Software Development in Essex
Custom software, iOS and Android apps, internal dashboards and business automation, built for companies across Essex. Fixed prices from £800, live in weeks, and the code is yours when it ships.
Alongside our specialism in regulated financial and accountancy firms, we have worked with Essex trades, hospitality and ecommerce for years.
Results for the firms we work with
28 to 14
average Google position, halved and held for nine months
Square 4 Partners
843k
search impressions and 18,200 organic clicks over 16 months
Square 4 Partners
5 stars
unprompted review after the build and the automation
Aireside Accounting
5.0
from 28 Google reviews
Glide
Most Essex businesses do not need a software company. They need one job doing properly.
Almost nobody arrives here wanting software. They arrive because something in the business eats a day a week and everyone has quietly accepted it: the quote that gets rebuilt from scratch every time, the deadline spreadsheet one person maintains, the report assembled by hand every month end, the details rekeyed into three systems because none of them talk.
None of that needs a transformation programme or a six-figure budget. It needs one thing built properly, at a price you agreed in advance, in a few weeks rather than a few quarters.
We are in Chelmsford and we build across the county, from Braintree manufacturing to Southend hospitality. The fixed prices below are the same wherever you are.
Fixed price, published
Most software companies will not put a number on a page. Ours are here, with timelines. You know what it costs before you get in touch, not after three meetings.
Weeks, not quarters
Two to four weeks for most builds. We build with AI assistance throughout, which is the same reason our websites ship in days. It removes the waiting, not the work.
You own it
The code and the accounts are transferred to you when it ships. No licence, no per-seat fee, nothing to renew forever for software you already paid to have built.
We ship our own software
Gnomie, a UK garden care app, is live on the App Store under Glide Marketing Ltd. We are not describing work we outsource.
What it costs
The builds we do most often, at the price we charge, with the timeline.
Quote calculator
£2,500
2 weeks
Visitors price their own job and you get a qualified enquiry with the numbers already in it.
Online booking system
£3,500
3 weeks
Real availability, deposits taken, reminders sent. No more diary tennis by email.
AI lead qualifier
£2,000
2 weeks
Enquiries get read, sorted and routed before you open them, so the good ones surface first.
Internal dashboard or CRM lite
from £5,000
4 weeks
The numbers you currently rebuild in a spreadsheet every month, live and in one place.
AI add-ons for a site you already have
AI chatbot trained on your business
£1,500
AI site search
£1,000
AI lead scorer
£800
AI content brief generator
£500
Full detail on how each build works is on the custom software and automation page.
The deadline system we built for an accountancy practice
Aireside Accounting ran every recurring deadline on spreadsheets. We replaced it with auto-renewing tasks for year-end, VAT and the rest, plus automated reminders to their own clients.
“So it's a great resource now in our business. In fact, we couldn't live without this new diary management system.”
Dawn
Aireside Accounting
Read the Aireside storyLooking for app developers in Essex?
iOS and Android from one codebase, backend included. Gnomie, our UK garden care app, is live on the App Store under Glide Marketing Ltd, so we have been through Apple review as a publisher rather than only as a contractor.
Quoted per app. A focused first version, on the App Store, usually inside eight to twelve weeks.
Where we work
- Chelmsford, where we are based
- Colchester and north Essex
- Southend-on-Sea and the coast
- Braintree and the A120 corridor
- Brentwood and the commuter belt
- Basildon and the industrial south
What is the job that eats your week?
One call, an hour at most. If there is something worth building we will give you a fixed price and a date. If there is not, we will tell you that instead.
Software development in Essex: your questions
Our fixed-price builds run from £800 for an AI lead scorer to £5,000 and up for an internal dashboard or CRM. A quote calculator is £2,500, a booking system £3,500. Mobile apps are quoted per app from £15,000. The largest single build we have quoted to date was £30,000. Anything that does not fit a fixed price gets scoped and quoted before you commit, and the number does not move afterwards.
No. We are based in Chelmsford and we have dedicated pages for the Essex towns, but software work is largely remote and we build for clients well outside the county. Being local is genuinely useful for a kickoff or a scoping session, and makes very little difference after that.
Both, and it is deliberate. Marketing wins you the client. The admin that arrives with the client is the part nobody helps you with, and that is what the software side exists for. You can buy either on its own. Plenty of firms take the website and search work first and add automation later, but there is no requirement to.
Yes, iOS and Android from a single React Native codebase. We publish our own apps, so we have been through Apple review, in-app subscriptions and store listings as a publisher rather than only as a contractor. There is a dedicated app development page with the detail.
Then buy it, and we will say so. There is no sense charging you five figures for something a £30 a month subscription covers. The case for building is when you are paying per seat for a platform you use a fraction of, or when the specific thing your business does is the thing none of the products support.
Tell us the job that eats your week. One call, an hour at most, and we want the task, who touches it, and where it currently lives. If there is something worth building you get a fixed price and a delivery date in writing. If there is not, we will tell you that instead.
Software development by town
Local pages for the Essex towns we build in. Same fixed prices, same team, wherever you are.
Software Development Chelmsford
Our home city, and where most of our financial and professional clients sit.
Software Development Colchester
Software and apps for Colchester, from public sector suppliers to university spinouts.
Software Development Southend
Booking systems and apps for Southend leisure, retail and hospitality operators.
Software Development Braintree
Internal tools for Braintree manufacturing, logistics and distribution firms.
Software Development Brentwood
Software for Brentwood finance, property and media businesses on the commuter belt.
Software Development Basildon
Apps and automation for Basildon industrial, engineering and trade businesses.
Tell us what you're working on
Fill in the form and tell us what you're trying to achieve, who you're going after and what you can spend. Mike reads every one and comes back with a straight answer on whether we can help.
Tell us about your projectTakes two minutes. No calls, no diary tennis. A reply within one working day.