Custom software development, at a fixed price.

Chrono is a software development firm with AI expertise, based in Montreal. Our senior engineers build the software your business runs on and connect it to the systems you already use. It ships to production in weeks, and we can run it after launch.

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Fixed-price projects from $9,000 CAD. Scoping is free.

100+ projects shipped to production 80+ clients You own all code, IP, and data

What is custom software development?

Custom software development means building software around how your business actually works, instead of bending the business around an off-the-shelf tool. It can be a customer-facing app, an internal tool, a client portal, or the integration that finally gets your ERP and CRM talking. You own the code, and it changes when your business does.

It's worth it when a process is core to how you make money and no product on the market fits it. When a standard tool does the job, we'll tell you to buy the tool.

What can Chrono build for you?

Web and mobile apps

Customer-facing products, from the first version to the releases that follow.

Build a product

Internal tools and portals

Quoting tools, dashboards, client portals and back-office apps that replace spreadsheets and email threads.

Integrations

Your ERP, CRM, WMS and accounting software connected, so data moves without anyone retyping it.

Automate a process

AI inside your software

Agents, search over your own documents, and automations built into the product instead of bolted on later.

AI agents

Software someone else built

An aging system or a prototype that outgrew its tools. We audit it, then fix it, extend it or rebuild the parts that need it.

Take over an existing app

How much does custom software development cost?

Fixed-price projects at Chrono start at $9,000 CAD. The final price depends on scope, the systems it has to connect to, and how much already exists. That's why every project starts with free scoping: you get a fixed price and a date, with every assumption in writing, before you commit to anything.

Canadian companies can also recover part of the cost. Grants and SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) tax credits often apply to custom software work, and we document eligible work while we build. See pricing or how funding works.

How does AI change custom software development?

AI can write code in minutes. It can't decide what's worth building, check that the result is right, or keep it running at 2 a.m. So at Chrono, AI does the heavy lifting and senior engineers approve every change before it ships.

For you, that means a lower price and a shorter timeline than a traditional build, with a person accountable for everything that goes to production.

Why not build it yourself with an AI app builder?

For testing an idea, you should. AI app builders are a fast, cheap way to see if something is worth building. They're weaker at what comes next: real users, payments, security reviews, integrations with the rest of your systems, and someone to call when it breaks.

That's the part we handle. We can start from a prototype you already built, or from a blank page.

How does a custom software project work at Chrono?

  1. Get a fixed price.

    Tell us what you need, in your own words. We scope it for free and come back with a fixed price, a date and every assumption in writing.

  2. Watch it take shape.

    Senior engineers build with AI and approve every change before it ships. You review progress milestone by milestone.

  3. Go to production.

    We deliver to production, in your cloud or hosted by us. Code, data and repository are yours from day one.

  4. Keep it running.

    After launch we support it under SLA and keep improving it. Or we hand it to your team with full documentation.

Scoping is free. Bring the problem and get a fixed price and date before you decide anything.

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Common questions about custom software development

How much does custom software development cost?

Fixed-price projects at Chrono start at $9,000 CAD. Every project gets a fixed price after a free scoping call, so you know the cost before any work starts.

How long does it take to build custom software?

Small projects ship in weeks. Bigger builds are split into milestones, and each milestone gets its own committed date.

Who owns the code?

You do. Code, data and repository are yours from day one, with documentation included for a clean handoff.

Can you take over software someone else built?

Yes. We start with an audit, then fix, extend or run it. That includes apps first built with AI app builders that now need to handle real users.

Where is Chrono based?

Montreal, Canada. We work with companies across Canada and the US, in English and French.

Have software to build?

Free scoping, a fixed price, and production software in weeks.

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