Origami | a software company in Saudi Arabia building custom apps and platforms
From an idea to a platform that grows with you.
We build custom platforms, apps and internal systems for companies and ambitious founders in Saudi Arabia. We sit with you at the decision table, launch your project in stages, and stay easy to reach.
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Ministry of Communications and Information Technology · Our product Fahim is in the incubation programme at the Digital Entrepreneurship Centre (CODE)What software and app development costs
From a small first release to a large platform, find where your project sits.
Indicative prices set by the size of your project: who uses it, the features it needs, and the systems it connects to.
You have an idea and want to test it with real customers before investing further.
A first release with the features that matter, a brochure site or app, or a single tool that does one job.
Example projects in this range
A first release of an app idea
A founder who wants to launch with the core features only, to hear what the market says before investing more.
A company website
A services company that wants a site showing what it does and its work, taking enquiries, and ranking in search.
An appointment booking page
A clinic or salon taking bookings by phone that wants a page where the customer books and the team is told straight away.
A tool for one job
An estate agency tracking contracts across scattered spreadsheets that wants one tool that gathers them and warns before renewal dates.
When do you move up to “medium project”?
- You want to sell, take payments and ship orders from your own system.
- You need a mobile app for your customers and a dashboard your team runs it from.
- Your whole team will work in the system, each role with its own permissions.
You run an existing business, a shop or a services company, and want a system that serves your customers and organises your team.
An online store with payments and shipping, a mobile app with a dashboard, or an operations system your whole team works in.
Example projects in this range
An online store with payment and shipping
A perfume or fashion brand selling in its showroom that wants a store accepting Mada, Apple Pay and Tamara, connected to local couriers.
A booking app with a loyalty programme
A car wash or café that wants an app where the customer books and collects points, and a dashboard the manager follows.
An operations system for a services company
A maintenance company running jobs and technicians over WhatsApp that wants a system to assign work, track delivery and produce reports.
An app for your field team
A distribution company that wants an app where the driver sees the jobs and the supervisor follows deliveries as they happen.
When do you move up to “large project”?
- More than one party will meet in your platform: customers, providers, drivers.
- You are building a booking, delivery or on-demand services platform.
- You need your system connected to government or third-party systems.
You are building a platform where more than one party meets: customers, service providers, drivers.
A booking, delivery or on-demand services platform, or a marketplace linking sellers to buyers, connected to government and third-party systems.
Example projects in this range
An on-demand services platform
A company that wants a platform where the customer requests a technician, the technician receives it in their app, and management follows everything from one dashboard.
A delivery app with three interfaces
A restaurant or retail chain that wants an app for the customer, one for the driver and a dashboard for management, with order tracking to the door.
A marketplace of sellers
A founder who wants a marketplace where many sellers list their products while the platform handles orders, payments and ratings.
A booking platform wired into other systems
A healthcare or education provider that wants bookings connected to government systems and to its accounting.
When do you move up to “very large project”?
- You want to sell your platform as a subscription to many companies, each with its own separate data.
- You need a complete product with both mobile and web apps.
- You want advanced AI features at the core of your product.
You lead a large company or hold an ambitious budget, and want to enter the market with a complete digital product.
A SaaS platform many companies subscribe to, each with its own separate data; a complete product with mobile and web apps; or advanced AI features.
Example projects in this range
A SaaS platform for a whole sector
A company that wants a platform sold by subscription to many organisations in its sector, each with its own account and data.
A complete digital product
An organisation launching a new service that needs mobile and web apps plus a dashboard for every team.
AI at the centre of your operations
A large company that wants a system reading its data and flagging what needs a decision, plus an assistant serving its customers in Arabic.
A platform joining branches and partners
A group or branch network that wants one platform holding its operations and reporting, serving many parties at once.
Before we start
A project this size starts with a session where we understand your goals, then we send you the scope and the price and launch it in stages.
You do not have to place your own project in a range. We understand what you need in a short conversation, then send you the scope and the price.
Request a quoteWhat do you want to build?
Examples of what we build for companies in Saudi Arabia.
Most of these we built for our own clients, and we build the same around the way your company works.
For your customers
What your customers use to reach you and buy from you.
A booking app with a loyalty programme
Your customer books ahead and collects loyalty points in the app, while the till sends you WhatsApp alerts as they happen.
From our work: Ntlos
An online store with Saudi payment and shipping
A store under your own brand that accepts Mada, Apple Pay, STC Pay and Tamara, connected to local couriers.
From our work: Cupella
A platform that gathers your market
A platform where your customers and service providers meet, handling orders, payments and ratings, with your company owning the code and the data.
A site that shows up in Google and in ChatGPT answers
A fast site whose content answers your customers' questions, so it appears in search results and in AI assistants' answers.
For your team
Systems that organise the work inside your company and put the numbers in front of you.
A system for the factory and the warehouse
It runs manufacturing orders, tracks stock live by batch and QR code, and shows all of it in one dashboard.
From our work: Bagdady Industry, Go Stone
One system for a contracting company
Sales, purchasing, stock, delivery and appointments in a single system, with AI reading purchases and flagging what drifts.
From our work: Osseilan
An app for your field teams
It connects the warehouse keeper to the driver and the supervisor, so each knows their job and the manager follows every movement.
From our work: Routex
An attendance system
It records when your staff arrive and leave, and gives you compliance reports from one dashboard.
From our work: Hader
Looking for a ready-made inventory and accounting system? Fahim
Our own products
Besides what we build for clients, we run our own products.
Each product answers a recurring operational problem we saw in the Saudi market.
Frequently asked questions
What does building an app or a platform cost?
Most projects fall into four ranges: 5,000 to 15,000 SAR, 15,000 to 45,000, 45,000 to 150,000, and above 150,000. We set the exact price after a short conversation about what you need.
How long does a project take?
We launch in stages sized to the project, so the first stage reaches you as soon as its size allows. We state the length of each stage in the proposal before we start.
How are payments made?
In stages. Each stage is delivered and approved before you pay for it.
Do I own the code?
Yes. You receive the full source code and documentation on delivery.
Do you support and develop the system after delivery?
Yes, under a development and operations contract whose scope we agree with you, and you reach us directly whenever you need to.
I am looking for a ready-made ERP or accounting system. Do you offer one?
Ready-made accounting, inventory and e-invoicing systems come from Fahim, a separate Origami product. Origami itself builds the custom systems and platforms that follow the way your company works.
How do I start?
In Madinah and Riyadh we visit your office free of charge and sit with the decision makers. From anywhere else we start with a free video call. Book from the booking button or over WhatsApp.
A free session, and the decision is yours.
Twenty minutes in which we understand your project and answer your questions. We visit you in Madinah or Riyadh, and meet by video call from anywhere else.