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Web apps and internal portals.
Internal portals, back office apps and operating systems built on Supabase, with row level security, roles, audit logs and Microsoft single sign on. Fixed price for a first phase, senior led from discovery to launch.
- repository for the internal platform, the directory and the public siteGlobalia
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- modules delivered in Phase 1Elite Smart Build
- 11

In detail
What you should know.

For example: 11 modules delivered in Phase 1. Elite Smart Build
What it is
An internal web application for the work your company actually runs on: the operations board, the back office, the client or supplier portal, the tool that today lives in a shared Excel and a chain of emails. Polargate builds it as a real application on Postgres, with named users, roles, permissions and a record of who changed what. It runs in the browser on any device, and it can be wrapped as an iOS and Android app when the work happens away from a desk.
How we do it
We start from your process, not from a template. In the Discovery Sprint we read the spreadsheets, the procedure documents and the email threads where the work is coordinated, and we turn them into a data model, a role map and a written scope for a first phase. Then we build. Security lives in the database: row level security enabled and forced on every table, roles as a Postgres enum checked by a function, sensitive fields such as commercial margin masked by role through a view, and an immutable audit log written by a trigger with an admin only viewer. People sign in through Microsoft Entra ID with the account they already have, or by email with a hardened password flow on your own domain. Every screen ships with its loading, empty and error states, keyboard access and 44 pixel touch targets. Before anything is handed over, the build goes through repeated adversarial audits: on the operating system we built for a hotel refurbishment contractor, one round produced 59 confirmed findings across bugs, security, interface and accessibility, all fixed before delivery.
What you get
What you take away.
Everything is written down before we start, and everything stays in accounts your company owns.
01Deliverables
- 01
Data model built from your real spreadsheets, procedure maps and email threads, with an entity diagram you approve before we write code
- 02
Row level security enabled and forced on every table, roles as a Postgres enum checked by a database function, sensitive fields masked by role through a view
- 03
Immutable audit log written by a database trigger (who, what, when) with an admin only audit viewer
- 04
Microsoft Entra ID single sign on, or email sign in with a hardened reset flow sent from your own domain
- 05
Operational modules such as planning calendar, tasks by department, checklists, incidents with photos, material reception, suppliers and people
- 06
Business day email alerts from scheduled jobs, plus file and photo storage and an in-app notification centre
- 07
Mobile first interface with loading, empty and error states, keyboard access, focus management and WCAG AA contrast
- 08
Handover of your own Supabase project, repository and hosting account, including schema, migrations, source code and keys
02How it runs
- 01 · Week 1 to 2
Discovery Sprint
Interviews with the people who will use the thing, an audit of the systems you already run, a data model, an architecture decision and a scope written in plain language. It ends with a fixed price and a delivery plan, and the document is yours whether or not you continue.
- 02 · Week 2 to 4
Foundations
Design direction, database schema with row level security from the first migration, environments, continuous integration and the first screens in a place you can open. Nothing is built on a platform you cannot leave: the repository, the backend and the hosting are created in your accounts.
- 03 · Week 4 to 8
Build to the first shipped iteration
Weekly deployments, a short written update with each one and a running list of decisions. The goal of this stage is a version in production with real data where someone can finish an actual task, not a demo. Scope changes are priced before they are built.
- 04 · Week 8 onwards
Audit, launch and handover
Several review passes over correctness, architecture, accessibility, performance and security, with every finding checked by a second reviewer before it counts as real. Then the launch, the handover pack and, if you want it, a move to the CARE retainer for maintenance and evolution.
For example: 11,421 characters of real content an AI crawler gets from a news page. Globalia
Who it is for
We don't take every project.
We would rather tell you now than halfway through. If you recognise yourself on the left, let's talk.
It fits if
- You need a website, a portal or an app that does not exist yet, or one that has run out of road
- You want the code, the data and the hosting in accounts your company owns
- You prefer a fixed price before work starts to an open hourly bill
- Someone on your side can decide and give the project a few hours a week
- You care that Google and AI assistants can read it from day one
It is not for you if
- You are after a cheap template or a site put together over a weekend
- You want it to live on a platform you cannot leave later
- Nobody on your side can review screens or make decisions
- You need people to bill hours without a clear goal
For example: 23 Postgres tables with row-level security forced. Elite Smart Build
Timing and budget
How we quote.
No price list and no hourly billing during a build. After a short call you get a written quote for your project.
- Timeline
- Discovery Sprint of about two weeks, then a first testable version roughly one month after development starts. A complete first phase is around eight effective weeks of work, which usually spans three to five calendar months depending on your review and decision cycles.
- Team
- Our team runs the discovery with you, models the data and builds the portal through to launch. Pedro Ciordia, founder and CTO, signs off the data model and the architecture and reviews every release. No juniors learning on your budget.
- How the price is set
- Fixed price for a first phase, closed after a Discovery Sprint and payable in monthly instalments if that suits your cash flow. Care after launch. The quote is private and comes in writing after a first call.
- The stack
- ReactViteTypeScriptTailwind CSSshadcn/uiSupabasePostgreSQLDenoMicrosoft 365Microsoft Entra IDResendVercelGitHub ActionsTanStack QueryZodVitestCapacitor
For example: 707 archived news articles now readable by AI crawlers. Globalia
Work
Where we did it.
Real projects. Open each one to see what we built and the figures we measured.

Globalia
Travel and tourismThe corporate web platform of Globalia
11,421 characters of real content an AI crawler gets from a news page
BuildGrow

Elite Smart Build
Construction and hotel refurbishmentA custom operating system for Elite Smart Build
23 Postgres tables with row-level security forced
BuildCare
For example: ~1 month from development start to first testable version in production. Elite Smart Build
Same line
Other services in Build.
Each service has its own page with what it includes, the usual timeline and the projects where we did it.
- 01WebsitesWebsites that Google and AI assistants read as well as people do.
- 02AI features and agentsAssistants that answer with your company's own data.
- 04Integrations and automationYour systems talk to each other.
- 05Mobile appsAn app for iOS and Android that updates in minutes.
- 06Real-time voice agentsVoice agents that take the order and make the booking.
- 07Polar BrainNo AI session starts from zero again.
- 08Camera, drone and building softwareThe software layer over the cameras, sensors and drones you already have. The hardware is not ours.
For example: 39 tables with row-level security and zero errors in the August 2026 diagnostic. Globalia
FAQ
What people ask us.
How much does an internal portal or back office app cost?
How long does it take to build an internal web app?
Can our employees log in with their Microsoft account?
How do you stop one department from seeing another department's data?
Do we own the system, or are we locked into your platform?
For example: 10 role-based accounts live on the client's own domain. Elite Smart Build
Get started
Tell us what you want to build.
Websites, apps, custom systems and AI for companies that need them in production in weeks. Fill in the form or book a 30 minute call: a senior engineer answers within 48 business hours with a first take on scope, timeline and price.
First step
Two weeks to close scope, architecture and price before anything is built.
No price list. You get a private quote, in writing, after a short call.
Then, to build, always at a fixed price
Not ready yet?
- AI visibility auditOne-off, fixed price.






