Software development · Johannesburg
Software development company in Johannesburg
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.
10+
Years of delivery
600+
Projects delivered
20+
Countries served
25-30
Days to a live MVP
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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.
Works on any connection
Lightweight apps and sites that stay fast on slow networks and older phones.
Mobile money and local payments
M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Paystack and card payments integrated.
Overlapping hours
Two and a half to four and a half hours from India, so most of the day overlaps.
Cost-effective delivery
Senior engineers at offshore rates with full code ownership.
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.
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.
Remote, but close to Johannesburg
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.
Where we help Johannesburg businesses most
Johannesburg and Sandton companies in finance and insurance use us for platforms, integrations and AI automation, designed to POPIA.
Mining
Mines invest in safety, monitoring and automation systems. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.
Financial services
Banks and insurers lead in mobile and digital channels. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
Retail
National chains expand e-commerce and loyalty programmes. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
Tourism and wine
Operators and estates sell to international visitors online. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.
Meetings in your time zone
Our team's hours, in Johannesburg 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
Johannesburg time, plus written updates every evening
What we set up for Johannesburg
Local payments
Languages
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.
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.
See what we've built
Try it yourself, free
Free browser tools from our team. No sign-up needed.
Software development company: questions from Johannesburg
Do you work with companies in Johannesburg?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Johannesburg, including Johannesburg, Sandton, Pretoria, 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 Johannesburg?+
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.
Where will our data be hosted?+
Usually in AWS Africa (Cape Town), Google Cloud africa-south1 (Johannesburg) and Azure South Africa North, or wherever your data rules require. Everything runs in your own cloud account, so you stay in control.
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 Johannesburg's key sectors, and we build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
How much does custom software development cost?+
It depends on scope. You get a fixed quote after a free consultation. Dedicated developers are typically $25 to $49 (USD) per hour.
Can you take over an existing project?+
Yes. We review the code, fix urgent problems first and then continue development, including projects that have stalled with another vendor.
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