Peak season on a patchy system
Lakeside and cottage-country businesses earn a year's income in a few months. Bookings, staffing, deposits and reminders have to cope when it counts.
Barrie software and web development
A Barrie web developer for software, apps and automation across Simcoe County
Ojastra is a web developer for Barrie and Simcoe County businesses that want more than a pretty page: booking, quoting, customer accounts and the back-office systems that support them. Custom software and AI automation are part of the offer too, priced up front.
Barrie is a drive up Highway 400, and we're happy to visit your shop, clinic or yard when it helps. Our small business IT consulting is advice and building, not a help desk.
Fixed price. You own the code. A working demo every week.
What holds Barrie businesses back
The one person who understands the spreadsheet
A manufacturer or contractor in Simcoe County runs on a file that only one employee can fix. When that person is away, so is the process.
A designer who can't connect the dots
Barrie has talented people who make sites look good. Linking the site to quoting, scheduling and billing is a different skill, and it's the one we sell.
You need a plan, not a ticket queue
Searching for IT consulting turns up help desks and device support. We give you a written plan for what to buy, connect and build.
What we build for Barrie businesses
Booking and deposits for seasonal and tourism firms
Rentals, tours, lessons, lodging and event bookings for the businesses between Kempenfelt Bay, Wasaga Beach and Collingwood, with payments and reminders built in.
Production and order tracking for local manufacturers
Orders, materials and shipments in one system your whole team can read, not one person's file.
Job and crew tools for contractors
Estimates, scheduling, site photos and invoices in one phone-friendly tool for crews working across the county.
Websites that quote and book
Web development where the form on the page creates a real job, appointment or order in your own system.
After-hours calls answered and booked
An AI assistant takes calls while your crew is on a job, books what it can, and passes anything unusual to a person.
Simcoe County: seasons, shops and shop floors
Barrie sits on Kempenfelt Bay, an arm of Lake Simcoe, and is the largest city in Simcoe County. Its economy mixes manufacturing, construction, retail and health care with a strong tourism pull, as cottagers, skiers, golfers and beachgoers head north up Highway 400.
Seasonal businesses have a particular problem: people and systems set up for February have to cope with July. Online booking, staff scheduling and deposit handling can be built for the spike and priced as a fixed project, not by the hour.
We can drive up for a kickoff at your location, then run the weekly demos by video, which keeps you on the floor instead of in a meeting room.
What it costs
Fixed prices in Canadian dollars. The blueprint fee is credited in full when you go ahead with the build.
| What you get | Price (CAD) | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| BlueprintWorkflow map, key screens, fixed quote and build schedule. 100% credited to the build. | $1,500 | About 1 week |
| One automation or integrationCalls answered and booked, quotes from your price sheet, orders keyed into your ERP, two tools synced. | $5K–$12K | 2–4 weeks |
| Shopify custom app, integration or store rebuildCustom apps, ERP and inventory sync, checkout and store rebuilds. | $5K–$30K | 3–8 weeks |
| Customer-facing web or mobile appBooking, ordering, client portal or marketplace. | $20K–$60K | 6–12 weeks |
| Care planHosting, monitoring, fixes and small changes. | From $500/month | Monthly |
Seasonal or not, the build price is fixed after the blueprint, and a care plan keeps hosting and fixes covered through the busy months. See all prices.
How we work
1. Plan
A free written plan within 48 hours, then a one-week blueprint ($1,500, credited to the build) that ends in one fixed price and a schedule.
2. Build
A working link to click every week. Milestone payments, no hourly surprises. Scope changes are priced in writing before we build them.
3. Care
You own the code and accounts from day one. Optional care plan from $500 a month for hosting, fixes and small changes.
Software we built and run
pickup.kitchen
Our own live ordering and meal-plan platform for food businesses.
- Each kitchen gets its own storefront on a subdomain or custom domain
- Stripe payments and a Shopify POS integration
- Live order tracking, delivery routes and a driver app
Naina
An AI coaching app we took from idea to paid MVP.
- Upload screenshots, get a score and the top fixes
- Email one-time-code sign-in and a paid pass
- AI output checked by its own test suite
Questions owners ask us
How much does a web developer in Barrie cost?
Smaller jobs, like one automation or integration, start at $5K. Shopify store builds run $5K–$30K, internal tools $12K–$40K and customer-facing apps $20K–$60K. We pass on $1,000 template jobs, and the $1,500 blueprint gives you one fixed number.
Do you do small business IT consulting in Barrie?
We advise on systems: what to keep, what to connect and what to build, written up with prices. We don't run help desks, fix laptops or monitor networks, and we'll say so before you spend anything.
Can you build a booking system that copes with our busy season?
Yes. We design around your peak week, with deposits, waitlists, reminders and staff scheduling, and test it with realistic volumes before launch. Budget $20K–$60K and six to twelve weeks for a booking or ordering app.
Is AI consulting worth it for a small Barrie business?
Only for a named job, such as answering calls and booking jobs while you're busy, or replying to web leads within minutes. Expect $5K–$12K and two to four weeks for a single automation, with a person in the loop for anything sensitive.
Do you come to Barrie?
Yes. We meet Barrie clients in person for the kickoff and whenever a site visit helps, and the weekly demos are by video.
Is any funding available for a project like this?
It may be. Firms with $1M or more in revenue can ask BDC about its LIFT program, and technically new work may fit SR&ED or NRC IRAP. None of it is automatic, so check with your accountant, NRC or BDC before you count on it.
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Tell us the problem. Get a written plan in 48 hours.
No call needed. You get the approach, a price range and a timeline in writing, free.