Custom software development is the right choice when your business has outgrown spreadsheets, or when ready-made tools force you to work around them. Instead of paying for features you do not use while missing the ones you need, you get an application built around how your business actually runs.
Daste Digital is a software development studio based in Timișoara, Romania, run by me, Stefan Poenaru. I have more than 9 years of experience building software, and I plan, build, and launch every project myself. You talk directly to the person writing the code.
If the main goal is to remove repetitive work between existing tools, business automation may be faster and cheaper than a new application. If you need an assistant that handles a specific task, take a look at custom AI agents. I will tell you which one fits during the first conversation.
Custom software is an investment, so it should solve a problem that is worth solving. It is usually the right call when:
If a ready-made product already covers your needs, buying it is usually the better decision, and I will say so. This guide can help you decide: custom software vs off-the-shelf.
Understand the problem
We start with what you are trying to solve, who will use the software, and what success looks like for the business.
Define the scope
You get a clear roadmap with priorities, a timeline, and a quote, including what should be built now and what can wait.
Build in phases
The software is built in stages with regular updates, so you can see real progress and give feedback early.
Launch and hand off
After testing, the software goes live with handoff documentation, and further development can continue as your needs change.
These products are live, so you can open them and try them yourself:
You can see the full details and screenshots on the projects page.
I mainly build with TypeScript, React, and Next.js, and deploy on Cloudflare, which keeps applications fast and reliable without a large infrastructure to manage. Where it is useful, I add AI models and third-party services for payments, email, and analytics.
Technology follows the project, not the other way around. If your business already depends on a platform, the first step is to check how the new software should work with it.
Working with a one-person studio is not the right fit for every project, and a very large system may need a larger team. For a focused product or internal tool, it has clear advantages:
Custom software development means designing and building an application for one specific business and its processes, instead of adapting that business to a ready-made product. It can be a customer-facing web application, a SaaS product, an internal tool, or an integration between systems you already use.
The price depends on the scope: the number of user roles and workflows, the integrations, the data involved, and how much needs to be ready for the first release. I quote each project after a scoping conversation, and larger builds can be split into phases so you can decide on one stage at a time.
A focused internal tool or first product version usually takes weeks, while a larger platform takes months. You get a timeline with the proposal, and delivering in phases means something useful can go live before the whole roadmap is finished.
Under the terms of service, ownership of the final agreed deliverables transfers to you once the project is paid in full. Third-party tools and licenses keep their own terms, and those are identified during the project.
Usually, yes. Most business software has to work with something that already exists, such as a CRM, a payment provider, a spreadsheet, or an older application. I check what those systems allow during scoping, so any limitation is known before the build starts.
Yes. Daste Digital is based in Timișoara, Romania, and projects run remotely in English or Romanian, so your location does not limit the work.
You receive the handoff and documentation for what was built. If you want the software to keep evolving, ongoing support and further development phases can be agreed separately.
Tell me what you want to build and what is not working today. You do not need a detailed specification, as defining the scope is part of the work. Get in touch and I will reply within one business day. To plan your budget first, read what drives the cost of custom software.
Starting prices for this service. Final cost depends on your specific requirements.
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scope-based pricing
Final pricing depends on scope and how much custom work is involved. Get in touch to talk through what you need.
