Custom office and back-office software
Short answer: ANTLR Tech builds office software for companies that have outgrown spreadsheets and disconnected apps — office software for the paperwork, approvals and shared admin work that keeps the company moving — shaped to your rules, not a generic suite of unused modules. A first release typically ships in 6–14 weeks.
- Serving
- Worldwide
- First release
- 6–14 weeks
- Pricing
- Fixed, after planning
- Ownership
- Yours, in full
Office software, answered directly
What is office software?
Office software from ANTLR Tech is office software for the paperwork, approvals and shared admin work that keeps the company moving — shaped to your rules, not a generic suite of unused modules. It is built for your operation rather than configured from a product, so the screens follow the way your team already works. Companies whose front line is fine but the office still runs on email and shared drives.
How much does office software cost?
It depends on scope, integrations and how many locations you run — so we don't publish a number that would be wrong for most people. What we do commit to is the shape: a short paid discovery, then a fixed price for a defined first release that you approve before any production code is written. No open-ended billing, and no surprise at the end.
How long does it take to build?
A first working release lands in 6–14 weeks from kickoff. We run two-week cycles with a demo at the end of each, so your team is using part of the system while the rest is still being built — rather than waiting for a single reveal at the end.
Who is office software for?
Office managers drowning in forms, folders and follow-ups. Companies whose front line is fine but the office still runs on email and shared drives. If an off-the-shelf product already fits without workarounds, we will say so — custom software only pays when the process is specific enough that rented tools fight you.
What’s included
What’s included in an office software build
Office software for the admin work that actually repeats every week.
- 01
Request forms
Structured intake, not free-text chaos.
- 02
Approval flows
Routes that match your org.
- 03
Task queues
Shared work with owners.
- 04
Document templates
Letters, packs and checklists.
- 05
Filing rules
Records land where search finds them.
- 06
Reminders
Due dates that chase the right person.
- 07
Permissions
Office staff vs managers vs execs.
- 08
Integrations
Email, drive, ERP and HR you keep.
Operators already running on it
−62%
Dispatch moved off the whiteboard. Four depots now plan from the same board, and invoicing takes hours instead of days.
Halden Logistics
11 days
Quote to production start, down from twenty-six. Estimators and the floor read the same job record.
Cedarline Mfg.
15 hrs/wk
Returned to the office team. Job sheets, parts and signatures arrive as the crew finishes, not three days later.
Northbay Supply
How an office software project runs
01 · 1–2 weeks
Discover
We map how work moves today, exceptions included, before anything is built.
02 · 1 week
Plan
A phased build, a fixed first release and a cost you can approve.
03 · 4–12 weeks
Build
Two-week cycles with your team testing as we go — live beside the old process first.
04 · Ongoing
Improve
New rules, branches and reporting as the operation grows.
Questions buyers ask about office software
Is this a generic office software product?
No. Office software from ANTLR Tech is built around how your team already works, then replaces the spreadsheets and disconnected apps holding that process together. You are not configuring someone else's product to fit — the screens follow your steps, your terminology and your exceptions.
Can office software integrate with what we already use?
Yes. Accounting, payments, email and the systems you intend to keep stay connected rather than being replaced for the sake of it. Anything with an API is in scope, and we agree the integration list during planning so nothing surfaces as a surprise mid-build.
Who owns the software?
You do. The repository, the hosting accounts and the data are yours from day one, documented at handover so another team could pick it up. There is no seat licence, and no fee that exists only to keep you with us.
How small can a first office software release be?
One workflow your team runs daily. We deliberately scope the first release to the narrowest slice that removes real manual work, because a narrow release in production teaches us more than a wide one still sitting in staging. The rest follows once it is earning its keep.
Do we need a written specification before starting office software?
No. Most clients arrive with a problem rather than a spec. Deciding what to build first — and what to leave alone — is the work of the discovery stage, and you keep the process map that comes out of it either way.
Can it replace the system we run today?
Usually, yes. We migrate historical records, run both systems in parallel for one cycle, and cut over only once your team confirms the new one is faster for daily work. Nothing is switched off before that point.
Other systems we build
Systems that work alongside office software
Same system, by industry
Office software by industry
Each opens the office software build for that industry, by region.
Talk to an engineer
Walk us through a week in the office.
We'll point at the first process worth software. A 45-minute working session — you leave with a process map and a recommendation, whether or not you hire us.