23.05.2026
How Much Does a Custom Web Application Cost in 2026?
How much does a custom web application cost? This question comes up at the start of almost every software project. The honest first answer is:...
We build and connect interfaces between your existing systems: ERP, CRM, shop, legacy, and SaaS tools - via REST, GraphQL, gRPC, webhooks, message brokers, and change data capture. Secure, documented, and operated on European infrastructure.
In most companies the actual software already exists: ERP, CRM, shop, accounting, industry solutions. What is missing are reliable interfaces between them. Manual transfer, nightly CSV exports, and brittle point-to-point scripts cost time and create exactly the inconsistencies that get expensive later.
We build the integration layer: APIs, connectors, webhooks, and middleware that connect your systems cleanly and traceably. The result is a data flow you can understand, monitor, and extend - without dependence on an opaque iPaaS black box.
A whole application instead of just an interface? Custom Business Apps - that is where we build the complete application, not just the connection in between.
From a single API to event-driven middleware - we choose the right architecture per use case instead of solving every problem with the same pattern.
Clean, versioned interfaces built on REST, GraphQL, or gRPC - documented with OpenAPI, with explicit contracts between systems. We design the API along your domain, not as a mirror of a database table.
Connectivity to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo, Salesforce, and other business systems. We know the typical pitfalls - tenants, document flows, master data - and address each native API cleanly instead of building fragile direct database access.
SOAP-to-REST wrappers, EDI formats (EDIFACT, X12), CSV, XML, and fixed-width files over SFTP or file share. We wrap legacy systems behind modern, well-testable interfaces without touching the legacy system itself.
Instead of polling systems every minute, they react to events: a new order, a status change, a payment immediately triggers the right follow-up step. With retry logic, idempotency, and dead-letter handling so no event gets lost.
A decoupling layer between your systems with Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or MQTT. Producers and consumers do not need to know each other, load spikes are buffered, and new consumers are added without rebuilding what already exists.
Keep systems consistent - via scheduled synchronization or change data capture that propagates changes in near real time. We define the system of record, resolve conflicts deterministically, and make the data flow traceable.
Anywhere two or more systems need to work together reliably, a cleanly built interface pays off over a workaround.
Articles, prices, stock levels, and orders flow automatically between ERP and online shop or customer portal. Orders land in the ERP without a media break, status changes flow back to the customer - without manual re-keying.
You want to give partners, integrators, or your own apps controlled access. We build a documented, secured API with authentication, rate limiting, and versioning - including a developer portal and OpenAPI specification.
An aging SOAP service needs to be consumed by modern applications. We put a REST or webhook facade in front, translate formats and error codes, and decouple new systems from the old protocol.
CRM, accounting, ticketing, and communication tools need to work together. For standardizable flows we use self-hosted n8n, for business-critical integrations we use custom code - or a combination of both.
Integration is often just one building block. When the task is bigger, we cover the rest with adjacent services.
When it is not just the connection that is missing but a complete application is needed - dashboards, portals, line-of-business systems - we build it from the ground up.
To application developmentWhen it is about large data volumes, pipelines, CDC, and analytics, the data platform is the right place - integration and data synchronization mesh here.
To data platformsWe map your systems, data objects, and triggers and define the interface contracts - including system of record, error behavior, and security model. Output: an OpenAPI or event specification everyone works against.
Implementation in iterative releases against test and staging systems, with automated tests, idempotency, and replayability. The first production-ready interfaces are typically available within a few weeks.
We operate the integration with monitoring, alerting, and traceable logging - or hand it over to your team with runbooks. Failed messages land in a dead-letter queue and are not lost.
This page covers the layer between existing systems: APIs, connectors, webhooks, middleware, and data synchronization. We do not build a complete application from scratch, we connect what is already there. If you need a whole application - dashboard, portal, or line-of-business system - Custom Business Apps is the right service. Often we combine both: a new application plus integration into your existing systems.
For synchronous APIs we use REST, GraphQL, or gRPC depending on the requirement and document with OpenAPI. For event-driven integration we use webhooks and message brokers such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or MQTT. For legacy systems we work with SOAP, EDI formats (EDIFACT, X12), and file-based exchange. The choice follows latency, data volume, and your systems interfaces, not fashion.
Yes. We have built connectors to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo, Salesforce, and other systems. We use the vendor documented API or official integration layer instead of fragile direct database access. That keeps the connection stable even after updates to the ERP or CRM system.
Authentication via OAuth2 and OpenID Connect, API keys, or mTLS depending on context. On top of that come rate limiting, input validation, scopes for fine-grained permissions, and complete audit logging. For identity and authorization topics we use the same building blocks as on our member and tenant platforms, so auth stays central and traceable.
Every integration gets monitoring, alerting, and traceable logging. Failed messages land in a dead-letter queue and can be replayed in a controlled way instead of silently getting lost. We operate the integration on European infrastructure as a managed service - or hand it over to your team with runbooks.
We start with an analysis of your system landscape and define the interface contracts. On that basis you receive a binding fixed price per integration or a package for several interfaces. We deliver in iterative releases - the first production-ready interfaces are typically available within a few weeks. We agree the concrete scope individually with you.
No risk: worst case, you leave with a clearer understanding of your project than before.

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Whether a specific IT challenge or just an idea - we look forward to the exchange. In a brief conversation, we'll evaluate together if and how your project fits with WZ-IT.
Timo Wevelsiep & Robin Zins
Managing Directors of WZ-IT

