Software development in Ingolstadt — software that fits your business.
Circle Lab builds custom software for SMEs: web apps, platforms, interfaces, automation and AI integration — and keeps running it in German data centres. From the first workshop to ongoing operation.
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When custom software pays off
Excel as the operating system
Key processes depend on spreadsheets only one person understands — error-prone and hard to hand over.
Off-the-shelf does not fit
Standard software forces you into someone else’s processes, and every change costs licence plus surcharge.
Systems do not talk
CRM, accounting, shop and inventory — everything is typed in twice.
Locked in
No control over data, source code and further development — and hosting somewhere outside the EU.
What we build
Web apps & platforms
Portals, client areas, booking and ordering systems, dashboards — in the browser, on every device.
Industry software
Software that maps your process instead of the other way round — like our own product trafe for car rentals.
Interfaces & integration
Connecting CRM, accounting, DATEV, shops, payment providers and existing systems.
Automation
Automating recurring processes with n8n, Make and custom services — less manual work, fewer errors.
AI integration
Embedding AI assistants, document recognition and agents into existing processes sensibly — with clear data protection.
Operation & hosting
Container infrastructure with Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring and backups in German ISO 27001 and BSI C5 certified data centres.
From workshop to ongoing operation
1 · First conversation
Free via Microsoft Teams: you describe the process that should run better — we tell you honestly whether custom software is the right way.
2 · Concept workshop
Together we clarify processes, roles, data and interfaces — the result is an implementation-ready plan with an effort estimate.
3 · Development in stages
We start with a lean first release (MVP) and expand in clear steps — you test early and steer along.
4 · Operation & development
Hosting, updates, monitoring and new features — from one partner, without handing over to another provider.
Software from Kösching — examples
trafe — our own product
Software for car rental companies: booking, rental contract, digital handover with photo documentation, ID verification and invoicing — app for iOS, Android and browser, running on our own Kubernetes infrastructure in Germany.
View project →Zieglmeier — application portal
Custom build zieglmeier.jobs: job ad as landing page, application in nine short steps without a cover letter and an admin area with kanban board, campaign tracking and video call appointments.
View project →HUK-COBURG — HUK DRIVE concept
Two-day strategy workshop in Ingolstadt and concept up to implementation-ready planning: customer journey, modular target architecture, effort estimate and roadmap.
View project →More software projects
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What determines the cost
Feature scope
Which processes, roles and special cases does the software need to cover?
Interfaces
How many systems need connecting, and how well documented are their interfaces?
Platforms
Browser only, or additional apps for iOS and Android?
Operation
Hosting, maintenance, support and development as an ongoing service.
After the concept workshop you receive an effort estimate and a concrete written quote — step by step instead of a black box.
Related terms
Your software, your data
That is why our software runs in German data centres certified to ISO 27001 & BSI C5, on our own container infrastructure — and on request, source code and data are yours. We are based in Kösching, a few kilometres outside Ingolstadt. First conversations happen via Microsoft Teams, workshops and reviews in person at your place or ours — and throughout the project you follow every step in your own client portal.
Frequently asked questions
When your processes are your competitive advantage, standard software only fits with many workarounds, or several systems are maintained twice. In the first conversation we tell you honestly if an off-the-shelf solution fits better.
You do, on request. We avoid lock-in: source code and data can be handed over to you, and the software runs in German data centres.
After the first conversation we clarify processes, roles and interfaces in a concept workshop. Then we develop in stages, start with a lean first release and expand together.
Yes. Circle Lab takes care of hosting, updates, monitoring, backups and further development — on our own container infrastructure in German ISO 27001 and BSI C5 certified data centres.
Yes, e.g. CRM such as HubSpot, accounting and DATEV, shops, payment providers or Microsoft 365 — via interfaces instead of double entry.
It depends on feature scope, interfaces, platforms and operation. After the concept workshop you receive an effort estimate and a concrete written quote.