Software and systems
Bespoke software for Scottish businesses.
When no off-the-shelf product fits and the spreadsheet has run out of road, we build software around how your business works, from a company registered in Scotland.
Get a quoteSee the software we have built
A fixed price in writing, by the next working day. Asking is free.
When bespoke software makes sense
- You have tried off-the-shelf products, and each one fits only half of how you work.
- The business runs on spreadsheets, an old database or a system nobody supports.
- Staff type the same details into three different places.
- You pay for seats on software your team works around.
- The way you work is why customers choose you, and no product supports it.
What you get
Built around your process
Screens, rules and reports that follow how your team works, written down before we build.
For everyone who needs it
Staff, managers and, where it helps, your customers, each with their own login.
On a computer and a phone
A web app that works in any browser, and a phone app where people work away from a desk.
Joined to your tools
Xero, your email, calendar and payments, so details are typed once.
Safe and backed up
Secure connections, regular backups and a record of who changed what.
Looked after
Hosting, fixes and small changes after launch, from the people who built it.
How it works
A short paid review
We go through how the business works today, what gets in the way, and write down what the software needs to do.
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
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
Software we have designed and built, and an automation for a Church of Scotland hall.
- AutomationChurch of ScotlandA hall's heating that follows its booking calendar on its own.
- AppZooLog+Animal-welfare records: a keeper app for the field and an admin web app for the office.
- AppTyreStackWhatsApp enquiries become quoted, booked jobs on a fitter's schedule.
- AppClass booking systemBookings, card payments and a staff console for a gym.
Working with us from anywhere in Scotland
zxn.uk is a trading name of Mediant Partners Ltd, registered in Scotland, with its registered office in Edinburgh. We work online rather than from a client office, so you can reach us by phone, WhatsApp, email or video call wherever you are. You deal with the people who build your software, from the first review to the support afterwards.
Questions
How much does bespoke software cost?
It depends on how many screens, rules and connections it needs. We start with a short paid review, then quote a fixed price in writing for the build. What you paid for the review counts towards it.
How long does bespoke software take to build?
It depends on the scope. The review gives you the timing alongside the fixed price, and you try each part as it is built.
Do you work with businesses in Edinburgh and Glasgow?
Yes. We are registered in Scotland and take on work from across Scotland and the rest of the UK. We work online, so where you are does not change how we work.
Is bespoke software better than an off-the-shelf product?
Not always. If a product fits how you work, use it. Bespoke makes sense when your process is what sets you apart, or when you are paying for a product your team works around. The review tells you which applies.
Can you take over software someone else built?
Often, yes. We look at it in the review and tell you plainly whether to keep it, fix it or replace it.
Do we have to meet in person?
No. We work by phone, video call, WhatsApp and email, and you see each part working as it is built.
Need software that fits how you work?
Tell us what you need. We reply by the next working day with a fixed price in writing.