Custom software development in Houston, TX

We build the systems that run a company: the inventory that never matches, the invoicing that lives in three spreadsheets, the field crew that reports by WhatsApp. Le Website Tech has been building websites and software since 2012, with a team that works from Houston and El Salvador in the same business hours. You talk to the people who write the code, and you get a fixed price in writing before anything starts.

Before committing to a custom build, compare the full operating cost and the assumptions behind each option. Our Houston build-vs-buy software framework includes a weighted matrix, five-year TCO model, and 90-day validation path.

What we build for Houston companies

• Operations systems — inventory, purchasing, production and dispatch in one place, with the reports your accountant actually asks for.
• Field and service apps — job intake, crew hours, on-screen signatures and photos from the site, with an approval workflow behind it. See the field data app we built for MDT Ingenieros.
• Client portals — a place where your customers see quotes, invoices, job status and documents without calling you. Arreconsa’s hangar intake, operations and client portal are three of these, turning aircraft-structure hours into billing.
• Integrations — your website, CRM, accounting and WhatsApp talking to each other. Sunrise Discovery runs a Webflow site wired to a custom CRM with an AI agent answering on WhatsApp.
• Contact-center and communications software — Halo puts telephony, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and tickets on one agent screen, validated at peaks of 500 calls.

How a project works

1. Operations review, free. A 45-minute call where we map how the work flows today and where it breaks. You leave with a written summary whether you hire us or not.
2. Fixed written price. Scope, price and dates on paper. Discovery and design from $2,000; a working first version (MVP) from $18,000; a full product from $45,000. No hourly surprises.
3. Build in weeks, not quarters. Working software every two weeks that you can click through, and one person on our side who answers the same day.
4. Support after launch. Maintenance from $750/month: monitoring, backups, fixes and small changes. The code, the servers and the accounts are in your company’s name.

Why a Houston company works with us

• Same hours as you. El Salvador is on Central Standard Time all year, so our engineers are never more than one hour from Houston. You get answers the same afternoon, not the next morning.
• Senior team, not a marketplace. The people on the discovery call are the people who build it, and the company has been doing this work since 2012.
• Costs that make sense. Nearshore rates with a US point of contact, and a written guarantee: if something we delivered fails, we fix it at no cost.
• You own everything. Repositories, cloud accounts, domains and documentation are handed over in your name from day one.

Recent work

• Arreconsa System — three PHP apps for an aircraft maintenance company: hangar intake, operations, client portal.
• Halo — omnichannel contact center on FastAPI, Next.js and Asterisk.
• MDT Ingenieros — field data capture with supervisor dashboard.
• Northlandsv — custom reservation system for tours.
• Yard On Time — self-service cost calculator and quote funnels for a landscaping company.

More in the full portfolio.

What custom software costs in Houston

Every project is priced in writing after the operations review, but these are the ranges Houston owners can plan around. They are the same starting points we quote on this page, broken down by what each stage delivers.

Stage	Starting price	What you get	Typical timing
Discovery and design	From $2,000	Process map, screens you can click, data model, written scope and fixed quote for the build	2–4 weeks
First working version (MVP)	From $18,000	The core workflow in production for real users, with logins, roles and the main reports	6–12 weeks after discovery
Full product	From $45,000	Several modules, integrations with accounting, CRM or WhatsApp, client portal and audit trail	3–6 months, delivered in phases
Support and maintenance	From $750/month	Monitoring, backups, security updates, fixes and small changes	Ongoing, cancel any month

What moves the number up or down:

• Number of user roles. An app used only by office staff is simpler than one shared by staff, field crews and customers.
• Integrations. Each connection to QuickBooks, a CRM, a payment processor or a government system adds design and testing time.
• Data migration. Moving years of spreadsheets or an old database needs cleaning and validation before launch.
• Offline and mobile needs. Field apps that must work without signal on a job site take more engineering than a browser-only tool.
• Compliance. Audit trails, retention rules and access controls for regulated data are designed in from the start, not added later.

If you are still deciding whether to build anything at all, our build vs. buy framework for Houston small businesses compares SaaS, integration and custom development over five years.

Custom software, an off-the-shelf tool, or both?

Most companies we talk to do not need to replace everything. The usual pattern is to keep the tools that already work, such as accounting, email and a CRM, and build the narrow piece that no product handles: the quoting logic specific to your trade, the approval chain your auditors require, or the portal your customers keep asking for. A custom layer that connects existing tools is often cheaper and faster than a full platform, and it is still yours.

Operations we commonly build for

• Field and service companies: job intake, crew scheduling, site photos, signatures and invoicing from the same record.
• Contractors and maintenance shops: work orders, parts, hours and customer approvals, like the hangar intake and operations system we built for Arreconsa.
• Distribution and inventory-heavy businesses: stock across locations, purchasing and reorder points with reports that match accounting.
• Professional services: client portals for documents, quotes and case status that reduce phone calls and email chains.
• Customer service teams: one screen for calls, WhatsApp and social messages with tickets and history, as in the Halo contact-center platform.
• Schools and training organizations: enrollment, communication with families and internal administration.

Technology we use

We choose the stack for the client’s long-term maintenance, not for novelty. Recent systems use PHP back ends, Python with FastAPI, Next.js and React front ends, and native or cross-platform mobile apps when the field team needs one. Telephony runs on Asterisk; sites and portals connect to WordPress, Webflow and WooCommerce when those are already in place. Where it saves real time, we add AI features such as document reading, classification or a WhatsApp assistant, through our AI implementation practice.

Serving Houston and the rest of Texas

Le Website Tech is a U.S.-based company with its commercial base in Houston. Companies outside Houston, whether in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio or the Rio Grande Valley, work with us the same way: discovery calls, demos and support happen online during Central Time business hours, and every two weeks you review working software. The distributed engineering team in Houston, Dallas, San Francisco and El Salvador lets us keep senior people on your project without passing you to a call center.

How to prepare for the first call

1. Write down the one process that costs the most time or causes the most errors today.
2. Gather two or three real examples: a spreadsheet, a form, a report or a screenshot.
3. List the tools that must stay, such as your accounting system or CRM.
4. Decide who on your side can approve scope and test the software every two weeks.

With that, the 45-minute review is usually enough for us to tell you whether custom software is the right answer and what a first version would cost.

Frequently asked questions

Do you work with businesses in Houston?

Yes. Le Website Tech is a U.S.-based company with its commercial base in Houston and a distributed team in Houston, Dallas, San Francisco and El Salvador. Scope, contracts, meetings and support are handled online during Houston business hours; engineering operates across the distributed team.

How much does custom software cost?

Discovery and design from $2,000; a working first version from $18,000; a full product from $45,000; maintenance from $750/month. The exact number goes in writing after the operations review, and it does not change unless the scope does.

How long does it take?

A first working version usually takes 6 to 12 weeks from the day discovery ends. You see working software every two weeks along the way.

Can you connect to what we already use?

Usually, yes: QuickBooks, HubSpot, Google Workspace, WooCommerce, WhatsApp Business and most tools with an API. We tell you in the review if something cannot be connected and what the alternative is.

What happens if we stop working together?

Nothing breaks. Code, servers, domains and documentation were in your name from the start, so any team can pick it up.

Do you work with companies outside Houston?

Yes. We work with companies across Texas and the rest of the United States. Meetings, demos and support happen online during Central Time business hours.

Can you take over software another team started?

Often, yes. We start with a code and infrastructure review, tell you in writing what can be kept, and only then quote the remaining work.

Start with the free operations review

Book the 45-minute review or write to us on WhatsApp. We answer the same business day from Houston and El Salvador.

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