System Rebuild
Fixed after a free review. Typical duration 4–10 weeks, depending on scope.
from €1,900
A new life for the system your business has run on for years
Every small business has one: an Access database from 2009 or a monster spreadsheet nobody dares to touch. We work out what it actually does, rebuild it as a simple web app, move all your data over and write a one-page guide for your staff.
Signs it is time
- The file is slow, crashes or gets corrupted
- Only one person can change it, or that person has left
- Two people cannot work in it at the same time
- You cannot use it from home, from the field or on a phone
- Your Access or Office version is no longer supported
What you get
- A web application that does what the old system does, minus the workarounds
- All existing data migrated and checked against the original
- User accounts and permissions, daily backups, access from any device
- A one-page guide and a training session for staff
- The old file kept read-only as an archive
How it works
- 1We study the old system together with the person who uses it most
- 2You approve a short specification and a fixed price
- 3We build in stages and you test each one
- 4Data migration and a parallel run: old and new side by side
- 5Switch-over, training and 30 days of free fixes
Why us
We have built Excel, VBA and Access systems for more than 15 years, so we can read yours, including the formulas and macros nobody documented. Then we rebuild it with today's tools: Python, SQL databases and the web.
Example
A billing system in MS Access that issues and fiscalises invoices for more than 20,000 households, built for a public utility company.
Price
Questions
Will we lose any data?
No. Migration is tested on a copy first and totals are compared with the original.
Does work stop during the switch?
No. The old system runs until the new one is approved.
Web or desktop?
Usually web, because it works on every device with nothing to install. If you need to work offline, we build a desktop app.
Who owns the code?
You do.
Send us your file for a free review
We look at what your system does and tell you what a rebuild would involve.