Studio · Johannesburg
A small studio for growing brands.
We build premium websites, dashboards and business systems for ambitious teams. Senior on every engagement, fixed scope, weekly demos, you own the code at handover. Based in Johannesburg — shipping for clients across SA and beyond.
First demo
Within week 1
Build approach
Custom systems
After launch
Ongoing support
Four things we believe.
We don't have a sales team. The work has to win on its own. Here's what we optimise for.
- 01Principle
Senior people, on the keyboard.
The same person who scopes the work writes the code and shows up to the demo. No handoff, no offshore squad, no telephone-game requirements.
- 02Principle
Fixed price, on the page.
We publish prices because we trust our scoping. The number you see is the number on the invoice. If a brief needs a custom quote, we say so before any code is written.
- 03Principle
Working software, every week.
First demo by the end of week one. Then weekly demos for as long as the engagement runs. You're never more than 7 days from the next milestone.
- 04Principle
You own the code.
GitHub repo, infrastructure, design files — everything sits under your account from day one. Hand it to another team next year if you want; we'll cheer.
Octava vs the alternatives.
An honest scoreboard against the four ways you could solve this problem. We score ourselves on the things that show up in the invoice — not the things that show up in pitch decks.
Open for engagements
Let's build something better.
Book a 30-minute call and tell us what you're trying to ship. We'll come back with a fixed price and a one-week plan to get you a working demo.
Or start a project · usually replied to same-day.