Build it, buy it, or make what you have do it.
Six ways to get the tool your business needs, from a spreadsheet to code in your own repository. Each page says where that way wins, where it is the wrong choice, who should pick it, and whether my own companies run on it. Most businesses should buy. This site exists for the ones that cannot.
I read every one and reply within the day. When an off-the-shelf product covers it, I tell you which one and stop there.
Custom codeA tool written for your process, in a repository you own. For the part of the business that is genuinely yours.Off-the-shelf ERPNetSuite, Odoo, Zoho One. Everything in one system, for a company several sizes larger than most that ask.No-code buildersSoftr, Bubble, Glide. A working screen in days, on a platform you rent. Right until the moment it is not.Spreadsheets and AirtableSheets, Excel, Airtable. The system most businesses actually run on. Right longer than people think, wrong later than they notice.ShopifyThe right store for most retailers. The build is the data, the theme and the connections, not the platform.WordPressThe platform half the web runs on. Right for content and for a store you already have. Slow and brittle when the plugins pile up.
Tell me what is in the way.
A short form and a same-day reply from the person who would write the code. When buying covers it, the reply says what to buy.