Custom software in Roden
Roden has a surprisingly complete economy: retail on the Brink, engineering and manufacturing on Haarveld and plenty of commuters heading to Groningen. We build custom software with AI, fast and secure, fitting your process exactly.
Why custom software, and why here
The economy of Roden and Noordenveld rests on a few clear pillars: regional shops on the Brink, SMEs and manufacturing on Haarveld (engineering, metalwork, construction and installation) and a large group commuting to Groningen daily. Many of those companies run on manual work for quotes, planning and admin.
They often get stuck on off-the-shelf packages that almost fit, or on loose Excel sheets. With AI we quickly build custom software that does fit, made secure and production-ready by our own developers.
What we build for you
Custom software
Software built with AI: a working product fast, made secure and production-ready.
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Your own CRM or tool
A system that fits how you work, instead of forcing your process into an off-the-shelf package.
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In Empathree Studio we build in our developers' code style, with review on every line.
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From an Excel quote to a working app for an installation firm
Take an installation or engineering firm on Haarveld that makes quotes based on photos, emails and a short job description. We build an app around it: the AI turns that input into a draft quote with the right line items, prices and wording from your own template.
A working prototype fast, then made secure and scalable by our developers. The owner adds the final check before the quote goes out.
This is an example of what we can build for you, not an existing product.
Software we built
Argo: from measuring up rooms to a signed quote in one app
Dictate the rooms on site, AI produces the room schedule and the calculation, and the client signs digitally. Without printing and scanning.
Close by, from Groningen
Roden sits just outside Groningen, about half an hour's drive from our office. We are happy to come and see how you work today, because good software starts with the real process.
We work for SMEs across the north of the Netherlands and speak the language of the region. Short lines, local.
Leonard Springerlaan 35, Groningen
Our lead developer is from Roden
René Vrieling grew up in Roden and knows the mentality here from the inside: roll up your sleeves, stay level-headed and simply make sure it works. At Empathree he is the lead developer who makes the code production-ready and secure, so that what we build runs reliably in your business.
For René, technology is never a goal in itself, but something that should make the work lighter. Roden is simply home to him.
Frequently asked questions
Do you build on top of something we already have?
Yes. Sometimes we build new, sometimes we finish or secure what you started yourself or with AI.
So you are not vibe coders?
No. AI helps us build fast, but all code is checked by experienced developers we employ ourselves. Secure, scalable and production-ready.
What does custom software cost?
We work with fixed prices, no hourly billing. After a first conversation you know exactly what you get and what it costs.
Meet Empathree
Empathree is an AI agency from Groningen. We help SMEs use AI not as a toy, but as something that genuinely takes work off your plate. Always with a human checking the output.
What we believe
AI is fast, but speed alone delivers nothing. The value sits in the last 30 percent: judgement, nuance, knowing which question to ask. So we never start with a tool. First we map your process, then we look at where most time leaks away, and only then decide what AI handles and what stays human work.
How we work
We work at fixed prices, no billing by the hour. You know where you stand up front. We often start with a workshop to get your team on board, then build a working system step by step, and make bespoke software where it pays off. In our own Empathree Studio we build in our developers' coding style, so everything ships secure and production-ready.
Who you get
Behind Empathree are Marc Cornelius, Maarten Oostland and René Vrieling. Marc and Maarten handle strategy, workshops and implementation, René is the lead developer who makes the software watertight. All three of us live in Groningen, so you deal with local people who build with AI every day. We only teach what we use ourselves.
Why humans in the loop
The world is filling up with automated AI slop. Our answer is simple: the human stays in the loop. With us, and with you. That is how you keep control, quality and trust, even as the technology keeps getting faster.