A British software team for your business. On your hours, at half the price.
Dizzy Otter builds and looks after the software that runs growing companies. Your own development team, UK based, working 9am to 1pm Eastern every day, from $1,995 a month.
The problem
Every business runs on software now, whether it builds any or not. The CRM that doesn’t quite fit. The spreadsheet that’s become the operation. The one developer who’s booked until February.
In Charlotte, a single in-house developer costs $110,000 a year before benefits, recruitment and the risk they leave. A US agency bills $150 to $250 an hour. Most 20 to 100 person companies can’t justify either, so the software never gets built, or it gets built badly on a no-code tool and quietly falls over.
What we do
We act as your development team instead of your next hire. You get a block of hours every month to build, fix, improve and maintain whatever your business needs. Hosting, backups, security patching and support are always included.
Smaller and larger blocks available. Go up any time, go down with a month’s notice. No long contracts.
That’s a full team’s capacity for a fifth of one US developer’s salary.
Recent client builds
One system to run the whole business
Replaces: the spreadsheet that runs everything and the four apps that don’t talk to it
- Discovery Education CentreStudents, registers, reports and safeguarding in one platform
- VisionBuildA construction business run from first enquiry to final invoice
Jobs, bookings and scheduling
Replaces: the phone, the diary, the whiteboard and the paper job sheet
- BarrieField services from enquiry to scheduling, certification, invoicing and payment
- Yeoward BoatyardsOwners request berths from a marina map; staff manage the yard
Compliance and reporting
Replaces: document folders, manual audits and the week before an inspection
- EunoPharmDocument control, incident logging and NHS reporting for independent pharmacies
- Discovery Education CentreSafeguarding records that escalate automatically to the right person
Applications, judging and certification
Replaces: forms, emailed scoring sheets, and one person holding it together
- Tech South West Awards350+ entries, 20+ categories, judges across the UK, one platform
- STAMPScores creators’ public posts against ethical and regulatory standards
Connecting what you’ve got
Replaces: copying data between systems and the spreadsheet that bridges them
- MarmelloContent, ads, leads and attribution in one login, one monthly report
- Vranch HouseStripe donations with Gift Aid, visible to finance without touching the site
Walkthrough available on request
Book your free software reviewWhy it costs less
We’re based in Exeter, in the south west of England. UK developer salaries are roughly half what they are on the East Coast, and the exchange rate works in your favour. That’s the whole reason. We’re not cutting corners and we’re not routing you to a team you’ll never speak to.
Same language. Same business culture. We’ve worked with over twenty industries and we’ll understand yours.
How the hours work
9am–1pm Eastern, every weekday
We work 9am to 1pm Eastern, every weekday. That’s four hours of live overlap for calls, questions and decisions, and the rest of your day we’re building while you work. Most clients find this is more responsive than the in-house developer they had before.
Proof
Tech South West Awards
We built the platform behind the Tech South West Awards: 350 plus entries, 20 plus categories, judges across the UK, one system from application to judging.
An alternative education provider
An alternative education provider came to us with a platform they’d tried to build themselves on an AI app builder. The data in it was about vulnerable children. We rebuilt it properly, and every member of staff now uses it every day.
“Built us a powerful software solution for the Tech South West Awards. From application process through to judging, plus back end insight galore. Dealing with 350+ entries across 20+ categories and judges across the UK. Great job!”
“A really great team and experience as a whole. Very quick and efficient in their communication and the product works smoothly. Any bugs we find Benedict is really quick to fix. I highly recommend using Dizzy Otter and we will be using them again in the future.”
“They analysed our workflow and built a bespoke platform to replace the multiple generic applications we were using. A strong team of developers who know how to code, and harness AI, to create solutions tailored to specific needs. Highly recommended to any business that wastes time on repeated tasks.”
The free software review
Thirty minutes on a call. You tell us what’s not working, we tell you honestly whether to buy something off the shelf, connect what you’ve already got, or build. No pitch, no obligation.