Custom software development that fits the way your business actually works. We design, build and maintain systems made up of web applications, mobile apps and desktop software, built to last and supported long after launch.
As an application development company based in Durban we naturally love our city and fellow Durbanites, but we definitely don’t limit ourselves to our geo-location. We have long-standing relationships with clients around the world. Our custom software development projects take on many forms, depending on the client and/or the project’s exact requirements to make it tick, and more importantly, to ensure a successful rollout.
Custom web development for secure web applications, with the business logic, reporting and user management your operation runs on.
Native-quality iOS and Android apps, built to perform in the field and maintained long after launch.
Interface and experience design that gets people through the work, rather than getting in the way of it.
Windows-native and cross-platform desktop software, for the work that doesn’t belong in a browser.
Custom software rarely stops at one platform. A web application needs a mobile counterpart in the field. A desktop client for the people doing the heavy work reports into the same database. An API ties all of it to the systems you already run. We build these as one system rather than three projects.
One data model and one set of business rules, so every app behaves the same way and changes are made once.
Reports, invoices and records all come from the same place, with nothing re-keyed between systems.
We decide early which surfaces the work needs, because retrofitting a second one onto a system that never expected it is where budgets go.
Custom software is the right answer less often than software companies like to admit. So we check first:
It costs us a project now and again. It also means that when we tell you a build is justified, you can believe us.
Example: a business with its own way of billing
The instinct is to commission accounting software. The better build is a small application that does exactly the bespoke part, integrated into a platform that already does the rest properly. Smaller build, lower cost, less to maintain. Working out where that line falls is most of what discovery is for.
Every estimate we give depends on the first two steps being done properly, which is why they come before any development is commissioned.
Flexible on technology. We’re not tied to one language, framework or platform. We choose the technology that fits your project, your team and the systems you already run.
Our software development requirements are always unique and challenging so it is important to deal with a team that will provide sound advice and guidance, as well as have the skills to implement. The Epicdev team provide us with all of these factors, allowing us to focus on what is core to our business.
Trevor Hart-Jones
Managing Director, Ezitech · client since 2015
One system, from the first discovery session to software a whole team relies on every day.
Desktop & mobile apps · Events
1,000+events run on the software we built
It depends on what the software has to do, how many platforms it runs on and what it connects to. After discovery we write a technical specification and quote against it, so the price is based on the actual scope rather than a guess. We can also structure payment plans around the project.
Timelines depend on scope. A focused application takes far less time than a multi-platform system, and larger projects are usually released in stages so you get working software sooner. The technical specification sets out the timeline before the build starts.
Yes. We will happily sign your NDA before you share the details of your idea.
Usually, yes. Most of what we build connects to existing accounting, CRM, payment or industry platforms through their APIs, so your new software handles the bespoke part and established tools handle the rest.
Every project can move onto a support agreement under a service level agreement, covering response times, maintenance, security updates and new features, handled by the team that built it.
Share a short description of the problem, who will use the software and what it needs to connect to. We will get back to you within one working day.