TL;DR Dotinum has delivered custom software for e-commerce brands, medical platforms, international B2B companies, and SaaS tools. This article walks through six real client projects — what the challenge was, how we built the solution, and what the results looked like. If you’re evaluating whether we’re the right fit for your project, this is the place to start.
Most software companies describe what they do. We’d rather show you. Over the past 20+ years, we’ve delivered projects across e-commerce, industrial supply, healthcare, B2B manufacturing, and SaaS — each one built from scratch, tailored to the client’s specific operations. The six projects below cover different industries and different types of problems. What they share is a common starting point: a client with a business challenge that off-the-shelf software couldn’t solve.
1. Misiga — product configurator for interior decorations
Misiga sells photograph wallpapers, wall stickers, furniture decorations, and paintings. Each product is fully personalized — a customer selects or uploads a photo, then configures dimensions, effects, and frame. The challenge was doing this at scale without building an internal photo database, which would have been prohibitively expensive.
We integrated the store with the Fotolia API, which gave users access to a large external photo library directly within the configurator. To keep costs down and performance up, all API calls are cached — so repeated queries don’t generate repeated charges. The product configurator itself was written entirely in JavaScript, giving users a real-time preview of their chosen image cropped and rendered inside a product template.
Pricing was the other critical requirement. The final price for each order had to account for three variables simultaneously: the customer’s selected parameters, the administrator’s defined base prices, and the cost of the specific photo from Fotolia. We built the pricing logic to handle all three dynamically, with no manual intervention required from the client’s team.
The result: a fully automated, personalized product experience that let Misiga scale its catalog without a corresponding increase in administrative overhead.
2. PlasticExpress — Poland’s first online plastic configurator
PlasticExpress, built for Contra Sp. z o.o. Sp. K. — a manufacturer operating in 14 European countries with clients including Apart, Nivea, and Santander — was Poland’s first online store allowing customers to configure and order plastic plates by shape, dimensions, and hole placement.
The core technical requirement was straightforward in concept but complex in execution: every product is unique, so every price must be calculated individually based on material, dimensions, cut type, and processing method. The customer selects from options including laser cutting, power saw, or diamond edge polishing — and sees a live preview as they configure.
What made this project technically distinct was the output at the end of the configuration process. Once a customer confirms their specifications, the system automatically generates an SVG vector file containing all the product parameters in a format ready for direct use in the production process. This eliminated the manual step of translating an order into production specs — the order is the production file.
We also built the full e-commerce layer around the configurator: cart, checkout, shipping calculation based on product dimensions and weight, discount logic, a cashback “money-box” feature, and daily production reports for the client’s operations team. Non-standard orders that fall outside the configurator’s parameters route automatically to a manual inquiry form.
This project demonstrates what a product configurator can do beyond the visual layer — it can automate the handoff between sales and production entirely. Learn more about our approach to custom product configurators at dotinum.com/product-configurators.
3. Dadda — real-time peer help platform
Dadda is a platform where people help each other solve problems in real time — a marketplace for knowledge and immediate assistance. A Seeker opens a case, Producers apply to help, and the platform manages communication, reputation tracking, and payment settlement between them. The business plan was conceived in 2007 by an American entrepreneur. He spent nearly a decade looking for a team capable of building it to his standard. He came to us in 2016.
We built everything from scratch: user profiles, a forum with reputation mechanics, an internal messaging system, case management, friend lists, user networks, and a full payment and withdrawal system. The technology stack was built on Laravel on the backend, with Node.js handling real-time operations and PHP-FPM 7.1 for performance.
Before launch, the application went through four distinct testing phases. Performance tests measured response times for individual and concurrent users. Load tests simulated high-traffic database query scenarios. An external company conducted penetration and security tests, with identified issues resolved before go-live. UX specialists ran usability tests — and we supplemented those by generating 1,000 forum threads across 100 users with a script, to test real-world behavior under realistic data conditions.
Post-launch, we took over full server environment management — three separate servers handling web content, database storage, and email.
“He was asking the correct questions. He was making the correct suggestions. And even if I wanted things done, he was not afraid to tell me that what I am asking is not really ethical or it’s not the right way of doing it… I like that we had that back-and-forth communication.” — Alarick, owner of Dadda
4. MEDtube — collaborative content editing for a Medical Media Library
MEDtube is one of the largest online libraries of professional medical video content — surgeries, case presentations, animations, and interviews — used by physicians, medical associations, and medical schools. The challenge we were brought in to solve was not about building a new platform, but about scaling one that already existed.
As the library grew, administrators couldn’t keep pace with the volume of materials requiring editing, translation, and categorization. The solution was to open selected editing capabilities to trusted users — without giving them access to the administration panel.
We built a tiered permission system. Administrators assign editor roles and define which categories each editor can modify. Editors see editing tools within their normal user interface — no separate login, no admin panel access. Every change they submit goes into a version repository, where both the original and the revised version are stored. An administrator reviews, approves, or rejects each change before it goes live.
The outcome: editors appointed by MEDtube have modified more than 1,600 materials, representing over 11% of the platform’s total content — with minimal administrative overhead and full audit control.
This project matters as a case study because it shows something different from the others: the ability to extend an existing system with new functionality, carefully scoped to avoid unintended access or workflow disruption.
5. Alu-Lids — multilingual website for a B2B pzackaging manufacturer
Alu-Lids manufactures aluminium lids for the cosmetics and food industries, exporting to Germany, the UK, Russia, Spain, and Italy. Their previous website was static, difficult to manage, prone to virus infections, and abandoned by the original contractor when the warranty expired. They came to us.
The core requirement was a site in six languages — one for each key market — each with its own national domain extension and local SEO optimization. The operational challenge: running six separate systems would mean the client making the same update six times. WordPress Multisite was evaluated but ruled out because the most practical extension at the time only supported subdomains, not separate domain names.
We adapted our own CMS to recognize which domain a visitor is accessing and serve the appropriate language version — all managed from a single administration panel. Six domains, one system, one place to make changes.
The client had used a previous version of our CMS before, which shortened the learning curve significantly. The result: improved search visibility in foreign markets and substantially reduced time spent on content management.
6. SSLReseller — white-label SSL certificate reseller platform
SSLReseller is not a client project — it’s a product we built for ourselves. That distinction is worth making because it demonstrates something the other case studies don’t: we build software that we then operate and stake our own business on.
The platform serves hosting providers, digital agencies, and other companies that sell SSL certificates under their own brand names. A typical user doesn’t want to enter credentials and wait for a wire transfer to clear before a certificate is issued. We solved that with a prepaid balance model: clients load funds in advance, and once they place an order, the certificate is issued automatically — in seconds rather than hours or days.
We integrated directly with four certificate issuers: GeoTrust, Comodo, Thawte, and Symantec. The platform operates 24/7 with fully automated order processing. White-label operation means the end customer sees only the reseller’s branding — our involvement is invisible by design.
What these projects have in common
Six different industries, six different technical challenges. But looking across these projects, a few patterns repeat.
Every solution was built from scratch
Not a theme, not a plugin, not a template configured for a new client. Each project began with a functional analysis of the client’s actual operations, followed by mockups, then development, then testing — before anything went live.
The scope went beyond the visible layer
In almost every case, the most important work happened in the logic underneath: pricing engines, permission systems, API integrations, automated file generation, server environment configuration. The user-facing interface is the output. The backend is the product.
Testing was non-negotiable
The Dadda project went through four distinct test phases including external penetration testing. PlasticExpress included usability testing. MEDtube included version control before any editor change could go live. This is standard practice, not a premium add-on.
Relationships outlasted launch
Dadda’s server environment has been managed by us continuously since launch. Alu-Lids came back to us after a previous contractor disappeared. Multiple clients across our portfolio have been working with us for five or more years.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Do you work with international clients?
Yes. Dadda was built for an American entrepreneur. Alu-Lids exports to multiple European countries and needed local-market SEO for each. We conduct the majority of our client meetings online, and timezone differences are manageable in practice.
2. Do you only build product configurators?
No. Product configurators are one of our core specializations, but our portfolio includes social platforms, content management systems, white-label SaaS tools, and B2B websites. The right solution depends on the specific business problem.
3. What does a typical engagement look like from start to finish?
We begin with a functional analysis — understanding your operations, not just your feature list. From there we move to mockups and process diagrams, then development, then testing, then launch. For complex projects, we also provide ongoing server environment management post-launch.
4. How do you handle projects that go beyond the original scope?
We plan for this. Functional analysis at the start of each project is partly about identifying what’s likely to grow or change. We build systems with future development in mind, not just the initial delivery.
5. What technologies do you work with?
Our standard stack is Laravel (backend), Angular (frontend), and Node.js for real-time functionality. For product configurators, we use JavaScript — sometimes with AngularJS/ECMAScript6 for more complex configuration logic.
6. Do you take over projects started by another company?
Yes. The Alu-Lids project came to us after the original contractor stopped supporting the client. We are comfortable auditing, maintaining, and extending existing codebases.
Key takeaways
- Dotinum has delivered custom software across e-commerce, B2B manufacturing, healthcare, SaaS, and social platforms — each built from scratch to fit the client’s actual operations.
- Product configurators are a core specialization — from interior decorations (Misiga) to industrial plastic cutting (PlasticExpress) — but the scope always extends to pricing logic, order processing, and production automation.
- Pre-launch testing — including external penetration testing and load simulation — is part of our standard process, not an optional add-on.
- Long-term relationships are the norm. Multiple clients have worked with us for five or more years, including ongoing server environment management post-launch.
Ready to discuss your project?
If any of the challenges described above resemble what you’re working on — whether it’s a product configurator, a custom web application, or a platform that needs to scale — we’re available for a free scoping consultation. We’ll ask the right questions before we give you an estimate.