A roadmap bigger than your team
Your engineers are on the core product, and the customer portal, integration or admin tool keeps slipping. A scoped, fixed-price project takes it off their plate without a hiring round.
Markham software and app development
Markham software development, scoped and priced before anyone codes
Ojastra does software development for Markham companies, from product teams that need extra hands on a defined project to insurance and finance offices that want their processes off spreadsheets. Each engagement is a fixed price agreed before work begins, and the code ends up in your accounts.
Our founders are senior full-stack engineers, so the people scoping your project can read the code, and Markham is close enough to Toronto for an in-person kickoff.
Fixed price. You own the code. A working demo every week.
Where Markham teams lose time
Brokerage and finance processes that live in inboxes
Renewals, client documents and compliance checklists sit in email threads. A tracker with reminders and a client portal keeps things from falling through.
A prototype that won't survive real users
A demo made with AI tools impressed a customer or an investor, then buckled under real traffic. We audit it, fix it, secure it and put it into production.
AI pitches with no named job
A vague AI project turns confusion into an expensive invoice. We name the task, price it, and keep a person approving what matters.
What we build for Markham businesses
Customer portals and admin tools for software companies
The pieces around your core product: billing views, customer dashboards, internal admin panels and onboarding flows.
Integrations between the SaaS tools you run on
CRM, billing, support desk and reporting connected so data is entered once and every team sees the same record.
Workflow tools for brokers and advisors
Renewals tracking, document collection, e-signature and client status pages that work alongside your policy and accounting systems.
MVPs and new product lines
The first version of a product, built to grow, for funded founders and for internal ventures at established firms.
Mobile companions for existing products
iPhone and Android apps that sit on top of your current back end instead of replacing it.
AI features with a person in the loop
Document search, drafting and classification added to your product or back office, with review steps where a mistake would cost money.
Canada's high-tech neighbour
Markham is known as one of Canada's main technology hubs, with software and hardware offices clustered around Highway 7, Woodbine and Warden. Many are Canadian arms of larger companies or growing product firms, and their engineers are busy with the core product. We fit in on the projects around it.
The city also has a large cluster of insurance, banking and wealth offices. These teams rarely need a new platform. They need a client portal, a renewals tracker or a reporting link that works with the policy and accounting systems they already have.
Software companies are among the businesses most likely to have work that qualifies for SR&ED, because their problems are often technically new. We keep the engineering records a claim needs, and your accountant decides what qualifies. NRC IRAP may suit smaller firms with a new product, subject to NRC's own assessment.
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 |
| Rescue an AI-built or broken appAudit, fix, secure, deploy and hand over. | $5K–$20K | 2–6 weeks |
| MVP for a funded founderThe first version of your product, built to grow. | $25K–$75K | 8–14 weeks |
| Care planHosting, monitoring, fixes and small changes. | From $500/month | Monthly |
A fixed price covers the scope in the blueprint. If your product team adds to it mid-build, we price the addition before we start 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
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
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
Questions owners ask us
What should I budget for software development in Markham?
Prices start at $5K for a single integration or automation, climb to $12K–$40K for an internal tool, and reach $20K–$60K for a customer-facing app. An MVP for a funded founder is $25K–$75K. A $1,500 blueprint, credited in full to the build, ends in one fixed quote.
Can you work alongside our in-house developers?
Yes. We take a defined piece, agree the interfaces with your team, and demo weekly. We don't do open-ended staff augmentation billed by the hour; each project has a fixed price and a written scope.
Who owns the IP and the code?
You do, and the assignment goes in the agreement. The repository and cloud accounts are in your name from the first day, so you can move on from us whenever you like.
Do you offer mobile app development in Markham, or only back-end software?
Yes. The iPhone and Android versions can share one codebase where that saves money, and a customer-facing app is typically $20K–$60K over six to twelve weeks. Afterwards, a care plan from $500 a month keeps the app hosted, monitored and fixed.
Do you offer IT consulting in Markham?
Our consulting is about software: architecture reviews, build-or-buy decisions, integration plans and rescue audits. We don't provide managed IT, help desks or network support.
Are you an AI agency, and what would you build in Markham?
We build named AI jobs into your product or back office, such as classifying support tickets, searching documents or drafting replies, with a person reviewing wherever a mistake would be costly. We don't sell open-ended AI strategy projects. An automation like that runs two to four weeks at $5K–$12K.
Can you rescue a prototype built with Lovable, Bolt or similar tools?
Yes. We review the code, security and hosting, then give you a fixed price to repair and deploy it, typically $5K–$20K over two to six weeks. If a rebuild would cost less than patching, we tell you so in writing.
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