Custom software, without the consulting tax.
Conto exists for the layer of software that's bigger than a Zapier flow and smaller than a six-month enterprise project — the place where most companies just give up and hire someone to copy-paste between systems forever.
The traditional options are ugly: consultancies that quote $150,000 and take six months, off-the-shelf SaaS that fits 60% of the job and forces your team to fight the rest, or hiring a full-stack engineer for a problem that's not big enough to justify the headcount.
Conto is the third option: an AI-native shop that ships custom internal tools in 7-30 days at fixed prices, a fraction of consulting rates. The AI does the bulk of the work — spec, scaffolding, integrations, deployment, ongoing operation. Humans review every ship. Margins stay high, prices stay sane, and the savings get passed on.
What we believe
- Software should fit your operation, not the other way around. Off-the-shelf SaaS forces you to bend your business to its model. We bend the software.
- Fixed price, every time. If we estimated wrong, that's our problem, not yours. Hourly billing is a misalignment of incentives.
- Your code is yours. When we ship, we hand you the repo. No lock-in, no hostage-taking, no "platform fees."
- We say no. If your problem isn't a fit for software, or the ROI doesn't pencil, we'll tell you on the demo. We don't sell snake oil.
- AI is a tool, not a religion. We use it where it makes us faster and cheaper. Humans review every ship. You'll never get a generic, off-by-one bot output.
Who we work with
We work best with operators running real businesses — distribution, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare ops, retail, property management, professional services, SaaS companies that need internal tooling — anywhere a fast, custom internal tool would unlock measurable value.
We don't work with: anything safety-critical (medical devices, vehicle control, life support), anything requiring on-prem-only deployment, or anything where the ROI doesn't pencil. We'll say no on the demo.