Software Design & Development
Custom web apps, dashboards, and internal tools, built on a modern stack and deployed on infrastructure that scales with you.
Custom software development is the design and engineering of bespoke applications, such as web apps, dashboards, internal tools, and integrations, built around a specific business process instead of forcing that process into off-the-shelf software. Mint Media builds custom software on a modern stack (Next.js, TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure), with authentication, APIs, and data models designed to scale. We work with companies across the United States and Canada that have outgrown spreadsheets and generic SaaS.
Everything in a Software Design & Development engagement
Web apps & SaaS
Customer-facing applications and SaaS products built from the data model up, fast, secure, and ready to scale.
Internal tools & dashboards
Operations dashboards, admin portals, and internal tools that replace brittle spreadsheets and manual work.
APIs & integrations
Connect the systems you already use, including CRMs, ERPs, payment, and third-party APIs, into one reliable workflow.
Auth, data & infrastructure
Authentication, permissions, databases, and cloud deployment engineered for security and uptime.
- Custom dashboards
- Internal tools & portals
- APIs & integrations
- Auth & permissions
- Cloud deployment
- Ongoing maintenance
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Node
- PostgreSQL
- Cloud infrastructure
A clear process, start to launch
- 01
Discovery & strategy
We learn your goals, audience, and constraints, then map the scope, timeline, and success metrics before any work begins.
- 02
Design
We design the experience and interface, all research-led, on-brand, and prototyped so you see it before we build it.
- 03
Build
We engineer it on a modern, maintainable stack that is fast, secure, accessible, and structured for search and AI visibility.
- 04
Launch & QA
We test across devices, fix every detail, migrate carefully to protect your SEO, and ship with confidence.
- 05
Grow & support
After launch we maintain, measure, and improve, with hosting, support, and visibility programs available.
Serving ambitious teams across the US and Canada
We are a North American agency, headquartered in Montreal and working with companies throughout the United States and Canada, from startups and local businesses to established B2B and B2C brands.
United States
Most of our clients, and our largest projects, are based across the US.
Canada
From our home base in Montreal, we partner with brands coast to coast.
Remote-first
A clear, async-friendly process keeps work moving across every time zone.
What sets Mint Media apart
Dedicated UI/UX team
Every project that involves design is built from scratch by our in-house designers. The portfolio shows the bar.
Full-stack engineers
From WordPress and Shopify to custom Next.js apps, we build on the right platform for your goals, not just the one we prefer.
Built for North America
From our base in Montreal we partner with companies across the United States and Canada, remote-first and clear at every step.
SEO & GEO operators
Once your site is live, our SEO and AI-engine optimization builds the foundation for compounding visibility.
Recent projects
Software Design & Development questions
Custom software development is building an application tailored to your exact business process, instead of adapting your business to off-the-shelf software. It covers web apps, dashboards, internal tools, and integrations between systems you already run.
Build custom when existing tools force costly workarounds, when your process is a competitive advantage, when you are stitching together several systems, or when per-seat SaaS costs are ballooning. We will tell you honestly when an off-the-shelf tool would serve you better.
Custom software is typically scoped in phases. A focused internal tool or MVP often starts in the low five figures; larger platforms grow from there. We scope a defined first phase with a fixed price so you can validate before investing further.
We build on a modern, well-supported stack: Next.js and TypeScript on the front end, Node and SQL databases on the back end, deployed to scalable cloud infrastructure. We choose proven tools so your software is maintainable for years.
Yes. We offer ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and feature development so your software keeps pace with your business. You are never left with an app no one can support.
Ready to start your Software Design & Development project?
Tell us about your goals and timeline. We respond within 24 hours with next steps and a clear, fixed-price proposal.