Custom Enterprise Software Development Services for UK Businesses

UK businesses outgrowing spreadsheets and no-code tools are often told the only next step is a rigid, expensive legacy ERP. Keel is the ERP alternative for operations: fully custom enterprise software built around your exact operations—from inventory and procurement to order management and fulfilment. Own your tools, control your data, and ship production-ready systems in weeks, billed in GBP with UK data residency options. Purpose-built for operators who need flexibility, power, and total ownership without the legacy ERP overhead.

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Our Custom Enterprise Software Development Services

End-to-end custom software solutions for UK businesses, built around your operations, from inventory and procurement to order management, warehousing, and beyond.

Inventory Management

Real-time inventory tracking built around your operations. Manage stock across locations, automate reorders, track lots and serial numbers, and maintain a complete audit trail — no SKU arrangement too complicated.

Order Management

Manage complex order flows from first click to final fulfilment. Automate workflows, track every order across channels, and eliminate the need to chase updates across multiple disconnected systems.

Warehouse Management

Custom warehouse workflows built around your layout, naming conventions, and team processes — not a rigid template. Receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping configured exactly how you operate.

Procurement System

Professional-grade procurement from purchase request to receipt. Manage suppliers, automate approvals, handle multi-currency POs, and eliminate spreadsheets with full three-way matching and audit trails.

Custom CRM Development

Build a CRM that mirrors your organisation's actual sales and customer operations. Custom workflows, permissions, integrations, and dashboards designed around real-world interactions — not generic templates.

Production Management

Model your production process exactly as it works — your stages, checkpoints, and terminology. From raw materials to finished goods, every transformation is traced with QC built into the flow.

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How We Build Your Custom Enterprise Software in Weeks

Discovery: Model Your Real Business Process

We work with you to deeply understand your operations — your workflows, your data model, your edge cases, and your team's needs. Nothing is assumed; everything is mapped to how your business actually works.

Schema Design: Define Your System's Source of Truth

Build: Rapid Development on Serverless Infrastructure

Internal Tools: Instant Interfaces for Your Team

Handover: Full Ownership Transferred to Your Team

Trusted By Operators

Success Stories

Backed by a UK-registered, ICO-registered platform, see how fast-moving businesses like Bravely, HIVED, Klira, and Egg have built and owned their operations software with Keel.

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay
The Keel Difference

Why Choose Keel for Custom Enterprise Software?

Keel was built by operators who lived the problem firsthand, and runs as a UK-registered, ICO-registered platform with GBP billing—here's what makes our approach fundamentally different from legacy ERPs and off-the-shelf tools.

Built by Operators

Founded by Echo's former CEO, CTO, and CPO, who built custom software shipping 50k medicines to 600k customers daily.

Live in Weeks

Go from business requirements to a production-ready, fully deployed custom system in weeks — not quarters or years.

Total Ownership

You own your code, your data, and your roadmap — no vendor lock-in, no licensing restrictions, no dependency on a third party to evolve your system.

Enterprise Infrastructure, UK Data Residency

Fully managed serverless infrastructure with multi-region support lets you choose where your data is hosted, including in the UK. Planko Ltd is a company registered in the United Kingdom, registered with the ICO (reference ZB524558), with GBP billing and VAT added.

The Team Behind Keel

Operators who built enterprise-scale software and decided to make it accessible to everyone.

Keel was founded in 2021 by three former executives from Echo — Europe's fastest-growing online pharmacy, later acquired by Pharmacy2U. As CEO, CTO, and CPO at Echo, the founders built custom operations software to ship 50,000 medicines to 600,000 customers daily, scaling the business to $130 million in annual revenue. They experienced firsthand how legacy software couldn't keep pace, so they built the solution they wished had existed. In 2024, Keel raised $6 million in seed funding from leading European investors Earlybird and LocalGlobe. Headquartered in Altrincham, Cheshire, with a team also hiring in London, and registered with the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO, reference ZB524558), Keel's mission is to empower operators everywhere with flexible, powerful tools they truly own—turning the operational advantage they discovered at Echo into a platform available to every fast-moving business.

4 YearsBuilding the modern ERP alternative since 2021
$6M RaisedBacked by Earlybird and LocalGlobe in 2024 seed round
$130M RevenueProven at scale — platform born from Echo's operations

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of businesses benefit most from Keel's custom enterprise software?

Keel is designed for fast-moving operations teams that have outgrown spreadsheets and no-code tools but don't want the rigidity or cost of a legacy ERP. Industries include e-commerce, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and any regulated environment where off-the-shelf software simply doesn't fit the operational complexity or compliance requirements.

How long does it take to go live with a custom enterprise software system built on Keel?

Do I need a large internal development team to use Keel?

Will I own the software and data after it's built?

Can Keel integrate with our existing tools and platforms?

What does the Keel platform include out of the box?

Is Keel suitable for businesses in regulated industries?

How does the Build for Me service work?

Is Keel a UK company, and is it compliant with UK data protection law?

Does Keel bill in GBP?

Is Keel an alternative to a traditional ERP for UK businesses?

Still Have Questions About Custom Enterprise Software?

Talk to our team, headquartered in the UK, for a walkthrough of how Keel can be built around your operations.

ICO Registered & Investor Backed

Awards and Recognition

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ICO Registered

Registered with the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), reference ZB524558.

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Earlybird & LocalGlobe Backed

Backed by leading European venture capital investors in 2024.

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Open-Source Platform

Openly available on GitHub, built on transparent engineering best practices.

Ready to Build Software Your Business Actually Owns?

Tell us about your UK operations and we'll show you how Keel can be built around your exact process, from GBP billing to UK data residency. No generic demos—just a real conversation about your system.

Contact Us Today

You can also send us a quick email at hello@keel.so.