Custom web app development for SaaS founders and businesses ready to scale.
Designli is a custom web application development company. We build web apps for SaaS founders and operators, and we keep building them after launch. The first version goes live within 30 days, and the same dedicated pod stays on to build what comes next.
Schedule a ConsultationWhat's a web app?
A web app is software that runs in the browser, so there is nothing for your users to install. Powered by the cloud, Designli's web-based apps can launch across platforms and devices - desktop, tablet, or mobile browser.
Powerful, interactive, efficient, and scalable. We think of web-based apps as custom software solutions to real-life pain points.
Business is built on web apps.
Web-based software is how modern companies run. Teams work from anywhere, less gets re-keyed by hand, and employees get tools built for the job in front of them.
An e-commerce platform that works on a phone is table stakes now. Custom web-based software closes the gaps in how you operate, and it grows with the business instead of boxing it in.
A dedicated development team ensures adaptation to evolving needs. With Designli, expect updated software aligned with your business goals.
Strategic web app development requires a dedicated team, backed by AI.
Successful web software development relies on collaboration and a systematic approach. When companies hire independent freelancers, they run the risk of completing tasks ad hoc. Aspects of the software develop out of sync, leading to painful integration headaches down the line.
Businesses looking to implement web-based software solutions seek to optimize resources, not waste them with slap-dash development strategies.
Allocating resources strategically means ensuring that all parts of your project are moving in sync. With a dedicated development team, you're investing where and when you need it - without additional expenses, missed timelines, or recouping from staffing overages.
Work with in-house developers, on-demand.
Designli's dedicated development team is more than just a group of developers. We function as an on-demand, in-house team - providing you with a Product Owner and UX/UI Designer alongside engineering.
Our highly specialized team is committed to solving your critical business needs from start to finish.
The SolutionLab: how it works.
1. Discovery: Our team learns the challenges facing your business, where the roadblocks are, and what a working solution needs to do.
2. Design: Through critical analysis and dedicated planning, your idea takes shape as a designed prototype of your web app's core features.
3. Backlog: Every feature gets defined, sized, and made development-ready, so there's no ambiguity left once coding starts.
4. Kickoff: With a scoped backlog and a priced plan in hand, your dedicated pod begins building on a set cadence, with you reviewing progress at each stage.
Web app development: think purpose-built software.
Unlike off-the-shelf software, a custom application is built to fit your workflow, automate the repetitive parts, and plug into the systems you already run. Every web application Designli builds is judged on one thing, how much time and money it gives back to the team using it.
Designli's web application development services cover the whole build - DevOps, mobile-web, e-commerce, and CMS work - so one team owns the result from the first commit to the last release.
Six kinds of custom web applications we build.
Customer portals.
Self-service account and dashboard experiences your customers log into daily, from onboarding to account management.
SaaS products.
Multi-tenant platforms built to scale from your first paying customer to thousands, with the architecture to support both.
Internal tools.
Custom dashboards, admin panels, and workflow software that replace spreadsheets and manual processes for your own team.
Marketplaces.
Two-sided platforms connecting buyers and sellers, vendors and customers, or providers and clients, with the matching, payments, and logistics to run them.
Integrations.
Custom connections between the tools you already run, syncing data across your CRM, accounting, and internal systems without manual re-entry.
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).
App-like experiences that install from the browser, work offline, and reach users on any device without an app store approval process.
The best tech stack for web app development.
React for the front end.
React is a JavaScript library that builds efficient, interactive user interfaces through component-based architecture. The virtual DOM enhances performance through minimal DOM manipulation. Massive community, scalable patterns, and developers everywhere - your codebase stays staffable for years.
NodeJS + NestJS for the back end.
NodeJS is the best solution for lightweight applications using real-time data. NestJS combines NodeJS and TypeScript for applications that stay organized as they grow, which is why our enterprise clients run on it.
AWS for cloud hosting.
Super-scalable infrastructure, excellent support, customizable environments, built-in DevOps tools, AI/ML data integration, and broad open-source compatibility.
Custom web apps built (and loved) by Designli.
Earth Technology Integration.
After a decade of developing software, Earth Technology Integration (ETI) has partnered with Designli to enhance and accelerate its existing emergency response solutions software. ETI's web apps, which government agencies rely on during a crisis, are now in the hands of Designli's dedicated team, which is committed to maintaining and improving these systems.
Serving as ETI's long-term development partner, Designli maintains existing systems and creates new web apps for government contracts. The dedicated team for ETI includes full-time front-end and back-end web developers, along with a part-time product owner/graphic designer, with regular product update meetings and an organized feature backlog management system.
Secur.Space.
The Secur.Space team leaned on Designli to conduct a full code review and audit, so that our developers could jump in and increase the pace of ongoing feature iterations based on the initial success the system was having and the huge demand seen in the marketplace from trucking and logistics companies.
In parallel, our SolutionLab consulting engagement focused on blueprinting how a new mobile iPhone and Android app would fit into the business model. Mapping out the most critical features that an on-the-move trucker would need to access, we created a Work Breakdown Structure: a line-item quote of each feature for easy decision-making.
Built for the industries you work in.
Logistics.
Trucking, freight, and supply chain platforms, from SecurSpace's driver marketplace to True Load Time's searchable freight database.
Field services.
Mobile-first tools for teams working outside an office, like National Trench Safety's equipment tracking portal.
Healthcare operations.
Patient portals and internal tools that replace paper processes and spreadsheets with software your care teams will use.
Education.
Platforms for schools, nonprofits, and community programs, built to run on lean budgets without cutting corners on usability.
What clients say about our custom software work.
The portal they've created has an intuitive design, so we've been able to roll it out to many customers without having to teach them on how to use it.
They're taking a massive amount of information from the trucking sector and compiling it into one searchable database to solve a particular pain point. […] I'm extremely happy that it feels personal and is more than just ones and zeros.
Designli bridges the gap between our business needs and technical needs. Josh and Keith have in-depth experience in both development and starting a business. That expertise allows them to provide technical advice while being efficient with our dollars.
Our team is impressed with the coding organization and readability. Also, their technology is spot-on, and they've ramped up our existing projects […] Currently, we now have two engineers from their team working full-time on our projects.
I'm very impressed with their follow-up, and they're on top of their engagements. […] Whenever we have a conversation, they send me a robust list of next steps. They're very professional and thorough, and they listen well.
Designli has helped us develop a web platform for our program called Care Now, allowing us to move away from WordPress.
Questions we get before the first call.
Ask Tyler Morton, our account executive. Thirty minutes, and a straight answer about what your web app needs.
Book a time with TylerStep into the SolutionLab to kickstart your custom software project.
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