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cybernaut studio.
Software studio in Johannesburg, South Africa

We build custom software and SaaS products for businesses.

Cybernaut Studio is a founder-led software studio in Johannesburg. We build internal tools, portals and workflow systems around how your business runs. We also build and run our own software products.

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  • Founder-led
  • Based in Johannesburg
  • Email or WhatsApp

cybernaut.studio · current work

What we do

Three kinds of work, one studio.

  • Custom software

    Internal tools, portals, dashboards and workflow systems, built around how your business actually runs.

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  • SaaS products

    We build and run our own software products. The first is TraceGrid, project control for South African industrial contractors.

    Read about TraceGrid

  • Small-business websites

    A fast, professional website for a new or small South African business. R2,500 once-off, then R350 per month.

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Our product

TraceGrid: every quantity, from BOQ to site.

TraceGrid is project control for South African industrial contractors. It runs BOQs, supplier quotes, purchase orders, deliveries, progress and planning in one system. Each detail is captured once and carried forward.

  • From R1,400 per month for the Core module, with unlimited users
  • Founding customers get 30% off every module for their first 12 months
  • An interactive demo you can try in your browser
Try the interactive demo Visit the TraceGrid site
How we built TraceGrid
TraceGrid Overview for a boiler house shutdown: contract value, earned value, the shutdown day strip and a Needs your attention list with an overdue delivery.
The TraceGrid interactive demo, with fictional data.

Client work

Businesses we've helped.

  • Website Live 2026

    Stenljer Accounting

    A six-page website for Stenljer Accounting, an accounting practice in Benoni, built on our small-business website package.

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How we work

Four steps, with something useful to see early.

  1. 01

    Understand

    We learn how the work happens today, where it breaks down and what would change if it worked well.

  2. 02

    Shape

    We agree on the most valuable first version and map the workflow. Where it helps, we build a prototype first.

  3. 03

    Build

    We build in clear milestones. You review progress as we go, so wrong assumptions get fixed early.

  4. 04

    Improve

    After launch we support the system and extend it as your business changes.

Founder-led

You deal directly with the person building your software.

Jean-Jacques Strydom runs Cybernaut Studio. The person who learns how your business works is the same person who builds and supports your software.

Fewer handovers means less lost context. You always know who is responsible for moving the work forward.

About the studio

One point of contact

  • Direct communication throughout the project
  • Clear scope, milestones and ownership
  • Technical decisions explained in plain language
  • Ongoing support from someone who knows the system

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Tell us what you need built.

Send a short note about your business and the problem you want solved. We reply by email or WhatsApp.

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