A site nobody can update
The first web designer disappeared, and now the logins, the domain and the hosting are all in someone else's name. We put everything in accounts you own and show you how it fits together.
Burlington web, software and app development
A Burlington web developer for work that goes beyond the website
Ojastra is a web developer for Burlington businesses whose needs outgrew a template: bookings, quotes, customer accounts, integrations and the software behind them. We also build custom apps and AI automation, always at a price you approve before we begin.
Burlington sits right on the QEW, so a visit to your office, shop or yard is easy, and you see a working version every week.
Fixed price. You own the code. A working demo every week.
Common Burlington headaches
Quotes and bookings handled by phone only
Renovation, landscaping and service firms lose evening and weekend enquiries because nobody can answer. A request form that books or quotes on its own catches them.
Five tools, no single customer record
Estimates in one app, invoices in another, notes in a text thread. We connect them so each job has one history.
IT consulting billed by the hour with no end date
Good advice ends in a plan, a price and a finish date. Ours does, and we say when an off-the-shelf product is enough.
What we build for Burlington businesses
Booking and quoting for home-service firms
Estimates, scheduling, crew assignment and invoices for the renovation, landscaping, cleaning and HVAC businesses serving neighbourhoods from Aldershot to Appleby.
Client portals for professional offices
Insurance brokers, accountants and advisors can swap emailed attachments for a portal with documents, e-signatures and status updates.
Order and shipment tracking for industrial-park suppliers
Quotes, orders and delivery status for the light manufacturers and distributors along the QEW, tied to your accounting software.
Ordering and events for the waterfront and downtown
Online ordering, ticketing and booking for restaurants, shops and event operators around Brant Street and Spencer Smith Park, ready for the busy weekends.
Customer apps with logins
Member areas, account pages and mobile apps for iPhone and Android, built once for both phones where that saves money.
Halton business from Brant Street to the QEW
Burlington has a lakefront downtown around Brant Street and Spencer Smith Park, residential neighbourhoods that keep a steady stream of home-service firms busy, and industrial parks along the QEW where manufacturers and distributors work. Each of those needs different software, so a Burlington project starts by asking which of the three you are.
The Skyway bridge carries the QEW across Burlington Bay toward Hamilton, and many local firms serve customers on both sides of it and across Halton. Territory and route handling, who covers which postal code and when, is a common starting point for software here.
Halton businesses that do genuinely new technical work may qualify for SR&ED or NRC IRAP support, and companies earning $1M or more a year may look at BDC LIFT. We prepare the technical write-up; your accountant, NRC or BDC decides eligibility.
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 |
| Internal tool that replaces spreadsheetsOps dashboard, job tracker, CRM, inventory or scheduling. | $12K–$40K | 4–10 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 |
The blueprint fee comes off the build price, and a change in scope is agreed in writing before we touch it. 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 Burlington cost?
Our work starts at $5K, which is the range for one automation or integration. A Shopify store rebuild is $5K–$30K, an internal tool $12K–$40K and a customer-facing web or mobile app $20K–$60K. Template-only sites at $1,000 are outside what we do, and a $1,500 blueprint fixes your exact number first.
Can you take over a website another designer built?
Yes. We audit the code, hosting and accounts, tell you what is sound and what isn't, and quote a fixed price to fix, secure and hand it over. Rescues usually run $5K–$20K over two to six weeks.
Do you provide IT consulting in Burlington?
We advise on and build business systems: which tools to keep, how to connect them, and what is worth custom-building. We don't provide help-desk support, laptop management or network monitoring.
What happens after the site or app launches?
Everything runs in your own accounts. A care plan from $500 a month covers hosting, monitoring, fixes and small changes, or you can look after it yourself.
Can we meet in person?
Yes. Burlington is part of the GTA-and-nearby area where we meet clients face to face. We usually do a kickoff on site, then run the weekly demos by screen share.
Can AI answer the phone or reply to enquiries for us?
Yes, for set jobs: picking up after-hours calls, booking estimates and replying to web enquiries in minutes. Anything sensitive goes to a person. A single automation runs $5K–$12K and takes two to four weeks.
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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.