SaaS Platforms
Multi-tenant SaaS products with user management, billing integration, analytics dashboards, and subscription lifecycle management.
Development & Engineering
Bespoke applications engineered for your exact workflow.
Bespoke web applications, SaaS products, and workflow systems designed to your requirements with scalable architecture.
60+Custom applications delivered
4Sprint cycles to MVP
99.9%Average production uptime
3xFaster than in-house builds
Why Custom?
When off-the-shelf software reaches its ceiling, custom builds win.
Generic SaaS tools work until your business outgrows their limitations. Custom applications give you full ownership, infinite extensibility, and workflow design that mirrors how your team actually operates.
limestack specialises in building the applications that sit at the core of your operational infrastructure — from customer-facing SaaS products to internal back-office tools that your team relies on daily.
What We Build
Application types we've built and deployed.
Internal Tools
Back-office admin systems, operations dashboards, data management platforms, and workflow automation tools for internal teams.
Integration Platforms
Custom middleware, ETL pipelines, API orchestration layers, and system integration bridges connecting disparate business tools.
Data & Reporting Apps
Business intelligence dashboards, real-time reporting systems, KPI tracking platforms, and data visualisation applications.
Marketplace & Platform Apps
Two-sided marketplaces, booking platforms, listing applications, and service aggregators with payment, review, and messaging features.
Portal Applications
Client portals, customer account areas, partner dashboards, and multi-role access systems with secure authentication and permissions.
Our Process
From blank canvas to production system.
Discovery & Architecture
Requirements elicitation, user story mapping, data modelling, system architecture design, and technology selection. Documented spec before development starts.
Prototype & Validate
Interactive prototype or clickable wireframes reviewed with key stakeholders. UX validation before full build investment.
Sprint Build
Weekly sprint cycles with continuous client access to staging environment. Feature-by-feature delivery with QA sign-off at each milestone.
Testing & Launch
Full QA cycle, security review, performance testing, and monitored production deployment with rollback capability.
Handover & Scale
Full codebase handover, documentation, and optional ongoing maintenance retainer. Scale features as your user base grows.
Technology
Modern, maintainable, and proven at scale.
React / Next.js
Component-driven frontend with SSR/SSG support, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
Node.js / Express
REST and GraphQL APIs, background jobs, webhooks, and real-time WebSocket features.
PostgreSQL / MongoDB
Relational and document databases with migration management and query optimisation.
AWS / Vercel / GCP
Cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker), and auto-scaling.
We also deliver on Python/Django, Laravel, .NET, and Vue.js stacks. We always match the technology to your long-term team's capability and maintenance requirements.
FAQs
Common questions about custom application development.
We use agile sprint delivery which is inherently flexible. Scope changes within a sprint are discussed, assessed for impact, and either incorporated in the current sprint or queued for the next. We maintain a change log and update timeline and cost estimates transparently when significant changes occur.
You do. All custom work we build for you is your intellectual property. We include full IP assignment in our contracts, along with complete codebase handover in your own repositories from day one of the project.
Yes. We frequently take over and extend existing applications. We start with a codebase review and technical assessment to understand architecture, identify risks, and plan the safest path to feature delivery.
An MVP typically takes 8–16 weeks depending on feature complexity. A full-scope product can range from 4 to 12+ months. We give you a phased timeline after the discovery/scoping phase, broken into milestones so you can validate progress at each stage.
Ready to Build?
Let's architect and build your custom application.
Send us your brief or book a discovery call. We'll scope the project and respond with a proposal within 48 hours.