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CMS + page designer
We build the page structure · you publish news, blogs, articles, downloads from your back-office · every page SEO-compliant
publish without a developer · ranks without an agency
Custom software for Seychelles
Refiner is a software development company in Victoria, Mahé. We build web applications, business systems and government platforms.
Free prototype for approved projects
The stack we build on. Open source, and yours to own.
Next.js
ReactTypeScript
Tailwind
Prisma
PostgreSQLNode.js
Stripe
Redis
ExpoNext.jsReactTypeScript
TailwindPrismaPostgreSQLNode.js
Stripe
RedisExpoNext.jsReactTypeScript
TailwindPrismaPostgreSQLNode.js
Stripe
RedisExpo§ · The platform
19 modules, included in every project
Auth, roles, workflows, dashboards, audit and reports are already built and tested. We switch on what your project needs, then spend the budget on your domain logic.
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CRUD generation
One schema → list, form, API, RBAC, audit
1 schema · 6 surfaces, free
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Roles & permissions
5-level inheritance · per-user overrides · per-field, per-row
decide who sees, edits, approves what
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Workflow engine
Multi-stage approvals · append-only audit trail
any number of stages
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Reports + dashboards
Tabular · summary · detail · 7 dashboard widgets
PDF, Excel and CSV built in
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Multi-tenant + onboarding
Company-scoped data · one deployment · onboarding wizard
∞ companies · one deployment
§ · Services
What we do.
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Web design & build
Marketing sites and web apps for Seychelles businesses, built in Next.js and TypeScript. We keep the design and the build in-house.
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SEO for Seychelles
Technical, on-page and local SEO aimed at Seychelles searches. We work on structured data, Core Web Vitals and the phrases your customers actually type.
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Custom platforms
Government portals, supplier systems and booking engines. Our in-house framework covers the scaffolding, so the budget goes to your domain logic.
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Integrations & payments
Stripe, BrainTree, local banking rails, webhook relays and data migration. We connect the systems you already run.
§ · Selected work
Shipped. Running. Maintained by us.
Insurance Management
2025Insurance broker platform covering client management, policy tracking, claims processing, vehicle insurance, agency management and financial reporting. Role-based dashboards with follow-up scheduling.
What's inside
- Policy and claims workflows
- Approval chains with audit history
- Scheduled reports
PHPMySQLJSBootstrap
Case on request
SPF Case Management
2024Multi-stage case workflow, document management, RBAC with 5-level inheritance, and full audit trail. Shift-handover module in active use.
What's inside
- Multi-step pension case processing with role-gated approvals
- Automated benefit and salary computations
- Document checklists and generated memos/statements
- Full audit trail of every action
- Fine-grained roles and permissions
Next.jsNextGenPostgres
Case on request
and more…
Teams we've built for
§ · How we charge
What we quote is what you pay
Every platform ships with the full module set. Scope changes are re-quoted before the work starts, so the invoice matches the estimate.
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Every project gets the full platform
There is no Standard, Pro or Enterprise tier. RBAC, workflows, backups, audit, translations, dashboards and reports are in every build we ship. They cost us almost nothing to include, and holding them back would be a sales trick.
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Honest billing
Defects are on us, and small scope shifts we absorb. Anything bigger gets re-quoted before the work starts. We do not pad hours, and we do not bill you for configuration you could do yourself.
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Your code, your repo, from day one
The source lives in your git and runs on your infrastructure under your domain. There are no proprietary licences and no export fee. If we stop being a fit, you carry on shipping without us.
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You see a working prototype first
For approved projects we build a clickable app on your own domain before you commit to anything. You test it with your team and decide from something real. This is free for projects we take on.
§ · How we work
The same team from brief to maintenance
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Brief
You send one paragraph and we book one call. We come away with the problem, who it affects and a delivery date. We do not charge for a discovery workshop.
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Prototype
You get a clickable app running on your own domain, with a public preview URL you can share. We collect your documents and run short interviews with your team to confirm the brief. This step is free for approved projects.
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Build
Our NextGen framework supplies the platform layer, with auth, RBAC, workflows, forms, dashboards and exports already configured. That removes the months most studios spend hand-writing it.
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Refine
We build your domain logic: integrations, SeyID, BRN, NIN, licence rules and document generation. Most of the budget goes here. The preview URL updates every time we push.
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Handover
We train your team with guided tours, PDFs and videos, then hand over the runbook and take UAT sign-off. The source is already in your repo on your own infrastructure.
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Keep running
We keep the system monitored and patched, with backup tiers and Sentry error tracking. Marketing sites get a content pass each quarter. The same team stays on the call.
§ · FAQ
Common questions.
8 to 12 weeks for a custom platform, covering design, build, testing and training. Our internal platform NextGen already supplies the auth, RBAC, dashboards, forms, audit and backup layers, so we skip the months other studios spend hand-writing them. Your budget goes on the logic that is unique to you. Government projects with formal sign-off and UAT usually run to 16 weeks.
If they ship on time and you can edit your own content, stay with them. The complaints we hear most often are revisions that take weeks, a build that does not match the design, and needing a support ticket to change a paragraph. If any of those sound familiar, start us on one page and judge the result.
Yes. We have shipped and maintained platforms for DICT, SPF, BNA and SLSSAS. We know the data residency requirements, the UAT sign-off process, and how to write handover documentation that still makes sense after staff rotate. We can also act as the Seychelles-based technical partner when the lead contractor is overseas.
Wherever you require. Most of our platforms are self-hosted on client premises or in Seychelles data centres. Backups are encrypted at rest with AES-256. Where data residency rules prohibit external SaaS, we self-host the monitoring with GlitchTip.
Yes, and that is the point. Categories, fee schedules, forms, dashboards, branding and users are all editable from the admin screens on day one. Every platform ships with a runbook, guided tours inside the product, and training for your staff.
Yes. The code lives in your repository and runs on your infrastructure under your domain. There are no proprietary licences and no export fee, so you can keep shipping with or without us.
For approved projects, yes. You get a working clickable app instead of a slide deck. We can host it on your own domain, or on one of our test servers if you would rather not set a domain up yet. You also get a public preview URL so you can review changes as we ship them. We do this because it is the fastest way to confirm the brief is right, and if we do not proceed afterwards you keep the prototype.
Computer Science graduates working out of Mahé. We are a small startup, so the person you brief is the person who writes your code. You will not be passed to whoever happens to be free that week.
§ · Contact
Let's talk. Reply within a day.
Start with a sentence.
One paragraph. What you need, who it's for, when it has to exist. We'll reply with a call and, if it's a fit, a free working prototype on your domain.
- techrefinersc@gmail.com
- CC
- doffaylianne@gmail.com
- +248 259 2662
- Office
- Victoria, Mahé · Seychelles
- Hours
- Mon–Fri · 09:00–17:00 SCT (UTC+4)
§ · Next step
Send one paragraph, get a reply within a day
Tell us the problem, who it is for, and when it has to exist. You do not need a spec. If it is a fit, the next thing you see from us is a working prototype on your own domain.