15+
industries served
Days
not months
100%
code ownership
$0
lock-in fees
The math
How much is your business paying for software you don't own?
ArchiHQ replaces all of it with one system. $4,000 for 3 months. You own the code. See pricing.
The thesis
Why custom operational software beats SaaS.
Paul Strassmann studied companies from unsuccessful to highly successful. He asked how much they spent on technology. The answer was counterintuitive: they all spent the same - about 2% of revenue. So he asked a second question: how do they spend it?
The unsuccessful companies spent the majority on management productivity - dashboards, reports, email, spreadsheets. The successful companies spent the majority on operational productivity - custom software that runs the actual work of the business.
In 1992, Steve Jobs cited this research at MIT and said: "PCs and Macs never attacked operational productivity. You can't go down to your local computer store and buy an app that will help you run a hospital or do stock trading." He called it the next big revolution in computing.
Jobs built NeXT Step to solve it - software that created custom operational applications 5 to 10 times faster than anything else. That technology became the foundation of macOS and iOS. But in 1992, only large corporations could afford custom operational software.
AI removed that barrier. We built the factory that delivers it to any business.
The architecture
Your AI. Our intelligence. Your data.
We don't compete with AI models. We don't compete with frontends. We build the intelligence layer any AI can talk to, running on infrastructure you own.
1
Your AI
Claude, ChatGPT, whatever comes next
Not ours. Not our problem. Every time the AI gets smarter, your system gets better — for free. You choose the tool. We make it work.
2
Our Intelligence Layer
API + Brain Pool + MCP
This is the product. Pre-computed data about your business, your market, your clients. The depth of our tools is what makes any AI useful. The best API wins.
3
Your Data + Automations
Running 24/7 on our servers
Your leads, transactions, history, workflows — all yours. Automations run whether you're watching or not. Cancel anytime, take everything. Your business never stops.
Like paying for electricity — you don't care who made the lightbulb, you care that the power is on. We're the plumbing company, not the faucet company.
$2T
SaaS market cap wiped out
Feb 2026
60%
of buyers regret SaaS purchases
Netguru
14.2%
SaaS price inflation vs 2.7% general
Droptica
35%
of enterprises replaced SaaS with custom
Retool
The post-SaaS era isn't coming. It's here.
Three ways to access
One system. You choose how to use it.
Talk to your business through your AI. See it on a real-time dashboard. Take it to the field offline. All three modes access the same data, same automations, same intelligence.
AI Mode
Connect your AI. Ask questions about your business in plain English. Your AI calls our tools, gets real data, answers naturally. No chatbot. No special interface. Just talk.
Dashboard
Full visual command center. Pipeline, maps, KPIs, activity feed — all updating in real-time. For people who want to see their business, not ask about it.
Offline
Agent at a showing with no signal? Cached data, task lists, forms — all work offline. Syncs when connection returns. Server goes down? You keep working.
Every competitor forces you into THEIR interface. We let you use YOURS.
Manifesto
Your business runs on six different tools that don't talk to each other.
Your CRM is here. Your website is there. Your marketing is somewhere else. Your data lives in spreadsheets nobody updates. Every month you pay for software that does 80% of what you need and 0% of what makes you different.
When you cancel, it all disappears. The data. The workflows. The system you spent a year configuring. Gone. Because you were renting. You never owned anything.
We built ArchiHQ because we believe the software that runs your business should belong to you. Not to a SaaS company. Not to an agency. To you.
One system. Built for how your business actually works. Every feature you need, nothing you don't. AI where it saves you time. Simple logic where it just needs to work.
You own the code. You own the data. If you sell your company, the software goes with it. If you cancel, you keep everything. Your software is an asset on your balance sheet - not a monthly bill that vanishes.
Built for you. Owned by you.
This is ArchiHQ.
How it works
How does building custom software with ArchiHQ work?
01
Tell us what you need.
Send a voice note, text, or screenshots. Describe what's slowing you down or costing you money. Two minutes or twenty - whatever it takes. No meetings. No forms. Just tell us.
02
We build it for you.
AI does the heavy lifting. The founder reviews everything. Your custom software ships in days, not months. Website, CRM, automations, marketing - whatever your business needs.
03
You own it. We run it.
The code is yours. The data is yours. We host it, maintain it, and keep it running. Cancel anytime and take everything with you. Your software is an asset, not a subscription.
Describe the bottleneck.
We build the fix.
Send a voice note. AI transcribes it. The founder builds the system. You see progress in your portal within 48 hours.
Real results
Real businesses. Real software.
Credit Repair
Fresh Start Financial Group
"At $500 a day, we were doing $150,000 to $200,000 a month in sales."
63,818
leads
$2.86
per lead
5
days to build
from voice note to live OS
Junk Removal
Custom OS — Built in 5 Days
Photo quoting, CRM, dispatch, route optimization, SEO website, review automation. Replaced 5 SaaS tools.
5
tools replaced
$0
lock-in
6
vendors replaced
$4,000+/mo in SaaS eliminated
Real Estate
Brokerage OS — One System
CRM, speed-to-lead, AI chat, direct mail, SEO website, automated follow-ups. Full pipeline in one place.
<2min
lead response
21x
conversion lift
$4M+
managed
140K+
leads
15+
industries
1
person
See your industry
Frequently asked questions
What do you need to know about custom software?
Custom software for your business. Website, CRM, automations, dashboards, AI agents, lead generation, marketing systems - whatever your business needs to run from one place. We build it specifically for your industry and how you work. Not a template. Not a SaaS subscription. Software that is yours.
The Trial is $4,000 for 3 months - your fractional CTO + CMO, working OS with lead generation, marketing consulting, money-back guarantee. After that, Build Mode is $4,000 per month for ongoing development. Full Operation is $10,000 per month for parallel projects and full marketing execution. Maintenance starts at $99 per month after your build is complete, scaled to project size. Every tier includes custom software, marketing, hosting, and support. You own the code at every level.
Yes. Every line of source code is your intellectual property. If you sell your company, the software is an asset on your balance sheet. If you cancel, you keep everything - the code, the data, the documentation. No lock-in. No exit fees. This is the opposite of SaaS where you rent and lose everything when you stop paying.
Not even a little. Most of our clients send voice notes from their car. Describe the problem in your own words. Two minutes or twenty. We handle everything else - the architecture, the code, the deployment, the marketing. If you can explain what is slowing you down, that is all we need.
15+ and counting. Real estate, home services, hospitality, healthcare, legal, auto, e-commerce, professional services. Every system is custom-built for the specific industry. We have dedicated landing pages for industries where we have deep expertise - check the Industries section to see if yours is listed. If not, we build custom for any business.
Because a 45-minute Zoom call produces the same information as a voice note. You record when it hits you. Don't organize your thoughts, don't worry about grammar. Just tell us everything. The transcript is instant. More gets done in less time. Everything is tracked in your portal.
You keep everything. The code, the data, the hosting documentation. All yours. No lock-in. No exit fees. Cancel anytime and walk away with a working system that you own. That is the whole point - your software is an asset, not a subscription.
What takes most agencies 3 to 6 months, we ship in days or weeks. AI does the heavy lifting, so we move at a pace traditional teams cannot match. You send a voice note, we start building the same day. You see real progress within the first week.
Get started
Describe the bottleneck.
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