Software development
company in the UK.
Magora is a London software development company. Since 2010 we have designed, built and supported web platforms, mobile apps and AI products for UK businesses, with one senior in-house team. Free working prototype in 5–10 days, MVP from £10,000.
What a software development
company does for you.
A software development company, or software development company, designs, builds, tests and supports software for other businesses: web platforms, mobile apps, internal systems and the integrations between them. Magora has done this from London since 2010, with designers, engineers, QA and product owners in one in-house team.
Free working prototype
A clickable, coded prototype of your core idea in 5–10 working days, before any paid work.
First release in 6–8 weeks
After a two-week Discovery from £3,000, a first release typically takes 6–8 weeks. Most MVPs land between £10,000 and £25,000.
Your code, your IP
NDA from day one, code in your repository as it is written, and source code, designs and IP transferred to you on payment.
What our software development
company builds.
A software development company designs, builds and looks after software for other businesses — the whole product, not a slice of it. Magora has senior designers, engineers, QA and delivery leads in London, so strategy, design, code and support sit with one team that answers for the result.
Custom business software
Internal platforms, portals and workflow tools built around how your business actually runs. See bespoke software development.
iOS and Android apps
Native and cross-platform apps, published to the App Store and Google Play under your own accounts. See mobile app development.
Web platforms and portals
Customer portals, marketplaces and admin systems in React, Vue, Laravel and Node.js. See web development.
MVPs and SaaS
From a first release that proves the idea to a multi-tenant platform with billing. See MVP development and SaaS development.
AI features and agents
Assistants, document extraction, search over your own data and agents that act inside your systems. See AI and ML development and AI agents.
A dedicated team
Senior engineers who join your roadmap and rituals, scaled month by month. See dedicated development teams.
APIs and connected systems
Payment, accounting, CRM and data integrations that make your systems talk to each other. See API integration services, customer database software and accounting software.
Existing and legacy software
We take over products built by another supplier, stabilise them and keep them moving, or modernise older systems step by step. See legacy system modernisation.
How we work,
and what it costs.
Our 2026 prices in GBP. Our rates start from £49/hour per developer, and £65–£70/hour for a full team with QA and product ownership. Final price depends on scope, integrations and compliance: see what 12 real 2026 project estimates actually cost, our UK software development pricing or the cost calculator.
Two weeks with a senior Product Owner and Solution Architect: scope, architecture, estimate and roadmap.
A production-grade first release, typically 6–8 weeks, with the workflow your first users need. Most land between £10,000 and £25,000.
A complete web and mobile product with admin tools and integrations.
Multi-role, audit-logged, integration-heavy platforms for regulated sectors.
Per developer; £65–£70/hour for a full team with QA and product ownership. Joins your roadmap and scales month by month.
Hosting and monitoring, SLAs, security updates and a steady roadmap of new features.
Five steps from idea
to live software.
Weekly demos on a staging environment you can log in to, so progress is something you use rather than something you are told about.
Discovery
2 weeksGoals, users, integrations and compliance scope, turned into a costed roadmap you can take to your board, investors — or another supplier.
Architecture & UX
Within discoveryData model, security, hosting and the key screens decided up front, tested with real users before the build starts.
Build in sprints
6–8 weeksTwo-week sprints with a working release at the end of each, automated tests and a delivery lead you can call.
Launch
Go-liveProduction hosting, monitoring, backups and analytics in place before launch; apps published to the stores under your own developer accounts.
Support & grow
OngoingMaintenance, security updates and new features on a retainer, with the same team that built the product.
Software we've
shipped.
Seven from the wider portfolio — more in our work.
Grant Thornton
A self-service platform that automates EMI scheme documentation from creation to close-out.
See case study → Pharma · ReportingAstraZeneca
Financial reporting with customised dashboards, automated charts and real-time updates.
See case study → Media · Web appCasual Films
Custom production software for expense tracking, revenue oversight and work with freelancers worldwide.
See case study → Insurance · MobileDayinsure
A temporary car insurance app built with one of the UK's leading providers of short-term cover.
See case study → Energy · Web platformRetrofit Navigator
Checks UK households against ECO4 and Warm Homes grant rules, then runs the application from the same screen.
See case study → Healthtech · AI platformBodySync
An AI platform that helps clinicians draft personalised treatment plans, built full-stack from scratch; the MVP was deployed in UK clinics.
See case study → AI · SaaSEmpath AI
A vocal-biomarker SaaS platform that detects caller vulnerability in real time for call centres.
See case study →How to choose a
software development company in the UK.
Eight things to check before you sign with any software development company, us included. For the long version, read how to choose a software development company in London.
Real, checkable work
Case studies with named clients, and past clients you can speak to.
Who writes the code
Ask whether the team is in-house or subcontracted, and who you will actually work with.
A prototype or Discovery first
A short paid or free first step that shows how they think before you commit a budget.
Transparent pricing
Published rates or ranges, and a quote broken down feature by feature.
Your code and IP
Code in your repository from day one, and full IP transfer written into the contract.
QA and product ownership included
Testing and a product owner in the team, not extras on a later invoice.
Support after launch
A clear retainer for hosting, security updates and new features.
Security and compliance
Experience with GDPR, and with sector rules such as NHS DSPT or FCA requirements if they apply to you.
Software development company
questions.
It turns a business need into working software: it scopes the product, designs it, builds the web, mobile or backend parts, tests them, launches them and supports them afterwards. Magora does all of this with one senior in-house team in London.
The terms are used interchangeably in the UK: each means a company that designs, builds and maintains software for other businesses. Magora is all three, with one in-house team — see our software house page for how we work.
At Magora a two-week Discovery starts from £3,000, a first release (MVP) from £10,000, and a full production build typically costs £25,000–£60,000. Integration-heavy enterprise platforms start from £80,000. More detail in UK software development pricing.
After a two-week Discovery, a first release typically takes 6–8 weeks. We start with a free working prototype of your core idea in 5–10 working days, before any paid work.
Our office is at the Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ. We work with clients across the UK and abroad; workshops can be held in our London office or at yours.
You do. We sign an NDA on day one, the code lives in your repository as it is written, and source code, designs and IP transfer to you on payment.
Looking for a software
development company?
30-minute call with a senior Solution Architect. Tell us what you need built — we'll tell you what the first version should be, and what it should cost.