Built for local businesses tired of renting their software

Stop paying monthly
for software you'll never own.

Shopify, Jobber, Wix, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan — every month they take a piece of your business and give you nothing to keep. We build the same systems for a one-time price. You own them. Forever.

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  • One-time pricing
  • Code you own outright
  • Built in weeks, not months
  • Zero platform fees

Trusted by local operators across

  • Service companies
  • Contractors
  • Landscapers
  • HVAC & plumbing
  • Restaurants
  • Auto detailing
  • Cleaning crews
  • Local retail

The math nobody shows you

Here's what you're
actually paying to rent.

These are real, current prices for the platforms most local businesses end up on. Add them up across one year, three years, five years — and compare what a custom LSX build costs once.

Platform
Monthly
Annual
5-Year Cost
Shopify "Shopify" plan · e-commerce
$105
$1,260
$6,300
Jobber "Connect" plan · service biz
$169
$2,028
$10,140
Wix "Business" plan · websites
$36
$432
$2,160
Squarespace "Commerce Basic" · sites + sales
$39
$468
$2,340
Housecall Pro "Essentials" · home services
$149
$1,788
$8,940
ServiceTitan Typical small-shop quote
$398+
$4,776+
$23,880+
You own itCustom LSX Build One-time or split into monthly
$0after build
$0after build
From $100total · paid once

Prices reflect typical mid-tier plans most growing businesses end up on. LSX projects run $100 – $2,000+ as a one-time cost, confirmed on your call. Every dollar on the right side is a dollar you stop sending to a platform.

Free savings calculator

Add up what you're paying. Watch what you'd save.

Drop in your real monthly costs — software, website, and the smaller subscriptions that nickel-and-dime you. We'll show your true 1, 3, and 5-year cost of renting.

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Most projects fall between $100 and $2,000+. Confirmed on your call.

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Real systems, real local businesses

The kind of software we build for you.

Dashboards, booking, CRMs, client portals, analytics — built around how your business actually runs. Owned by you, branded as you, with no monthly platform on top. It auto-tours; tap a tab to explore.

Auto-touring builds · tap a tab to explore yourself

Dashboard

Tue · Aug 12 Search jobs, clients… + New job
Jobs today14+3 vs avg
Revenue MTD$38,420+12%
Crews active5on shift
Open quotes9-2

Today's route

Open map
  • Done Maple Ave — Mowing8:30a
  • Now 14 Oak St — Hedge trim10:15a
  • Next Riverside — Cleanup1:00p

Crew status

Crew A · North92%
Crew B · East78%
Crew C · Central64%
Crew D · Install40%

Weekly revenue

+18% WoW
MTWTFSS

Job mix

52%
Mowing · 52% Cleanup · 26% Mulch · 22%

What we build

Everything your business runs on — built to be yours.

Custom Websites

Fast, beautiful, conversion-built sites coded from scratch — no page-builder bloat, no monthly hosting traps.

Booking Systems

Take appointments, deposits, and reschedules without paying per-booking fees to a third-party platform.

Client Portals

Branded logins where customers track jobs, invoices, and files — a premium experience you fully control.

CRM Systems

Pipelines, contacts, and follow-ups tailored to how you actually sell — no per-seat pricing as you scale.

Business Automation

Kill the busywork. We wire up the workflows that quietly run your business while you do the real work.

AI Integrations

Smart assistants, lead qualifiers, and content engines plugged directly into your systems and data.

Custom Software

When off-the-shelf can't do it, we build the exact tool your operation needs — and you keep the source.

Discord Communities & Bots

Engaged communities and custom bots that automate moderation, onboarding, sales, and support.

Why LSX exists

I started LSX after watching too many local owners — landscapers, HVAC techs, restaurant owners, detailers — quietly bleed thousands every year to software they didn't own.

They were paying $300 a month for tools they barely used half of, locked into platforms that raised prices on a whim, owned their customer data, and put their own branding on what should have been the customer's business.

So we build the same systems — booking, CRM, dashboards, websites — and you own them outright. Once. Forever. That's the whole pitch, and it's the only kind of work we do.

— Lucas Shuler

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What owning looks like

Local operators who stopped paying monthly.

Three businesses, three platforms replaced. Same story: pay once, keep the system, keep the savings.

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Marcus Riley

Riley HVAC · Greenville, SC

HVAC

"We were paying $290/month for Housecall Pro and still getting nickel-and-dimed every time we wanted a feature. LSX rebuilt our dispatch and CRM in 5 weeks. Zero monthly fees now. We've already saved $3,480 in the first year alone."

$3,480 saved · year one
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Sarah Becker

Becker Lawn & Landscape · Asheville, NC

Landscaping

"Jobber kept raising prices every renewal, and we kept paying because switching felt impossible. LSX built a custom dashboard our crews actually use — routes, invoicing, deposits, all owned. The platform fees stopped overnight."

$2,028 in Jobber fees · gone
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Tony D'Angelo

D'Angelo's Auto Detail · Charlotte, NC

Auto Detail

"Squarespace plus a booking widget plus a CRM trial — three subscriptions, none of them fit how we actually book bays. LSX built the whole thing in one system. Deposits, customer portal, package pricing. We own it."

3 → 0 monthly subscriptions

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Rented platforms vs LSX

The difference is ownership.

 
Monthly Platforms
LSX
Ownership
You rent access
You own it outright
Customization
Limited to their templates
Built around your business
Monthly Fees
Forever — and rising
None after build
Branding
Their look, their limits
100% your brand
Data Ownership
Lives on their servers
Yours, exportable, private
Scalability
Costs climb as you grow
Scales without per-seat fees
Speed
Bloated, shared infrastructure
Lean code, fast by design
Support
Ticket queues & bots
Direct line to the builders

How it works

From quote to owned asset.

A clear five-step path — and on the call we confirm everything, including whether you pay monthly or one-time.

  1. 01

    Submit a quote

    Tell us about your business and what you want to own. Takes a couple of minutes.

  2. 02

    We plan the build

    Our developers scope a base project — features, screens, and a realistic shape for it.

  3. 03

    Onboarding call

    A Zoom call to confirm the details and lock pricing — monthly or one-time, your choice.

  4. 04

    Development

    We build it clean and fast, keeping you in the loop — and the code is yours from day one.

  5. 05

    Launch + growth

    We deploy, hand over the keys, and keep improving it as your business grows.

Questions?

Quick answers.

Do I actually own what you build?

Yes — you keep 100% of the code, design, and data, with nothing licensed back to us.

Do you charge monthly or one-time?

Both — you can pay once and own it outright, or spread it across a monthly plan.

How much does a project cost?

Most projects land between $100 and $2,000+, with the exact number confirmed on your onboarding call.

How long does a build take?

Most builds launch within a few weeks, depending on how complex the project is.

Are there any recurring platform fees?

No — because you own the software, there are no per-seat or per-booking platform fees.

Can you rebuild something I already pay monthly for?

Yes — replacing rented platforms with software you own is exactly what we do.

What happens after launch?

We hand over everything and can keep adding features as you grow, on your terms.

How do we get started?

Submit a quote and we'll plan a base project before your onboarding Zoom call.

Free cost analysis

Show us what you're
paying. We'll show you what you'd save.

No pressure, no sales call. Submit what you're renting now and we'll send back a clear scope, a one-time price, and exactly what you'd keep over 5 years by owning it instead.

  • Free, no-obligation cost breakdown
  • Built for local businesses — not enterprise
  • You own 100% of the code, design, and data