Custom Development

Custom Software Development in New Hampshire

Web Apps. API Integrations. AI-Powered Tools.

We build the software your business actually needs — not templates, not page builders, not off-the-shelf tools that almost work. Custom code, built around how you operate.

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Garrett Handley, founder of Spearlance

A 30 minute call with founder Garrett Handley. We review your site, your Google profiles and who outranks you in each market, then send a proposal with the first three fixes we would make, in writing. Yours to keep, whether you hire us or not.

What we build

More than websites. Real software.

Most agencies stop at marketing sites. We build the tools your business runs on.

Web Applications

Full-stack apps that go far beyond a marketing site.

  • Customer portals & dashboards
  • Internal business tools
  • SaaS platforms
  • Admin panels & CMS solutions
  • Booking & scheduling systems

API Integrations & Automation

Connecting your tools so they actually talk to each other.

  • CRM ↔ website data sync
  • Payment processing pipelines
  • Third-party API integrations
  • Automated reporting & alerts
  • Webhook-driven workflows

AI-Powered Tools

Custom AI that works on your data, for your business.

  • AI chatbots & assistants
  • Automated outreach agents
  • Document processing & extraction
  • Intelligent lead scoring
  • Custom LLM integrations
The difference

Not just a web agency.

There's a gap between what most agencies build and what growing businesses actually need.

Typical agency

–Template-based websites
–Page builder drag-and-drop
–Contact form → email
–Static content, manual updates
–Generic hosting, shared servers
–SEO as an afterthought

Spearlance

✓Custom-built applications from scratch
✓Real code — React, Node, Python, SQL
✓Integrated workflows, APIs, automation
✓AI-powered tools that evolve with your business
✓Modern infrastructure — edge networks, CDNs
✓SEO and performance engineered from day one
Our stack

The right tool for the job.

We don't lock you into a single platform. We pick the best tools for your specific problem and build something that lasts.

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Supabase
  • REST & GraphQL APIs

Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Drizzle ORM
  • Real-time Subscriptions

AI

  • Claude / Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Custom Agents
  • LLM Orchestration
Process

How we build.

No surprises. No big reveal at the end. You see working software early and often.

Phase 1

Discovery

We learn your business, your users, and the problem you're solving. No code yet — just the right questions.

Phase 2

Architecture

We map the data model, API surface, and user flows. You see the blueprint before we write a line of code.

Phase 3

Build

Iterative development with weekly check-ins. You see working software early and often, not a big reveal at the end.

Phase 4

Launch

Deployment to production infrastructure with monitoring, error tracking, and performance baselines from day one.

Phase 5

Maintain

Ongoing support, updates, and improvements. We don't disappear after launch — your software keeps getting better.

Proof

We eat our own dog food.

The AI agents that manage Spearlance's own marketing? We built them. The dashboard you'd use to manage your project? We built that too. We don't just talk about custom development — we run our entire business on it.

Built in-house

AI Agent Team

A team of AI agents that prospect leads, research companies, write personalized outreach, and manage follow-ups — all running autonomously. The same architecture we build for clients.

Claude APISupabaseReactEdge Functions
Built in-house

Business Dashboard

A full admin panel with SEO analytics, content management, lead tracking, keyword intelligence, and performance monitoring. Real-time data from Google Analytics, Search Console, Bing, and Clarity — all in one place.

ReactTanStack QueryRechartsSupabase
Is this for you?

You probably need custom development if...

You've outgrown your website

Your business needs something your current site can't do — a client portal, a booking engine, a dashboard. You need custom software, not another WordPress plugin.

You're scaling a process

You have a manual workflow that's eating hours every week — data entry, report generation, lead follow-up. You need automation that's built around how your business actually works.

You want AI but don't know where to start

You've seen what AI can do but don't have the technical team to build it. You need a partner who can turn "we should use AI for this" into a working tool.

FAQ

Common questions

It depends on scope. A focused internal tool might be $5K–$15K. A full SaaS platform is $30K+. We scope every project in detail before quoting so there are no surprises. Most projects include ongoing maintenance.

Most custom projects take 4–12 weeks from kickoff to launch. Simpler tools land closer to 4 weeks. Larger platforms with multiple user roles, integrations, and AI components take 8–12.

Yes. You own everything we build. The codebase, the infrastructure config, the documentation. If you ever want to take it in-house or hire another team, you can.

React and TypeScript on the frontend. Node.js or Python on the backend. PostgreSQL for data. Supabase or custom infrastructure depending on the project. Claude and OpenAI for AI features. We pick the right tool for the job, not the trendiest one.

Yes. We regularly inherit codebases from other teams. We'll audit the existing code, document what's there, and either build on top of it or recommend a rebuild if the foundation isn't solid.

We build web applications that work beautifully on mobile devices. We don't build native iOS or Android apps — our focus is on web-based software that runs everywhere without app store dependencies.

Bug fixes, security updates, performance monitoring, and incremental improvements. We treat launched software like a living product, not a finished project.

Find out which locations are leaking leads

In 30 minutes we look at your site, your Google profiles and who outranks you in each market. You leave with the three fixes we would make first, in writing. No pitch deck, no obligation.