Business software
Replace the spreadsheet that runs your business.
When a spreadsheet becomes the system, it breaks at the worst time. Synas builds the small, focused tool the process actually needs, with the right people seeing the right records.
What is business software?
Custom business software is a tool built around your process, data, and roles, instead of a spreadsheet or an off-the-shelf product that almost fits.
What problem does it solve?
Off-the-shelf tools do not fit how the work runs, so spreadsheets fill the gaps.
- A shared spreadsheet breaks whenever two people edit it at once.
- Nobody can see the history of a job, order, or approval.
- Clients keep asking for status updates because they cannot see their own work.
- Everyone can see and change everything, or nobody can find anything.
- Off-the-shelf tools force you to change how you work.
Who is it for?
Small and mid-sized businesses whose spreadsheet has quietly become the system, or whose process has no tool at all.
You likely need it when
- A spreadsheet is fragile and only one person understands it.
- Clients or staff need their own view of the work.
- You need an audit trail of who changed what.
What does it look like in practice?
The process runs in a tool built for it, with the right people seeing the right records.
Before
Jobs are tracked in a shared spreadsheet that breaks whenever two people edit it.
After
Jobs live in a small internal tool with roles, status, and history. Clients see their own updates.
Illustrative example, not a client result
What does Synas build?
- 01
An internal tool for the process
Jobs, orders, or approvals tracked in one place, with status and history on every record. - 02
A client-facing portal
Clients see their own updates and documents without emailing you for status. - 03
Role-based access
Owner, manager, staff, and client roles, enforced on the server and not just hidden in the interface. - 04
An audit trail
Changes are logged, so you can see who did what and when. - 05
Dashboards
A simple view of what is open, what is late, and what needs a decision.
How a small business tool is built.
- 01
Map
The current process, owners, and exceptions are written down first.
- 02
Shape
Records, roles, and rules are defined from the map.
- 03
Build
The tool is built for the agreed scope and nothing more.
- 04
Connect
It is wired into the tools you keep using.
- 05
Improve
Slow steps are tightened once real use shows where they are.
How much does business software cost?
Builds start at $650 (Starter), $1,650 (Growth), and $3,650+ (Advanced). Every project starts with a $99 Workflow Audit, credited in full toward the build. Final scope and price are confirmed after the audit.
Focused tools fit Starter or Growth. Multi-department software with custom logic fits Advanced.
What do you receive?
- A written map of the process the tool replaces
- The working tool for the agreed scope, with roles and an audit trail
- Hand-over notes so your team can run it
- Full ownership of the system and its data
What has Synas built like this?
No client work is published yet. These are Synas’s own systems, labeled by what they are.
- Public working demo
Lead-to-Sale CRM
A Synas-built system with five server-enforced roles (owner, admin, manager, agent, viewer) and an audit log of changes. Runs as a demo on synthetic data.
See how it works → - Public working demo
WhatsApp Commerce Automation
An order-to-fulfillment dashboard Synas built, with an automation log and an audit trail. Runs as a demo.
See how it works →
Lead Radar · pipeline structure
Internal buildSignal
- new
- promoted
Lead
- new
- needs review
- qualified
- discovery
- proposal
- negotiation
- won
- lost
- passed
Opportunity
- identified
- discovery
- proposal
- negotiation
- won
- lost
Actual status values from the Lead Radar data model. No client records are shown.
How does an engagement run?
In six stages, each ending with something you can read or use. A written scope is agreed before any build starts.
- 01
Discover
A written map of how the work runs today.
- 02
Structure
A structured workflow: steps, owners, rules and the exceptions.
- 03
Design
The proposed system design, agreed before building.
- 04
Build
A working system for the agreed scope.
- 05
Connect
The system wired into your existing tools.
- 06
Improve
Adjustments and the next workflow, as the business changes.
Next step
Start with one workflow.
The Workflow Audit is a $99 fixed-price session on one workflow: where it stalls, what a system could own, and what should stay human. The full $99 is credited toward any build.