Legacy rebuild How I work Prototype → Production Custom apps Pricing Talk to me Deutsch
EU-based · GDPR by default · one person accountable

Your business runs on software
nobody maintains anymore.

I rebuild it — module by module, while it keeps running. Every calculation is verified against your old system before it goes live. You don't have to trust me. You can check.

No lock-in. Each module works on its own — you can stop after any one.

Legacy software rescue

When the software outlives its maker.

A 15- or 20-year-old system still runs the business — but the vendor is gone, the one developer who understood it has retired, and every outage is a gamble. Replacing it wholesale is too risky. So it stays, and the risk grows.

  • The vendor no longer exists — no updates, no support, no fixes.
  • Knowledge lives in one person's head, and that person is leaving.
  • New requirements (e-invoicing, integrations, mobile) can't be added.
  • A full replacement means stopping the business — nobody can afford that.
How I work

Rebuilt in the open, verified against the original.

No big-bang rewrite. One module at a time, each one proven to behave exactly like the system it replaces — before it touches production.

01 · Module by module

The business never stops

Orders, pricing, routing, invoicing — rebuilt one piece at a time. The old system keeps running until each new piece has earned its place. No downtime, no forced switch-over.

02 · Verified against the old system

Same input, same result

Before a rebuilt module goes live, it is run against the legacy system on real cases. If the numbers don't match to the cent, it doesn't ship. Your old software becomes the reference that proves the new one right.

03 · Independent review

A second system checks the first

I build with orchestrated AI systems working in parallel — one builds, a separate, independent one reviews before delivery. The speed of a team, with one person accountable for the result.

The point of all this is simple: you don't have to take my word for it. The verification is the deliverable as much as the code — you can see that the new system matches the old one, case by case.

What I'm working on now

Real projects, in progress — stated honestly.

I'm early. Rather than borrow credibility I don't have yet, here is exactly what's on the bench right now.

Wholesale / food trade · in development

A 20-year-old ERP, rebuilt piece by piece

Ordering, pricing logic, delivery routing and invoicing are being rebuilt one module at a time and verified against the legacy system on real data, while day-to-day operations continue uninterrupted.

Status: in development, not yet in production. Reference name and figures will appear here once the client agrees to be named — not before.
Coaching / health · in trial

A custom training app, no app store

An installable web app (PWA): audio-guided sessions recorded by the coach, a daily log, progress view for the coach, GDPR export and deletion path. Built once, updates instantly, runs on EU servers.

Status: in trial with the client. This is the second thing I build — see below.

Nothing on this page is embellished. Where something is in progress, it says so.

The second thing I build

Custom apps for small businesses — without the app store.

Often the new face of a rebuilt system is a small, focused app. Installable on any phone, updated instantly, hosted in the EU — from an internal tool to a customer-facing one.

Installable, no store

A progressive web app installs straight from the browser. No app-store review, no waiting, no 30% cut. You push an update, everyone has it.

Built around one job

Not a bloated platform your team has to learn. A tool that does the one thing your business actually needs, in the words your business already uses.

Yours, on EU servers

Your data stays in the EU under GDPR — on request entirely without third-party cloud. Export and deletion paths are part of the build, not an afterthought.

New · Prototype → Production

You built an app with AI. I make it production-ready.

Self-built prototypes run on your machine — and break with the first real user: data loss, no access control, no privacy compliance, no tests. I take it into production.

Step 1 · Audit

I tell you what holds

I read the code and deliver in writing: what holds, what breaks, what's missing (security, privacy, data, tests). Plus a fixed price for the rebuild. The audit is €490.

Step 2 · Hardening

From prototype to production

Separate build and review instances, tests against existing behavior, mobile and GDPR checks, deployment on a German server with backups. Fixed price after the audit.

Result · Handover

The source code is yours

Documented, no license fees. Hosting and maintenance from €79/month if you want it.

Request an audit

Pricing

Start small, know the price up front.

No project without an assessment, no assessment without a fixed price. You know what it costs — and whether it's worth it — before anything is built.

Step 1

Assessment

Fixed price · from €900

I map the legacy system and the workflows around it: what it does, where the risk sits, what can be rebuilt, what shouldn't be. You get a clear report with a path — with or without working together afterwards.

The report names what pays off, what doesn't, and what's solvable without AI at all.

Request an assessment
Step 2

The rebuild

Fixed price per module

One module after another, typically 2–6 weeks each. The price is fixed before work starts, based on the assessment — no change-order surprises. Each module works on its own; you can stop after any one.

Discuss a project
Step 3

Running it

Monthly · from €79

Hosting on EU servers, maintenance, changes, support. Month-to-month, cancel any time. The people who built it are the people who keep it running.

Talk it through
What I don't promise

The honest limits.

So you know exactly what you're buying:

  • I'm not the biggest name in this field, and I won't pretend to be. What I offer is a verifiable method and one person who is fully accountable.
  • I don't rescue everything. If a system is better replaced with off-the-shelf software, the assessment says so — and saves you a rebuild you didn't need.
  • I don't hide the status of my work. Projects in progress are labelled as such. References appear only with the client's consent.
  • No hidden follow-on costs. What a module costs in operation is in the quote, in writing, before you commit.
Data & compliance

Your data stays in the house.

The biggest worry with AI is data protection — rightly so. Here it's part of the architecture, not a footnote: documented, checkable, on request entirely without cloud.

Personal data — local models

Anything with personal data is processed by a local AI model, on your hardware or on separate EU servers. It doesn't leave your system.

Heavy lifting — no personal data

Complex tasks without personal data can use stronger AI services — but only on data that carries no personal reference. The line is drawn deliberately.

EU servers, GDPR by default

Hosting in the EU under GDPR. On request, a German instance for clients who need data physically in Germany.

Export & deletion built in

Every build includes a clean export and a real deletion path from day one — not bolted on when someone finally asks.

Who you're working with

One person, the whole way through.

I'm Thomas Siepmann. I rebuild ageing business software and build the focused apps that replace it. No account managers, no hand-offs to a team you never meet — the person who assesses your system is the person who rebuilds it and the person who keeps it running.

I work EU-based and remote, in English and German. For clients within reach, on-site is possible. The way I build — verified against your old system, independently reviewed before delivery — is the same whether you're next door or across a border.

Talk to me

Tell me what's holding your business together.

A first conversation is free and commits you to nothing. If a fixed-price assessment makes sense, we set it up. If it doesn't, I'll tell you.

siepmann.t@protonmail.com
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