Agile Automate: bespoke software systems

Systems we build and run for

National Road CarriersFleet, HR & payroll platform
Falcon GasOperations platform
Retail SolutionsLabour-broking platform
High SchoolAccess Control System
Market TheatreGate & visitor access
ETG EnergyFalcon application
Praise Nation TVWebsite
Mari Ras-MaraisCounselling app
Oupa DaanAviary & farm manager
ROC ConsultantManagement system
WE Safari AfricaWebsite & booking
SyncPoint HRWebsite
ProfitpathWebsite

Bespoke software systems

Systems built around how your people actually work.

We design, integrate and automate business systems for South African companies — built around how your people really work, with results you can check.

130+Linked data tables in one production system
Live XeroAccounting integration in daily use
Nov 2025In daily production since, and still being extended
30+ yearsFounder's background in retail operations
Live Xero integration
SafetyLoop · compliance dashboard
SafetyLoop compliance dashboard showing 91% overall compliance, 11 open corrective actions and 2 appointments expiring
Face-recognition access control 130+ linked tables, one system

Demo dataSafetyLoop, a compliance product we built. The school shown is fictitious, not a client.

How we work

People. Processes. Platforms. Results.

Software is the last step, not the first. We start with the people doing the work and the process they're stuck in — the platform and the automation follow from that, not the other way round.

01

People

Every system is designed around the person who'll actually use it — the recruiter, the driver, the site manager clocking staff in on a fingerprint scanner.

02

Processes

We map how the work really happens before we design how the software should — the shortcuts, the workarounds, the spreadsheet nobody admits still runs the business.

03

Platforms

ClickUp, Bitrix24, Odoo, Xero, Supabase — whichever tool already fits your business, implemented properly and connected to the rest of your operation, not left to work alone.

04

Results

Dashboards and reports built from live operational data, not a spreadsheet somebody has to remember to update before the Monday meeting.

Products

Nine products you can start from

Each began as a real operational problem for a real organisation. Adapting one to your business is weeks of work, not a from-scratch build.

Proof, not promises

Five platforms built for real organisations

National Road Carriers is our newest full platform. Falcon Gas and Retail Solutions are in daily production use and backed by signed client reference letters. The High School Access Control System and the Market Theatre Foundation run the access control we built for them.

National Road Carriers

Cross-border road freight · newest platform
  • One system for HR, health and safety, payroll and fleet management, plus a personal space on the phone for every employee
  • Controller board of every truck, driver, destination and workshop status
  • Driver pre-trip checks that open a workshop job card automatically when one fails
  • Job cards, a service planner, a tyre register with cost per kilometre, parts stock and purchase orders
  • Payroll from clock-in hours: PAYE, UIF and SDL, payslips on the phone and the monthly SARS return
  • Incident reporting, a risk register, inspection checklists and corrective actions
4 + 1working areas and a personal space
Oneset of people and records
Phone-firstfor drivers and staff

Read the case study →   See the platform →

Falcon Gas

Gas distribution · multiple depots
  • Order management from placement and pricing through dispatch, delivery and invoicing
  • Real-time stock control, including full and empty cylinder tracking and automatic reconciliation
  • Route optimisation, electronic trip sheets and on-glass digital proof of delivery
  • Live Xero integration: invoices, credit notes, payment reconciliation, COGS journals
  • Facial-recognition attendance, WhatsApp customer messaging, management dashboards
"A single, coherent, well-integrated platform … continuing to support, refine and extend it as our business requirements evolve."Dori Kawalsky, General Manager, Falcon Gas South Africa

Retail Solutions

National labour broker and staffing
  • The full lifecycle in one application: applications, interviews, screening, contracts, scheduling, time capture, leave, disciplinary, payroll and client invoicing
  • Automated background screening, SMS gateway and WhatsApp Business API messaging
  • Role-based access control managed centrally, with a full audit trail
  • Biometric facial-recognition time clock with liveness checks at client sites
130+linked database tables
Nov 2025live in production
Nationalclient sites
"Not a peripheral tool: it is the single system our recruitment, workforce management, payroll, compliance and client billing functions run on."Brandon Cotty, National Operations Manager, Retail Solutions

High School Access Control System

Secondary school · access control
  • Face-recognition check-in and check-out for staff, parents and regular visitors, with no typing and no badge
  • Manual check-in for visitors, contractors and deliveries, with a photo and a printed QR badge
  • Live on-premises dashboard and attendance reports with Excel and PDF export
  • Runs in the browser on a reception tablet or kiosk

Market Theatre Foundation

Arts venue · Johannesburg · gate and visitor access
  • Visitor kiosk for visitors, contractors, deliveries, staff, artists and performers, each with a photo and an access pass
  • Vehicle gate console that reads the licence disk and driver ID by scanner and issues a gate pass
  • Host staff approve or decline visitors from their own dashboard as they arrive
  • One system across the theatre, the Windybrow Arts Centre, the Market Laboratory and the Market Photo Workshop

The product in action

SafetyLoop: compliance management we built as a product

Health and safety audits, weighted risk scoring, corrective actions and legal appointment tracking. Click through the screens. The data is a fictitious demonstration school, not a client. More on SafetyLoop →

SafetyLoop · Dashboard
SafetyLoop compliance dashboard showing 91% overall compliance, 11 open corrective actions and 2 appointments expiring

Demo dataA single view of compliance across every checklist, audit and corrective action.

What we do

Eight ways we get a business running on one platform

Business Consulting

Which platform and approach will work, including when a smaller off-the-shelf tool is the better answer.

Process Automation

Invoices, payslips, reference checks and stock reconciliation generated without re-keying.

Built for Retail Solutions

System Implementation

ClickUp, Bitrix24 or Odoo configured to your process and connected to the tools you already run.

Training & Enablement

Hands-on training for the people who use the system daily, plus ongoing support.

Reporting & Insights

Management dashboards on live data, so leadership sees today, not last Monday's spreadsheet.

Built for Falcon Gas

Ongoing Support

Systems are extended as the business grows, not rebuilt each time.

Website Design & Development

Sites you own, with forms that feed your own database and give visitors a real reference number.

Chatbot & Conversational Automation

WhatsApp and web assistants for routine questions, handing over to a person when needed.

XeroWhatsApp Business APISMS gatewaysBackground screening (MIE)Facial-recognition biometricsSupabase

See every service in detail →

Websites and smaller builds

The same team builds the front door, too

Fast sites you own outright, with enquiry and booking forms that write straight into your own database.

WE Safari Africa
WE Safari Africa tours and shuttles website

Tours and shuttle booking

Marloth Park operator site with tours, transfers, shared shuttle, gallery, reviews and an online booking form.

SyncPoint HR
SyncPoint HR consulting website

Consulting practice site

HR outsourcing and payroll services for small businesses, with clear service pages and contact capture.

profitpath.co.za
Profitpath business finance training website

Business finance training

Profitpath: practical finance training for retail teams and entrepreneurs, with brochures, services pages and enquiry capture.

Our partner platforms

The stack every system we deliver is built on

Not a logo wall. These are the tools your system is actually built, hosted and versioned with — so you know what you are inheriting on day one.

SupabaseDatabase, auth and APIs.
cPanelHosting and domain control.
GitHubSource control and history.
Visual Studio CodeWhere the code gets written.
RenderforestBrand and video assets.

How an engagement runs

Plan. Implement. Optimise. Grow.

PlanMap the real process and agree what done means.
ImplementBuild around the process, not the other way round.
OptimiseWatch real use and tighten what is slow.
GrowExtend the same platform as the business grows.

Industries

Software built for the way your industry actually works

From national labour brokers to a single farm, the same discipline applies: map the real process, connect the tools that matter, and keep extending the same platform.

Labour broking & staffingGas & energy distributionSchools & educationSecurity servicesRetail & wholesaleTransport & logisticsSectional title & propertyTraining providersFarming & agricultureArts venues & eventsAccounting & tax practicesHR & consulting practices

See our products → Read the case studies →

Questions we are asked

Business automation and custom software, answered

Straight answers to what South African businesses ask before they call.

What does Agile Automate do?

We design, build, integrate and support business software for South African companies: custom systems, ready-made products such as HR, health and safety compliance and access control, process automation, and integrations with tools like Xero and WhatsApp.

Do you build custom software or sell ready-made products?

Both. We have nine products you can start from, including Agile HR Pro, SafetyLoop, a polygraph management system, PEAI Academy, access control, Tax Assistant, ComplexManager, a point of sale for bars and venues and a transport fleet, HR and payroll platform. Most of our work is built or adapted to the way a specific business runs.

Can you integrate with Xero?

Yes. We have built live Xero API integrations that post invoices and credit notes, reconcile payments and create cost-of-sales journals from operational data, so nothing is captured twice.

Do you work with the WhatsApp Business API?

Yes. We use the WhatsApp Business API for customer and staff messaging, alerts, confirmations and chatbots that hand over to a person when needed.

Which platforms do you implement?

We implement and connect ClickUp, Bitrix24, Odoo, Xero and Supabase, and we will tell you honestly when a smaller off-the-shelf tool is the better answer than a custom build.

Which industries do you build for?

Labour broking and staffing, gas and energy distribution, schools, security services, retail, logistics, sectional title property management, training providers, farming and venues. The platform changes; the approach does not.

Where are you based?

Agile Automate (Pty) Ltd is based in Parys, Free State, and works with clients across South Africa.

How much does a project cost and how long does it take?

It depends on scope. Adapting one of our products is weeks of work rather than a from-scratch build. A short, no-obligation call is enough for us to tell you what is involved and whether we are the right fit.

Right people. Right platforms. Real results.

Tell us where the paperwork is piling up.

A short call is enough to tell you whether this is worth pursuing — and whether Agile Automate is the right fit to build it.

  • Direct line to the person who'll actually build it
  • No obligation, no sales team in between
  • We'll say so if it's not a fit
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