// GritWerk — Website + Back Office Platform

Custom websites that
run your business.

Not a template. Not rented software. A custom-built website and back office platform your business owns outright — and keeps.

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$49 per month to host
3 wks average build time
0% transaction fees
100% yours to keep
// 01 — Live Demos

See what we build.
Then imagine yours.

Every demo below is a real, fully built website — not a mockup. Click through. Try the booking form. That's what your customers will see.

Restaurant

Ember & Oak

Full restaurant website with online reservation booking, seasonal menu showcase, event space inquiry form, and an AI chatbot that answers "what's on tap tonight" before a guest even calls.

Reservations Menu AI Chat
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Fitness

SURGE Fitness

Class schedule, membership signup, trainer profiles, and a mobile-first booking flow built to convert walk-ins. Without the Mindbody bloat or the $139/month price tag.

Class Schedule Memberships Booking
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Salon

Maison Belle

Appointment booking, service menu, stylist profiles, and a gallery that makes the work speak for itself. Integrates with the back office for client history and repeat bookings.

Appointments Gallery Client Portal
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Pet Services

Superior Pet Waste

This one is live — a real client. Booking wizard, service area map, pricing calculator, and an AI chat that handles "do you service my neighborhood" at midnight so Lauren doesn't have to.

Live Site Booking Wizard AI Chat
Live Site
// 02 — What You Get

Built right. Not assembled.

Every GritWerk site is built from scratch for your business. These aren't checkboxes on a template spec — they're decisions made for how you actually work.

Custom Design

Your branding, your layout, your colors. Not a Squarespace theme someone in Denmark designed for a yoga studio and you bent your business to fit.

// zero templates used
Mobile Responsive

Works on every screen — phone, tablet, desktop. Touch targets sized for actual fingers. Tested on real devices, not a browser resize handle.

// PWA-ready on request
SEO Optimized

Page speed, structured data, proper heading hierarchy, meta tags — the fundamentals done right so Google can find you without you paying someone $500/month to "do SEO."

// Core Web Vitals green
Fast Loading

No bloated page builders. No 40 JavaScript plugins fighting each other. Static assets, lazy-loaded images, sub-2-second load time. Speed is a feature your customers feel.

// no WordPress, no page builders
You Own Everything

Source code, database, domain, content — all yours from day one. GritWerk doesn't hold the keys to your business. If we disappeared tomorrow, your site keeps running.

// no platform lock-in, ever
Ongoing Support

30 days post-launch included. After that, hosting clients get bug fixes and direct access to the developer who built the site — not a ticket queue staffed by someone reading from a script.

// one developer, not a helpdesk
The Upgrade

Your website is the
front door.
The back office runs the business.

Most businesses use four or five tools that don't talk to each other. Square for payments. Acuity for bookings. QuickBooks for invoices. A spreadsheet for everything else. GritWerk replaces all of it — one platform, one login, your data in one place.

  • POS Register — Touch-optimized for iPad. Ring sales, apply discounts, close the day in one tap. No clunky menu trees.
  • Client Management — Every customer, every visit, every dollar spent. Lifetime value, contact history, tags, notes.
  • Invoicing & Payments — Send invoices, collect via Stripe, auto-reminders for overdue balances. Works for retail and service businesses.
  • Analytics Dashboard — Real-time revenue, top products, busiest hours, customer trends. The numbers you actually check.
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// 03 — Pricing

Buy it once. Host it cheap.

A one-time build fee, then a flat monthly hosting cost. No transaction fees. No feature gates. No annual price hike.

Starter
Website Only
$1,200
one-time build fee
+ $49/mo hosting
  • Up to 6 pages (Home, About, Services, Booking, Gallery, Contact)
  • Custom design to your brand
  • Booking and contact form with email capture
  • Google Maps integration
  • Mobile-optimized, basic on-page SEO
  • AI chatbot for FAQ and lead capture
  • SSL, domain setup, deployment
  • 30 days post-launch support
Get Started

Best for new businesses and anyone paying $30–$100/mo for a Squarespace site they can't customize.

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Pro
Website + Back Office
$3,800
one-time build fee
+ $79/mo hosting
  • Everything in Starter
  • POS register (iPad and tablet-optimized)
  • Client management — contacts, history, lifetime value
  • Invoicing with Stripe payments and auto-reminders
  • Revenue dashboard and analytics
  • Staff accounts (up to 5 users)
  • Expense tracking and basic P&L
  • CSV exports for your accountant
  • 60 days support + one feature round in month 2
Get Started

Best for coffee shops, salons, pet services, and fitness studios paying $150–$400/mo for disconnected tools.

Enterprise
Full Platform
$7,500+
custom quote
+ $149/mo or self-host
  • Everything in Pro
  • Multi-location or multi-brand support
  • Custom integrations (payroll, accounting, delivery)
  • Advanced AI features for your workflow
  • White-label — no GritWerk branding
  • 1–4 hours dedicated dev time per month
  • Priority support — direct line, same-day response
  • Self-hosted option (you pay your own VPS, ~$7–$15/mo)
  • Quarterly review calls
Let's Talk

Best for businesses with $500K+ revenue, multi-location operators, and anyone who's outgrown SaaS tools.

// 04 — Why GritWerk

You rent their platform.
You own ours.

The difference isn't a feature list. It's the model. Every other platform charges you every month because they own the software. We sell it to you once.

The question Shopify / Square / Toast GritWerk
Who owns the code? They do. You rent access. You do. Always.
Who owns your customer data? Technically, they do. Limited exports. You do. SQLite, full CSV export.
What does it look like? Their template. Recognizable as their template. Custom-designed for your business.
Transaction fees on top? Yes — 2.5%+ per swipe, plus plan fee. No. Stripe's 2.9% only. Nothing extra.
When you need a new feature? Submit a request. Wait 6 months. Maybe. Describe it. It gets built.
Support when something breaks? Support ticket #847291. 48hr response SLA. One developer. Direct line. Same day.
AI features included? Extra add-on. $30–$99/mo more. Yes. Chatbot and search, included by default.
Build time? Hours to set up a template. 2–6 weeks for a fully custom build.
What if you want to leave? Export limitations. Start over elsewhere. Take everything. It's already yours.
// How fast?

Traditional agencies quote 3–6 months. GritWerk runs 18 AI agents in parallel — building, testing, and reviewing simultaneously. Here's what that looks like in practice.

Starter Custom website, 6 pages, booking form, AI chat, deployed and live 2–3 weeks
Pro Website + full back office — POS, clients, invoicing, analytics 4–6 weeks
Enterprise Full platform with custom integrations, multi-location, white-label 6–10 weeks
// 05 — FAQ

The questions you're
actually thinking.

Shopify is great if you sell physical products online and want plug-and-play. It's not built for service businesses — and you'll spend $79–$299/month on apps to get features GritWerk includes by default. More importantly: you don't own Shopify. The day they raise prices or change terms, you start over. GritWerk sells you a platform. There's a difference.
Fair concern. Here's what protects you: you always own the source code. If anything happens to GritWerk, you have the code, the database, and the deployment — it doesn't go dark. The platform is built on standard, well-documented technologies (Python, SQLite, Alpine.js) — not proprietary frameworks only one team understands. Any competent developer can pick it up. And with the self-hosted option, your data and deployment are entirely in your control. We'll put that in writing.
Yes, and we'll show you exactly why. All data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest. Stripe handles payment processing — we never store card data, full PCI compliance by design. Authentication uses secure session management with proper token expiry. The code is reviewed by an automated security agent before every deployment. No shared database infrastructure — your installation is isolated. We follow OWASP top 10 guidelines and will walk you through every security decision if you want to see it.
Yes. That's the point of owning it. Your data lives in a standard SQLite database. Every table has a CSV export. If you ever want to move to another platform, hire a different developer, or shut the whole thing down, you take your data with you. No hostage-taking, no export limits, no "contact sales to request your data." If you outgrow GritWerk and need something enterprise-scale, we'll help you plan the migration.
Starter (website only): 2–3 weeks from signed contract to live site. Pro (website + back office): 4–6 weeks. Enterprise (custom features): 6–10 weeks depending on scope. That's faster than most agencies because GritWerk uses 18 AI agents running in parallel — building, testing, and reviewing simultaneously instead of sequentially.
Every plan includes a post-launch support window — 30 days for Starter, 60 days for Pro. After that, hosting clients get bug fixes included and a response within 24 hours. Enterprise retainer clients get dedicated development hours per month. Anyone can purchase additional development time at $120/hr. We're not going to disappear after launch. This is a long-term relationship, not a one-and-done project.
No. The back office dashboard is designed for the person running the business, not a developer. Updating your service menu, adding a staff member, pulling a revenue report, sending an invoice — all done through a clean interface without touching code. If you ever want to change something on the website itself, you reach out and it gets done.
// Let's Build

Ready to build?
Let's talk.

Tell us your business type and what you're paying for tools right now. We'll tell you exactly what GritWerk would cost and what it replaces. No pitch deck. No pressure.

Or email directly: [email protected]

Want to explore the back office yourself first? Try the demo →