Software & platforms: service overview
Software & platforms covers web apps, mobile apps, shops, ERP and bespoke software. Use the cards below to pick the right service – for a broad software development topic, start on our dedicated software development page.
Quick orientation for bespoke software, web apps, mobile, CMS/e-commerce and ERP – with clear separation from specialist pages in this area.
Services: Software & platforms: service overview
This software & platforms service overview is a guide—not a single specialist page. Broad software search starts on custom software development; web apps on web app development.
Which software or platform service fits your starting problem?
| Starting problem | Matching service | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Custom software / line-of-business application | Custom software development | Software project check |
| Web app, B2B portal, PWA or browser-based SaaS | Web app development | Web cost calculator |
| Corporate website (marketing, not process backend) | Web development | Estimate web costs |
| Web vs. mobile vs. PWA – channel unclear | Web and mobile development | Product workshop |
| iOS/Android app (store, push, offline) | App development | App cost calculator |
| App agency / vendor with delivery ownership | App development agency | Agency consultation |
| MVP, product idea or startup validation | MVP development | MVP cost calculator |
| GDPR / privacy by design in software | GDPR-compliant software development | GDPR software review |
| CMS vs. shop platform choice | CMS & e-commerce platforms | Shop/platform costs |
| Build an online shop (transactional) | Online shop creation | Online shop cost calculator |
| Shopware 6, plugins, ERP integration | Online shop & Shopware projects | Shopware vs. Magento |
| Custom CMS / headless / editorial workflows | CMS development | Next.js (headless front end) |
| Enterprise scale, tenants, SLAs, governance | Enterprise software development | Architecture audit |
| Desktop / Windows / offline application | Desktop software development | Delphi / .NET modernisation |
| Odoo ERP, CRM, DATEV, e-commerce modules | Odoo ERP & CRM | Odoo cost calculator |
| Technology stack (Laravel, PHP, Node, Python, Go) | Technology overview | Next.js development |
Direct answer: which software service for what?
Custom software for the mid-market starts on software development. Web apps and B2B portals belong on web app development; store-ready mobile apps on app development. Unsure between web, PWA and native? Use web & mobile development as the decision bridge—without overlapping the specialist pages.
Shops and CMS route via CMS & e-commerce platforms to online shop creation. Odoo ERP/CRM and technology stacks (PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Next.js, Python, Go) have dedicated entries in this cluster—Made in Germany from Leer, East Frisia.
This cluster covers delivery that creates visible products: custom software development, app development and web and mobile development. Typical triggers are new digital offerings, replacing outdated UIs or a fast start via an MVP build – with maintainability and a clean handover to your team.
For shops and business software we deliver online shops, Odoo ERP & CRM and cloud migration – aligned with use cases such as retail & e-commerce or ERP for mid-sized business. Stack and architecture details are in our technology overview.
Platforms rarely stand alone: integrations are planned in integration & interfaces; estimate costs and ROI with our software development cost calculator or custom software ROI calculator. Deep dives in the software development topics overview, references for web apps and mobile apps – Made in Germany from East Frisia.
Custom software development
Bespoke web, desktop and mobile solutions – from discovery to go-live.
View Custom software development →MVP development
Scope, process and FAQ on the service page – Made in Germany from East Frisia.
View MVP development →App development
Native and cross-platform apps for iOS and Android – MVP to store launch.
View App development →Web & mobile development
Responsive sites, web apps, PWAs and modern frontends.
View Web & mobile development →Web development
Custom web applications, portals and intranets with clear UX.
View Web development →Cloud migration & hybrid operations
Cloud and hybrid migration with clear cutover and rollback plans.
View Cloud migration & hybrid operations →CMS & e-commerce platforms
Magento, Shopware, TYPO3, WordPress and Odoo implementation.
View CMS & e-commerce platforms →Online shop development
E-commerce with payments, ERP hooks and SEO foundations.
View Online shop development →
Estimate your project costs
Use our interactive calculator for a first budget indication—free and non-binding.
Thorsten Frieling – Projektmanagement
Delphi development
Native desktop apps and modernization of existing Delphi estates.
View Delphi development →Odoo ERP & CRM
Open-source ERP & CRM – sales, inventory, finance and e-commerce in one stack.
View Odoo ERP & CRM →Landing page as a service
Conversion-focused landing pages – design, build and measurement.
View Landing page as a service →Enterprise software development
Scope, process and FAQ on the service page – Made in Germany from East Frisia.
View Enterprise software development →Desktop software development
Windows clients with offline capability and ERP integration.
View Desktop software development →
Estimate your project costs
Use our interactive calculator for a first budget indication—free and non-binding.
Björn Groenewold – Geschäftsführer
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Which service in Software & platforms fits my initiative?
Use the overview on this page: bespoke software, web app, mobile app, MVP, online shop, CMS or Odoo ERP – each topic has its own specialist page, so subjects stay clearly separated.
What does software or app development cost for mid-market firms?
Range depends on scope, integrations and operations – use the matching cost calculator (e.g. software development, app, MVP) and a short project check for a credible min–max estimate.
How is this overview different from a single development service page?
This overview explains the service area and routes to the right detail page; there we deepen one focus topic (e.g. Laravel, Next.js, Shopware) with depth and FAQs – both are interlinked.
Do you work with existing ERP or shop systems?
Yes – Odoo, Shopware, CMS and DATEV/CRM interfaces are common; technical connectivity is handled in Integration & interfaces when needed.
Software & Platforms: provider profile and approach
„Software projects become plannable when it is clear whether you need custom software, a web app, a mobile app, a shop or ERP—not when everything is mixed on one URL.“
Questions about our services?
Need a tailored quote? Contact us or book a consultation.
Thorsten Frieling – Project management
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Software & platforms: compact service description
Definition: Software & platforms at Groenewold IT covers bespoke software, web and mobile apps, CMS, e-commerce and ERP platforms – from concept to production, Made in Germany from East Frisia.
When it applies: Relevant when you launch new digital products, replace outdated UIs or need shops and core systems (e.g. Odoo, DATEV) connected cleanly – without mixing everything on one page.
Audience: Mid-market companies and business teams that expect predictable releases, maintainable code and clear ownership between consulting and delivery.
Outcome: Deliverables are production-ready applications or platforms with documented architecture, handover to your team and measurable milestones – typically 3–6 month timelines.
Approach: Kickoff and scope, architecture or MVP plan, iterative sprints with review, test and release, handover with documentation – remote or hybrid from Germany.
Prerequisites and limits: Prerequisites and limits: decision-ready requirements, reachable business owners and access to existing systems. Limits: pure integration, BI or AI strategy without delivery belongs in linked related services—not on this main page.
Differentiation: Pure integration work sits in Integration & interfaces; AI use cases in AI & ML; funding in Financing & grants – linked from the overview on this page.
Trust: 15+ years, 250+ projects and dedicated contacts; delivery from East Frisia, remote or hybrid across DACH.
Sensible next step: Sensible next step: project check or strategy call for scope and a credible min–max estimate—via the CTAs on this page.
Approach in steps
- Vorgehen: Kickoff and scope, architecture or MVP plan, iterative sprints with review, test and release, handover with documentation – remote or hybrid from Germany.
Up to 50% of your investment via BAFA/KfW
Use our funding calculator to see which government grants may apply to your project.
Björn Groenewold – Managing Director
