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A Cape Town developer who builds software around how your business works.
Cape Town business owner since 2002. Tell me what your team does by hand, and I’ll say if software helps.
Does this sound like you?
- “We copy the same numbers between spreadsheets and two or three other tools, by hand, every week.”
- “Off-the-shelf software makes us work around it. It should be the other way round.”
- “Nobody’s built software for exactly how we work, so we’ve made do.”
- “I want someone local, in my timezone, who speaks Afrikaans or English.”
- “I want to meet the person doing the work, not an account manager.”
What I’d do.
Understand how the work actually happens.
I walk through the paperwork and the decisions your team makes every day before anything gets designed.
Build the one part that matters most first.
You see the core piece working on your own data early, not a mockup.
Add the rest, and stay responsible after launch.
Once it’s live, I’m still the person who answers for it.
Proof.
The till system I built for a recycling group.
7 branches, 350 employees, 5,000 transactions a day, built solo in 13 months, from weighbridge note to payment.
See the recycling POS project →
A medical and dental practice platform.
Patient records, appointments, billing with medical aid claims, and dental charting, in one system.
See the practice platform project →Anton was responsive and kept me informed throughout the whole process. Will use him again.
How it starts.
Tell me the workflow that’s breaking down, what tools are involved, and what “done” would look like. That’s enough for a first conversation. If it needs more digging before I can quote responsibly, the next step is a separately paid piece of work, agreed with you first.
Not sure where to start? Answer seven short questions → What custom software costs in South Africa →
For your technical person
What this covers
WordPress and WooCommerce (support, rescue and custom builds), custom cloud applications, custom API servers and integrations, and React Native mobile apps.
- Payment gateways: PayFast, Peach Payments and Ozow for South African businesses; Stripe and PayPal for clients serving customers worldwide.
- Data handling: POPIA aware data handling on every build.
- Reliable delivery: a home office on fibre (500/200 Mbps) with LTE backup, and solar and battery backup for load shedding.
- Company: Villiers Vision Works (Pty) Ltd, South African registered.
Background
- 26years in IT
- 15+years building software
- 2011building software since
- 850+WooCommerce customers supported
WooCommerce heritage: I worked at WooThemes, the Cape Town company that created WooCommerce, in 2014 as a support engineer and affiliated WooWorker.
Specialist terms and job titles
Also described as: custom software developer Cape Town, WordPress developer Cape Town, WooCommerce developer Cape Town, web developer Cape Town, app developer Cape Town.
Questions owners ask.
Are you based in Cape Town?
Yes. I live and work in Cape Town, South Africa. My company, Villiers Vision Works (Pty) Ltd, is registered in South Africa. I work from a home office with fibre internet (500/200 Mbps), LTE backup, and solar and battery backup for load shedding.
Do you meet clients in person?
Yes, when it makes sense. Most projects are managed remotely with video calls, screen shares and messaging. I am available for face to face meetings in the Cape Town area when the project calls for it.
Do you only work with Cape Town clients?
No. I work with clients across South Africa and internationally, including the US, UK, Europe and Australia. Cape Town is my home base, but the work is not limited by geography.
What South African payment gateways do you integrate with?
PayFast, Peach Payments and Ozow, among others. I also integrate Stripe and PayPal for businesses that serve customers worldwide.
How is custom software different from off-the-shelf software?
Off-the-shelf software is built for an average customer, so you adapt your business to fit it. Custom software is built for your exact workflow: your data, your rules, your connections. For most small businesses, off-the-shelf is the right answer. For a workflow that no template fits, custom software pays for itself because your team stops working around the tool.
What are your rates?
I provide a private quote after an initial fit and scope discussion. The quote reflects the agreed outcome, workflow, access, dependencies and acceptance boundary.
Related help.
Tell me the workflow that’s slowing your team down.
+27 87 150 9305Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 20:00 SAST. Or email info@antondevilliers.com.