Business software and custom ERP
Projects, quotes, planning, hours and invoicing in one system that works the way your company does.
How we built the SBE ERPCustom software · Roeselare, BE
Custom software, built around how you work.
We build web applications, customer portals and business software around your own processes, instead of bending your processes to fit an off-the-shelf package. One developer from analysis to maintenance, since 2016.
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- quotes in the mailbox
- hours on paper
- Projects
- Quotes
- Planning
- Hours
- Invoicing
- Project A
- In progress
- Project B
- Quote sent
- Project C
- Invoiced
What is custom software?
Custom software is an application built specifically for your business, around your own way of working, instead of an off-the-shelf package your operations have to adapt to. It connects to the systems you already use and grows along when your business changes.
- Around your own process
The software follows how your team works, not the other way round.
- Connected to what you have
Accounting, webshop or CRM join in. Nobody retypes data any more.
- Grows in steps
What pays off most comes first, the rest follows. No big bang.
What we build
From internal system to customer portal.
Five kinds of software we build most often, often in combination.
Customer portals
Customers order, follow up their file or fetch documents themselves, whenever it suits them.
The Bergers Belgium B2B portalDashboards
Figures from your different systems together on one screen, up to date instead of a monthly export.
Mobile apps
An app for your customers or your people on the road, on the same data as your web application.
More about app developmentAPI integrations
Accounting, webshop, CRM and Microsoft 365 working together, so data is entered only once.
AI in it too? See AI integrationHow we work
Something working fast, then step by step.
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Mapping your process
Together with the people who work with it every day. That way we build what is needed, not what sounds good on paper.
- 02
A first working version
The part that pays off most comes first. You test it with real data before we build further.
- 03
Building in short steps
A new version every few weeks that you see and steer yourself. No surprises at the end.
- 04
Launch and maintenance
Hosting, updates and new wishes after launch. Your software stays secure and up to date.
Cases
All cases Custom software running today.
Custom ERP
SBE
An engineering consultancy wanted its whole operation in one system, not spread over off-the-shelf packages and Excel.
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B2B webshop
Bergers Belgium
A wholesaler of gift and home-decor items wanted retailers to place their own orders, at any hour.
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Ambassador platform
Love&Tell
Brands had no idea who actually promoted them on Instagram, let alone how to reward those people.
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You talk to the person who builds your software.
AlpacApps is led by Vincent Reynaert, a developer since 2007. No account manager or go-between between you and the code.
More about AlpacApps- Built on Laravel and Vue.js
Proven open-source technology many developers know, so you are never locked in.
- From analysis to maintenance
The same person who learns your process builds and maintains the software.
- Close by, in West Flanders
From Roeselare, for businesses in Kortrijk, Bruges, Ghent and the rest of Belgium.
Good to know
Questions about custom software.
Custom software or an off-the-shelf package?
If an off-the-shelf package does what you need, it is usually cheaper. Custom software pays off when your way of working differs from the average, when you now tie several packages and Excel together, or when your software sets you apart from competitors.
How long does it take?
A first working version of the most important part is usually ready within a few weeks. After that we keep building in short steps, for as long as needed.
Can it connect to the software we already have?
Usually, yes. We connect through APIs to accounting packages, webshops, CRMs and Microsoft 365. If a system has no API, we find another safe way together, such as a scheduled import.
Who maintains the software after launch?
We do, if you want: hosting, security updates and new features. Because everything runs on Laravel and Vue.js, another developer can also take it over later.
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What software do you need?
A few sentences are enough. We reply within two working days.