• Running critical business processes on off-the-shelf enterprise software that covers 80% of your requirements and forces workarounds for the other 20%?

  • Bought an enterprise platform that required months of configuration consulting, still doesn't fit your workflow, and comes with annual licence costs that grow with your headcount?

Enterprise Software Development

Custom enterprise software for large organisations with complex permissions, multi-department workflows, deep integrations, and security or compliance requirements -- ERP systems, CRM platforms, supply chain software, and multi-tenant B2B SaaS built to the scale and governance standards your organisation demands.
We handle the full engagement: architecture design, integration with existing enterprise systems, role-based access, audit trails, and deployment. Fixed cost agreed before development starts.

  • Role-based access, audit trails, and enterprise security built in from the start

  • Integration with existing ERP, CRM, and data systems -- not a replacement for what works

  • Designed for the user count and data volume your organisation operates at

  • Fixed cost agreed before development starts

RaftLabs builds custom enterprise software for large organisations -- internal platforms, multi-tenant B2B SaaS, ERP extensions, and workflow systems designed for complex permissions, deep integrations, and compliance requirements. Fixed cost agreed before development starts, with a discovery engagement that defines scope before the development price is committed.

Vodafone
Aldi
Nike
Microsoft
Heineken
Cisco
Calorgas
Energia Rewards
GE
Bank of America
T-Mobile
Valero
Techstars
East Ventures

Enterprise software earns its cost when it fits the actual workflow of a large organisation -- not when it forces departments to adapt to the vendor's version of how your industry operates. For organisations with specific approval chains, compliance requirements, or integration surfaces that generic platforms can't satisfy without years of configuration, a custom build is the lower-risk option.

The systems that get used are the ones designed around how work actually happens. The systems that get worked around are the ones designed for a procurement checklist.

What we build

Multi-tenant enterprise platform development

Multi-tenant B2B SaaS platforms and enterprise systems where each customer organisation operates in a fully isolated data environment. Tenant provisioning, per-tenant configuration, subscription and licence management, and the admin layer your team needs to manage the customer list. Architecture designed for tenant isolation from the data model up -- not single-tenant software with a shared database bolted on. Scales from first enterprise customer to hundreds without a rebuild.

ERP and back-office systems

Purpose-built ERP extensions and back-office systems for organisations whose processes don't map cleanly to a standard module. Custom approval workflows, business rule engines, document generation, inventory and procurement management, and the operational logic that makes a system usable for your specific industry. Designed around your actual process rather than a generic ERP template that requires three years of configuration consulting to approximate your workflow.

Enterprise integration architecture

Middleware and integration layers that connect enterprise systems that weren't designed to talk to each other -- ERP, CRM, HRMS, data warehouse, and third-party vendor APIs. Event-driven integration, transformation logic, error handling, and monitoring dashboards that let your IT team see what's flowing and what's blocked. The integration layer that makes your existing systems work together rather than replacing them with a single platform that promises to do everything.

Security and access control

Access control systems with fine-grained role and permission models reflecting your actual organisational structure. Full audit trails for data access, changes, and approvals, with tamper-evident logging for compliance reporting. SSO integration with Active Directory, Okta, or Azure AD. Field-level permissions, row-level security, and the compliance controls that SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or GDPR frameworks require. Built into the architecture from the start -- not retrofitted after the build.

Enterprise mobile and field tools

Enterprise mobile apps for field teams, inspectors, and operational staff who need access to enterprise systems away from a desk -- data capture forms, approval workflows, document access, and sync with backend systems. Offline capability for environments with unreliable connectivity. Distributed via MDM or Apple Business Manager rather than public app stores. Built for the specific field workflow rather than a generic mobile platform that staff adapts to.

Legacy system migration

Planned migration from aging enterprise systems -- on-premises platforms, unsupported desktop applications, and end-of-life ERP modules -- to modern web-based enterprise software. Assessment of the existing system first, data migration designed before cutover, and a parallel running period that lets the new system be validated against real data before the old one is decommissioned. The migration that the business controls rather than responds to when the hardware fails.

Have an enterprise software project?

Tell us about the process you need to digitise, the systems it needs to connect to, and the scale it needs to operate at. We'll assess it and give you a fixed cost.

Talk about your enterprise project

Frequently asked questions

Enterprise software serves large numbers of concurrent users across multiple departments, with complex role hierarchies, approval workflows, audit requirements, and integration with existing systems like ERP, CRM, and HRMS. A standard web application typically serves a single user type with simpler data models. Enterprise builds require more design time upfront -- data modelling, permission architecture, integration design -- and more rigorous UAT before deployment. They also need to perform at the data volumes and concurrent usage your organisation already operates at, not at a startup's scale. Scope, timeline, and cost all reflect that added complexity.

Data modelling and permission architecture are designed during the discovery phase before a line of code is written. We map your organisational structure to the access control model -- department-level, team-level, and individual-level permissions -- and design the database schema to support your actual business entities and relationships rather than a generic template. Role-based access control, field-level permissions, and row-level security are built into the core architecture, not retrofitted. The permission model is documented and agreed before development starts so you can validate it against your compliance and operational requirements.

Integration starts with an audit of what systems you have, what APIs or data exports they expose, and what data needs to flow in which direction. Most enterprise systems -- SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Dynamics, Workday -- expose APIs or support standard integration patterns. Where a system doesn't have a clean API, we use ETL pipelines, scheduled data sync, or database-level integration as a fallback. The integration architecture is defined during discovery so there are no surprises mid-build. We document all integration points, error handling, and retry logic so your IT team can maintain the connections after handover.

A focused enterprise tool -- a single department's workflow, clear scope, and standard integrations -- typically runs $80,000 to $150,000. A full internal platform with multiple departments, complex role hierarchies, ERP integration, reporting capability, and multi-tenant architecture typically runs $150,000 to $250,000+. Fixed cost agreed before development starts. The discovery engagement that precedes the development quote is what makes that fixed price possible -- we price based on what we find, not on assumptions.