Purple Crane is a custom software application development company based in London. It was founded in 2007 by software developers
We aim to develop software applications that will solve problems and give your business a competitive advantage. To do that, we design software that is simple to use and technically reliable.
Our approach – business, people, bottom line
By thoroughly understanding the business goals you need to achieve and how and why people will be using your systems, we can develop software applications that increase productivity and add to your bottom line.
"Purple Crane demonstrated a patient attitude to really understand our objectives. This gave us both a higher feeling of confidence in their abilities (which was not misplaced) and a real sense that they were ‘part of our team’."
Everyone needs a specialty, and ours is developing online and offline business software solutions for smaller organisations. We love working with smaller organisations and recognise that just because you’re not a corporate giant it doesn't mean everything you need to do can be handled by off-the-shelf solutions.
Let’s be blunt. Purple Crane is not the biggest software development company in London and we don’t have the most developers. We do, however, get most of our work from recommendations.
We believe our size is an asset. Being smaller, we’re able to keep a close, informal yet professional business relationship with all of our customers. We know that's how we can be most productive, and have found that our customers tend to feel the same way too.
You also always get to deal directly with the senior technical developer on your project. This means there is never a loss of business focus or understanding which you often get when projects are handed over from business consulting teams to technical teams.
We design software and web applications that please the people who use them and improve the businesses we develop them for.
How we can help you
...and who'll understand your organisation. Because the only way to make sure we match the technology to your business goals is through great communication.
Tools for smarter and faster business
You wouldn't be looking for a software developer if you didn’t want to improve your business in some way.
Whether you need to streamline a complex data-intensive process, integrate a series of databases or improve your monitoring and analysis, the software is just a means to make your business work better.
That's why we believe the most valuable thing we can offer you – besides our technology expertise – is our business expertise. By understanding your business and its people, we can help you clarify your ideas, suggest alternative possibilities and translate your business goals into sound technology requirements.
That's how we make sure that the bespoke software we develop always helps businesses work smarter and faster.
A new workflow management system for ITAL and their customers streamlined the handling of penalty fare prosecutions, helping them all to make significant savings.
Working closely with other digital companies we’re helping Genetic Disorders UK to continuously develop the web infrastructure it needs to provide services, fundraise and market online.
Providing cost-effective help
We’ve provided Inchape with a cost-effective way to help meet their project deadlines by providing additional developers to supplement their in-house team when required.
Our work with Tradeco to develop a distributed data retrieval product gave them an effective final product relevant to law enforcement agencies around the world.
The product went on to win a prestigious Frost & Sullivan award for product innovation.
Small business or start-up? If you have an idea for software or a web application we’d love to work with you. We can transform your idea from a concept to a working prototype to help you raise the investment you need. All in plain English.
Call us, email us or use the contact form below to get in touch. Even if you’re not sure what exactly you need, call us for a chat to see if we can help.
