We advise on your side, not the vendor's.
Most IT firms push closed systems because it's easier and there's a commission. We pick the tool that fits your business - and by default we reach for open source, hosted on your own server. Ownership, no vendor lock-in, no subscription that scales up as you grow.
Open source by default. Always justified.
When you don't impose a specific stack, we recommend open source or self-hosted solutions - the kind that become your property. Not because it's trendy, but because it genuinely pays off for you.
The whole company in one place: warehouse, documents, finances, CRM. Full control over your data and code. And when something needs building, anyone who knows the ecosystem can do it - not just one vendor holding you by the throat.
Four reasons it pays off for you
Ownership
The system is yours. Code, data and configuration stay with you - you're not renting access to something that can vanish at any moment.
No lock-in
You're not trapped with one vendor. Open source is maintained by anyone who knows the ecosystem - finding the next specialist is never a problem.
No fee that scales with you
You pay for delivery and a server, not a monthly fee metered by seats, requests or revenue. The more you grow, the more that model hurts.
Full control
We tailor the system exactly to your processes - no waiting for a vendor to add a feature to their roadmap (or not).
When open source, and when off-the-shelf
We're not an open source cult. Sometimes a ready-made, closed tool is simply the better choice - and that's exactly what we'll advise.
We go open source / self-host
- Warehouse system, ERP, documents - the company's core, which should be yours
- CRM - instead of a pricey subscription for what you can host yourself
- Website or store - your own code instead of renting a platform
- Anything you want to freely customise and grow for years
We stick with off-the-shelf
- Critical integrations with external systems (payments, e-signature, banking) - they must be flawless and maintained
- Specialised tools where the subscription is cheap relative to what they deliver (e.g. analytics, email, e-signatures)
- Areas where self-maintenance would cost you more than the subscription
- Cases where it simply has to work today, not in three months
You don't want to wake up trapped
You build your whole business on a closed platform, and one day the vendor says: we're raising the price. What do you do then? Moving everything hurts, so you pay. This isn't hypothetical - that's exactly how lock-in works.
„Go with closed software and you're at the vendor's mercy. We'd rather you held all the cards.”
From question to an informed decision
Four steps. No pressure, no selling one „correct” tool.
- 1
Audit and needs
We understand how you actually work and what the system really has to handle. Without that, any recommendation is guesswork.
- 2
Justified recommendation
We show the options - open source and off-the-shelf - with costs, risks and lock-in for each. We tell you what we'd pick in your shoes and why.
- 3
Delivery and tailoring
We set up the solution and fit it to your processes. With open source - on your server, as your property.
- 4
Care and growth
We stay, monitor and grow it as your company changes. No dependency - you can take the wheel yourself at any time.
Advice the client gets to keep
Different industries, the same principle: technology picked for the process, ownership on the client's side, no vendor lock-in.
Open source WMS instead of a closed one at ~€13,000
Instead of a vendor licence and being trapped in their pricing - a warehouse system on an open stack, on the client's server, custom-built around their process (FEFO, handheld scanner, multichannel sales). Their property, no fee that grows with revenue.
Documents and data on the client's side, not the vendor's cloud
Instead of a pricey per-seat SaaS - a self-hosted document workflow and CRM. Sensitive data stays on the client's infrastructure (control, GDPR), and access doesn't vanish when the vendor raises the price.
A panel built around the real process, no per-user licence
Instead of a rigid box you pay extra for every seat - an open system fitted to how the company actually works. Anyone who knows the ecosystem can grow it, not just one vendor.
Wondering what to choose?
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- 30 minutes, zero commitment
- A concrete recommendation: what to choose and why
- You talk to a founder, not a salesperson
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30 minutes, zero commitment. We'll show the options, costs and risks - and you decide with eyes open.