Multi-tenant from the start
Every product we build keeps each customer's data separate at the database level, with tenant checks on every request. It is much cheaper to do this in the first release than to retrofit it after the tenth customer.
SaaS product development, from first version to paying customers
We build software products that other businesses pay for. That usually means accounts and teams, a billing plan, an admin panel, and enough of the core feature that a first customer will pay for it. We have built and run our own: HealIndex gives every therapist a site from one dashboard, and our voice agent platform is live on this website.
- First release
- 8–14 weeks
- You receive
- Repo, infrastructure, docs
- Stack
- Next.js, Node, Postgres or MongoDB
Who it suits
A good fit if
- Founders with a validated problem who need a first version real customers can pay for
- Businesses turning an internal tool into a product they can sell to others
- Teams with a prototype that won't hold more than a few users
Probably not a fit if
- Ideas that haven't been tested with a single potential customer. Talk to five first; we'll help you plan those conversations
- Products that need a full in-house team from day one. We can help you hire it
What a first release includes
Accounts and teams
Sign-up, login, roles and invitations, with each customer's data kept separate from every other customer's.
Billing
Plans, trials and invoices through Stripe, with the customer portal for card changes and cancellations.
Admin panel
A back office where you can see customers, usage and payments, and help a customer without touching the database.
The core feature
The one thing customers are paying for, built properly, measured and ready to improve from real usage.
Built with
- Next.js
- React
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Stripe
- Vercel
- AWS
Industries
From first call to live
01
Scope the first release
One or two weeks to agree the smallest version a customer would pay for, the screens, the data model and a fixed price.
02
Build in two-week cycles
Working software on a staging link every week. You click through it, we change it, and nothing is a surprise at the end.
03
Launch to first customers
Production infrastructure, monitoring, backups, error alerts and analytics, so you know what customers do from day one.
04
Improve from usage
A monthly plan for new features and fixes, driven by what customers use most, or a handover to your own team.
Where we've done this before
Built and run by encnt
HealIndex, a website platform for therapists
Every therapist gets a site, all managed from one dashboard
Read the case
Built and run by encnt
Our AI calling agent, live on this website
A voice agent you can talk to before you buy one
Read the case
Growing clinic, custom platform
An operations dashboard for a growing clinic
Bookings, waitlist, staff and revenue on one screen
Read the case
Common questions about saas products
Most first releases take 8 to 14 weeks after scoping. Smaller tools can be faster. We'd rather ship something narrow and solid than something broad that breaks with ten users.
You own it. The repository is in your GitHub organisation from the first commit, and copyright is assigned to you as each milestone is paid. We use a mainstream stack, write the setup and deployment steps down, and do a handover with your team. Several clients plan for that from the start.
Yes. We design the product screens ourselves, working from your brand if you have one. For a full brand identity we work with a design partner.