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Made to measure. Maintained by us.

Custom software tailored to your business, for a flat monthly fee.

We learn how you work, then build software that suits you. It’s live in weeks, and we alter it as you grow.

Your size. Your style. Your software.
Why settle for less than custom?

  • 30+ years building software
  • 100+ products shipped
  • Obie Award–winning work
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Teams we’ve helped across the finish line

  • Archway Health
  • Bacardi
  • Gerber
  • Hospice Pharmacy Solutions
  • Huddl Health
  • Intersection / LinkNYC
  • Kountable
  • Rendevor Dialysis
  • Disco
  • Kasasa
  • W. R. Berkley

The hidden cost of SaaS

Is your business wearing software off the rack?

Most software is one size fits all, and your team ends up working around it.

Custom used to mean expensive. AI changed the math.

Like a rental tux: it’s made for everyone, and nobody looks great in it.
  • Spreadsheets holding the seams togetherCritical numbers live in a file one person understands.
  • Double (and triple) entryThe same intake form typed into the CRM, billing, and scheduling.
  • A new hire to patch the gapsYou’re about to pay a coordinator to copy data between apps.
  • Baggy SaaS you half useRenewals for platforms cut for everyone, paid for in full and used in part.

What is custom software as a subscription?

Custom software as a subscription is made-to-measure software without the upfront price tag. SeeSaw Labs maps your process, builds a focused tool in a few weeks, then hosts, maintains, and keeps improving it for a flat monthly fee. You get software built around your process, a price you can plan around, and the option to own it outright whenever you want.

AI and decades of reusable building blocks have brought the cost of custom software down. What’s left is paying for it all at once and the worry of owning software nobody can maintain. We remove both.

Already started something with AI?

Bring us your existing AI projects. We’ll finish buttoning them up.

Plenty of teams have a prototype someone spun up with AI. It demos well, then frays on real data, real users, or the second edge case. We keep what works, fix what doesn’t, and get it across the finish line.

  • “It works on my laptop.”It’s never been deployed, secured, or backed up.
  • “Only one person understands it.”The person who built it is busy, or gone.
  • “It almost does the thing.”The last 20% is where it keeps coming apart at the seams.

Your prototype isn’t wasted. It’s the best set of measurements we could ask for.

The Finish-Line Audit

One fixed price. A written plan to finish what you started.

We review your prototype, code, and data, then tell you what to keep, what to rebuild, and what it takes to get it live. Keep the plan whether or not you work with us.
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In our clients’ words

  • SeeSaw Labs ran a design sprint that took a high-level idea and quickly turned it into something cohesive, tangible, and real. They navigated the nuances of our industry, product, and people to ensure every minute of the sprint was spent on high-impact work. Their ability to facilitate alignment across a cross-functional team while pushing the thinking forward was exactly what we needed.

    Christina MaunderProduct Operations Manager, Disco
  • We don’t have an internal product team, and SeeSaw has been able to think and innovate for something that started as imaginary. Their ability to put this imagination into a process and create a reality that can be touched has been amazing.

    Rather than taking orders, they suggest the best options from their perspective to ensure that the output adds value. Other companies do what we want and then come back and say it didn’t work. SeeSaw gives us advice that we choose to accept or set aside.

    Mohamed ElwazerCEO, linedanceAI
  • SeeSaw Labs’ work exceeded all of my expectations. They’ve helped us think differently about what it means to define a product, to know what problems to solve, and to understand what a customer needs.

    When we get into actual development, the success metrics will be around time and budget. In terms of general project evaluation, SeeSaw Labs hit all of their milestones and deliverables on time and with high quality — that in and of itself is great.

    Jane MargolinPresident, Hospice Pharmacy Solutions
  • We’ve worked with SeeSaw Labs across multiple projects, and they continue to raise the bar. What sets them apart is how they think. They bring strong instincts, a sharp perspective, and ideas that push the work further than it would have gone on its own. They helped us get to a better outcome and delivered something our team will depend on every day. The finished product is polished and intuitive, but more than that, they were a thoughtful partner throughout. If you’re looking for a strategy and product partner with real creative firepower, SeeSaw is the real deal.

    Andrew PenhollowUX/UI Designer, Kasasa

Built with your team

What changes when you work with us

You know your business. We know software. Together we build one focused tool that does the work of a hire, at a fraction of the cost.

  • Working software, not a roadmap

    We tackle the riskiest piece first and get a usable tool in your team’s hands fast.

  • A price you can plan around

    One flat monthly fee. No upfront check, no surprise invoices.

  • Alterations included

    Hosting, security, updates, and fixes are on us. As your business grows, we take it in or let it out.

  • Beautiful enough to wear every day

    Ugly software ends up in the back of the closet. Ours is designed so your team is excited to open it.

Our process

The 5 Ds, tailored to you

Like a seesaw, we balance strategic vision with practical execution. Product, design, engineering, and your team work side by side from day one, so we build the right small thing, not a big platform nobody wants to use.

  1. Step 1 · Free

    Discover

    A 30-minute fit check. We research your business ahead of time and tell you honestly whether custom software will pay for itself.

  2. Step 2

    Define

    We map the manual work, mark up the one job worth automating first, and agree on what success looks like.

  3. Step 3

    Design

    A prototype your team can click, tested with the people who will use it every day.

  4. Step 4

    Develop

    We cut and sew a focused first version, live within a month and connected to the tools you already use.

  5. Every month

    Delight

    We keep it running and keep tailoring it, every month.

Compare your options

Hire, buy, build, or subscribe?

Compare SeeSaw Labs to:

Off-the-rack SaaSSeeSaw Labs
Upfront cost
LowNo project fee
Fits your process
You bend to itYes, made to measure
Time to value
Weeks, plus workaroundsA few weeks
Who handles alterations
The vendor, on their roadmapWe do, on your roadmap
Monthly cost
Per-seat, risingOne flat fee, agreed up front.
Can you own it?
NoYes, buy it out anytime
Where your data goes
The vendor’s serversStays yours, never shared or trained on.
OptionHire an FTEOff-the-rack SaaSTraditional outsourced buildFinish it in-house with AISeeSaw Labs
Upfront costRecruiting and onboardingLowLarge project feeLow, plus your team’s timeNo project fee
Fits your processYes, by handYou bend to itYesYes, until it breaksYes, made to measure
Time to valueMonths to hire and trainWeeks, plus workaroundsMonthsStalls at 80%A few weeks
Who handles alterationsYou manage the personThe vendor, on their roadmapYou, after handoffWhoever built itWe do, on your roadmap
Monthly costA salaryPer-seat, risingAd-hoc invoicesAI tools, plus hidden hoursOne flat fee, agreed up front.
Can you own it?NoNoYesYes, if it shipsYes, buy it out anytime
Where your data goesStays in-house, by handThe vendor’s serversDepends on the buildWhichever AI tool it’s pasted intoStays yours, never shared or trained on.

Who it’s for

Cut for operations-heavy businesses without a dev team

This works best for owner-led companies of roughly 20 to 200 people, running on four to eight SaaS tools plus spreadsheets, with people filling the gaps by hand.

  • Healthcare administration
  • Property management
  • Insurance agencies
  • Professional services
  • Logistics
  • Anything with intake, scheduling, or approvals

It’s probably time if…

  • You’re about to hire someone to do a job software should do
  • Someone’s whole role is copying data between systems
  • A renewal just landed for a tool you half use
  • Your software is wearing thin and you need what’s next

Have your own engineers, or want the code from day one?

Our project-based engagements are a better match. Explore product design and development, custom software development, or Fractional CTO services.

Featured case studies

Work that fits

Explore all our work
  • Rendevor Dialysis

    80%

    less manual audit entry

    AI Handwriting Recognition Cuts Manual Audit Entry by 80%

  • Kountable

    $8M

    Series B raised

    The Platform Behind an $8M Series B Raise

  • Huddl Health

    60+

    therapies on one AI platform

    One AI Platform Replacing Manual REMS Workflows Across 60+ Therapies

  • Archway Health

    HealthTech

    self-insurance care platform

    Lowering Self-Insurance Costs While Expanding Employer Care Access

  • Bacardi - Mix Lab

    Mix Lab

    branded drink recommendations

    Connecting Bartenders and Consumers via a Branded Recommendation Experience

  • Gerber VR App

    VR

    immersive sales training

    An Immersive VR Training Experience for Sales Teams

  • LineDance AI - Movality

    AI

    idea to funded product

    From AI Idea to AI Product - The Interface that unlocked next round funding

  • Pet Pinatas

    AR

    real-time pet recognition

    Real-Time AI Pet Recognition for an Augmented Reality Game

Frequently asked questions

One flat monthly fee, set by scope and complexity and quoted after your free fit check. It covers the build, hosting, maintenance, and ongoing improvements. Nothing upfront. No surprise invoices.
A focused first version is usually live in a few weeks. We start with the job that costs you the most time, ship it, then keep tailoring it month by month.
While you subscribe, we own and run it, which is why you never have to maintain it. If you ever want to own it outright, you can buy it out at any time.
When a SaaS tool works for your process, use it. Custom software wins when your team is taking in and letting out around tools, retyping data between them, or paying for features nobody uses. We often replace several baggy tools with one made for you.
Yes. Most builds connect to the accounting, CRM, scheduling, and document tools you already rely on, so data moves on its own instead of by hand.
No. We built this for companies without engineers. You bring the business knowledge; we handle the technology from design to hosting.
Two ways. AI speeds up how we design and build, which is what makes custom software affordable. And where it helps, AI goes inside the product, like handwriting recognition that cut one client’s manual data entry by 80%.
Yes. Where it makes sense, we build on open-source models that run in your cloud or on your own hardware. Your data stays under your control, there are no per-use fees, and you’re not locked to one AI vendor’s pricing or policies.
Usually not. We look at what you’ve built, keep what’s sound, and rebuild the parts that won’t hold up. Your prototype is often the clearest spec we could ask for.
Yes. Picking up a half-finished tool and getting it across the finish line is one of the most common ways we start working with a new client.
Your data is always yours. If you cancel, we export it for you in a standard format, and you can choose to buy the software outright instead of switching it off. Notice periods and minimum terms are set out in your agreement.
Hi there, I’m AI Jeff. I need JavaScript to chat, but the real Jeff is just an email away: hello@seesawlabs.com

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