Custom software for small businesses
Solid technology. Stable businesses.
We are CRATON. We build the stable technological foundation your business needs to operate securely and grow with confidence.
Four commitments, not slogans
They are the basis of every technical, commercial and support decision at CRATON.
Solidity
Software that lasts. Every technical decision considers the longevity of your business, nothing built to impress today and fail tomorrow.
Robustness
Systems that don't fail when you need them most. Performance and stability are non-negotiable, from the code to the infrastructure.
Commitment
We are partners, not vendors. Your success is ours, from the first meeting to maintenance years later.
Integrity
Transparency at every step. No empty promises, no surprises in scope or budget. When something changes, we tell you first.
Small businesses served by a small shop
Large software houses live on large contracts, and it is fair that they do: their structure costs a lot every month. The side effect is that the small business becomes the client nobody prioritises, handled by whoever is on their way to a bigger account. CRATON exists on the other side of that equation, and its size is the reason the service is different, not an apology.
The person who answers your message is the person who writes the code. There is no service layer between you and the work, so a technical question is settled in the same conversation and an agreed change does not have to cross three people to happen. The trade-off is stated before you ask: one project at a time, and when the queue is full the answer is a date, not a maybe.
Local shops and services
A store, a clinic, a workshop, a service provider. Needs an address of its own that shows up in search and, often, a system to replace the stock and sales spreadsheet before it breaks for good.
Independent professionals
Lawyers, accountants, architects, consultants. They sell trust before they sell a service, and someone who arrives by referral still checks the name on Google before sending a first message.
Marketing agencies
Sells the project, keeps the relationship and needs someone to run the technical side without showing up for the end client. That is a partnership, not a sale, and it has a page of its own.
Custom software, on two fronts
Management systems for those who need to organize operations, and professional websites for those who need to be found and build trust.
Custom systems and ERPs
From inventory control to tax invoicing integrated with SEFAZ. Systems designed from scratch for your operation, with an architecture built to grow.
Explore the systemsProfessional websites for law firms
Websites that show up on Google and convey authority, in four tiers from institutional to complete with a manageable blog. Unlike WordPress.
See the tiersFrom notebooks to a tax-ready ERP: Simone Control
Our first client was a thrift store that ran everything by hand, in paper notebooks. Today it runs on a full ERP, issues real electronic invoices and has grown in three stages, from the owner's home to a shop in the city center. We were there for every one of them.
- Of partnership
- ~3 years
- Generations delivered
- 4
- Tax invoicing
- SEFAZ
- Updates
- Remote
CRATON also builds for itself
Beyond custom projects, we keep our own products. Each one with its real status, without promising what doesn't exist yet.
System for Young Lawyers
A management platform for small law firms, a natural extension of our legal vertical.
CRATON Zelo
Modular ERP as a service for shops and retail, inspired by our experience with Simone Control.
Built on solid rock, focused on you.
CRATON was born from a real challenge in the interior of São Paulo: a growing local business that needed stable technology to take its next step.
Our first partnership began in 2023, turning an idea into a robust management system, 100% offline and custom-built. We watched that company grow from a home-based MEI into a standout shop in the city center, with our software as the foundation for every stage of that growth.
That experience defined who we are. We are not just developers; we are business partners. We understand the challenges of daily management and focus on what matters: stable software, performance and human support that keeps your operation from ever stopping.
Ready to build the foundation of your business?
Tell us your challenge. The person who answers is the one who builds it, and the first conversation can start from a loose idea.