Replace SaaS with custom software
SaaS is dead.
Long live your software.
You're renting your own business back.
Your customer data lives in someone else's CRM. Your planning in someone else's tool. Your processes are shaped around someone else's buttons. And every month you pay for the privilege. The faster you grow, the more you pay. That isn't software. That's a lease.
More expensive every year
Per-seat pricing, new tiers, ‘premium’ features that used to be free. Growing means paying more.
Your data, their servers
Exports that are never quite complete, API limits, storage outside the EU. You own your data, until you need it.
Their roadmap, not yours
A hundred features you never use, and the one you actually need is ‘on the roadmap’.
Ten tools, zero cohesion
Copy-pasting between systems, integrations that silently break, and nobody with the full picture.
Two ways to have software.
- Cost
- SaaS subscription: Per user, per month, forever
- Your own software by d3vs: One-time build + predictable maintenance
- Data
- SaaS subscription: On the vendor's servers
- Your own software by d3vs: In your database, wherever you want
- Features
- SaaS subscription: Generic, built for everyone
- Your own software by d3vs: Exactly your process, nothing extra
- Integrations
- SaaS subscription: Limited to what their API allows
- Your own software by d3vs: Connect anything, including legacy systems
- Price increases
- SaaS subscription: The vendor decides
- Your own software by d3vs: You decide
- Leaving
- SaaS subscription: Lock-in and painful migration
- Your own software by d3vs: The source code is yours, always
What does renting actually cost?
Move the sliders and see what your stack of subscriptions costs over five years. Money that currently goes into someone else's software.
Indicative example based on your input. A SaaS scan gives you the real numbers, including what your own software would cost.
From scattered subscriptions to one platform you own.
CRM & customers
Customer records, pipeline and follow-up, set up the way you sell.
Planning & projects
Tasks, hours and capacity in one view, without per-seat costs.
Client portals
Your own space for clients: documents, status, communication.
Quotes & invoicing
From quote to invoice in one flow, connected to your bookkeeping.
Dashboards & reporting
All your numbers in one place, real-time, without BI licences.
Support & ticketing
Inbox, tickets and AI answers, connected to your own knowledge base.
HR & onboarding
Contracts, leave and onboarding flows that fit your team.
Forms & workflows
Approvals and internal processes, automated end to end.
From subscription to ownership in four steps.
- 1
SaaS scan
We map your tools, costs, users and data flows. You get honest advice, even if that is ‘stay with your current tool’.
- 2
Blueprint
We design exactly what you need. No more, no less. Often one application replaces several subscriptions.
- 3
Build & migrate
We build in short sprints and move your data safely. Old and new run side by side until everything checks out.
- 4
Handover & support
You get the source code, documentation and access to everything. Our support is available, never mandatory.
Everything. Really everything.
100% source code
In your Git repository. No licences, no strings.
Your database
Full access to your data, in open formats.
Host anywhere
Your own server, a Dutch cloud or on-premise.
No per-seat costs
Ten users or a thousand: the software costs the same.
AI built in
Smart automation where it adds value, running locally if needed.
Documentation
So any development team can continue, not just us.
Honest answers.
Isn't custom software much more expensive than a subscription?
The upfront investment is higher, but over time often it isn't. A subscription never ends and usually grows with you. Your own software is built once; afterwards you only pay for maintenance and improvements. In the SaaS scan we run the numbers honestly for your situation.
What if something breaks?
We offer an optional support contract with monitoring, updates and fixed response times. Because you own the code and documentation, you can also hand this to another party or your own team.
What about security and updates?
We build with modern, widely supported technology and keep dependencies up to date. Your data stays within your infrastructure, which often makes GDPR compliance simpler.
Can we start small?
Absolutely. We usually start with the tool that costs the most or causes the most frustration. If that works well, we expand step by step.
How do we get our data out of our current tool?
Through exports, APIs, or a combination of both. We migrate, validate, and run old and new side by side until you're sure everything is right.
Ready to cancel your last subscription?
Start with a free SaaS scan. In one conversation you'll know what you spend today, what you can replace and what it gains you.