Software consultancy · Raleigh, North Carolina

Custom software, built to last.

Adeptware designs, builds, and maintains web and mobile applications for businesses that need software they can rely on. We have been shipping production code since 2006, and we still support systems we launched more than a decade ago.

  • 2006Shipping software since
  • 13+ yrsOur longest client partnership
  • 1,000sFamilies served by our products

Why Adeptware

A small team with a long memory.

We are not a body shop. You work directly with experienced developers who understand your business, write the code, and are still around years later when you need the next feature.

  • Built for the long haul

    We write software to be maintained, not just launched. Some of our client relationships have lasted well over a decade.

  • Senior, hands-on expertise

    Two decades of hands-on experience with Ruby, Rails, and the modern web, plus native iOS development when you need it.

  • Plain-spoken communication

    Clear estimates, regular updates, and honest advice, including telling you when you do not need to build something.

  • We build our own products too

    Running our own software businesses keeps us sharp on the things that matter to you: uptime, support, and the bottom line.

Selected work

Software that businesses depend on every day.

A few examples of long-running engagements. We keep client details confidential unless we have permission to share them. See more of our client work.

Client work · 2012 to today

Fire protection contractor

A public website, content management system, online hiring application, and customer support ticketing for a commercial and residential fire sprinkler company. We have maintained and extended it for more than thirteen years, most recently upgrading it to the latest versions of Ruby and Rails.

Client work · 2014 to today

National e-commerce supplier

Backend shipping, inventory, and warehouse management systems for a high-volume e-commerce platform, including live rate quotes, label printing, and LTL freight pickups. Much of the shipping work is now open source as the friendly_shipping Ruby gem.

Our product · Since 2006

Transcript Maker

A web application that helps homeschool families and private schools create professional high school transcripts. Thousands of families have used it to prepare for college admissions.

About Transcript Maker
Our product · Coming soon

Lesson Garden

An iPhone and iPad lesson planner for homeschool families. Enter your curriculum and Lesson Garden paces the whole school year, then hands each child a simple daily checklist.

About Lesson Garden

How we work

A straightforward process, start to finish.

  1. Discover

    We learn how your business works today, what is getting in the way, and what success looks like.

  2. Plan

    We turn that into a clear scope, a realistic timeline, and an estimate you can take to your team.

  3. Build

    We ship working software in small, frequent releases so you can see progress and steer as we go.

  4. Support

    After launch we stay on to monitor, maintain, and improve, for as long as you need us.

Tools we trust

Proven technology, chosen for longevity.

  • Ruby on Rails
  • Ruby
  • PostgreSQL
  • JavaScript
  • Swift and SwiftUI
  • Solidus e-commerce
  • REST and JSON APIs
  • RSpec
  • GitHub Actions
  • AWS
  • Render
  • Supabase
  • WordPress

Have a project in mind?

Tell us what you are working on. We will get back to you quickly with next steps, or an honest recommendation if we are not the right fit.