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Custom software for Boulder businesses, from a Boulder County studio

Booking, portals and dashboards at a published fixed price, so comparing quotes takes minutes.

The City of Boulder asks departments to compare quotes for purchases up to $9,999. A Focused build at $4,950 and a Complete build at $9,850 both sit under that line, and the prices are printed on our pricing page. We are in Lyons and work by phone and video.

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How Boulder buys, and who is here

City of Boulder (vendor guide, read 2026-10-16): up to $9,999, departments compare quotes; $10,000 to $99,999, at least three informal bids; $100,000 and over, a formal bid. Vendors send a W-9 and a vendor form before any payment, and the city expects vendor web experiences to meet WCAG A and AA. The city is tax-exempt, and its guide asks bids to allow for that.

Boulder County (procurement page, read 2026-10-16): no specific rules apply to no-bid purchases below $10,000, and its bidding rules start at the $10,000 level. Complete at $9,850 is $149 under the City's $9,999 line, so one month of care on the same purchase order would cross it. We count the build plus 12 months of care and ask the buyer's office before we quote.

Boulder County counts (BLS, 2025 annual average, county-wide, not just the city): 1,026 law, accounting, architecture, investment and insurance offices; 408 non-physician health practices; 250 fitness, recreation, youth and arts businesses.

Who we build for around Boulder

Pick your kind of business.

The price is the same in Boulder as everywhere else

Fixed and published. Half at signing, half when your checklist passes. Plus applicable tax.

Focused Build

$4,950 one-time
  • One booking flow, portal view or dashboard
  • Acceptance checklist, run with you
  • Code, data and a runbook delivered to you
  • Under the City of Boulder's $9,999 comparison line

One surface or one workflow, built to a written scope.

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Boulder questions

Short answers, with sources and dates.

Are you a Boulder company?

We are a Boulder County company, based in Lyons. We are not in the City of Boulder, and we build remotely for Boulder clients, so distance does not change the price.

Who builds custom software for Boulder small businesses?

Boulder has software firms of every size, and most do not print a price. In our read of 13 firm sites in Boulder County, Longmont and Fort Collins on 2026-10-16, five printed any number at all. Benchford is a Lyons studio for owner-run businesses, with every price on the page.

How does the City of Boulder buy software and services?

Up to $9,999, the user department compares quotes. From $10,000 to $99,999 it needs at least three informal bids. A Focused or Complete build is under the lower line. Confirm the current rule with the city's Purchasing Division, and ask whether recurring care fees count toward the amount, because no page we read says.

Can CU Boulder departments buy from you?

Under University of Colorado rules (cu.edu procurement pages, read 2026-10-16), a department can buy up to $10,000 with a commitment voucher. From $10,000.01 to $49,999.99 the Purchasing Agent decides how to buy. A department invites a supplier, and the supplier then registers in the CU Supplier Portal.

How many Boulder businesses need a custom build?

Fewer than the counts suggest. The county has 18,566 private establishments, but a custom build suits a firm with five or more staff and two or three tools that do not talk to each other. We have not measured how many that is, and many firms are better served by a tool at $16 to $50 a month, which we tell them.

Do you come on site?

No. We work by phone and video: a free thirty-minute call, a written scope, a written status every week and video check-ins before launch. Because the work is remote, the price and the ship date do not change with distance.

What does it cost?

A Focused build is $4,950, a Complete build is $9,850 and Build + Extend is $22,500. Care plans for hosting, monitoring and upkeep are $149, $299 or $499 a month. Every price is plus applicable tax and is on the pricing page.

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Thirty minutes by phone or video, free. The price is the same in every city, plus applicable tax.

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