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Doing nothing has a cost, too

AI Automation & Custom Apps for Dynamics 365 and Azure

Every week your team re-keys data, chases approvals and copies spreadsheets, you're paying for software you haven't built. We work out what that work costs you, then build the fix at a fixed fee.

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Software architect guiding an AI coding assistant to build custom software — Craftware's human + AI approach on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Azure

What's manual work costing you?

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3
$45
Doing nothing costs about
$35,100a year
780 hours a year, about 20 full-time weeks
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8–10 hrsa week

A Business Central client was losing 8–10 hours a week chasing and re-keying timesheets. Billing close went from 7–10 days to 3–4.client's own figures

Read the case study: Business Central timesheet app

How a project works

Four steps, with a fixed price before any build starts. You can stop after scoping and take the plan elsewhere.

01.

Scope: 1–2 weeks, fixed fee

A senior engineer sits with the people who do the work, maps the process and the systems it touches, and leaves you with a written scope, a design and a fixed price. If configuration or a Power App would do the job, we tell you here.

02.

Approve a fixed price

You approve a price for a defined build, not an hourly rate. Larger projects are phased, so the first useful version ships early and earns its keep.

03.

Build in sprints you can see

Every sprint ends in a working demo on your data. Our engineers use AI for the repetitive build work; every AI output is reviewed, every commit is tested, and a person owns every line. The engineer in your scoping meeting is the one building it.

04.

Launch, hand over, support

We deploy into your Azure subscription, hand over the source code and documentation, and train your team. Support is a monthly arrangement you can start or stop.

The Business Central timesheet app went live 12–14 weeks after we started, at a fixed price. Read the case study: Business Central timesheet app

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Pricing

What projects cost

Every build has a fixed price you approve before work starts, never an hourly rate. These are the starting prices published on our service pages.

Custom software and AI projects are priced after 1–2 weeks of scoping. A focused internal tool usually takes 4–8 weeks to build.

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  • System integration

    One feed in one direction, such as orders into your ERP, with monitoring and retries. Live in 2–4 weeks, with no scoping fee. Two-way sync starts at $15,000.

    Fixed$5,000

  • Mobile field app pilot

    One workflow for one team, working offline and signed in with Microsoft. Live in 4–6 weeks, with no scoping fee. Full field apps start at $30,000.

    Fixed$15,000

  • Integration scoping

    For two-way and multi-system integrations: the data map, the design and a fixed price to build it, in 1–2 weeks. The fee comes off the build. Mobile apps have the same step, the App Blueprint, at $2,500.

    Fixed$1,500

  • Monitoring and support

    Integration monitoring starts at $500 a month and mobile app support at $750. Start or stop either one when you need to.

    Monthly, from$500

Full prices and timelines: integrations · mobile apps

Cost guides: what a custom AI solution costs · CRM–ERP integration cost

Unlock the Full Power of AI in Your Dynamics 365 & Azure Environment

In computer and math jobs, AI could take on 94% of tasks, yet real-world use covers only 33% of them (Anthropic, March 2026). One senior Microsoft engineer works directly with your team, remotely, and closes that gap in weeks.

  • As a Microsoft Partner specializing in Azure and Dynamics 365, we audit your usage, build custom AI agents & copilots, and deliver measurable productivity gains. Turn theoretical capability into real results—without ripping out your existing stack.
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Craftware forward deployed engineering for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Azure
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Services

Custom software, Dynamics 365 and Azure services

Senior Microsoft engineers, a fixed price after scoping, and the source code is yours.

Forward Deployed Engineering

You work directly with one senior Microsoft engineer, remotely, from scoping (1–2 weeks) to the first production AI win (typically 30–60 days), at a fixed fee.

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Custom Software Development

Web apps and portals in .NET on Azure that extend Dynamics 365 and Business Central instead of fighting them. Fixed price after scoping, and the source code is yours.

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Mobile App Development

Offline-ready iOS and Android apps for field teams and customers, writing straight into Dynamics 365 or Business Central. Fixed-price pilots from $15,000, live in 4–6 weeks.

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Azure management

Setup, monitoring and cost control for your Azure environment, including the apps and integrations we build. AWS on request.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365

Implementations, extensions, Power Platform apps and integrations for Dynamics 365 Sales, Field Service, Customer Service and Business Central, from the team that builds Deal Desk 365 and Job Margin 365.

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System integrations

Connect Dynamics 365 and Business Central to your CRM, storefront and warehouse systems so data stops being re-keyed. A single one-way feed is a fixed $5,000, live in 2–4 weeks.

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Database Management

Maintenance, migrations, backups, restores and disaster recovery for SQL Server and Azure SQL databases.

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Free tool: check which .NET versions in your apps are out of support

Why Craftware

Senior Microsoft engineers, fixed prices, code you own

A Microsoft Partner in Sugar Land, Texas, building for companies with 20 to 500 people. We work remotely with clients across the U.S.

2019
Founded
100+
Projects delivered
20+ yrs
Combined experience in the Microsoft stack
4
Products on Microsoft AppSource

Senior engineers, start to finish.

The engineer who scopes your project builds it. No account manager or project manager in between.

A fixed price, not an hourly meter.

You approve a number after scoping. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices.

You own what we build.

The source code and documentation are yours, and the software runs in your own Azure subscription.

We ship our own products.

Deal Desk 365 and Job Margin 365 extend Dynamics 365 Sales and Field Service and are listed on Microsoft AppSource, so we know the platform from the inside.

Client Feedback

“We needed a timesheet application that integrated into our Microsoft Business Central environment. Craftware has built us a solution on time and on budget. We are very happy with the outcome.”

Hina P.

Controller Read the case study: Business Central timesheet app

“Our billing process is very time-consuming, we struggled to bill every two weeks. Craftware designed a web application for us that now allows us to complete billing in a few days.”

Mark C.

Billing Manager

“Craftware manages our Azure environment for us. Their team is very easy to work with and respond quickly to our request. Made our cloud implementation much easier.”

Bin Z.

CTO
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Frequently asked questions

  • How much does a custom software project cost?

    Every build has a fixed price you approve before work starts. Our published starting prices are $5,000 for a one-way integration between two systems, $15,000 for a one-workflow mobile app pilot and $30,000 for a full field app. Custom software and AI projects start with one to two weeks of fixed-fee scoping, which ends in a fixed price for the build.

  • Do you charge by the hour?

    No. Scoping is a fixed fee, and the build is quoted as a fixed price for a defined scope, so you know the cost before you commit. Larger projects are delivered in phases, each priced before it starts. The scoping fee for an integration ($1,500) or a mobile app ($2,500) is credited in full if you go on to build with us.

  • How long does a project take?

    A one-way integration is usually live in two to four weeks, and a mobile app pilot in four to six. Larger projects start with one to two weeks of scoping. After that, a focused internal tool takes four to eight weeks to build and a departmental system three to six months, delivered in phases so a working version is in use long before the full build is done.

  • Do you work on-site or remotely?

    Remotely, with companies across the U.S., during U.S. business hours. You work directly with a senior engineer in your own meetings and systems, and the engineer in your scoping meeting is the one who builds the software. Our home base is Sugar Land, Texas.

  • What happens after launch?

    We hand over the source code and documentation and train your team. The software runs in your own Azure subscription and belongs to you, so you can take it to another team at any time. Support is optional and monthly: integration monitoring starts at $500 a month and mobile app support at $750, and you can start or stop either one.

  • Do you only work with Microsoft technology?

    Microsoft is our specialty, not a limit. We are a Microsoft Partner, and most of what we build runs on Azure and connects to Dynamics 365 or Business Central. We also build front ends in React, Angular and TypeScript, integrate with systems from any vendor, and work on AWS when a client asks.

  • How do you use AI?

    In two ways. We build AI into your business, such as agents and copilots that work with your Dynamics 365 and Azure data. And our engineers use AI for the repetitive parts of every build: every AI output is reviewed, every commit is tested, and a person owns every line.