Software development · Cape Town

Software development company in Cape Town

Mobile-first, low-bandwidth products with mobile money built in, from a senior team on overlapping hours.

Clarigo Infotech is a custom software development company with 10+ years of delivery and 600+ projects. We build web platforms, SaaS products, enterprise and internal systems, integrations and APIs, and we modernise ageing software. One in-house team designs, builds and supports your product, and you keep full ownership of the code.

South African companies most often hire us for fintech, healthcare software and AI automation.

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10+

Years of delivery

600+

Projects delivered

20+

Countries served

25-30

Days to a live MVP

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What matters to Cape Town teams

Mobile-first and built for real conditions

African businesses need products that work on any phone and any connection, with mobile money and local payments built in.

01

Works on any connection

Lightweight apps and sites that stay fast on slow networks and older phones.

02

Mobile money and local payments

M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Paystack and card payments integrated.

03

Overlapping hours

Two and a half to four and a half hours from India, so most of the day overlaps.

04

Cost-effective delivery

Senior engineers at offshore rates with full code ownership.

What we do

Software we build

Custom business software

Internal tools, portals and dashboards built around how your team actually works.

SaaS platforms

Multi-tenant products with subscriptions, roles, billing and analytics, ready to scale.

Enterprise systems

ERP, CRM and operations software, including healthcare and manufacturing platforms.

Integrations and APIs

Connect your systems, partners and data with secure, well-documented APIs.

Modernisation

Move legacy software to modern, maintainable code and cloud hosting without stopping the business.

AI-enabled software

Automation, assistants and smart search built into the software from the start.

In depth

How we approach Software development

Clear scope and price

After a free discovery call you get a written scope, timeline and fixed quote, so you know the cost before work starts.

Working software every week

We demo progress every week and give you access to the code from day one, so there are no surprises at the end.

Built to last

Clean architecture, automated tests, documentation and CI/CD pipelines mean your software stays easy to change long after launch.

Support after launch

The same engineers who built it stay on for support, monitoring and new features, with guaranteed response times.

Working with us from Cape Town

How we work with Cape Town clients

Time-zone overlap

South Africa is three and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of your morning and early afternoon.

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)

We design to POPIA's conditions for lawful processing: purpose limits, security safeguards and data-subject access, with data hosted in South African cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.

Billing

Invoices in South African rand (ZAR) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.

Sectors · Cape Town

Industries we work with in Cape Town

Cape Town startups use us for SaaS, e-commerce and AI products, with a strong daily overlap in working hours and privacy designed to POPIA.

Mining

Mines invest in safety, monitoring and automation systems. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.

Financial services

Banks and insurers lead in mobile and digital channels. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.

Retail

National chains expand e-commerce and loyalty programmes. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.

Tourism and wine

Operators and estates sell to international visitors online. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.

Cape Town time · Johannesburg

Your working day with us

Our team's hours, in Cape Town time

06:30–16:00

Monday to Friday

Overlap with your working day

09:00–16:00

About 7 hours every day

Daily stand-up

09:30

Cape Town time, plus written updates every evening

Local setup

What we set up for Cape Town

Local payments

PayFastYocoOzow (Instant EFT)SnapScanPeach Payments

Languages

EnglishAfrikaansisiZulu

Data hosting

AWS Africa (Cape Town), Google Cloud africa-south1 (Johannesburg) and Azure South Africa North, in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.

Process

How it works

Week 1: discovery and design

A free call to understand your goal, then a written scope, a fixed quote and a clickable design you can test.

Weeks 2-3: build and integrate

Senior engineers build in short sprints, connect your systems and demo working software every week.

Week 4: test and launch

We test with real data, set up monitoring and deploy to your own cloud account, then go live.

After launch: support and grow

The same team stays on for support, improvements and new features, with guaranteed response times.

FAQ

Software development company: questions from Cape Town

Do you work with companies in Cape Town?+

Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Cape Town, including Cape Town, Stellenbosch, as part of clients in 20+ countries. South African companies most often hire us for fintech, healthcare software and AI automation. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.

What time-zone overlap do we get from Cape Town?+

South Africa is three and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of your morning and early afternoon.

How do you handle the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)?+

We design to POPIA's conditions for lawful processing: purpose limits, security safeguards and data-subject access, with data hosted in South African cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.

Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+

We bill in South African rand (ZAR) or US dollars. Senior engineers typically cost $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, and fixed-scope projects such as an MVP in 25 to 30 days are quoted after a free consultation.

Can you integrate PayFast or Yoco?+

Yes. We regularly integrate local payment methods such as PayFast, Yoco, Ozow (Instant EFT), SnapScan, Peach Payments, alongside card payments and subscriptions.

Do you work with mining companies?+

Yes. Mining is one of Cape Town's key sectors, and custom software that fits how these teams already work.

What time are your meetings in Cape Town time?+

Our team works 06:30–16:00 Cape Town time, so we overlap with your day from 09:00–16:00. Daily stand-ups are usually at 09:30 your time.

What does a software development company do?+

A software development company plans, designs, builds, tests and supports custom software. Clarigo Infotech handles the whole lifecycle with one in-house team.

How long does custom software take to build?+

A first production version (MVP) typically goes live in 25 to 30 days. Larger systems are delivered in phases, with working software every week.