Web development and custom applications in Montpellier

Scopes is a web development agency based in Montpellier. We design and develop web applications, business platforms, APIs and high-performance websites for companies, startups and public organisations, in Occitanie and remotely across France. Each project is followed by a single senior technical lead, from scoping to production release.

What we build

Business applications and platforms: internal tools, customer or partner portals, marketplaces, back offices. Explicit business rules, a well-controlled database and an interface that stays legible as the edge cases pile up.
APIs and services: contract design, authentication, permissions, logging, integrations with your existing systems and your suppliers.
High-performance websites: server-side rendering, semantic HTML, accessibility, measured load times. This site is itself served by a Rust application with no client-side framework and no tracker.
Data platforms: ingestion, processing, search, exposure. We distinguish what automation can propose from what application rules must control.

How we work

Scoping: we start from the service delivered and the real constraints, whether regulatory, technical or organisational. The result is a scope you can make decisions on and a target architecture explained by its constraints.
Building in demonstrable increments: each feature passes through the rules, the API, persistence and the interface before it is considered delivered.
Measured quality: unit and integration tests, reviews, performance and accessibility verified on representative environments.
Production release and operations: reproducible deployment, monitoring, backups, a rollback procedure executed at least once.
Handover: documentation, runbook and handover to your team. The organisation remains in control of its system.

Taking over an existing web project

Many requests start with an application already in production: slowing deliveries, technical debt, a supplier who has left, fragile hosting. We begin with a short audit of the architecture, the code, the tests and the deployment pipeline. It results in a sequenced, measurable and reversible plan that restores deliveries without interrupting the service.

Technologies

TypeScript, React, Node.js, Fastify, Rust, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Docker, along with European hosting platforms when data residency requires it. The choice of stack depends on the product, its lifespan and the team that will maintain it.

Who it is for

Companies in Montpellier and Occitanie that need a reliable business tool rather than a patchwork of online services.
Startups preparing a platform who want an architecture that supports growth without a rewrite.
Public organisations and regulated sectors: healthcare, finance, legal, where traceability and data protection are requirements.
Technical leadership looking for senior reinforcement for a redesign, a migration or getting a project back on track.

Frequently asked questions

Do you build brochure websites? We build websites when performance, multilingual content or integration with a business system justify it. For a simple presentation site, a standard publishing tool will often be more economical, and we will tell you so.

What are the timescales? A first version of a business application generally takes two to six months. A takeover audit concludes in two to four weeks. Scoping gives a reasoned estimate before any commitment.

Do you work on site? We are based in Montpellier and meet our clients in Occitanie in person when it is useful. The work is done mainly remotely, with regular check-ins, for clients across France and Europe.

How do you guarantee reversibility? Documented decisions, versioned code and infrastructure, explicit dependencies, handover planned from the contract onwards. You can take over the system or change supplier without starting from scratch.

A web project in Montpellier or elsewhere? Describe your context: the service concerned, the deadline and what cannot fail. We also build iOS and Android mobile apps in Montpellier.