Lifeguard
Essential Designs was able to create a cutting edge application that will save lives, they always say "Anything can be done" and are definitely able to deliver on that promise.
Jeff Hardy, Founder
Custom Software Automation
For Organizations
Automate the work your team is still forcing through spreadsheets, disconnected tools, legacy ERP processes, manual approvals, and repeated data entry.
Essential Designs builds custom backends, ERP-connected systems, data workflows, and AI integrations with senior developers, fixed price quoting, clear communication, and timelines you can plan around.
★★★★★ 5.0 average rating from 100+ reviews
Google
5.0 ★★★★★
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Our Clients
Making hundreds of businesses
better, big or small.
Teck Resources
We've been engaged with Essential Designs for several years now and we've found that the value they deliver is significantly above everyone else that we deal with.
Rick Twaddle, SBA
Schneider Electric
We are a company present in more than 150 countries. I was very happy with their efficiency. They were responsive and happy to make any changes that we required.
Kirill Kudymov, Product Manager
Handld
I had a lot of trust in them, everyone knew their job, and they worked very efficiently. The trust and communication skills were what distinguished them from their competitors.
Cristen Phipps, Owner
Process
The Essential Software Automation Process
A senior-led process for turning manual operations, ERP gaps, data problems, and AI opportunities into a practical build plan.
01
Workflow Review
We identify the manual steps, duplicated data, bottlenecks, approvals, systems, and reporting gaps slowing the organization down.
02
Systems Map
We document the ERP, backend tools, databases, APIs, spreadsheets, users, roles, and integration points involved.
03
Fixed Scope
We define the automation plan, assumptions, milestones, budget, timeline, and measurable outcomes before development begins.
04
Development
Senior developers build the backend, integrations, dashboards, permissions, and AI features in focused delivery stages.
05
Testing
We test data accuracy, edge cases, permissions, workflow logic, AI outputs, performance, and system reliability.
06
Launch
We support deployment, handoff, documentation, adoption, tracking, and future improvements after the system goes live.
Need to automate a business process? Let's map the system before you build.
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Why Essential Designs
Automation Projects Need Workflow Proof, Not Tool Hype
Teams looking for automation help usually need a better operating system for the business: connected data, cleaner approvals, reliable dashboards, and software that fits the workflow instead of forcing another tool into the stack.
ERP + APIs
Integration planning across business-critical systems
Data clarity
Dashboards, sync, validation, and reporting workflows
AI where useful
Document, triage, QA, and internal assistant use cases
Launch support
Testing, handoff, adoption, and future improvements
What kinds of workflows can be automated?
Common fits include approvals, reporting, data entry, ERP-connected processes, customer portals, admin dashboards, document workflows, inventory steps, and repeatable operations that depend on multiple systems.
Do we need AI for automation?
Not always. We start with the workflow and only recommend AI when it creates a measurable benefit, such as faster triage, cleaner extraction, better review support, or reduced manual checking.
Can automation connect to existing systems?
Yes. We regularly plan around APIs, databases, ERP tools, spreadsheets, CRMs, dashboards, and legacy systems so the new workflow supports the tools the business already depends on.
Selected Work
See the kind of apps and platforms we build.
A quick look at real mobile apps, web platforms, SaaS portals, and business systems from the Essential Designs portfolio.
Emerson Electric
Mobile AppModernized field operations app with dashboards, alerts, reporting, and low-data workflows.
Field operations modernization
Teck Resources
Web AppResponsive EHSC application for on-site safety checks and reporting.
Enterprise safety software
Lifeguard
Mobile AppGroundbreaking safe-consumption platform with emergency response workflows.
Life-saving mobile app
Good Roads
Web PlatformVendor database and technical-services portal for government procurement workflows.
Procurement SaaS portal
Honeywell
Web AppGlobal license-key management software for a complex enterprise workflow.
License management system
All Skin
Mobile AppPersonalized skincare app using product data, surveys, and routine analysis.
Personalized product matching
What We Build for Software Automation
ERP Workflow Automation
We connect ERP processes, approvals, inventory, finance, operations, and reporting into cleaner software workflows.
Custom Backend Systems
We build secure backends, portals, APIs, admin tools, and operational systems around the way your organization works.
Data Systems & Dashboards
We centralize data, reduce duplicate entry, create dashboards, and help teams trust the information they use daily.
AI Integrations
We add practical AI for document processing, triage, internal copilots, QA, reporting, and workflow automation.
Helpful resources
Helpful Automation And Systems Guides
Use these resources to evaluate workflow automation, data systems, integrations, and modernization opportunities.
Read the guides
Business Automation Benefits How automation thinking can reduce manual work and improve operational consistency. Legacy System Modernization What to consider when replacing older systems without disrupting operations. Cross-Platform Data Sync A guide for teams connecting data across tools, users, and workflows.
The Essentials of Custom Software Automation
Automation works best when it starts with the actual workflow. We look at how people, systems, approvals, data, and decisions move through your organization today.
Many teams do not need another off-the-shelf tool. They need a custom backend, ERP-connected workflow, dashboard, API, or data system that fits their operations.
AI can be useful when it is tied to a measurable business outcome: faster review, cleaner data, better triage, fewer manual checks, or more reliable reporting.
Senior developers handle the build with clear communication, fixed price quoting, and delivery milestones, so leaders know what is being built and why.
The result is software that reduces manual work, improves visibility, strengthens accountability, and gives the organization a better system to grow on.
ERP automation, backend systems, data workflows, and AI integration in one roadmap.
We help US organizations turn operational friction into custom software that saves time, reduces errors, and supports smarter decisions.
