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Custom Software Development

Custom software built around how your business really works.

Business platforms, customer and partner portals, internal tools and integrations, with working software shown every week.

  • Weekly demos
  • Fixed-price start
  • Source ownership

Free 30-minute call with a senior specialist. Reply within one business day. Based in Jaipur, working with businesses across India.

Weeklyworking demos
Fixedprice discovery
2018founded in Jaipur
Quick answer

What is custom software development?

Custom software development builds a system around how your business actually works, instead of bending your process to an off-the-shelf product. Stack18 builds web platforms, customer and partner portals, internal tools and integrations, and shows you working software every week.

Is this you?

You need this when…

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Most teams we work with recognise two or three of these.

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What we deliver

Custom Software Development, end to end.

Each capability is delivered by the same team on the Agentic SDLC, with your approval at every critical step.

Business platforms

Core operations.

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Portals

Self-service.

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Internal tools

Remove spreadsheets.

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APIs and integrations

Reliable connections.

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AI features

Search and agents.

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Support

After launch.

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How we work

A typical engagement, step by step.

Senior people lead every phase. Specialised AI agents on the Agentic SDLC handle the repetitive work, and nothing ships without your approval.

01Weeks 1–2

Discover

Map the current process, data and priorities.

You getScope and priorities
AgentsCompassDraft
02Weeks 2–4

Design

Agree modules, integrations and rules.

You getBlueprint and plan
AgentsBlueprint
03Weeks 4–10

Build

Configure and extend in weekly demos.

You getWorking modules each week
AgentsWeldGridWatch
04Week 10 onward

Launch

Data migration, training and go-live support.

You getLive system, trained users
AgentsLaunchPulse
Offer

Start small. Scale when it works.

Every engagement begins with a short, fixed-price step so you can judge the fit before committing further. See pricing.

Start here

Discovery Sprint

Teams deciding what to build first.

Duration
1–4 weeks
Pricing
Fixed price
  • Scoped plan and timeline
  • Team and fixed price
  • Process map or prototype
Start with Discovery Sprint
Most common

Custom software project

Teams that want to go live fast.

Duration
8–16 weeks
Pricing
Fixed price per phase
  • Weekly demos
  • Source ownership
  • Hypercare
Discuss Custom software project
Custom

Dedicated team

Needs that a ready-made system does not cover.

Duration
Ongoing
Pricing
Fixed price per phase
  • Weekly working demos
  • Senior team accountable
  • 30 days hypercare
Discuss Dedicated team
Proof of capability

What we have shipped, and what a typical engagement looks like.

Delivered projects link to the full case study. Illustrative scenarios describe typical engagements and are not named client results.

Delivered project

Ethnic wear D2C, Jaipur

Challenge
A ₹100+ crore brand needed website, app and back office to share one catalogue and one record of stock and orders.
What we do
Nine specialists built website, mobile app and ERP on one connected foundation in two-week sprints.

3 months

Read the case study →
Delivered project

VC-backed wellness startup

Challenge
A venture-backed clock: Android and iOS had to launch together, with an admin console for the team.
What we do
Scoped the MVP, reviewed clickable prototypes, then built both platforms in two-week sprints.

3 months

Read the case study →
Illustrative scenario

Distributor

Challenge
Dealers order by phone.
What we do
Dealer portal.

8–12 weeks

171modules across 6 ready-made solutions, each priced in rupees
10specialised AI agents on the Agentic SDLC
5human governance gates before anything reaches production
2018founded in Jaipur by Prateek Mathur
₹0per-user licence fees on every ready-made solution
1 daysenior specialist reply to every enquiry
Free for qualified businesses

Free project scoping call

Describe the system. We outline scope, team and a fixed-price first step.

Outcomes we measure

We agree targets before we start.

Every engagement has a baseline and a target on the measures that matter to you, reported at every read-out.

Time to first demobaseline vs target
Scope deliveredbaseline vs target
Defectsbaseline vs target
Adoptionbaseline vs target
Run costbaseline vs target
Lead timebaseline vs target
FAQ

Custom Software Development questions.

Ask us anything
Fixed price?

Yes, after discovery.

Who owns the code?

You.

Timeline?

Typically 8 to 16 weeks.

Weekly demos?

Yes.

Maintenance?

Optional support.

Ready-made instead?

If a ready-made solution fits, we say so.

Start a conversation

Let's scope your Custom Software Development project.

Tell us where you are and where you want to be. A senior specialist will reply within one business day with next steps.

  • Free 30-minute consultation
  • Indicative estimate after the call
  • NDA available on request

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