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Client portals and business dashboards
Give customers a login to track orders, documents and payments, and give yourself one screen for sales, collections and pending work.
- from ₹90,000
- timeline 4–8 weeks
- you own everything
the goal
Fewer "what's the status?" calls. More time for actual work.
Customers check for themselves. You see the whole business on one screen instead of three Excel files and a phone call.
Portals for customers, dashboards for you
A client portal is a private, password-protected part of your website where each customer sees their own orders, documents, invoices and payment status.
A dashboard does the same for you: today's sales, pending orders, collections and stock in one screen.
Built on your data: we bring in what you already have from Excel or your current software. Portals and dashboards start From ₹90,000, with the scope fixed before we start.
who uses them.
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CA & tax firms
Clients upload documents and see filing status without calling the office.
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builders & contractors
Buyers see payment plans, receipts and construction updates.
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manufacturers
Dealers see orders, dispatches and outstanding in one place.
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coaching institutes
Students and parents see fees, receipts, results and notices.
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clinics & labs
Patients download reports and see appointments.
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distributors
The owner sees sales, collections and stock by godown every morning.
from files to screens
stop chasing paper and people.
Status lives in files, registers and someone's memory. A portal and a dashboard put it where everyone who needs it can see it, with the right access for each person.
- customers see only their own records
- staff see what their role needs
- every change logged
- exports to Excel whenever you want
what you get.
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secure logins
Each customer and staff member with their own access.
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documents
Invoices, reports and certificates to download any time.
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payments
What is paid, what is pending, and a UPI link to pay.
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live numbers
Sales, collections and pending work on one screen.
- ₹90,000portals and dashboards from
- 4–8 weekstypical build time
- any phoneno app to install
- 100%your data, your hosting
spreadsheets, BI tools or a portal?
| Excel reports | BI tools (Power BI, Looker Studio) | custom portal + dashboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| customers can log in | no | not really | yes |
| always up to date | when someone updates it | if the data is connected | yes |
| setup effort | low | medium, needs clean data | we build and connect it |
| who can see what | whoever has the file | per report | per role and per customer |
| best for | small, one-person reports | analysts | customers and teams who need status daily |
how we build it.
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week 1
what people ask for
We list the questions customers and staff ask most, and where the answers live today.
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week 2
screens & access
Who sees what, sketched screen by screen, with a fixed price.
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weeks 3–5
build with your data
Your Excel or software exports connected, a working demo every Friday.
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week 6
invite & train
A first group of customers invited, staff trained, 30 days of free fixes.
built with proven tools.
Portals and dashboards on the same stack as our other builds.
- Laravel (PHP)
- MySQL
- Flutter for apps
- Razorpay / UPI
- WhatsApp Business API
- GST e-invoice & e-way bill APIs
- Tally exports
- your own hosting
Mainstream, well-documented technology that runs on normal hosting, so any good developer can maintain it later.
the moops promise
Fixed price before we start. A working demo every week. Your code, your data, your hosting.
Projects start from ₹90,000. You pay per milestone, only for work you have seen running, with a proper invoice every time.
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good questions.
What is a client portal?
A private, password-protected part of your website where each customer sees their own orders, documents, invoices and payment status.
Can the dashboard use our Excel or Tally data?
Yes. We can import from Excel and CSV files or exports from your existing software, and set up regular updates.
Who can see what?
You decide. We set up roles so customers only see their own records and each staff member sees what their job needs.
How much does it cost?
From ₹90,000, depending on how many screens and data sources are involved. You get a fixed quote first.
Is it secure?
Every customer has their own login, passwords are stored securely, and access is limited by role. It runs on hosting in your name with regular backups.
How do payments work?
You pay per milestone by UPI, NEFT or card, only for work you've seen running, with a proper invoice every time. The price is fixed before we start.
see it in real life.
VIP Home
VIP Home's site lets people estimate cost, EMI, materials and Vastu before they call, so the first conversation starts with a budget.
read the case study →
“Most people now use the cost calculator before calling us. So when they call, they already have an idea of the budget.”
VIP Home, Indore
let's talk about your business.
A free 20-minute call, or chai at our Indore studio. You leave with a rough scope and a price range in ₹.
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