You own the code
The software is yours, not a service you rent access to on someone else’s terms.
Why Codema
Own it. Don’t rent it
With a typical big SaaS company you rent access to their software. With Codema, you own the code and the database, customize the platform to your needs and brand it as your own.
Rent
- Their code
- Their database
- Their roadmap
- Their brand
- Fees per user
Own
- Your code
- Your database
- Your roadmap
- Your brand
- One monthly licence
Side by side
Codema vs typical big SaaS
A general comparison of owning your platform versus renting a typical subscription.
 | Typical big SaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| Code | You own it | The vendor owns it |
| Database and data | Yours, under your control | Held on the vendor’s systems, on their terms |
| Customization | Shaped to your workflows | Limited to the vendor’s settings |
| Branding | Your brand throughout | Usually the vendor’s brand |
| Pricing | One monthly licence, no per-user fees | Often per-seat or per-user fees |
| Cost as you grow | Small and predictable, whatever your headcount | Grows with every user you add |
| Lock-in | No vendor lock-in | Switching away can be hard |
| Roadmap | You decide what gets built next | The vendor decides for all its customers |
| Hosting, privacy and compliance | Host it yourself or we host it for you | Usually hosted only on the vendor’s servers |
| Integrations | Connected to the tools you already use | Limited to the vendor’s integrations |
| Features | What you need, without the bloat | Built for everyone, often with features you don’t use |
| Who you work with | The team that built your platform | Often a general support queue |
General comparison. Individual SaaS products vary.
Benefits
Why owning wins
Sixteen reasons to own your platform instead of renting one.
You own the database and data
Your data lives in your database, so you control how it’s stored, used and exported.
Full customization
Change features and workflows to fit how your company works, not the other way round.
Your own brand
White-label from the start: your name, logo and colours across the platform.
Faster than building from scratch
The platform is pre-built, so you start from working software instead of a blank page.
No per-user fees
One monthly licence. Adding staff or customers doesn’t mean paying for more seats.
Small, predictable costs
A small monthly licence compared to typical per-user SaaS, so costs stay predictable as you grow.
No vendor lock-in
Because you own the code and data, you’re never trapped on someone else’s platform.
Control over the roadmap
You decide which features come next, based on what your company needs.
Flexible hosting
Host it on your own infrastructure or let us host it, and choose the setup that meets your privacy and compliance needs.
Works with your tools
Integrate with the systems and tools you already rely on.
An asset that adds value
Software you own is part of your company, not a monthly cost that disappears.
No feature bloat
Keep what you need and leave out what you don’t, for a simpler experience.
Work with the builders
We built your platform, so you’re working with a team that knows it inside out.
Continuity
Your platform isn’t affected if a vendor discontinues a product or changes its terms.
Freedom to choose
Owning the code means you can decide who works on it in the future.
Pricing and hosting
Simple pricing. Flexible hosting
One monthly licence, no per-user fees, and a choice of where your platform runs.
One monthly licence.
A small monthly licensing fee compared to typical per-user SaaS. No per-user fees, so your costs don’t climb as your team or customer base grows.
- One monthly licence
- No per-user or per-seat fees
- Predictable as you grow
Host it yourself
Run your platform on your own infrastructure, with full control over your servers and data.
We host it for you
We run it on Codema’s own database and servers, with different hosting options to suit your company.