{"id":852034,"date":"2026-02-27T13:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=852034"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:19:51","slug":"south-african-businesses-are-ditching-r40000-software-subscriptions-heres-what-theyre-doing-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/852034\/south-african-businesses-are-ditching-r40000-software-subscriptions-heres-what-theyre-doing-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"South African businesses are ditching R40,000+ software subscriptions \u2013 Here&#8217;s what they&#8217;re doing instead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South African businesses are ditching expensive software subscriptions because custom software development is more accessible and efficient than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rapid advances in AI have revolutionised the software development industry, and Codehesion is helping companies benefit from this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codehesion.co.za\/contact?utm_source=BusinessTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Codehesion.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Codehesion\u2019s use of AI in its software development process lets South African businesses ship their first versions to market within weeks and deploy apps to the market 4x faster and 75% cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is far faster and more affordable than using a traditional software subscription service \u2013 making Codehesion\u2019s software development services the best option for South African businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beating traditional software subscriptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses pay for traditional off-the-shelf software on a per-user or per-transaction pricing model, where they face a fixed fee for each employee who logs in, each customer added to the system, or each transaction processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This limits growth, as businesses&#8217; software bills rise constantly as they hire new staff or expand into new regions. Growth that should improve your margins instead increases your overhead costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Custom-built software by companies like Codehesion flips the script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of paying for each additional user or transaction, your business invests upfront in a custom-built solution that meets its requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this model, the cost of adding more users or processing higher volumes becomes negligible compared to the exorbitant licencing fees you would otherwise be paying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smashing hidden costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional models also come with many unexpected costs that you won\u2019t have to worry about with a custom-built solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, traditional software solutions doesn\u2019t cater to the unique needs of your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, your business must find or build workarounds to compensate for missing features and functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This often means trying to integrate different platforms to work together \u2013 integrations which can break and generally require ongoing maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result for your business is inefficient workflows and expensive software packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Codehesion addresses this problem at its source by designing software around your exact operational needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its AI-powered development approach enables the rapid creation of fully integrated, purpose-built systems that remove the need for patchwork solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of managing disconnected platforms, businesses gain a single, cohesive solution engineered to scale reliably and support long-term growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By eliminating unnecessary complexity and replacing vendor constraints with tailored functionality, Codehesion helps organisations reduce hidden costs while improving efficiency and control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose Codehesion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Codehesion is an award-winning software development company that won the 2024 and 2025 MyBroadband Awards for Best Software Development Company in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It specialises in custom software development, mobile application development, design, maintenance, project management, and team augmentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codehesion.co.za\/contact?utm_source=BusinessTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here for a risk-free consultation with Codehesion.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Codehesion uses AI strategically in its software development process to help South African businesses innovate faster and more efficiently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":852035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[13257],"class_list":["post-852034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-codehesion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852034"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":852036,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852034\/revisions\/852036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}