Bespoke+Application+Software

Bespoke Software (often known as Custom Software or Tailor-made Software) is a software that has been written and developed specifically for the customers needs. Bespoke Software is a type of Application Software.

Many software suppliers sell off-the-shelf applications that can be installed and used by many customers. This means the software will cost less to buy as a large customer base will pay for the development.

Bespoke Application Software is written and optimised for one customer's specific needs, one customer will pay all the development costs, so bespoke software is usually expensive. Sometimes bespoke software is the only way the customer can get software that does what they want. Some organisations have their own software development departments to produce and maintain bespoke software, whereas other organisations contract out their software requirements.

As well as the price, Bespoke Application Software can be a risky choice for the customer as the company who makes the software may leave bugs in the source code, this could leave the customer at risk or loss. It could also take longer for the software to be made, rather than being able to purchase a ready made piece of commercially available software.