illusion Studio, your technology partner
“Licence savings were enough to fund your developments.” This sentence, said years ago by one of our clients during a first meeting, stayed with us. In two years, they had recouped their investment — and from then on, each month represented lasting savings on licence costs. Over those two years, those costs turned into a custom development capable of optimising and improving their processes: repetitive tasks and simple data look-ups became added value.
We had never thought of presenting our work that way. We develop custom web and mobile applications, and the value of our projects speaks for itself. For us, data control and process optimisation are already good enough reasons to invest in our expertise. But the savings made on licences are an additional advantage — and all our clients have benefited from it, to different degrees. That is why today, this idea is part of how we explain what we do.
Our clients achieve these savings because we bill only for development, with no user or licence limits. You pay for the development, and that development belongs to you. As a result, increasing the number of users does not impact costs.
In addition, having entire departments access an ERP (such as Navision or SAP) only to view or update a piece of data often represents an excessive monthly or annual cost.
Imagine being able to create a portal dedicated to that department, an intranet for your employees, or an extranet for your customers, allowing them to place orders, view invoices or access documents.
If you explain your situation to us, we will almost certainly find a way to optimise your costs, as we have already done for companies such as Grupo MasMovil, Aranco, Roca Defisan, Axial or the Diputación de Valencia.
Licence savings: our method
At illusion Studio, we have chosen to work with a methodology that allows our clients to participate actively in every step of their project. We leave behind the old approach where developers built the application in their corner and the client only discovered the result once the work was finished. We use our own methodology, inspired by agile methods such as SCRUM and KANBAN — SCRUM for planning, and KANBAN for tracking. Thanks to this combination, we ensure direct contact, constant collaboration, better forecasting and precise execution.
Benefits of our licence savings
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Digital transformation and investment
The digital transformation process is not limited to adopting an ERP such as Navision, SAP, Holded, SQL Pyme or any other.
For us, digital transformation is first and foremost a mindset shift: moving from a spending mindset to an investment mindset.
For the vast majority of companies that come to us, this means leaving paper behind to digitise their information. And we genuinely enjoy giving value to data and opening up a wide range of analysis possibilities — because information is power, and in a business, it is growth.
When done well, digital transformation represents an evolution: a new, broader and more strategic perspective. It is a modernisation process that is worth it — and we make it useful and profitable from the very first steps.
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Process improvement, optimisation, and automation
This shift in mindset within a company starts with analysing each department and each process that can be optimised.
Imagine technicians or delivery drivers out in the field who still work on paper — or with an app designed several years ago, but now no longer suited to their real needs. As soon as information becomes manual again, the risk of errors increases, and those errors translate into a loss of time and money.
Process optimisation goes far beyond all of that. It starts with a clear-eyed observation: being able to identify what can be improved and assess the benefits against the obstacles to overcome — including the fear of change.
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Licence savings on CRM and ERP
Within this process optimisation, and more broadly within digital transformation, we often see the opportunity to apply these improvements to an entire department. We have worked, for example, with large sales teams where managers and salespeople themselves accessed the CRM to record a visit, consult, or export customer information — consuming licences and generating a monthly cost that, while justified, was perfectly optimisable.
By removing these users from the CRM and creating a custom application, we add more value to their actions. We design the improvements with them, because they are the ones who live these processes every day — and who feel the change. Optimising repetitive tasks then leads to greater efficiency, but also more comfort and satisfaction for employees. And all of that, while eliminating the cost of unnecessary licences — which, over time, represents a considerable gain.
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Customer acquisition and retention
In the same way that employees can wear themselves out doing tasks that steal valuable time from them, or have to remember what happened last Monday with a certain client in Madrid, customers also look for companies and tools that make their lives easier — whether during prospecting, contracting, or retention. A customer who can download their monthly invoice or receive it automatically on the 5th of each month will always prefer that solution, rather than having to keep asking for it or waiting for someone in administration to send it.
And if, in addition, you offer them the information they need, or the possibility to place or schedule their orders online, without having to contact you each time, you gain a satisfied customer who will value the way you treat them. At the same time, you gain better visibility into your future revenue, your stock, and your material flows.
At illusion Studio, we know how to achieve two goals with one initiative — that’s what makes all the difference between being present… and standing out.
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OUR NAVISION & SAP LICENCE SAVINGS SUCCESS STORIES
For more than ten years, we have been working with companies of all sizes and in all industries, alongside which we have grown and learned a great deal. Many of our clients have now become friends, proof that for us, trust is the fundamental pillar of every collaboration. Here is a selection of our most impactful projects in terms of licence savings. These projects were chosen from many others for the diversity of their industries, their real use cases, their complexity, and their scope. If you would like to know more about our solutions, contact us: we are convinced that any project can become a great project.
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Roca DefisanA leading company in fumigation and pest control services. Since 2008, they have relied on us as a key player in their digital transformation. We have developed various highly complex projects, involving multiple integrations, and managed using agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.
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ArancoA company specialised in professional packaging services, recognised for its solid track record and high level of professionalism. We developed several interconnected projects, designed with the goal — fully achieved — of improving the company’s internal processes as a whole.
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SynersightA multinational company dedicated to optimising productivity in logistics, offering customised process automation solutions. At illusion Studio, we actively contribute to their projects by developing custom software for production management, mobile after-sales service, and various integration projects.
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Grupo BonatelThe Bonatel Group is the largest Vodafone distributor in the Levante area, from Alicante to Tarragona, with more than 40 points of sale. Since 2008, they have trusted us to develop portals connected to their Navision ERP, enabling them to save hundreds of licences used by their sales, administrative, and HR teams.
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AxialAxial is a benchmark company in the design and manufacture of fixed structural systems and solar trackers for photovoltaic installations. Its business model is built on a high level of technological development, delivering major advances in the design and manufacture of structures and solar trackers for photovoltaic installations.
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Idai NatureA company specialised in the development, manufacturing, technical consulting, and marketing of fertilisers, biostimulants, and other natural products for conventional and organic agriculture. We developed private project management portals for them, designed for a specific department, connected to their ERP, and enabling a significant reduction in licence costs.
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Grupo MásmóvilA recognised company in the telecommunications sector, it wanted to implement a customised purchase process that allows customers to check coverage in their area based on the plan selected. The implemented solution: the creation of a simple, intuitive, and aesthetically polished web page, delivering a smooth and efficient user experience.
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GFA Real EstateA real estate group with a large portfolio of properties and clients. Since 2015, they have placed full trust in our developments, automations, and integrations with third-party applications. We designed software capable of meeting all the requirements of a fast-growing group, while ensuring stability, scalability, and performance.
