Software and systems
Replace your Access database with a web app.
Your business runs on an Access file that only one person understands. We rebuild it as a secure web app the whole team can use at once, from anywhere, with your data moved across.
Get a quoteSee the software we have built
A fixed price in writing, by the next working day. Asking is free.
When it is time to move off Access
- The person who built it has left or retired, and nobody dares change it.
- It slows down or corrupts when two people use it at once.
- It only works on one office PC, or over a shaky remote connection.
- An Office or Windows update broke a form, a report or a macro.
- You cannot use it from a phone, a tablet or a Mac.
- Your IT support wants it gone, and nobody knows what replaces it.
What you get
Your data moved across
Every table and record brought over and checked, so nothing is lost on the day you switch.
The same jobs, done better
Forms, lists and reports rebuilt around how your team works now, not a copy of the old screens.
Everyone at once
Each person logs in with their own account from any browser and sees what their role needs.
Reports and exports
The reports you rely on, and an export to Excel whenever someone needs a spreadsheet.
Safe and backed up
Secure connections, regular backups and a record of who changed what.
Looked after
Hosting, fixes and small changes after launch, so you are not left with another system nobody can touch.
How it works
A short paid review
We go through the database, its forms and reports, and how your team uses them, and write down what the new system needs.
A fixed price for the build
You get the scope and a fixed price in writing. If you go ahead, what you paid for the review counts towards it.
Built in stages, then switched
You try each part as it is built. We move your data across and switch over on a day you choose.
Support afterwards
We host it and look after it, with an agreed amount of small changes each month.
Software we have built
Records kept by several people, in one place, from any device: the same problem an Access database solves badly.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Microsoft Access?
For a small team that only needs simple lists, an off-the-shelf tool can be enough. When your database has its own forms, rules and reports, a web app built around it is usually the closer fit: the same jobs, any browser, many people at once. The review tells you which applies to you.
Is Microsoft Access being discontinued?
No. Access is still part of Microsoft 365 on Windows. What has gone is Access on the web, and there has never been a Mac version. Most firms move because of who can use it and from where, not because it is ending.
Can you move my existing Access data?
Yes. We move every table and record across, check the counts match, and run the old and new side by side until you are happy.
How long does it take to replace an Access database?
It depends on the number of tables, forms and reports. The review gives you the timing alongside the fixed price, before you commit to the build.
Do we have to stop using Access while you build?
No. You keep working as normal. We move the data across at the end, on a day you choose.
Can we still get our data out?
Yes. Your data stays yours, and you can export it to Excel or a standard file at any time.
Ready to move off Access?
Tell us what you need. We reply by the next working day with a fixed price in writing.