Software Development Sydney
for new software, the software you have, and everything in between.
Software development for Sydney businesses: new systems built around how you work, the software you already run upgraded and supported, your apps connected, and your data moved when you change systems.
One fixed price before work starts, the founder on every project, and the code handed over in your name.
- Australian Team, no offshore development
- Onshore Australian data centres
- Fixed Price before work starts
- Since 2007 Building business software
Built here. Your data stays here.
- No offshore development. Everything is written by our own team in Australia. Nothing is subcontracted overseas.
- Your data stays onshore. Hosted in Australia, on infrastructure you own, under Australian law.
- Every state, not just ours. Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and everywhere between.
01 / 04 New business software
Custom software, built around how your business runs
A Parramatta freight business quoting in one spreadsheet, booking drivers in another and invoicing in Xero. A North Sydney accounting practice chasing client documents by email. Each needs one system that fits the way it already works.
As a software company working with Sydney businesses, we map your process first, then design and build the system around it. Your team picks it up quickly because it matches the work they already do.
- Job, quoting and scheduling systems
- Customer and staff portals
- Internal tools that replace spreadsheets
- Connected to Xero, MYOB and your CRM
02 / 04 Upgrade, update or support
Software you already have, upgraded and looked after
An Access database with fifteen years of customer history, and the person who built it has moved on. A web app that slows down every month end, that nobody wants to touch. Most businesses do not need to start again. They need someone to take it on.
We learn what your system actually does, fix what is broken, add the features you have been waiting for and keep it updated and secure. Where a rebuild is the right call, we move it across in stages so your team keeps working.
- Take over software another developer built
- New features, fixes and speed improvements
- Security updates and ongoing support
- Access, Excel and old web apps rebuilt
03 / 04 Connect your apps
Your apps and software, working as one
A Sydney online store with orders in Shopify, stock in a warehouse system and the books in Xero. Every order was typed in twice, and the counts never quite matched. Connecting the three saved the team about 20 hours a week.
We connect the systems you already pay for, such as Xero, MYOB, HubSpot, Shopify, ServiceM8 and simPRO, so a record entered once reaches everywhere it is needed. When something does not match, it is held and flagged for a person, not passed through.
- Accounting, CRM, store and job systems
- Each record entered once, not twice
- Problems held and flagged, never lost
- Built on your accounts, in your name
04 / 04 Change systems
Moving to a new system, with your history intact
Moving from MYOB or Reckon to Xero, or off an old system that is no longer supported. The risk is not the move itself. It is finding at tax time that the balances did not come across the way everyone assumed.
We move your customers, suppliers, open invoices and history, then check the old system against the new one before you switch. Anything that does not agree is found and explained before cutover, not after.
- MYOB, Reckon and QuickBooks to Xero
- Old and unsupported systems replaced
- Old and new checked side by side
- A cutover date planned around your business
How it works
From the first call to support after launch
The same six steps for every project, new or existing. You know the price before anything is built.
6 steps, from first call to support
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A 15-minute call
You tell us what is not working and what you want instead. We tell you plainly whether we can help and what it would involve.
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Scope, and a fixed price
We map the work with you by video call, or in person in Sydney for larger projects. You get a written scope and one fixed price before anything is built.
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Screens before code
You see and click through the main screens first. Changing a design at this stage is quick. Changing built software is not.
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Build in stages
Working software every two weeks, using your own data, so you see progress and can steer it as it takes shape.
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Launch and hand over
We set it live, train your team and hand over the code, accounts and documents in your name.
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Support after launch
Fixes, updates and new features when you need them. Most clients keep building on their software as the business grows.
Meet the person
Your software, built by the person you talk to
The founder scopes every Sydney project and builds it, from the first call to launch day.
HELLO PEOPLE designs, builds and looks after AI, software, app and data solutions for Australian businesses, with senior expertise on every project and a scope agreed before work starts. For software, that means starting with how your business runs, not with the code.
Since 2007, HELLO PEOPLE has delivered more than 100 projects from Perth for small and medium businesses across Australia: custom software and apps, system integrations, data migrations, reporting and dashboards, and AI that works inside the systems a business already runs.
I lead every engagement myself. I trained in accounting before moving into IT, hold accounting and IT professional qualifications and an MBA, and bring more than 20 years of experience across sales, service delivery, inventory and compliance. I am also a PhD candidate in AI at Curtin University, researching retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), so the technology is always judged by what it does for the business.
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An old-fashioned service
Small and boutique. The person who scopes your software is the person who builds it, and the same person is there on launch day.
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Quick responses
No ticket queue and no account manager in between. You hear back within one business day, usually sooner.
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A long-term partner
The first release is the start, not the end. When you need the next system, integration or report, you call the same person, who already knows your business.
Why Sydney businesses work with us
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You deal with the person doing the work
The founder scopes your project and builds it. No account manager passing messages to a team you never meet.
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One fixed price, agreed first
You know the full cost before work starts. No hourly billing and no surprise invoices.
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You own everything
Source code, data, hosting and designs are yours, in your name. Move to another developer whenever you like.
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We stay after launch
The same people who built it fix it, update it and add to it, for as long as you want them to.
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Sydney hours covered
Perth is two hours behind Sydney, three during daylight saving, so we overlap most of your working day. We fly over for kickoff workshops and key milestones.
Questions Sydney businesses ask about software
Which software company in Sydney can build custom software for a small business?
HELLO PEOPLE builds custom software for small and medium businesses in Sydney: job and quoting systems, customer portals, internal tools, integrations and data migrations. It is based in Perth, works with Sydney clients remotely and in person, quotes one fixed price before work starts, and hands over the code in the client's name.
Can a Perth company build software for a Sydney business?
Yes. HELLO PEOPLE has worked with businesses across Australia from Perth since 2007. Perth is two hours behind Sydney, three during daylight saving, so working hours overlap for most of the day, and the founder flies to Sydney for kickoff workshops and key milestones.
How much does custom software development cost in Sydney?
It depends on what the software has to do, how many people use it and which systems it connects to, so a general figure would mislead. HELLO PEOPLE starts with a free 15-minute call, scopes the work and then gives one fixed price for the build. There is no hourly billing.
Can you take over software that another developer built?
Yes. HELLO PEOPLE regularly takes over systems whose original developer has moved on. It starts by getting the code, logins and backups under your control, works out what the system actually does, then fixes, updates and adds to it, or rebuilds it in stages if that is the better option.
Who can connect Xero, MYOB, Shopify or HubSpot to our other systems in Sydney?
HELLO PEOPLE builds integrations between accounting, CRM, online store and job management systems for Sydney businesses, including Xero, MYOB, Shopify, HubSpot, ServiceM8 and simPRO. Records are entered once and reach every system that needs them, and anything that does not match is held for a person to check.
Who can move our business from MYOB or Reckon to Xero in Sydney?
HELLO PEOPLE moves Sydney businesses from MYOB, Reckon, QuickBooks and older systems to Xero and other platforms. Customers, suppliers, open invoices and history are moved, and the old and new systems are checked against each other before cutover so any difference is found and explained first.
How long does custom software take to build?
A focused system such as a portal or an internal tool usually takes 8 to 12 weeks. Larger systems with several types of user and connections to other software take 16 to 24 weeks, delivered in stages so parts of it are in use well before the end.
Who owns the software when it is finished?
You do. HELLO PEOPLE hands over the source code, data, designs and hosting accounts in your business's name. There are no licence fees, and you are free to move to another developer at any time.
Does HELLO PEOPLE have an office in Sydney?
Not yet. HELLO PEOPLE is based at Level 16, 240 St Georges Terrace, Perth, and works with Sydney businesses by video call and phone, with visits to Sydney for workshops and milestones. You can call 0425 531 127 during Sydney business hours.
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Tell us whether it is new software, software you already have, apps to connect or a move to a new system, and what result you need. We will come back with a clear next step.
Prefer a quick chat? Call 0425 531 127. We answer the phone in Perth.
