Automate the repetitive
With a custom web application you can automate many of the manual tasks you or your staff perform every day. That frees up time to concentrate on running the business.
Custom web applications · Portals · Integrations · Automation
Custom web applications built around how your business works
For more than two decades we have made a science of finding and using the best technologies to meet our clients' online objectives. From a third-party API that services one part of your process to a full application that runs your whole online presence, Infront has the seasoned team and the methodology to design, build, host and maintain it.
- 20+Years building web applications
- EngineeringMarketing and design on one team
- MonitoredWe know before your users do
- YoursYou own the code
Why build custom
Your process is your advantage. The software should fit it.
Off-the-shelf tools make every business work the same way. A custom application makes the software work your way.
The best tools for your model
When we build your application we help you choose the right tools for the business model. Your needs are as unique as your business, and that is what gives you the competitive edge. Let's keep it that way.
Engineering, marketing and design
Software developers, experienced UI designers and marketing professionals on one team make creating a new application, or updating an existing one, a pleasure. Your bottom line should be pleased too.
What we build
Six kinds of custom application
Anything from a third-party API that services part of your online business process to a full application that runs all of it.
01Customer, member and partner portals (6)
- Secure logins, roles and permissions
- Account dashboards, documents and history
- Self-service tools that cut support calls
- Membership directories and referral networks
- Dealer, vendor and partner portals
- Single sign-on with your existing systems
02Workflow and process automation (6)
- Intake forms that route, notify and track
- Approval chains and status tracking
- Scheduled jobs, reminders and escalations
- Document generation: quotes, contracts, certificates
- Reporting dashboards for management
- Replacing spreadsheets and email threads
03API and third-party integrations (6)
- CRM: HubSpot, Salesforce, SharpSpring
- Payment processing and accounting
- Event registration and booking systems
- Shipping, inventory and ERP
- Email marketing and automation platforms
- Custom REST APIs for your own apps and partners
04Ecommerce and ordering systems (6)
- Complex carts where options change pricing
- B2B pricing tiers, quotes and purchase orders
- Subscriptions, digital products and licensing
- Configurators and calculators
- Order management and fulfillment
- PCI-aware checkout
05E-learning and content platforms (6)
- Course sales, enrollment and progress tracking
- Quizzes, certificates and continuing education credits
- Publisher and subscription platforms
- Multi-site and multi-brand content systems
- Searchable program and schedule directories
- Video, downloads and gated content
06Data, reporting and analysis (6)
- Statistical analysis and reporting, including health care records
- Data imports, cleanup and consolidation
- Dashboards and scheduled reports
- Role-based access to sensitive data
- Audit trails and compliance logging
- Database design, tuning and migration
Technical Solution Discovery
How custom work gets an accurate price
Estimating a custom application is not reading from a menu. Discovery is how we turn an idea into a scope, a quote and a schedule you can rely on.
Requirements
We interview the people who will use the application and document the functional requirements in detail: what it does, who does it, what it connects to.
Technical solution
Platform, architecture, hosting and integrations chosen for the requirements, with the trade-offs explained in plain English.
Accurate quote and timeline
Because the requirements are documented, the cost proposal and schedule are reliable. Custom programming is the biggest cost factor in any website, and discovery is how we keep it under control.
Build in phases
The first release ships the features that produce value soonest. Later phases add the rest, each tested on a development server you can use.
Hosting and monitoring
We fix the issue before it becomes a problem
An application is only as good as the server it runs on and the people watching it. We have several state-of-the-art hosting solutions to suit your needs and the experience to make them sing. Our monitoring lets us know if there is an issue before you or your users see it.
- Several hosting solutions to suit the application: shared, VPS, dedicated, private cloud
- Dell hardware and VMware in our Colorado Springs data center
- Monitoring that alerts us to an issue before you or your users see it
- Patching, backups and disaster recovery handled
- Service level agreements available
- The developers who built it are the people who support it
Experience includes
Applications we have shipped
- Reporting and statistical analysis of health care records
- Ecommerce carts for products with many option-dependent prices
- E-learning systems that sell, track progress and issue certificates
- A dating and matching platform
- Member networks, program directories and event registration
- Custom .NET ecommerce for a school fundraising supplier
Application case studies
Portals, directories, stores and platforms we have built
Custom .NET ecommerce, a three-association YMCA platform, a veterans referral network and more.
EduKit
Custom .NET ecommerce for a school fundraising supplier, with program pages, ordering and account tools for schools.
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The YMCAs of Boulder Valley, Pikes Peak Region and Pueblo
Three regional associations, dozens of branches and thousands of programs on one responsive platform with searchable schedules.
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Veterans Referring Veterans
Custom WordPress directory with veteran-status validation, category search and no-login contact.
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TrueSport (USADA)
Three separate websites consolidated into one modern, fast site with a working store and pages the team can edit themselves.
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Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade
Event site with countdown, participant registration and sponsor pages that handles a once-a-year traffic spike without a hiccup.
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Vadiance
A brand-first ecommerce redesign that loads faster and takes shoppers from discovery to checkout in fewer steps.
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Custom application questions
Frequently asked questions
01What is a custom web application?
Software that runs in the browser and is built specifically for your business process, rather than a website assembled from standard pages. Portals, ordering systems, workflow tools, e-learning platforms, dashboards and integrations between the systems you already use are all custom web applications.
02When does a business need one?
When a standard website or an off-the-shelf tool cannot do what the process needs: pricing that depends on many options, data that has to move between systems automatically, customers or members who need accounts, or staff spending hours a week on repetitive work a program could do.
03How do you quote custom programming?
Through Technical Solution Discovery. We document the functional requirements in detail before we price anything, because custom programming can add more to the cost of a website than any other factor. The output is a proposal with an accurate cost and timeline, not a guess.
04Can you integrate with the systems we already use?
In most cases, yes. Every third-party vendor has a different mechanism for integration, so discovery includes a review of their API before we quote. It is often less expensive to integrate a proven third-party system than to build the function from scratch, and we will tell you which is the better choice.
05Who hosts and maintains the application?
We can. Several hosting options are available in our own data center, with monitoring that tells us about problems before users notice. Maintenance programs cover updates, security and new features, and the developers who built the application are the ones supporting it.
06Who owns the code?
You do. The application, its code and its data belong to your business. We document it so another developer could pick it up, though most clients stay with the team that built it.
Discovery
Tell us what the application has to do.
Describe the process, who uses it and the systems it needs to connect to. We will set up a discovery call and tell you honestly whether custom is the right path.
- Free, no-obligation quote within one business day
- Straight answers from the people who will do the work
- Or call sales now: (719) 577-4404