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Tailored CRM Platforms

Custom CRM Software Built Around the Way Your Business Works

We design and build custom CRM software that helps companies organize customer records, track sales opportunities, automate follow-up tasks, and give leadership complete visibility over business revenue.

Built Around Your Workflow
Centralize Customer Records
Zero Per-User Monthly Fees
100% Code & Database Ownership
EXECUTIVE CRM DASHBOARD // LIVE
36 Active Opportunities
Pipeline Value$128,400+18.4% vs last mo
Active Customers2,84099.2% retention
New Leads124Today: 14 hot
Win Rate34.8%+4.2% faster
Discovery Call3 Deals
Apex Logistics Ltd$18,500 • 350 usersAssigned: Marcus
HealthBridge Clinic$9,200 • Patient Portal
Proposal Review2 Deals
Global Trade Horizon$44,000 • Custom ERP
Decision: Friday85% Prob
Closed-Won (This Week)$56,700
Nova Retail GroupContract Executed • Automated OnboardingAutomated Invoice Emitted
Synchronized with WhatsApp, Email & PostgreSQL
Zero Per-Seat License Fees
THE CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT BOTTLENECK

Are You Managing Customers in Too Many Places?

When customer contact info, deal stages, and communication history are spread across spreadsheets, WhatsApp, and personal inboxes, your team wastes energy fighting disorganization instead of closing deals.

Leads Slipping Through the Cracks

Without a centralized intake queue, new inquiries sit in email inboxes for days until prospective buyers get frustrated and hire your competitor.

Operational Vulnerability

Spreadsheet Overwrites & Broken Formulas

Multiple employees typing into the same Google Sheet causes conflicting versions, accidentally deleted contact notes, and zero audit history.

Operational Vulnerability

Forgotten Follow-Ups & Lost Momentum

Sales reps rely on memory and sticky notes. When someone forgets to follow up with a warm lead on Tuesday, that high-value deal dies silently.

Operational Vulnerability

Customer Conversations Trapped in Silos

Vital client agreements are locked inside personal WhatsApp chats and private inboxes. When an employee takes leave, the team is completely blind.

Operational Vulnerability

Zero Executive Pipeline Visibility

Business owners have to call emergency meetings just to find out how many deals are closing this month and which reps are hitting their targets.

Operational Vulnerability

Punitive Per-Seat SaaS License Fees

HubSpot and Salesforce charge $100–$300 per user every month. You end up rationing accounts, leaving half your staff without access.

Operational Vulnerability
THE OPERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

From Scattered Tools to Single-Pane Clarity

Compare how your sales and support teams operate before and after a custom CRM.

Unified 360-Degree Customer Intelligence

Every phone call, proposal, email, payment, and support note lives in one clean timeline accessible by all authorized staff.

Instant Visibility

Automated Task Queues & Escalation Triggers

Reps log in to a prioritized daily action list. If a deal sits untouched for 3 days, managers are automatically alerted.

0 Forgotten Deals

Live Executive Dashboard on Mobile & Desktop

Check real-time monthly revenue, active opportunities, and team close rates in five seconds from your phone.

100% Control
PLAIN-ENGLISH EXPLANATION

What Is CRM Software?

CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. It is a central digital platform where your company tracks, manages, and automates every interaction with potential leads, active buyers, and long-term clients.

Static Spreadsheets & Notes

Flat Rows Without Intelligence

A spreadsheet only records what you remember to type into a cell. It has no built-in business logic or active memory.

  • Passive Storage: Spreadsheets never remind you when a warm deal has gone cold.
  • No Relational Links: You can't connect an invoice, a phone call, and 3 contacts to one company.
  • Zero Audit Trail: You never know who edited a cell or accidentally deleted client records.
✕ High operational risk, manual updates, zero automation.
Relational Custom CRM Engine

Living Business Relationship Hub

A relational CRM connects contacts to deals, activities, orders, and contracts automatically in real time.

  • Automated Follow-Up Queues: Smart rules remind reps exactly when to call, email, or send quotes.
  • Connected History: View quotes, emails, WhatsApp chats, and payments under one profile.
  • Live Revenue Forecasting: Leadership knows this month's expected revenue at a glance.
✓ Structured growth, higher win rates, total company visibility.

A CRM Is Not Just Software: It Is Your Revenue Engine

When your team has immediate access to customer history and automated follow-ups, deals close 30% faster and customers stay loyal longer.

Explore Modules
THE SPREADSHEET EVOLUTIONARY CEILING

Spreadsheets Work: Until Your Business Starts Growing

Almost every company starts by managing leads in Excel or Google Sheets. But as your customer volume climbs and team members multiply, manual spreadsheets inevitably break down.

01
10 Customers

The Honeymoon

One founder, one Google Sheet. You remember every client by name, and a simple spreadsheet feels completely adequate.

Manageable
02
50–100 Customers

The Friction

Multiple tabs emerge for 'Leads', 'Deals', and 'Invoices'. Finding what was promised to a client last month takes 5 minutes of searching.

Slowing Down
03
Team of 3+ Roster

The Collisions

Multiple reps edit the sheet at once. Notes are overwritten, duplicate rows multiply, and nobody knows who followed up with whom.

Data Conflict
04
Scattered Tabs

The Chaos

Frustrated sales reps start keeping their own private Excel sheets and phone notes. Customer records are now fragmented across four personal laptops.

Zero Visibility
05
Revenue Leakage

The Growth Ceiling

Warm $10,000+ deals go cold because no reminder was set. The founder realizes they can't scale revenue without rebuilding the system.

Time for a CRM

A custom CRM creates the foundational structure you need when customer relationships become too valuable to leave to manual spreadsheets and individual human memory.

REALISTIC PRODUCT CAPABILITIES

One System. A Clearer View of Your Business.

Instead of generic bullet points, explore the core modular engines we build into custom CRM systems to give your team structured operational clarity.

MODULE CAPABILITY

Visual Sales Pipeline

Drag-and-drop Kanban deal stages customized to your sales cycle

Replace guessing games with a clear visual board. Track deals as they progress from discovery calls and proposal presentations to final contract negotiations and closed wins.

Key Operational Advantages
Custom stages matching your exact commercial milestones
Expected revenue forecasting based on deal win probability
Automated alerts when deals remain stagnant for too long
Active Pipeline ($128,400 Total Value)Stage Win Rate: 34.8%
Qualified ($28K)
Apex Logistics$18,500Stage: Discovery Completed
Zenith Health$9,500
Proposal ($44K)
Global Trade Horizon$44,000Review Meeting: Friday
Won This Week ($56K)
Nova Retail Group$56,700Invoice Auto-Emitted
EXECUTIVE VISIBILITY

See Your Business at a Glance

Open your dashboard on desktop or mobile and immediately understand where every customer, sales opportunity, and revenue milestone stands in real time.

PLX
Apex Holdings CRMProduction Cloud • Sync Active
Monthly Recurring
$42,580+16.8% vs last month
Average Deal Size
$14,200+8.4% higher ticket
Sales Velocity
18 Days4 days faster to close
Customer CSAT
98.4%High retention cohort

Quarterly Pipeline & Closed Revenue

Historical trajectory from lead qualification to signed contract

Q1–Q2 Trajectory
JanFebMarAprMayJun ($56K)
Inquiries124
Demos68
Proposals36
Closed-Won22

Live Customer Feed

PAYMENT RECEIVED2 mins ago
Nova Retail Group

$12,500 quarterly enterprise SLA renewal processed.

DEAL STAGE ADVANCED18 mins ago
Global Trade Horizon

Moved from 'Demo' to 'Proposal Sent' ($44,000).

TASK DUE SOON1 hour ago
Apex Logistics Ltd

Marcus Jenkins scheduled a contract finalization call.

All activities logged automatically with zero human effort
HONEST COMPARISON FRAMEWORK

Should You Build a Custom CRM or Use Existing Software?

Many companies wonder if they should simply buy HubSpot, Salesforce, or Zoho. We believe in total transparency: off-the-shelf tools work well for standard sales funnels, while custom CRMs thrive when your business process is unique.

Off-the-Shelf CRMs (HubSpot / Salesforce)

Standardized Platforms for the Masses

  • Forced Process Conformity: You must change how your employees work to fit their rigid, pre-made pipeline stages.
  • Punitive Per-User Tax: Costs escalate to $100–$300 per seat every month. Adding 20 employees costs $24,000–$60,000+ each year.
  • Overwhelming Feature Bloat: Packed with hundreds of complex marketing tools and settings your team never needs or touches.
  • Zero Code Ownership: You rent access on someone else's cloud. They can raise pricing or deprecate features at any time.
Best for: Companies with simple, standard sales funnels and small teams (1–3 reps).
Planex Custom CRM Platform

Engineered Around Your Exact Operations

  • 100% Workflow Alignment: Designed around your specific terminology, custom lead scoring, and customer lifecycle.
  • Zero Per-User Licensing Fees: Add 10, 50, or 500 team members without paying a single dollar in extra monthly software fees.
  • Clean, Distraction-Free UI: Your staff only sees the screens, buttons, and metrics essential to doing their jobs quickly.
  • 100% Intellectual Property Transfer: You own the source code, database architecture, and private cloud deployment keys.
✓ Best for: Businesses with unique operations, growing teams, or high transaction loads.

Calculate the Long-Term Cost of Per-Seat Licensing

Paying $150/user for 15 sales reps equals $27,000 every single year in SaaS subscriptions. A custom CRM pays for itself in year one and continues saving money forever.

EFFORTLESS AUTOMATION

Let Your CRM Handle the Repetitive Work

Eliminate hours of manual administrative tasks every week. Custom automations route incoming leads, send personalized follow-ups, and alert your team when high-value deals need attention.

STEP 1: EVENT TRIGGER

Prospective customer submits website inquiry form

Real-Time Listener
VALIDATION RULE

Budget verified >= $5,000 USD

Evaluated True
STEP 3: AUTOMATED DISPATCH QUEUE (EXECUTED IN <200MS)
ACTION 01

Smart Rep Assignment

Lead automatically routed to available senior sales executive (Marcus)

Executed
ACTION 02

Instant WhatsApp & Email Confirmation

Welcome packet and meeting booking calendar link sent in <2 seconds

Executed
ACTION 03

Follow-up Task Scheduled

High-priority phone follow-up created on rep's morning action queue

Executed
TAILORED CUSTOMER JOURNEYS

Your Customer Journey Is Unique. Your CRM Should Understand It.

A real estate brokerage doesn't manage clients like an education academy. An agency doesn't track deals like a field repair team. We customize pipelines and data structures to your exact business model.

B2B Sales & Consultancies

Multi-stakeholder accounts & contract pipelines

Map complex corporate deals with multiple decision-makers, track proposal revisions, log meeting transcripts, and forecast quarterly contract renewals.

Custom Pipeline Stages
InquiryDiscovery ZoomProposal SentContract ReviewClosed-Won

Field Services & Repairs

Technician dispatch, work orders & warranties

Track service requests, assign jobs to field technicians, store on-site repair photos, and automatically notify customers when technicians are on the way.

Custom Pipeline Stages
Service TicketDispatchedOn-Site RepairCustomer Sign-OffInvoiced

Agencies & Professional Studios

Client retainers, project intake & approvals

Centralize client briefs, deliverable review links, monthly recurring retainer billing, and client feedback history without endless email threads.

Custom Pipeline Stages
Brief ReceivedScope LockedSprint ActiveDeliverable ReviewRetained

Memberships & Communities

Member tiers, engagement & renewal alerts

Track member join dates, tier perks, attendance history, automated renewal reminders, and identify at-risk members before they cancel.

Custom Pipeline Stages
Trial OnboardingActive MemberAnnual RenewalVIP TierAdvocate

Real Estate & Brokerages

Buyer criteria, property matching & viewings

Match prospective buyers to listings based on price and location, schedule in-person property tours, and track agent commissions automatically.

Custom Pipeline Stages
Buyer InquiryProperty MatchedTour ScheduledOffer SubmittedClosing

Education & Academies

Student enrollment, parent communication & fees

Manage student admission inquiries, batch enrollment rosters, automated SMS fee alerts to parents, and student evaluation records under one portal.

Custom Pipeline Stages
Admission InquiryEntrance ExamEnrolledActive BatchAlumni
RELATIONSHIP INTELLIGENCE

Understand Every Customer Relationship

See the complete story of how an initial website visitor became a long-term commercial client. When anyone on your team opens a profile, months of context are available in seconds.

JS

Johnathan Sterling

VIP Tier Client

Nexus Retail Holdings • Account #CUST-9821

Lifetime Value$68,500
Assigned RepMarcus Jenkins
Verified Activity & Interaction Audit Log
Jan 12

Initial Web Inquiry Received

Lead Capture

Customer submitted contact form requesting custom POS integration for 3 store branches.

Jan 14

Discovery Meeting Conducted

Qualified

45-minute video call with sales executive Marcus Jenkins. Mapped branch inventory constraints.

Jan 18

Fixed-Price Proposal Shared

Proposal Sent

Delivered comprehensive proposal ($44,000) with guaranteed milestone delivery gates.

Jan 25

Contract Signed & Initial Payment

Closed-Won

Digital agreement signed by CCO. Initial invoice automatically logged as paid in accounting ledger.

Feb 15

Staging Demo Tested & Approved

Milestone Cleared

Client tested working multi-branch inventory sync on staging and gave green light for deployment.

Mar 02

Live Production Launch & Training

Live Rollout

Deployed to client cloud servers. Conducted recorded staff training session for 12 branch managers.

Jun 10

Expansion: Added 2 New Locations

Account Growth

Client expanded operations. Upgraded system to coordinate 5 branches with extended annual SLA.

Tamper-proof audit logs permanently record all reps, emails, quotes, and contract milestones.
Custom Pipeline Demo
CONNECTED PLATFORM ECOSYSTEM

Connect With the Tools You Already Use

A custom CRM doesn't force you to discard what works. It becomes the central intelligent nervous system connecting your communication channels, payment gateways, and business apps.

Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid

Email & Inboxes

Log incoming emails, sync sent proposals, and send automated transactional messages directly from customer profiles.

Stripe, bKash, Nagad, PayPal

Payments & Invoicing

Verify incoming customer payments in real time, automate subscription renewals, and emit digital receipts automatically.

WhatsApp Business, Twilio

WhatsApp & SMS Alerts

Send instant booking confirmations, proposal updates, and appointment reminders straight to customer phones.

Google Meet, Calendly, Zoom

Calendar Scheduling

Sync rep availability automatically so leads can book discovery calls without back-and-forth scheduling emails.

QuickBooks, Xero, Custom ERP

Accounting & Ledgers

Automatically create invoices, log revenue, and record payments in your financial software the moment a deal is won.

iOS, Android, React Native

Mobile & Web Apps

Field teams and sales reps update client status, customer orders, and notes directly from handheld mobile devices.

Need custom third-party integrations for your existing software stack?

Explore our dedicated Third-Party API Integration service to connect payment providers, CRMs, and logistics carriers.

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SECURITY & TEAM COLLABORATION

Give Every Team Member the Right Information

Customer records contain your most valuable business relationships. We engineer defensive security models that protect proprietary client lists while empowering reps to collaborate seamlessly.

Granular Role-Based Permissions

Control exactly who sees what. Executives view global company revenue, managers review team pipelines, and sales reps only access their assigned leads.

Strict Access Boundaries

Tamper-Proof Audit Logging

Every record export, contact edit, and note deletion is permanently recorded with staff timestamps and IP addresses to prevent customer list theft.

Complete Data Governance

AES-256 at Rest & TLS 1.3 in Transit

Customer phone numbers, contract sums, payment tokens, and corporate files are encrypted using modern cryptographic standards.

Bank-Grade Encryption

Automated Daily Cloud Backups

Daily off-site database snapshots, point-in-time recovery guarantees, and automated failover ensure your customer history is never lost.

99.9% Uptime Architecture
PROVEN CRM CASE STUDIES

Real CRM Systems Built for Real Growth

We don't deal in hypothetical concepts. Here is how our custom CRM platforms eliminated lost leads, streamlined sales teams, and scaled business revenue.

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Exchanger
Retail & Customer Trade-In CRM

Exchanger

Customer trade-in history, multi-branch repair tickets & loyalty tracking

The Bottleneck:

Staff managed repeat customer trade-ins and repair orders on paper logs and scattered notes. Repeat buyers were treated like strangers, leading to missed sales and cash register discrepancies.

What We Engineered:

Engineered a custom customer management system connecting historical device trade-ins, automated SMS repair updates, customer loyalty tiers, and multi-branch POS records.

100%History Centralized
0%Data Discrepancies
4.9 / 5Customer Rating
Preparation Academy
Student CRM & Scorecard Dispatch

Preparation Academy

Student intake pipeline, parent SMS communication & live exam records

The Bottleneck:

Admission inquiries and student follow-ups were handled across personal WhatsApps. Inquiries were forgotten, and manually emailing test scorecards to parents took days.

What We Engineered:

Built a specialized student CRM tracking prospective student pipelines, admission test scores, automated Twilio SMS result notifications, and tuition payment histories.

InstantScorecard Dispatch
100%Lead Follow-Up
3x FasterEnrollment Velocity
Preview Publication
Institutional B2B Account CRM

Preview Publication

Institutional B2B accounts, recurring book orders & courier tracking

The Bottleneck:

Managing wholesale book orders from schools and libraries across 64 districts on spreadsheets resulted in lost purchase orders, billing errors, and delayed shipping.

What We Engineered:

Engineered a custom B2B client portal and account CRM managing school credit limits, recurring seasonal orders, automated courier dispatch webhooks, and invoice histories.

64 / 64Districts Managed
100%Automated Dispatch
0Lost Invoices
PREDICTABLE INVESTMENT MODEL

Transparent Pricing: What Drives CRM Investment?

We don't believe in runaway hourly rates or punitive per-user monthly software bills. After reviewing your sales process, we provide a 100% fixed-price scope with guaranteed milestone delivery dates.

4–6 Weeks

Starter Sales Team CRM

For growing teams replacing spreadsheets with a centralized lead and deal pipeline

Milestone Billing

30% Kickoff • 35% Staging Demo • 35% Handover

Typical Scope Deliverables
Centralized lead intake queue with automated website form capture
Drag-and-drop Kanban sales pipeline with custom commercial deal stages
Customer 360 profile dossier with notes, contact info & deal histories
Daily follow-up action queue with Google Calendar & Outlook integration
100% private GitHub repository transfer & production cloud rollout
30-day complimentary post-launch bug warranty coverage
MOST POPULAR
6–10 Weeks

Growth Operations CRM

For businesses scaling sales teams, multi-channel messaging, and automated billing

Milestone Billing

30% Kickoff • 35% Staging Demo • 35% Handover

Typical Scope Deliverables
Everything in Starter, plus automated lead scoring and smart rep routing rules
Multi-channel messaging integration (WhatsApp Business & Twilio SMS triggers)
Payment gateway integration (Stripe, bKash) + automated PDF invoice generation
Granular role-based access control (Admin, Sales Manager, Rep, Support)
Executive revenue pipeline forecasting & team conversion analytics
Recorded staff video walkthrough tutorials & admin onboarding session
10–16 Weeks

Enterprise Multi-Branch Platform

For multi-location retail, franchised operations, or complex custom ERPs

Milestone Billing

25% Kickoff • 25% Sprint 1 • 25% Staging • 25% Launch

Typical Scope Deliverables
Multi-branch location synchronization with inventory & POS system bridges
Self-service client portal where customers approve quotes & view order status
Custom middleware connector for legacy SQL Server or Oracle database systems
High-throughput transactional queue processing with Redis & BullMQ
Tamper-proof audit logging & enterprise SAML / Single Sign-On (SSO)
Priority SLA technical support & extended post-launch warranty coverage
TRANSPARENT SCOPING CRITERIA

What Factors Determine Your CRM's Exact Quote?

Because custom CRM systems are built around your team's exact sales process, project investment is calculated around four key structural drivers:

01

User Roles & Permissions

A focused single sales team vs. an enterprise multi-department system with distinct permissions for executives, sales managers, field technicians, and customer support.

02

Automation & Trigger Logic

Standard email follow-up reminders vs. complex multi-step conditional workflows connecting WhatsApp, courier tracking APIs, and accounting software ledgers.

03

Data Migration & Sanitization

Starting fresh with clean database schemas vs. extracting, deduplicating, validating, and migrating years of legacy spreadsheet rows and historical customer records.

04

External Integrations & Client Portals

A self-contained internal CRM vs. connecting payment gateways (Stripe, bKash), legacy ERP databases, and self-service customer web portals.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear, jargon-free answers to common questions about building, migrating to, and scaling your own tailored CRM system with Planex.

Have a custom requirement or proprietary workflow?

Talk directly with our lead solution architects. We analyze your customer pipeline for free.

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CONFIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE & SCOPING

Ready to Build a CRM That Actually Fits Your Business?

Stop forcing your team into rigid templates, juggling scattered spreadsheets, or paying thousands in monthly per-seat software taxes. Let's engineer a dedicated CRM platform that unites your leads, deals, communications, and reporting under one unified roof.

Zero Per-Seat Monthly Fees
100% IP & Code Ownership
Full Data Migration Support