--- title: Custom Software For Small Business, In Place of SaaS @ Varstatt url: https://varstatt.com/x/solopreneurs/custom-software description: "Custom software for small business: every subscription mapped, and the one a small tool can replace rebuilt in a week, owned by you. $997, one payment." section: Services (https://varstatt.com) --- # Cut Subscriptions With Custom Tools Every subscription mapped, then the one a small tool can replace, rebuilt in a week and owned by you. **What's included:** - ✅ Senior developer - ✅ Full code ownership - ✅ Done in one week - ✅ One price, paid once - ❌ Meetings overhead - ❌ Scope creep - ❌ Hourly billing - ❌ Billing surprises **Get started:** - [Start a Project](https://varstatt.com/start?cta=agent) - [Ask Jurij](mailto:jurij@varstatt.com) ## Problems - **Per Seat, Per Month** Each new hire raises every bill. - The price grows with the team, not the value. - **Three Tools, One Job** The same clients live in several places. - A form tool - A scheduler - A CRM - A spreadsheet - **Paying for the Whole Plan** The one feature you need sits a tier up. - **Used** Two features - **Paid** The whole plan - **The Price Went Up Again** Renewal brings a new price, and your data is inside. - Leaving means exporting years of records. ## Build or Keep Paying - **Accounting, Payroll, Email** Keep paying: the rules change, and the vendor keeps up. - **A Few Dollars, One Person** Not worth a build. - **Per Seat for a Simple Job** Build it: a form, a list, a booking page, a client tracker. - **A Plan That Caps Your Data** Build it when the limit is on your own records. ## What You Get | Tool | Used For | Verdict | Effort | |---|---|---|---| | Form Builder | Leads and intake, priced per seat | Replace: a form on your own site | One task | | Client CRM | A client list and notes | Replace: a client tracker you own | Another week | | Scheduler | Bookings | Keep: cheap, and it works | None | | Accounting | Invoices and taxes | Keep: made for the job | None | A bigger replacement starts here and runs a week at a time. ## Small Tools That Last - **$3** A month to run - **10 min → under 1** Minute per package - **30 days** To pay for itself - **5 years** In daily use [Read the case](https://varstatt.com/jurij/p/the-tiny-app-that-eliminated-a-shipping) ## Who It's For **Right For** - Per-seat fees for a simple job - The same clients kept in three tools - A plan that caps your own data - Consultants, coaches and creators with a small team **Better Elsewhere** - Accounting, payroll or email *Software made for it* - Cancelling unused plans only *A subscription tracker* - Code outside JavaScript and TypeScript *A developer of that stack* ## How It Works A simple, predictable and transparent process that eliminates development headaches. 1. **Book** — Pay for the week and you get a dedicated task board. Work starts the next working day. 2. **Setup** — You list what you pay for. I map each tool: what it costs, who uses it, what it does for you. 3. **Plan & Develop** — The top replacement gets built and your data moved in, tried on real work. 4. **Review & Refine** — You comment on the board and I revise until you're satisfied. 5. **Progress** — You approve it and cancel the subscription. The tool runs on your accounts. 6. **Maintain** — The next subscription is another week. ## Pricing — One-Time One week: the map and the top replacement. - **Price:** $997 - **Note:** 1-week delivery - **Plan:** A tool you own in place of a subscription you rent. - **Includes:** - 🧑‍💻 10+ years shipping software - 🗣️ Direct access to developer - 🪪 Full code & assets ownership - **CTA:** [Get Started](https://varstatt.com/start?cta=agent) - **Questions:** jurij@varstatt.com ## FAQ ### Is custom software worth it? For a small business, when a subscription charges per seat for a simple job or caps your own data. For accounting, payroll and email, keep paying. ### Build or buy software? Buy what's standard and changes often; build what's simple, yours and priced per seat. The map says which, tool by tool. ### Can you build our own CRM? A client list, notes and follow-ups, yes: the first screen fits in a week. A sales team's full CRM is a bigger build, a week at a time. ### What does it cost to run? Usually a few dollars a month, in your own accounts. [The parcel tool](/jurij/p/the-tiny-app-that-eliminated-a-shipping) ran on about $3. ### What does the week cost? $997, one payment: the map and the top replacement. Each next replacement is another week. ### Who owns the tool? You do, [from day one](/principles/philosophy/client-owns-everything): the code, the data and the accounts. Nothing renews. ### What if it breaks later? Book a week, or keep me on by the week as your tech department. ### How do I get started? Fill in the [project form](/start?cta=custom-software-faq), about a minute, with the subscriptions you pay for. I reply the next working day; if it fits, with a first plan and a call invite. ## Testimonials > "Jurij understand the core problem, insists on building the right experiences for the customers." > — [Kunal Modi, Founder @ SOAPNoteAI](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/) > "Working with Jurij is an absolute joy, consistently exceeds expectations." > — [Janis Ozolins, Content Creator](https://x.com/OzolinsJanis/status/1875168034249146609) > "Consistently delivered quality code in great time, very hard working & precise." > — [Bartosz Poźniak, CEO @ MyCointainer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/) > "The kind of engineer that every company on the planet would be lucky to have." > — [Hosam Mazawi, COO @ LemonUnit](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/details/recommendations/) ## [Solopreneurs × Varstatt](https://varstatt.com/x/solopreneurs) Custom Software fits small businesses best: owners and small teams buying one tech job at a time. - **[Tool Integrations](https://varstatt.com/x/solopreneurs/tool-integrations)** "Each order typed by hand into three tools." Where your hours go, and the top fix done. - **[Tech Setup](https://varstatt.com/x/solopreneurs/tech-setup)** "No one to call when tech breaks." Every tool, login and cost mapped, and the urgent fixes done. - **[AI Consulting](https://varstatt.com/x/solopreneurs/ai-consulting)** "What can AI do for my business?" One AI experiment on your real work, kept only if it pays. - **[Business Website](https://varstatt.com/x/solopreneurs/business-website)** "My site launched, then went quiet." The site and the system to run it, in one week. - **[Internal Tools & Dashboards](https://varstatt.com/x/solopreneurs/internal-tools)** "My team works from spreadsheets." The first screen off the sheet, or a dashboard of your numbers. - **Custom Software (this page)** "My tools cost more every month." Every subscription mapped, and one replaced by a tool you own. Not a small business? [See what Varstatt offers you](https://varstatt.com/x). ## About Varstatt is run by [Jurij Tokarski](https://varstatt.com/jurij), product engineer since 2011. Contact: [jurij@varstatt.com](mailto:jurij@varstatt.com) / [X](https://x.com/jurijtokarski) / [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurijtokarski/) Sole proprietorship headquartered in Rzeszów, Poland. VAT ID: PL8133854722.