Customer & partner portals
Create a shared workspace for requests, documents, account information and customer workflows.
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Custom software · Portugal & international
Your business process. Software built around it.
Commission a turnkey software project for a portal, operational platform or integration, with a clear delivery agreement. We turn discovery into an agreed scope, fixed implementation price and acceptance criteria, then deliver the software with the documentation needed to run it.
Fixed scope and implementation price after discovery
Explore the scopeA delivery agreement you can review
Defined scope
Workflows, integrations and deliverables documented before the build.
Agreed milestones
Demonstrations and acceptance criteria tied to the delivery plan.
Your software
Handover to your environment or an agreed Caravel hosting plan.
Senior architecture in Portugal, hand-picked senior delivery team in Brazil, EU-aligned timezone.
16+ years of architecture experience100% IP transfer upon invoice settlement
Illustrative applications
Build the system your workflow needs
Illustrative project types for businesses in Portugal and international teams. Discovery determines the scope that fits your operation.
Operational platforms
Replace fragmented spreadsheets with role-based tools for inventory, tasks, approvals or service operations.
Systems & data integration
Connect existing applications and reduce manual transfers between business systems, with validation and traceability.
Scope & deliverables
Define the project before committing to the build
A fixed price needs an explicit scope. We document the business flows, delivery conditions and responsibilities used to prepare and accept the proposal.
Discovery & requirements
Map the people, workflows, data, integrations and constraints. Separate the initial release from later improvements.
Scope & budget
Document included deliverables, exclusions, assumptions, client dependencies and the fixed implementation price for the agreed scope.
Milestones & acceptance
Agree demonstrations, test scenarios, acceptance criteria and review responsibilities before implementation begins.
Implementation & testing
Build the agreed application and integrations, with review and testing matched to the critical business workflows.
Deployment & handover
Deliver to the client's environment or Caravel cloud as agreed, including source code, configuration guidance and operational documentation.
Maintenance & hosting
Itemise hosting, support, maintenance and external service costs separately, with the responsibilities and service scope in writing.
From discovery to delivery
A clear path from requirements to handover
Discover
Clarify the business problem and review the current systems, users and data that shape the project.
Agree
Approve the scope, fixed implementation price, milestones, acceptance criteria and deployment option.
Build & review
Review working increments against the agreed requirements. Estimate and approve scope changes before implementation.
Accept & hand over
Complete the agreed acceptance checks, deploy the application and hand over the code and documentation.
A clear commercial agreement
Separate the build from ongoing operation
- Implementation
- The agreed fixed price covers the documented scope. The proposal identifies milestones, payment terms and dependencies.
- Client or Caravel cloud
- Choose delivery to your own infrastructure or an agreed Caravel cloud environment. Hosting and third-party services are itemised.
- Maintenance & support
- Agree the coverage, responsibilities and recurring price for maintenance and support separately from implementation.
- Approved changes
- Requests outside the agreed scope receive an impact estimate for cost and timing, with approval before work begins.
Software in daily production
Explore our client work
See the operational software behind our engineering experience, from fleet management to automotive SaaS.
Before we start
Questions about commissioning custom software
Can you give us a fixed project price?
Yes, once discovery provides enough detail to agree a scope. The proposal documents deliverables, assumptions, exclusions and acceptance criteria, with a fixed implementation price for that scope.
What happens if requirements change?
We review the request and explain its effect on scope, cost and timing. Changes are approved before the additional work is implemented.
Who owns the code?
The client receives 100% of the agreed project code and intellectual property upon invoice settlement, according to the contract. Third-party services and dependencies are identified in the proposal.
Can the application run in our own cloud?
Yes. We agree the target environment during discovery. Delivery can be to your infrastructure or Caravel cloud, with deployment responsibilities and hosting costs documented.
Are hosting and maintenance included in the build price?
They are itemised separately in the proposal. You can review the implementation budget alongside recurring hosting, third-party service, maintenance and support costs.
Talk directly to engineering leadership
Tell us what your software needs to make possible.
Share the workflow, users, existing tools and constraints. We will discuss the discovery needed to prepare an agreed scope and delivery proposal.
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