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Backend development
User accounts, permissions, databases and business rules for web applications and portals.
What’s delivered
- A database that matches the business. Tables and relationships that reflect how your business actually works, with a plain-language explanation your team can follow.
- Sign-in and permissions. Sign-in through an established provider or library, and permissions checked on the server for each request.
- Business rules and APIs. The logic that decides what happens, with input validation and clear error messages when something isn’t allowed.
- Background jobs. Emails, imports and scheduled tasks that run separately from the page, and retry when they fail.
- Monitoring and backups. Error alerts and logs so problems are spotted early, and backups set up in your hosting account. We agree what’s needed for each project.
What’s needed to start
- How the process works
- The types of user
- Existing data
- Data and privacy requirements
- Hosting requirements
What affects the cost
- How many user types there are and how their permissions differ
- How complicated the rules and workflows are
- How much data needs importing, and its condition
- Connections to other systems
- Reports and exports
- Security, audit or data location requirements
Usually included
- Database design and setup
- Sign-in and permissions
- Business rules, APIs and background jobs
- Importing existing data
- Monitoring and backups in your hosting account
Not included unless agreed
- Legal advice on data protection
- Running servers you host yourselves, unless agreed
- Round-the-clock support
- Native mobile apps
Dependencies
Sign-in services, email providers and hosting platforms each have their own prices and limits. They’re your accounts and your running costs, so we list them before we build.
Indicative summary. Scope, timeline and cost are confirmed in a written quote for each project.