WebApp Development

Your own system instead of a rented patchwork.

Pricefrom€35,000one-time · plus VATthen around €22–37 a month for server and domain, paid directly to the providerCompare packagesDevelopment time3–5 monthsdepending on scope
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What we need from you

  • Do I need my own server and domain?Yes. Your system runs on your own server. That's exactly what „it's yours" means. We handle the setup, configuration and launch. The running cost goes directly to the hosting and domain provider, not to us.
  • What does running it cost me on an ongoing basis?A server (e.g. Hetzner) runs about €17–28 a month, the domain around €5–9, together roughly €22–37 monthly. You pay these directly to the host and registrar. You pay us nothing for it: no subscription, no monthly rent.
  • Why no monthly package like the website builders?Because there you pay rent for access to your own presence. Stop paying and it's gone. With us you pay once for the build. After that the code, the data and full hosting control are yours, with no leash from us.
Roles & permissionsTeam, clients and partners work in one system: each sees and does exactly what they're allowed to.
Dashboards & insightsThe metrics that run your business, live in one place, instead of scattered across spreadsheets and tools.
Automated workflowsEmails, statuses, handoffs and reminders run automatically: the manual work that eats time every day simply disappears.
Integrations, not islandsPayments, CRM, calendar, notifications: connected within one system, not a loose stack of tools.
Your business logic as a featureThe workflows only your business has become real features, no forcing your operation into off-the-shelf software.

Why an owned system over off-the-shelf.

What sets a built system apart from rented software.

  • 01

    Software that carries your growth, not brakes it.

    Past a certain size, standard software becomes the bottleneck. Your WebApp is built to take on load, processes and teams as you scale.

  • 02

    Delivered to plan, not just promised.

    Fixed scope, fixed milestones, a fixed point of contact. You invest in a dated outcome, not an open-ended project.

  • 03

    Full control over system and data.

    Full code ownership, EU-hosted, auditable. No dependence on a third party's roadmap or outages.

  • 04

    A partner who stands behind it.

    No ticket system, no anonymous hotline. One contact who knows your system and is accountable for it beyond launch.

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    One system that takes work off your plate.

    Workflows, data and interfaces converge in one system, and what's copy-paste between spreadsheets and tools today runs automatically. Your team wins back hours every week instead of maintaining five tools that don't talk to each other.

The numbers behind the decision.

  • What SaaS tools really cost

    SaaS spend per employee / year

    $3.000–6.000

    of that, unused

    53 %

    of that, unused

    Industry estimate, multiple sources (2026), not specific to 30–50-employee firms, read as a benchmark.

  • Your own system vs. standard SaaS

    What differs beyond the price.

    Cost per user

    Your own system

    0 €

    Standard SaaS

    Per seat / month

    Code ownership

    Your own system

    100 %

    Standard SaaS

    0 %

    Lock-in

    Your own system

    None

    Standard SaaS

    Vendor roadmap

    Customization

    Your own system

    Your business logic

    Standard SaaS

    Standard features

What you get

What you're left with: finished, handed over, yours.

01

Finished web app

Hosted and live on your own infrastructure.

02

Full source code

Repository in your name, no licensing model.

03

Roles & permissions

Set up for team, clients and partners.

04

Integrations

Payments, CRM, calendar and notifications connected as needed.

How it works.

  1. Consultation

    Free, 30 or 60 minutes.

  2. Proposal

    Scope, price and timeline.

  3. Payment

    Upfront, then we start.

  4. Build in stages

    Website 4–8 weeks, web app 3–5 months.

  5. Launch

    On your own server.

  6. Support

    Three months included.

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What we need from you

  • Do I need my own server and domain?

    Yes. Your system runs on your own server. That's exactly what „it's yours" means. We handle the setup, configuration and launch. The running cost goes directly to the hosting and domain provider, not to us.

  • What does running it cost me on an ongoing basis?

    A server (e.g. Hetzner) runs about €17–28 a month, the domain around €5–9, together roughly €22–37 monthly. You pay these directly to the host and registrar. You pay us nothing for it: no subscription, no monthly rent.

  • Why no monthly package like the website builders?

    Because there you pay rent for access to your own presence. Stop paying and it's gone. With us you pay once for the build. After that the code, the data and full hosting control are yours, with no leash from us.
  1. 01

    Which business processes should the system carry, and what does it cost you today that they don't?

  2. 02

    Who works with it (team, customers, partners) and with which permissions?

Connect your system to the tools your team already uses.

Your system plugs straight into your infrastructure: retrieve data, trigger workflows, act in real time.

Mesa

Manage content and structures within your own system

Kepler

Every lead captured and trackable, one pipeline

Own server

Your app runs on your infrastructure.

Results That Speak for Themselves

From Google Drive to enterprise infrastructure: how ArdaMedia scales.

Arda Media is a social media agency based in Dormagen near Cologne that helps businesses develop and execute social media strategies. Despite strong operational work for their clients, the agency itself lacked any professional digital infrastructure: no website, no unified brand identity, no system for managing inquiries, and no way to be found through search engines. Gawenda Studio built Arda Media a complete digital platform from scratch, including a custom-coded website, a bespoke CMS, an inquiry flow, and an SEO strategy built on owned content rather than hope.

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Our satisfied clients

“Before this I only had a basic site-builder page”

What I love most is that I can now add or change content myself, without any technical know-how. Hit save and boom, it's live!
Tom DoManh · Domanh SFXdomanh-sfx.com
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    Hamse Kheder · Leipziger LWVleipziger-lwv.de
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    Excellent collaboration and professional execution

    A highly competent, committed and trustworthy partner whom we can recommend without reservation.
  • Arda Sözeri · Ardamediaardamedia.de
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    A clear recommendation for anyone who wants more than just design.

    A big plus is the multi-step booking form with price calculation. Customers get a realistic quote straight away, I save myself endless follow-up questions and get much better enquiries.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Frequently asked questions about web app development

The starting price is shown transparently above. The final price depends on the scope, which we fix together up front. You get a fixed scope and fixed milestones, not an open-ended hourly budget that drags on. Before the first cent, you know what you're getting.
Typically 3–5 months, depending on scope. We deliver along fixed milestones with a clear timeline. After every step you see working software, not status reports. The exact schedule is set before we start.
Completely. You get full ownership of the code: no licence model, no dependency on our roadmap, no vendor lock-in. The web app is your infrastructure, not a tenancy.
Past a certain size, standard software becomes a brake: processes that don't fit, tools that don't talk to each other, workarounds that cost time every day. A custom web app is built exactly around your business logic: one system instead of a patchwork, with a single source of truth.
On your own server in the EU, for example at Hetzner, under your control. Which services are added, for example for payments or email, is your decision.
Yes. We integrate existing systems instead of duplicating them: from CMS and CRM to payments (e.g. Stripe) and your hosting environment. Workflows, data and interfaces come together in one system.
Less than you'd think. It takes one first conversation in which we pin down scope and goal together. Concept, structure and milestones are on us. You don't need a finished specification, just the willingness to think your business through properly once.

Ownership & costs

Yes. Your system runs on your own server. That's exactly what „it's yours" means. We handle the setup, configuration and launch. The running cost goes directly to the hosting and domain provider, not to us.
A server (e.g. Hetzner) runs about €17–28 a month, the domain around €5–9, together roughly €22–37 monthly. You pay these directly to the host and registrar. You pay us nothing for it: no subscription, no monthly rent.
Because there you pay rent for access to your own presence. Stop paying and it's gone. With us you pay once for the build. After that the code, the data and full hosting control are yours, with no leash from us.

Operation & maintenance

The first three months of support are included: fine-tuning, security updates and smaller adjustments. After that, maintenance follows a workshop principle: regular checks, free diagnosis, repairs only against a fixed-price quote. No subscription.
We check your system at regular intervals, free of charge, like an oil-change inspection. If the check finds something, you get a notification. Then you decide freely: fix it yourself, hire us at a fixed price, or bring in someone else. No obligation, no ongoing contract.
Diagnosis is always free. Only if something genuinely needs doing do you get a fixed price up front: a flat sum you can accept or not. There's no ongoing maintenance contract and no hourly meter.
Bug fixes on what was delivered, security and update care, fine-tuning plus small text and content corrections, along with monitoring. We set up the daily backup on your server as part of the delivery. New features or extra pages are separate projects, not maintenance.
You can, any time: it's yours. You get the access, the handover and the complete system. The free check stays available as an option; you don't have to use it. You're tied to nothing.

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