake. One system means one entry, and every screen updates from it.
- Approvals live in WhatsApp threads
- When a purchase or a discount needs sign-off, the request gets buried. We turn your approval rules into software, with a record of who approved what and when.
- The tool almost fits
- Off-the-shelf software covers most of the job and your team works around the rest. Those workarounds cost hours every week. We build for the part that doesn’t fit.
- You can’t see the business in one place
- Sales in one app, stock in another, staff in a third. We pull it together into one dashboard you can open on your phone.
What we build
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Your process, written as software
We sit with the people who do the work, map every step, and turn the rules into a system that enforces them.
- Approval chains with a full audit trail
- Roles so people see only what they need
- Notifications when something waits on you
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One view of everything
Dashboards built from your real data, so the numbers you check every morning are on one screen.
- Live figures from every branch or team
- Totals in KES, exportable to Excel
- Alerts when a number moves the wrong way
What you get
Everything below is in the written quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Process map
Your workflow written down step by step, agreed with the people who do it.
A working first release
The smallest version that solves your biggest problem, in use early.
Web, mobile and API
Whatever your team and customers need, on one shared backend.
Migration from old tools
Your spreadsheets and old records moved in and checked.
Source code and documentation
Stored in your account, written so another developer can follow it.
Ongoing development
New features and fixes as the business changes, on a plan you choose.
Workarounds vs a system built for you
Without it
- Data typed into three tools
- Approvals lost in chat threads
- Reports built by hand every Friday
- Paying for features nobody uses
- Locked into a vendor’s roadmap
With EliteTeQ
- Entered once, shown everywhere
- Approval rules with a full history
- Dashboards that update themselves
- Only the features your team needs
- Your code, your roadmap
Not sure which you need? Ask.
Built for teams that have outgrown spreadsheets
- Distributors and wholesalers
- Multi-branch retailers
- Logistics and delivery companies
- Schools and training providers
- Founders building a SaaS product
- Finance and operations teams
Priced per release, agreed before we start
A fixed price, in writing
You see the full scope and cost before you commit to anything.
Every project includes
- Free discovery call
- Written process map
- Fixed quote for the first release
- Source code in your account
- Support after launch
Questions clients ask us
Not answered here? A real person replies on WhatsApp.
Is custom software more expensive than buying a tool?
Up front, usually yes. Over time it can cost less, because you stop paying per user for features you don’t use and stop losing hours to workarounds. We tell you honestly when a ready-made tool is the better buy.
How long until we can use it?
We aim for a first release your team can use in weeks, not months, then build the rest in short cycles. The timeline for the first release is in the quote.
Who owns the software?
You do. The source code lives in your account, with documentation, so you can take it to another developer at any time.
Can it work with the tools we already use?
Usually, yes. Most accounting, messaging and cloud tools have an API we can connect to; we check this during the first call before quoting.
Do you work with teams remotely in Kenya?
Yes. We work with teams in Kenya over video calls, WhatsApp and email, and every release is available on a test link before it goes live.
Show us the spreadsheet everyone is afraid to touch.
Send a message on WhatsApp. We’ll tell you what a system for it would look like, and whether you need one at all.
· Software Development in Kenya