
Bespoke Software Development: Solution to Transform Your Business

Whatever your company does, sooner or later, you will conclude that you need to automate all processes to increase your efficiency and, as a result, profitability. The trend goes toward universal digitalization.
When a company’s management decides on the need to implement specialized software, it has to select between bespoke software development and a ready-made application that the company can use. Next, we will determine which option is preferable, highlighting the pros and cons.
Yes, bespoke software development can be a big investment, and the development process can be challenging. Despite these obstacles, the potential benefits are often worth the investment. Your costs will be focused on the design, development, and testing process. A properly developed custom software solution will increase efficiency, improve outcomes and increase your competitiveness in tough markets.
Andrei KasianauCEO, Glorium Technologies
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Ready-made applications are universal IT products created for everyone and not for a specific business. You can buy software from the manufacturer, install it on a PC, and use it immediately.
International companies such as Adobe, Corel, Hubspot, Mailchimp, and other well-known developers provide many ready-made products to millions of companies. You’ve probably already used one of the globally available solutions for CRM, online bookings, bookkeeping or content management.
These apps have both indisputable advantages and substantial disadvantages.
Benefits | Disadvantages |
Significant savings for the company’s budget | Failing to meet your demands |
One-size-fits-all features | Payment pitfalls |
Short timeframe | Possible incompatibility with previous software |
Minimum bugs and high-quality technical support |
Off-the-shelf software’s main benefit is instant access to a range of features and functionalities already developed and tested by both the software provider and the end users.
Off-the-shelf software can be a convenient and cost-effective solution for many businesses, yet it has limited customization options, lacks scalability, and may be incompatible with existing systems.
Ready-made software is most suitable in the following cases:
Individual, or specialized software consists of programs developed exclusively for a customer company, tailored to all its needs and the specifics of its field. This strategy seems the most efficient for automating your particular tasks. However, custom software has several disadvantages to consider while selecting whether to design it.
For example, the industry as complicated as aircraft has a myriad of back-end tasks and data that need to be taken care of. On this picture, you can see the Emirates Airlines’ Network Capacity Optimization tool, developed to allow the dispatchers at Emirates Airlines to optimize the usage of their plane fleet.
In custom applications the user can create different scenarios, evaluations, sequences, estimations and what not, called to answer the needs and requests of their particular business. However, custom software has several disadvantages to consider while selecting whether to design it.
Benefits | Disadvantages |
Automation of unique projects | Labor- and time-consuming process |
Economic optimization | Higher initial cost |
Opportunity to participate in the production process | Potential misunderstandings |
Complete control over the application | |
Upper hand over competitors | |
Total integration with existing infrastructure | |
High level of security |
The biggest benefit of custom software development for businesses is the ability to meet a particular organization’s unique needs, which drives enhanced efficiency in many areas.
When thinking about bespoke software development for your business, consider potential drawbacks — higher costs, longer timeline, and a greater need for project maintenance and support.
Bespoke software solutions are optimal for organizations that:
Of course, custom software can be used in any area, no matter your work. But some organizations need help getting by with ready-made solutions, so for them, the question of choosing between creating and buying an application is not worth it.
Companies across various industries require bespoke software development to meet their business needs. Examples include healthcare, logistics, financial institutions, e-commerce, and manufacturing companies. Any company with unique business processes that off-the-shelf software solutions cannot adequately address may benefit from bespoke software development.
Big companies like Amazon, Alibaba, and others work exclusively with personalized solutions. Ready-made software would not cope with the multitasking of such resources. In addition to placing goods and orders, they must solve several other tasks, including delivering goods and other logistics processes, inventory, and online payments.
For example, Alibaba has created numerous software solutions to let its users — from small shops to large manufacturers — connect to customers, do safe transactions, manage their inventory and logistics all within one platform.
Firstly, the activities of banks and other financial institutions directly relate to financial risks. Using off-the-shelf software for them would mean daily exposure to the risk of hacker attacks. It would entail a decrease in the level of customer confidence. And secondly, each bank has a specific target audience and explicitly focuses its software on it. Some banks rely on mortgage lending, others serve budgetary organizations, and others prefer premium segment customers.
For example, Golden Sachs, one of the biggest financial institutions in the world, not only makes bespoke software for their internal and back-office operations. They have also developed a custom platform, Marquee, for their customers – traders and investors – to be able to manage their assets and liquidity without leaving the bank’s ecosystem.
Taxis, delivery services, and logistics companies must go for bespoke software development. High competition in the transport sector and the narrow specificity of each organization’s activities make it impossible to use standard solutions. For example, FedEx has developed numerous products to cover different aspects of their operations, and now shares this software with other developers and users.
Thanks to unique bespoke software development solution, Uber became a household name, and their platform is now an example referenced by endless copycats.
Companies from many other industries choose custom software development for their products, as well. Not only it helps businesses to stand out, but also allows optimize their workflows, enhance customer experiences, and unlock new opportunities for growth and success.
See some examples of the bespoke software development solutions delivered by Glorium Technologies in our selected case studies.
At Glorium, we take one dozens of different projects for our clients, and boast a large pool of software engineers experienced in different industries. Feel free to reach out to us with your ideas, and together we will fiend the best way to make it happen.
Companies should consider bespoke mobile app development to stay on top of the technological wave. According to statistics, in 2021, users made 230 billion software downloads for mobile devices. And this means that a high-quality, convenient mobile application can increase customer loyalty and gain an advantage over competitors.
This working model remains in high demand despite a few difficulties in ordering individual software. GloriumTech provides bespoke software development services. With us, you can be sure that the finished product meets the highest quality standards and your requirements.
Bespoke software, also known as custom software, is a software solution designed and developed specifically to meet the unique needs and requirements of a particular organization or individual.
The benefits of bespoke software solutions include a tailored fit to the user’s specific needs, improved efficiency and productivity, increased flexibility, improved scalability, enhanced security, and a higher level of control over the software.
Organizations of all sizes and industries can benefit from bespoke software solutions. However, bespoke software solutions benefit organizations with complex business processes, unique requirements, or specialized needs that off-the-shelf software solutions cannot meet.
The time it takes to develop bespoke software solutions varies depending on the complexity of the project and the size of the development team. However, the development process typically takes several months to a year or more.
Intellectual property rights are typically addressed in the contract between the client and the software development company. The contract should specify who owns the intellectual property rights to the software and any related documentation, as well as any licensing agreements or restrictions on the use of the software.
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