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Custom integrations and APIs.

Overview

Connect your tools, your data, your systems. Without locking in to one vendor.

Custom integrations and APIs are the connective layer that makes your business tools talk to each other. We build custom APIs, webhooks, middleware and ETL flows so your CRM, ERP, shop and databases sync automatically, with no manual re-entry and no lock in to a single vendor.

Target

Custom integrations and APIs are for Swiss SMBs and growing commercial companies already running several tools that do not talk to each other. If your team re-enters the same data twice, or you are preparing for automation and AI that depend on clean, connected data, this is the foundation to build first.

Details

Your tools don't talk to each other. Your CRM ignores your ERP, your accounting ignores your shop, your forms ignore your databases. Every manual flow is wasted time and a source of errors.

We build custom integrations between your systems : custom APIs, webhooks, middleware, ETL. When a tool lacks a proper API, we build a layer on top. When a native connector is enough, we use it (Zapier, Make, n8n). We avoid excessive lock in to a single vendor.

Why disconnected tools cost you more than you think

Your tools do not talk to each other. Your CRM ignores your ERP, your accounting ignores your shop, your forms ignore your databases. Every manual copy and paste is wasted time and a fresh source of errors.

The hidden cost is not just the hours. It is the duplicate records, the orders that slip through, the numbers that never quite reconcile. As your business grows, those gaps widen until reporting becomes guesswork.

Take Legumes Express, a Geneva fresh produce distributor. Orders arrived through several channels and were retyped into the stock and invoicing systems by hand, which meant late deliveries and reconciliation that never quite matched. Once those flows were connected, the daily re-entry that used to swallow hours of an operator's morning simply disappeared, and the order errors that came with it disappeared too.

Custom integrations close those gaps for good. Instead of one more dashboard to check, your systems exchange data the moment it changes, quietly and reliably, in the background.

  • Manual re-entry between CRM, ERP and accounting eats hours every week.
  • Disconnected systems create duplicate and conflicting records.
  • Off the shelf connectors break the day a tool lacks a proper API.
  • Vendor lock in turns a small change into an expensive migration.

Our approach to custom integrations and APIs

We start from your real workflows, not from a connector catalogue. The goal is a layer that fits your business, that you own, and that does not trap you with one vendor.

Custom integrations and APIs connect your business systems so data moves automatically and accurately. We design and build custom REST or GraphQL APIs, webhooks for real time bidirectional sync, middleware that decouples your systems, and ETL pipelines that consolidate your data. When a tool lacks a proper API, we build a clean layer on top of it. When a native connector is genuinely enough, we use it, with Zapier, Make or n8n, rather than over engineering. Everything ships with monitoring and alerting, so a broken sync is caught before it reaches your team or your clients. On a typical two system sync we see manual re-entry drop close to zero and copy related errors fall sharply, freeing several hours a week per operator. The result is a connected stack you control, sized for a Swiss SMB or a scaling commercial team.

  • Map the workflows and the data that actually move between teams.
  • Design the contract: custom REST or GraphQL APIs with clear schemas.
  • Build the connective layer: webhooks, middleware, ETL where each fits.
  • Reuse native connectors (Zapier, Make, n8n) only where they hold up.
  • Wrap a custom API layer around tools that lack one.
  • Ship monitoring and alerting so failures surface fast.
  • Document everything so your team stays independent.

What you get with MAWT

You get a connected stack, not a pile of brittle scripts. Each integration is built to be observed, maintained and extended, by us or by your own people.

Because we are Geneva-based and work as an extension of your team, there are no intermediaries and no layers between you and the senior humans building your integrations. You know exactly what runs and why.

It is the same playbook we ran for Legumes Express: scope the flow that hurts most, ship a sync that holds up under real daily volume, then extend it once it proves itself. You feel the time saved in the first weeks, not after a year long platform project.

  • Custom REST or GraphQL APIs designed around your data.
  • Webhooks and bidirectional sync that keep systems in step in real time.
  • Middleware that decouples your systems so one change never breaks the rest.
  • SaaS connectors when relevant, custom layers when they are not.
  • Monitoring and alerting so issues are caught before you are.

Who custom integrations are for

This service fits Swiss SMBs and growing commercial companies that already run several tools and feel the friction between them. If your team keeps re-typing the same data into two systems, you are ready for it.

It is equally relevant when you are adding automation or AI on top of your stack: clean, connected data is the prerequisite. Integrations are the plumbing that makes everything downstream reliable.

  • Teams losing hours to manual data transfer between tools.
  • Businesses preparing for automation or AI that need clean data first.
  • Companies wary of being locked in to a single vendor.
What it includes
  • Custom REST or GraphQL APIs
  • Webhooks and bidirectional sync
  • Middleware to decouple your systems
  • SaaS connectors when relevant
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • MCP servers: exposing your systems to AI assistants
Deliverables
  • Custom REST or GraphQL APIs designed around your data, not a template.
  • Webhooks and bidirectional sync that keep your systems aligned in real time.
  • Middleware that decouples your systems so one change never cascades.
  • Native SaaS connectors (Zapier, Make, n8n) where they genuinely fit.
  • Monitoring and alerting that catch a broken sync before your team does.
Comparison

Native connector vs custom integration

Native connector (Zapier, Make, n8n)Custom integration and API
Fast to set up for standard, supported toolsBuilt around your exact workflows and edge cases
Breaks when a tool lacks a proper APIWe build a clean API layer on top of any tool
Logic and ownership sit inside the vendorYou own the layer and the logic
Per task pricing scales with volumePredictable cost once built, no per action fees
Limited control over error handlingMonitoring and alerting built in from day one
Takeaways
  • Custom integrations connect your CRM, ERP, shop and databases so data syncs automatically.

  • We build custom APIs, webhooks, middleware and ETL, and use native connectors only where they fit.

  • When a tool lacks a proper API, we build a clean layer on top of it.

  • For Legumes Express, connecting the order and stock flows removed hours of daily re-entry and the errors that came with it.

  • Every integration ships with monitoring and alerting and no excessive vendor lock in.

  • Connected, clean data is the prerequisite for any automation or AI you add later.

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Frequent questions

What is the difference between a native connector and a custom integration?

A native connector like Zapier or Make links tools that already expose a supported API, fast but limited. A custom integration is built around your exact workflows, wraps tools that lack a proper API, and gives you ownership and control over error handling and logic.

How long does a custom integration project take?

A focused integration between two systems can ship in a few weeks. Broader projects connecting a CRM, ERP, shop and accounting take longer. We scope the highest value flows first so you see results early, then extend from a working foundation.

Will I be locked in to a single vendor?

No. Avoiding excessive lock in is a core principle. We use native connectors only where they hold up, build custom layers you own, and document everything. Your integrations remain yours, maintainable by your team or another partner if you ever choose.

Is this worth it for a small team?

Often yes. Smaller teams feel manual data entry most acutely because every hour counts. A targeted integration that removes repetitive copying frequently pays for itself quickly, and lays the clean data foundation any future automation will depend on.

What happens when a tool we use has no API?

We build a clean layer on top of it. When a tool lacks a proper API, we create the missing interface so it can still participate in your connected stack. That layer is monitored and documented like any other integration we deliver.
Next steps

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