The work your team is doing by hand shouldn’t be.

For established businesses running on spreadsheets, manual reports, and software that hasn’t kept up. We build the tools that get those hours back and bring your existing systems up to current standards.

MODERNIZE YOUR BUSINESS TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY

Hours

RECOVERED MONTHLY

Reports that took a day to prepare now run automatically. Manual data entry replaced by integrations. Save time creating spreadsheets and more time on acting on the data.

Errors

ENGINEERED OUT

The mistakes that come with copy-paste workflows and end-of-month spreadsheet panic disappear when the process is automated correctly.

Systems

THAT KEEP UP

Existing software extended, updated, and integrated so the platform you’ve already invested in keeps pace with how your business works today.

THIS IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF…

"We’re running our operations out of spreadsheets."

A spreadsheet was the right tool when the team was small. Now it’s a bottleneck - slow, error-prone, and locked in someone’s head. We replace it with software designed for the way you actually work.

"Our software works, but it hasn’t been updated in years."

Functional, but missing integrations, automations, and modern interfaces your team and customers expect. We bring it forward without throwing it away.

“Our team spends days on reports that should take minutes."

Manual reporting, monthly reconciliations, copy-paste between systems - all the work that scales badly with team size. We engineer the friction out.

WHAT MODERNIZATION LOOKS LIKE

PROCESS AUDIT

Find the work worth automating

We’ll work with you to map out how your work actually gets done and identify the highest-leveraging processes; the ones that consume the most time, create the most errors, or limit the most growth. That becomes the roadmap.


CUSTOM TOOLS

Software built for your specific workflow

Internal dashboards, reporting platforms, data entry replacements, automated workflows. Tools that are tailored to how your business runs - not generic SaaS adapted to a shape that doesn’t quite fit.


SOFTWARE UPGRADES

Extending what you already have

Adding new functionality to your existing software, updating outdated interfaces, modernizing dependencies, integrating systems that don’t talk to each other. The platform you’ve invested in keeps evolving without a costly rebuild.


INTEGRATIONS

Connecting the systems you already use

Your accounting platform, CRM, scheduling system, and data warehouse should be working together. We build the connections that eliminate double-entry and keep information flowing where it needs to go - quietly, in the background, every day.

Engagement Structure
Fixed-Scope Project
Targeted Improvement

A specific process to automate, a defined feature to add, an integration to build. Clear scope, fixed timeline, fixed fee. The right structure when you know exactly what you need and want to measure the return.

From $12K
Scoped during discovery
Monthly Retainer
Ongoing Development

A dedicated block of engineering time each month for continuous improvement. We work down the modernization backlog, ship updates regularly, and respond to what changes in the business. The right structure for evolving software.

From $8K/mo
Minimum 3-month commitment

Our Modernization Process

  • 1. Discovery

    Tell us what’s slowing your team down. We listen, ask questions, and tell you honestly whether modernization is the right move.

  • 2. Process review

    A short engagement to map the work as it actually happens - interviews, walk-throughs, a look at the systems in play. We deliver a prioritized list of opportunities, ranked by effort and impact.

  • 3. Scope & agree

    We propose a project or retainer structure that fits the work. Clear deliverables, clear timeline, clear cost. You decide what to tackle first and what can wait.

  • 4. Build & deliver

    We ship in small, regular increments so you can see progress and can adjust direction. The first useful thing usually lands within four to six weeks, not at the end of a six-month build.

  • "I am delighted to report that Ryan Fairweather and the team at Pixel Tree have delivered in spades. Several hours per month are now saved by automating key reports…"

    Lorne Markowitz, ConsultMD

Frequently Asked Questions

  • That’s exactly what the discovery call and process review are for. Sometimes the answer is yes - there’s an obvious win sitting right there. Sometimes the better answer is “not yet” or “a smaller piece first.” We’ll tell you honestly which one applies before any committment.

  • Rarely. Most of our modernization work involves extending or improving software you already have - adding functionality, updating interfaces, building integrations. A full rebuild is sometimes the right call, but it’s not the default.

  • As little as possible. We design tools to match the way your team already operates - automating the painful parts, not forcing new processes on people who are getting the job done. Training and handover are part of every engagement.

  • Our primary specializations are Ruby on Rails, React, and Python - but modernization work often involves connecting to whatever your business already runs on: QuickBooks, Salesforce, HubSpot, Airtable, Google Workspace, custom databases. If it has an API or an export, we can usually work with it.

  • For most projects, the first meaningful improvement lands within four to six weeks. We deliberately design engagements to produce a quick early win - both because it’s good practice and because it builds trust.