Free audit, at your office
Custom software & AI for India's manufacturers.
We come to your office, find where your business can gain the most, and build it. Live in about four weeks.
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Factory floor · Mehta PolymersToday
Line 1 · HDPE Drum 20LShah Plastics · 1,640 of 2,000
On time ✓Line 2 · Caps 38mmKiran Auto · 540 of 1,200
BehindLine 3Idle since 10:40
Free14Orders today
3Ready to dispatch
Shipments · Apex ExportsThis month
INV-208 · Hamburg2 containers · Sails Friday
Papers ready ✓INV-209 · Dubai1 container · Waiting on the buyer's LC
LC awaitedINV-210 · Rotterdam3 containers · Packing list in progress
Packing6Shipments this month
5Documents pending
Consignments · Orient ImpexLive
BL 7741 · Machine partsNhava Sheva · Out for delivery
Cleared ✓BL 7745 · Resin, 2 containersNhava Sheva · Duty ₹2.1L
Duty to payBL 7752 · Moulds from ShenzhenReaches port in 6 days
At sea3Consignments live
₹2.1LDuty due today
Jobs · Sahyadri ServicesToday
Job 311 · AMC visitThane · Prakash
Done ✓Job 312 · InstallationPune · Suresh, until 2 pm
On siteJob 313 · Breakdown callVapi · No engineer yet
Unassigned9Jobs today
₹1.8LReady to invoice
Sales team · Mehta & SonsLast month
Rohit42 calls · 9 visits
6 orders ✓Neha38 calls · 7 visits
4 orders ✓Vikram11 calls · 1 visit
No orders₹18.4LOrders won last month
23Follow-ups pending
Ask AI
Which orders will be late this week?
One. Line 2 is behind on caps for Kiran Auto. Line 3 is free to cover it.
Free audit at your office
One price, agreed upfront, from ₹5L
Live in about four weeks
You own the code and the data
Sounds familiar?
Excel and WhatsApp got you this far.
Today
WhatsApp · 11:42 pm
200 pcs by Friday. Same rate as last time?Phone
3 missed callsShah Plastics
Stock sheet.xlsx
HDPE 20L412?Caps 38mm?900
Register
Outstanding? Ask Ramesh.With one system
Order deskToday
#1042Shah Plastics200 pcsDispatch Fri
#1041Kiran Auto1,200 pcsIn production
#1040Apex Exports60 cartonsPaid ✓
Outstanding ₹4.2L2 reminders sent today
If you have said any of these
"What did my sales team actually do last month?"
"I find out an order is late when the customer calls."
"My people type the same thing into three places."
"Every enquiry waits until someone is free to call back."
"If my accountant is on leave, billing stops."
"Our formulation lives in two people's heads."
And if you have an idea your industry needs but nobody has built, we build that too.
What we build
Same team, more done. Or a new line of business.
Most owners start with the first. Some use what they know to start something new. The audit tells you which is worth more to you.
Day to day
It runs without you chasing it
Today · Mehta PolymersLive
14Orders today
6In production
3Ready to dispatch
HDPE 20L
412 pcs
Caps 38mm
Reorder
Payment reminder sent to Kiran Auto
Dispatch papers ready for #1042
- Know where every order stands
- See what your sales team did
- Invoices and reminders that send themselves
- Attendance, calls and site visits in one place
- Your know-how saved, private and searchable
Growth
A new line, built on what you know
Dealer portal · Mehta PolymersShah Plastics
HDPE Drum 20L₹142 per pc · 412 in stock200 pcs
Place orderOrder placed ✓ #1043
Rate for 500 pcs?
Assistant · your approved rates₹138 per pc at 500 and above, as per your price list.
- Every enquiry answered and sorted, day or night
- Customers order and track without calling you
- An assistant that answers from your approved rates
- A new product for your industry, built from what you know
Not sure which one you need? That is exactly what the audit finds.
Book a free audit →How it works
One visit. One recommendation. One price.
Three steps, and you know the price before any work begins.
01
Day 1
The audit
A free visit. We spend a few hours at your office and see how the work gets done.
Audit · Mehta PolymersOn site
OrdersTyped into three places by handCosts time
PaymentsFollowed up 9 days lateCosts money
Sales teamNo record of calls or visitsFix this first
02
Before any work starts
One recommendation
The one thing worth fixing first, with one price.
What we build first
A daily view of your sales team
One price, agreed before we start.
03
About week 4
Live
Built by senior engineers. Your team trained until it sticks.
Week 1 to 4
LIVE ✓
You now see every call, visit and order.
Results
What one build changed.
Clearing and forwarding agency · Mumbai
~40hrs/week
of staff time returned to the team
The client's own estimate. Their Excel sheets became one system for the team, with a live view for their importers.
"I had spoken with multiple vendors, but SAAR came back with a working prototype within a day of our first meeting."Read the full story →
सार · SAAR · noun
"The essence. The heart of the matter."
Every business that lasts has a saar: the thing it does better than anyone else in the market. Our work is to find it, and to multiply it with technology.
Straight answers
Questions we get asked.
"Is the SAAR audit free?"+
Yes. SAAR's audit is free. We are based in Mumbai and come to your office, wherever the business runs, spend a few hours there, and come back with one recommendation and one price. You do not need to know what software you want. If it is not for you, you owe us nothing.
"How much does custom software development cost in India?"+
SAAR builds start at ₹5L, with one price agreed before work starts. You pay 50% in advance and 50% on delivery. It starts there because senior people do the work: no juniors learning on your money, no six-month timelines. Our guide to what custom software costs in India gives the full market ranges.
"How long does it take to build custom software?"+
About four weeks from the agreed quote to live, for one focused build. If SAAR runs late, the price does not change: the delay is our cost, not yours.
"Custom software or ready-made tools like Tally, Zoho or an ERP: which should I choose?"+
Ready-made first, if it fits. Tools like Tally and Zoho are cheap and good when your process is standard, and SAAR's audit will tell you when one is enough. Custom software earns its price when your way of working does not fit a ready-made tool, or when your team will not use one. It does not replace Tally: your accountant keeps working in it, and what we build works alongside it.
"Should I hire an in-house tech team or use an external team?"+
For a first system, an external team is usually cheaper and faster. A minimal in-house tech team in India costs ₹40L to ₹80L a year and takes four to six months to assemble. An external senior team such as SAAR builds one system for ₹5L to ₹15L. In-house makes sense once software is a permanent part of the business. Our guide compares an in-house tech team versus an external team.
"What can AI do for a manufacturing or family business?"+
The repetitive work: reading orders that arrive on WhatsApp, raising invoices, following up payments, answering and sorting enquiries, and finding answers in your own documents. SAAR builds these as AI agents that work from the rates and rules you approve, so your people stay in charge of the decisions.
"Will my team have to change how they work?"+
No. SAAR builds around how your people already work. If your team lives on WhatsApp, the system lives on WhatsApp. We train your team in person until it sticks, and that training is part of the build.
"What does custom software cost to maintain after launch?"+
After launch the system is yours and keeps running. SAAR's yearly support plan, what many businesses call an AMC, is optional. It depends on the project, and as a guide it comes to about 10 to 20% of the build price a year, quoted before you decide. Because you own the code, you can also run it with your own people.
"Who owns the code and the data?"+
You do. With SAAR, the code, the data and the cloud account it runs on, such as AWS, are all in your name. Your books, rates, processes and customer lists stay yours, and we sign the legal agreements that protect them before work begins.
"Can SAAR take over a failed or half-built software project?"+
Yes. SAAR takes over stalled projects when the code is accessible, starting with an honest assessment of what exists. The first working piece goes live in two to three weeks. Our guide to recovering a failed software project covers the steps to take first.
"What is SAAR?"+
SAAR is a custom software and AI studio based in Powai, Mumbai. We build software and AI agents for manufacturers, exporters, importers, service firms and family businesses across India. The name means the essence in Hindi. SAAR is not related to SAARC or to other companies with Saar in their name.
You built the business. We build what helps it grow.
One free audit. One build. One team of seniors.