Custom software development services from a small senior team — web apps, internal tools, SaaS products, and integrations. Production code you own, in standard frameworks, ready for real traffic. Fixed-scope builds start at $15k.
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We build the production version. A small senior team where the engineers on calls are the engineers in the editor — no staff rotation, no junior pass-throughs, no offshoring. We build on Next.js and Postgres because they’re boring, well-documented, and easy to hire for — not because they’re trendy. We’ve shipped six production products of our own, including Agency ERP and an AI-native product, Arlo, so we know what software looks like when nobody’s holding our hand. Weighing build vs. buy? We’ll show you the actual math, not a sales pitch.
The company staffs juniors.
They sell you a senior, then put two junior engineers on the build. The senior shows up to status calls — not the editor. Quality drifts and you don't find out until ship.
It takes twice as long, costs three times more.
Quotes slip, scope creeps, and the code that comes back is unmaintainable. The handover doc is a README nobody updated.
No-code dressed up as production.
A prototype on a no-code platform, sold as software. It runs — until traffic, data, or an edge case it was never built for arrives.
Miso glazed salmon, black rice, edamame, roasted broccolini and pickled radish.
Miso Glazed Salmon×1$14.90Chimichurri Steak×1$18.40The shapes of custom software we ship most often. If your project doesn't fit cleanly into one of these, we'll still talk.
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Web applications
Full-stack web apps in Next.js + Postgres. Customer-facing products, admin dashboards, marketplaces, customer portals.
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Internal tools
Ops dashboards, admin tools, custom CRMs, project trackers — built for your team's exact workflow instead of bent around a SaaS product.
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SaaS products
We build the v1 of SaaS products: marketing site, auth, billing, app, dashboard, integrations. From scratch to first paying customer.
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Enterprise custom software
Custom enterprise software for organizations that have outgrown off-the-shelf. SSO, RBAC, compliance, multi-tenant architecture.
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AI-native products
When the product is fundamentally an AI app — Claude or GPT at the core. We've built more of these than most teams have shipped at all.
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Integrations
Wiring your systems together. Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, QuickBooks, Shopify, custom APIs, EDI, file imports. Usually faster and cheaper than the 'integration platform' alternative.
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Migrations
Moving off WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, no-code tools, or unmaintained custom code. Onto something you actually own.
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Audits + technical due diligence
If you've inherited a codebase and need a senior team to assess it, we'll do a written audit with findings and recommendations.
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Performance work
Slow app? We profile it, fix the queries, restructure the data, ship the speedup. Usually faster than a rewrite.
Continuous deployment, weekly progress, the same team start to finish. We don't go dark.
Discover the project
1 week. We map the workflow, the data, and the integrations with your team. We pick the slice to ship first.
Architect the build
1 week. Data model, infrastructure, security model, deployment plan — documented before any code is written.
Build the app
4–8 weeks for most projects. Continuous deployment so you see progress weekly. Your team tests as we go.
Ship to production
Deployment, documentation, training, and handover. Optional retainer after launch.
Run
Ongoing. Bug fixes, new features, ops support — same team, monthly retainer.
Modern, well-supported, hireable. We pick tools your future team will actually know — not the trend of the week.
- Next.js (App Router)Framework
- ReReactUI library
- TSTypeScriptLanguage
- TwTailwindStyling
- shshadcn/uiComponents
- Next.js APIAPI layer
- tRtRPCType-safe API
- HoHonoEdge framework
- FastAPIPython API
- GraphQLAPI layer
- PostgresDatabase
- PrPrismaORM
- DzDrizzleORM
- RdRedisCache / queue
- pgvectorVector store
- VercelHosting
- RyRailwayHosting
- FlyFly.ioHosting
- DkDockerContainers
- GHGitHub ActionsCI/CD
- CloudflareEdge / CDN
- CkClerkAuth
- WOWorkOSEnterprise SSO
- A0Auth0Auth
- StStripeBilling
- SeSentryError tracking
- Vercel AnalyticsAnalytics
- HlHighlightSession replay
- LfLogflareLogging
“Futur Labs shipped in six weeks what our internal team couldn't in eighteen months.”
Focused Build
One application or feature, shipped to production. Internal tool, customer portal, MVP, integration.
- 1 production app
- Auth + database
- Integrations
- 4–6 weeks to ship
- Documentation + handover
Reliable Training
Full production ERP — scheduling, registration, payments, instructor rosters, accounting, and insights. Built and run end-to-end.
Stridecoach
Personalized running coach app — training plans driven by user data, shipped to production on the consumer side.
Annatype
A production AI product built end-to-end — the kind of AI-native software we ship for clients.
Clear answers
for complex builds.
Clear answers on timelines, pricing, ownership, and what shipping actually looks like with a senior engineering team.
Custom software development means building an application from scratch around your exact workflow, instead of configuring an off-the-shelf product to approximate it. You own the codebase, the data model, and every integration — nothing is rented, nothing is generic. It's the right call when your process is specific enough that no SaaS tool fits it cleanly.
Fixed-scope builds start around $15k for one focused app or workflow. Most engagements — a multi-module product with real production traffic — run $40k and up. Enterprise builds with SSO, multi-tenancy, and compliance are scoped individually. We price the project, not the hour, and you see the number before you sign.
Web apps, internal tools, SaaS products, enterprise custom software, integrations between systems, customer portals, admin dashboards, marketplaces, AI-native products. We build full-stack applications in TypeScript on Next.js, with Postgres and Tailwind. We pick boring, well-supported tools because we have to maintain them.
We're a small senior team. Not a freelance marketplace, not an outsourced agency, not a 200-person consultancy. The people writing the code are the people on calls with you. Two or three engineers per project, depending on scope.
Most US software dev shops are either tiny freelance pools or large consultancies that staff projects with whoever's available. We're a small team with deep ownership — same engineers from discovery through ship and beyond. If that matters to you, we're a good fit.
Around $15k for a focused build (one app, one workflow). We won't take a $5k 'just throw something together' project — there's no path to ship something we'd put our name on at that budget. If your need is smaller, we'll honestly tell you to use a no-code tool.
Sometimes. We do an audit first — if the code is salvageable and the previous team is gone, we'll pick it up. If it's so tangled that a rewrite is faster, we'll tell you. We don't do hostage rescues for free, but we'll be honest about what we find.
Optional retainer after launch — same team, same Slack channel, monthly retainer for bug fixes, new features, and ops. Or a clean handover with documentation if you want to take it in-house. We don't lock you in.
A few questions about the project so we come prepared — then we'll set up a short call to dig in.