Apps, and the servers they run on. Twenty years of both.
Web apps, iPhone apps and watch apps, for charities, membership bodies and companies who rely on their software but don't want to staff it. We build it, we keep it running, and we can run the servers it lives on.
Build apps
The membership system. The site your educators log into. The app on your phone, and the one on your wrist. We've built all of those, and we write the brief before we write the code. Then we build it with tests, so the second release is as safe as the first.
Read more 02Servers
We run our own servers on a setup we built ourselves: every machine written down in code, every deploy tested, backups we've restored from. Every one reports in, or someone gets told. Your app can run on servers we manage, or with the provider you already use.
Read more 03Keep it running
Updates, monitoring, backups we've restored from, and someone who answers when it breaks. And when it's time for your app to move to something newer, we'll tell you, and we can do the move ourselves.
Read morePeople we've built for and looked after
Siftware are an integral part of our ongoing application development processes and have been invaluable working with our in-house developers, testers, and product owners on updates and features for our back end systems as well as our customer-facing website.
Reliability, expertise, and availability are critically important to us in a supplier. We get that from Siftware, along with an honest assessment of whatever the situation is with our custom PHP applications.
Two years of building with AI
We've built with AI in the loop for two years, on our own platform and our own apps. Used carefully, it makes a budget go further. It doesn't replace an experienced developer.
So the rules don't change: a test first, and a person reads every change before it ships. In eighteen months somebody will have to change that code, and it'll probably be us.
Got an app that needs building, or one that needs a home?
Siftware Ltd has been doing this since 12 April 2006. Twenty years of other people's software, and the servers it runs on.
Tell us what you've got, and we'll tell you straight whether we're the right people for it.
Guides
Best practices guide to managing a web application
Everything you need to know to manage an existing web application, from supply chain to support and maintenance.
Read guideHow we work: portable web application
Making your website portable is the #1 quickest win when considering long term web application maintenance.
Read guideMistakes to avoid when hiring a new web development firm
Five of the most common mistakes made when hiring a web development firm, and how to keep your project on time and on budget.
Read guideDo you really need to upgrade your application's PHP version in 2024?
Why it matters to keep your PHP version up-to-date, how to find out what you are running, and how to plan the upgrade.
Read guideTop security holes that could be hiding in your PHP application
Some of the most common security issues hiding in PHP applications, how they work, and how to fix them.
Read guideThe benefits of having a portable website
Why portability matters: easier moves, cheaper onboarding for new developers, and far less risk if a server goes down.
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