Custom software alternatives: your own version of the tool you're fighting
Most people land here researching a product's problems or its alternatives. There's one more option: a tool built for you by our small team of developers. Only the features you use, no per-seat pricing, no limits that show up when you grow. We also build web apps, dashboards and internal tools from scratch.
Two ways to run it
On your domain
tools.yourcompany.com. We build it, deploy it to your hosting and hand over the code. Good if you have IT or want full control.
Hosted by us
yourteam.tryorbye.com. We run, update and back it up for you. Good if you just want it to work.
How it works
1. Video call
Free, 30 minutes. Show us the tool you use and what bothers you about it.
2. Scope & price
A short written scope and a fixed price we agree on together. No hourly surprises.
3. Build
We build in small steps and send you a working link to click through as we go.
4. Launch
On your domain, or hosted by us. You own the code and the data.
Our work: try the demos
Interactive demos we built for this site. Click around: this is the kind of tool we make.
Questions
- How much does a custom alternative cost?
- It depends on what you need, so we agree on a fixed price after a free video call. A focused internal tool (one team, a few screens) costs far less than most people expect, and often less than a year of seats on the SaaS it replaces.
- How long does it take?
- Small tools take days to a couple of weeks. You get a working link early and see progress as it's built.
- Where does it run?
- Either on your own domain and hosting (we set it up and hand it over), or hosted by us on a subdomain like yourteam.tryorbye.com so you don't have to manage anything.
- Do I own the code and data?
- Yes. Your data stays yours, and on your own hosting the code is yours too. No lock-in.
- Do you copy the original product?
- No. We build your own tool around your workflow: the parts of the original you use, minus what you don't, plus what's missing. It's not a clone and doesn't use their branding.
- Who are you?
- A small team of developers behind Try or Bye. We research where apps fail users, so we know which problems are worth solving. The interactive demos on this site are our work.
Custom software, built for you
Need a web app or internal tool? We'll build it.
We're a small team of developers who build custom software fast. Dashboards, client portals, booking and admin tools, internal apps: made for how your team works. It can run on your own domain or we host it for you at yourteam.tryorbye.com. The demos on this site are our work.
- ✓ Free video call to scope it
- ✓ Price agreed up front
- ✓ Your data, your code