Nairobi, Kenya

Software Development Company in Nairobi

The home of mobile money and East Africa's technology hub.

Drema is a software development company in Nairobi building custom software for startups, growing businesses and enterprises across Nairobi, Kenya. We deliver for Nairobi clients with a named lead, a planned working rhythm and the same engineering standards on every project.

We build loan management, agent networks, farmer management and fleet systems.

What we build in Nairobi
  • ERP and operations software
  • CRM and sales management systems
  • Inventory and warehouse management
  • HRMS, payroll and attendance systems
  • Billing, invoicing and accounting tools
  • School and college management systems
  • Hospital and clinic management software
  • Production planning and MES
  • Workflow and approval systems
  • Vendor, dealer and distributor portals
  • Field-service and maintenance management
  • Reporting and business-intelligence dashboards
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Software Development
Nairobi, Kenya
200+
Projects Delivered
120+
Happy Clients
4.9/5
Average Rating
15+
Countries Served
95%
Repeat Clients
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Building in Nairobi?

Bring the problem as it actually is, constraints included. You will get a straight answer on whether we are the right team.

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Your software development partner

Top Software Development Company in Nairobi for your business.

Nairobi is East Africa's commercial capital and the birthplace of mobile money, which most Kenyan adults use daily.

Key sectors
  • Fintech
  • Agriculture
  • Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Energy & Utilities
Business hubs
  • Westlands
  • Upper Hill
  • Kilimani and Ngong Road
  • Gigiri
  • Konza Technopolis
What Nairobi teams need

Buyers are fintechs, agritech and logistics start-ups, banks and SACCOs, and development organisations.

More about the Nairobi market

It hosts regional headquarters, United Nations offices, a lively start-up scene in fintech, agritech, logistics and clean energy, and has long trading ties with India.

Why Drema

Why choose Drema for software development services in Nairobi?

If you are looking for software development services in Nairobi, you want a partner that builds properly, communicates plainly and is still around after launch. That is how we work.

Safe & Secure

NDA by default, least-privilege access and security review before launch.

You Own Everything

Code, designs and data live in your accounts. No lock-in.

Senior Engineers

The people on your call are the people writing your code.

Transparent Process

Sprint demos, a shared board and honest progress reports.

Modern Technology

Proven, well-supported stacks your future team can maintain.

Fixed First Release

A scoped, priced first milestone before bigger commitments.

Delivered on Time

Short sprints make slippage visible early, while it is fixable.

Support After Launch

Monitoring, fixes and upgrades on a plan that suits you.

What we offer

Our Software Development Services in Nairobi

Everything under one roof, so a Nairobi business does not have to coordinate separate design, development and support vendors.

Custom Software Development in Nairobi

Custom Software Development

Software designed around how your business actually runs, instead of bending your process to fit an off-the-shelf product.

Enterprise Application Development in Nairobi

Enterprise Application Development

Workflow, approval and operations platforms with SSO, role-based access and a complete audit trail.

ERP & CRM Development in Nairobi

ERP & CRM Development

Custom ERP and CRM modules, or the missing layer around an existing ERP, integrated so data is entered once.

System Integration & APIs in Nairobi

System Integration & APIs

Connecting ERP, accounting, CRM, payment and government systems so information flows without re-keying.

Legacy Software Modernisation in Nairobi

Legacy Software Modernisation

Moving old desktop or on-premise systems to modern web platforms in stages, without stopping the business.

Software Maintenance & Support in Nairobi

Software Maintenance & Support

Taking responsibility for existing software: fixes, upgrades, security patches and new features on a predictable plan.

Technologies we use

Technologies behind our custom software.

Business software has to be dependable for years, so we favour proven, well-supported technology: TypeScript or Python services, PostgreSQL, message queues for anything that must not be lost, and web front ends that run on any office machine. Integrations with the ERP, accounting and identity systems you already use are designed in from the start, not added later.

Frontend
React
Frontend
Next.js
Frontend
TypeScript
Frontend
Angular
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
Frontend
Data grids & charts

For Nairobi projects we typically host on AWS Cape Town or Google Cloud Johannesburg, with local edge locations, and integrate with M-Pesa Daraja API; Airtel Money and Pesalink; Africa's Talking SMS and USSD; and KRA eTIMS.

Our development process

Turning ideas into custom software that work.

A structured, agile process that keeps your software development project on time, on budget and visible at every stage.

01

Process Discovery

We sit with the people doing the work and map how it actually happens, including the informal steps that never made it into the SOP.

Deliverables: Process maps, requirement specification, integration inventory

02

Solution Design

Data model, roles, workflows and integrations designed and reviewed with you, with a phased rollout plan so one department goes live first.

Deliverables: Architecture document, data model, UI prototypes, phase plan

03

Iterative Development

Built in sprints with demos to the people who will use it, so feedback arrives while it is still cheap to act on.

Deliverables: Sprint releases on staging, user feedback log

04

Integration & Data Migration

Connections to ERP, accounting and identity systems, plus migration of historical data with reconciliation reports that prove nothing was lost.

Deliverables: Integration tests, migration and reconciliation reports

05

Training & Rollout

Role-based training, a supported parallel-running period and a go-live checklist, one department or site at a time.

Deliverables: Training material, user guides, go-live sign-off

06

Support & Enhancement

Monitoring, fixes, upgrades and new modules on an agreed plan, with documentation kept current so you are never dependent on one person.

Deliverables: SLA-backed support, release notes, updated documentation

Industries we serve

Software Development for Nairobi's key industries.

What software development typically means in the sectors at the centre of the Nairobi economy.

We also build for
Success stories

Products our team has shipped.

Real products, live today, built end to end by the same engineers who would work on your Nairobi project.

Working together

Working with Nairobi clients.

Hours and overlap

Nairobi is 2.5 hours behind India all year, giving a long shared working day.

Meetings and workshops

Remote engagement with a named lead, a regular video sync at an agreed time, and work tracked in your own tools.

Regulation and data

Kenya's Data Protection Act requires registration with the data commissioner and limits transfers; digital lenders are licensed by the central bank.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

About software development in Nairobi, and about working with Drema.

Do you have a team in Nairobi?

We work with Nairobi clients through one named lead who is your point of contact from kickoff to handover, backed by the same engineering team on every project.

Can custom software work with the systems Nairobi businesses already run?

That is usually the point of building it. We integrate with the ERP, accounting and CRM you already use rather than replacing them, and connect to local rails such as M-Pesa Daraja API; Airtel Money and Pesalink; and Africa's Talking SMS and USSD. We also design for the local rules from day one: Kenya's Data Protection Act requires registration with the data commissioner and limits transfers; digital lenders are licensed by the central bank.

How long does software development take for a Nairobi company?

We do not start with a two-year programme. The first department or process is usually live in ten to fourteen weeks, running on real data, and further modules follow on a rolling plan. Integrations and data migration are the parts that most affect timeline, so we assess them in discovery.

Which Nairobi industries do you build custom software for?

Most often Fintech, Agriculture, Logistics & Supply Chain and Energy & Utilities, because that is where Nairobi's economy is concentrated. We are not limited to those sectors — the engineering transfers — but that is where we can bring the most relevant experience to a first conversation.

Which local systems can you integrate with?

Most Nairobi projects touch M-Pesa Daraja API; Airtel Money and Pesalink; Africa's Talking SMS and USSD; and KRA eTIMS. We integrate with what your customers and staff already use, and we check API access and commercial terms for each before committing to a timeline.

Should we build custom software or buy a product?

Buy where your process is genuinely standard — accounting, payroll, email. Build where the process is a source of competitive advantage or where no product fits without workarounds that cost more than the licence. We will tell you when buying is the better answer, including when it means we do less work.

How do you handle integration with our existing systems?

Through whatever interface the system exposes — API, database replica, file exchange or message queue — with an integration layer that isolates your new system from their quirks. We assess the integration surface during scoping because it is a common source of overrun.

Can you meet our security and compliance requirements?

We build with SSO, role-based access, encryption, audit logging and least-privilege as standard, and we work with your security team's requirements directly. Tell us the framework you are held to and we will design against it.

What about the users who resist the change?

Involving them early is the only approach that works. When people who do the job daily shape the design, adoption stops being enforcement. Phased rollout with parallel running also removes the fear of a hard cutover.

How long does an enterprise project take?

First department live in three to five months is a realistic target for a well-scoped process. We deliberately avoid the pattern where nothing is usable for two years, because requirements drift faster than that.

Who owns the code?

You do, entirely, in your repositories. We also document the system and train your team so continuing without us is a genuine option rather than a theoretical one.

Want to start a project?

Get a free estimate for your software development project in Nairobi.

Tell us what you want to build. A founder will reply with honest advice on scope, timeline and cost — including when a simpler approach would do.