So you know you need the software in your organization. One of the biggest decisions is whether you’ll go with an existing off-the-shelf solution (you’ve certainly heard the term SaaS, haven’t you?) or with custom, bespoke software tailored for your needs.

In the first case, you’re limited to what the market currently offers. It forces you to compete with others on equal terms dictated by the software of your choosing. Custom-made software lets you stand out and differentiate from the market, giving you an edge and, in consequence, provides your business with unique advantages that can be then exploited for more value. However, you need to be prepared to take the bitter with the sweet since this approach often comes with higher costs at the beginning compared to off-the-shelf solutions. On the other hand, as time goes by, custom software development will eventually become cheaper for you to own, and you don’t need to pay for more licenses to the SaaS provider. As often, everything here is a game of numbers.

In Makimo, we strongly believe in a hybrid approach in which we try to use external, ready-to-use services whenever possible and connect them with carefully crafted software corresponding to your core business domain.

The choice of technology is tailored to business needs. However, we excel in technologies such as Python, JavaScript, AWS, and have worked with Clojure, Java, PHP, Kotlin, and Moodle.