AI automations
Take one repetitive process off your team, such as lead handling, document processing, reporting or CRM updates, and get those hours back every week.
Software studio for businesses and founders
AI-powered software, engineered to last.
Bring us a problem or a spec. Tell us what slows your team down or what you want to launch, and we find the right fix: an AI automation, an internal tool, a new product or repairs to what you already have. We build it to save time, cut costs and keep working as you grow, with engineering proven on enterprise platforms for more than ten years.
Problem or spec, both welcomeYour code, your accounts
How we help
Start with a problem or a spec
You know what is slowing you down. Working out what to build about it is our job.
01
You bring the problem
What slows your team down, what keeps breaking, or what you want to launch. Problem or spec, both welcome.
02
We find the right solution
An automation, an internal tool, a new product or a fix to what you already have. Not always the obvious one.
03
We build it to last
Tested, documented and in accounts you own, so it keeps paying off after launch.
What you get: time back, lower costs, a sooner launch and software that keeps working as you grow.
Services
Solutions we build most often
These are the solutions we reach for most often. Which one fits depends on your problem: hours lost to repetitive work, an AI-built app that is not ready for customers, spreadsheets that have outgrown themselves, or a product still waiting to launch.
From Prototype to Production
Your AI-built app made safe for real users and real data: security, bugs, performance and deployment fixed, so it holds up as you grow.
Custom tools and internal apps
Replace spreadsheet workarounds and copy-and-paste between tools with dashboards, portals and integrations that fit how your business works.
MVP development
Get your product in front of paying customers sooner: a focused first version with sign-up, payments and analytics, built to grow.
AEM & Adobe
Running Adobe Experience Manager?
Enterprise AEM work is where our engineering standards come from, and we still do it. We help AEM teams get faster pages, smoother releases and migrations that finish, from AEM 6.x to Cloud Service and Edge Delivery Services.
Lab
Problems we keep seeing become products
When the same problem keeps coming back from different businesses, we build a product for it. Here is what we are building, why, and how far it has got, with honest status labels.
Building
What we're building and why
Why a services studio is building its own software products, how we choose what to build, and how we will share progress in public.
Latest articles
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A practical checklist for taking an app built with AI coding tools to production: security, data, reliability, deployment, monitoring and handover.
What drives the cost of an MVP, and how to scope yours
What makes an MVP more or less expensive, how AI changes the work, and how to scope version one so a quote covers what matters and nothing else.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a project with Smitheo cost?
It depends on scope, so we do not publish fixed prices. After a short scoping call you get a written proposal: a fixed price for well-defined work, a phased quote when parts are still unclear, or time and materials for ongoing work. The budget range you choose in the brief helps us suggest the right first step.
How does quoting work?
After a short scoping call you get a written proposal with the model that fits the work: a fixed price when the scope is clear, phased when parts are still open (the first phase is fixed, later phases are estimated as we learn more), or time and materials for ongoing work, advice and support, billed monthly for the hours used.
How fast can you start?
The start date is agreed in the proposal. It depends on the scope and on our schedule at the time, and small automations and app rescues are usually the quickest to start.
Do we own the code?
Yes. The code lives in your repository and everything runs in accounts you own, so you are never locked in. You can take it to another developer at any time.
Do you work with clients outside Croatia?
Yes. We work remotely, in English, with clients across the EU and worldwide. Invoices are issued by Smitheo d.o.o., a company registered in Croatia.
What if we are not sure which service we need?
Choose "Not sure yet" in the brief and describe the problem. We will recommend the smallest useful first step, even if that is not a project with us.
Is there a minimum project size?
Our smallest fixed-scope project is a single AI automation, which takes one process off your team's plate end to end. Shorter advisory or AEM work is scoped per engagement and quoted the same way.
Will the software keep working after handover?
That is what we build for. Every project ships with tests for the flows that matter, error alerts and documentation, and it runs in accounts you own. If you want us to watch over it and keep improving it, Care & Growth covers that month by month.
What problem should we look at?
Describe the problem or share your spec. We will suggest the right first step, even if it is not the obvious one.