A Riyadh software company building the systems Saudi operations run on.
Cicada Solutions is a custom software company in Riyadh with more than 50 developers. We have delivered more than 60 projects for businesses whose operations are too specific for off-the-shelf tools, from restaurants and venues to contractors, distributors and rental fleets.
- Projects delivered
- 60+
- Developers on the team
- 50+
- Headquarters, serving the Kingdom and the Gulf
- Riyadh
One team, from the first workshop to the support desk.
Cicada Solutions designs, builds and supports operational software for Saudi businesses: dashboards, CRM, booking, ERP, POS and invoicing, HR and compliance systems, and the integrations that tie them together.
More than 50 developers work across our projects, alongside the people who run discovery, design the screens and keep systems running after launch. The team that maps your workflow is the team that builds it, and it stays with the system once it is live.
We have delivered more than 60 projects, from single-branch tools to platforms that run many sites. Five are published below as case studies; the rest stay with the businesses that run on them.
Company facts
- Headquarters
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Team
- 50+ developers
- Delivered
- 60+ projects
- Engagement
- Custom builds, discovery to support
- Ownership
- Clients own the code and IP by default
- Languages
- English and Arabic
Five systems you can open and inspect.
Each case study shows the real interface, the workflow behind it and what it changed. Two of them run as interactive demos.
Systems for the parts of a business that cannot stop.
From a messy operation to a working system.
- 01
Workflow map
Bottlenecks, users, data movement and the first useful outcome.
- 02
Clickable plan
Screens, roles, permissions, integrations and launch scope.
- 03
Working system
Usable modules shipped in increments your team can review.
- 04
Team handoff
Training, launch checks and adoption support.
- 05
Improvement loop
Maintenance, refinements and the next operational priority.
- 01
Workflow map
Bottlenecks, users, data movement and the first useful outcome.
- 02
Clickable plan
Screens, roles, permissions, integrations and launch scope.
- 03
Working system
Usable modules shipped in increments your team can review.
- 04
Team handoff
Training, launch checks and adoption support.
- 05
Improvement loop
Maintenance, refinements and the next operational priority.
What stays true on every project.
Discovery before scope
Every project starts with how the team actually works: who does what, where data moves, where delays happen and what a useful first version should change.
- Workflow mapped on site
- Scope agreed after discovery
- Practical first versions
You own what we build
The client owns the code and IP by default, so the system can outlive any single vendor relationship, including ours.
- Code and IP with the client
- Documented handover
- Cloud or self-hosted
We stay after launch
Training, maintenance and the next improvement are part of the work. The team that built the system is the team that supports it.
- Training at launch
- Maintenance and fixes
- Iteration on real usage
We fit best when the workflow matters more than the template.
- Your team is stitching work across spreadsheets, WhatsApp, POS, CRM, HR or finance tools.
- Off-the-shelf software gets close, but still bends your operation around someone else's assumptions.
- Managers need one reliable view of bookings, sales, people, documents, stock or exceptions.
Not every problem needs custom software.
Sometimes the right answer is an integration, a tighter dashboard, or cleaning up the workflow before anything is built. We will say so, and we prefer the smallest useful system over a dramatic rebuild.
Based in Riyadh. Working across the Kingdom and the Gulf.
Our team works from Riyadh and goes on site in Jeddah, Dammam and across the Kingdom for discovery, training and launch. We also deliver for clients elsewhere in the Gulf, such as OrchidTrade for a perfume distributor in Ajman.
Questions, answered straight.
- 01How do you price a project?
- Most engagements are fixed-scope quotes after a short discovery call; larger builds are phased. You'll always know the number before we start.
- 02How long does a build take?
- It depends on scope, but most first versions land in 4–8 weeks. Discovery comes first so the estimate is real.
- 03Do you build custom, or configure existing tools?
- Custom, around your workflow. Where an existing tool genuinely fits, we'll integrate with it rather than rebuild it.
- 04Cloud or self-hosted?
- Either. We deploy where it makes sense for your data, your team, and your regulatory needs.
- 05Do you work with businesses outside Saudi Arabia?
- We're based in Riyadh and focused on KSA, but we're open to remote work.
- 06What happens after launch?
- We stay on for support, training, and iteration. Software is never "done". It should keep earning its place.
- 07Who owns the code and IP?
- You do. Full stop.
Bring us one messy workflow.
We will help decide whether it needs custom software, an integration or a simpler fix, then outline a practical first version.