Software built around how your company already works.
Lantern designs and builds custom ERP, construction and CRM systems. We start from modules we have already engineered, then shape them to your processes, so you get a system that fits without paying to reinvent the basics.
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What we build
Three systems we know deeply, each one adapted to the company using it.
Construction
Read moreEstimating, contracts, scheduling, site progress, payment certificates and earned value, kept in one record from tender to final acceptance.
Replaces: BoQ spreadsheets, paper certificates and month-end cost guesses.
ERP and finance
Read moreGeneral ledger, procurement, inventory, manufacturing, HR and payroll, fleet and fixed assets posting to one set of books, so every department works from the same numbers.
Replaces: Separate tools for accounts, stores, production, payroll and fleet that never agree.
CRM
Read moreLeads, accounts, quotations, tenders and after-sales service in one customer history, with AI help that points out stalled deals and next steps.
Replaces: Leads in phone contacts, quotes in Word, tenders in someone's inbox.
Something else
Inventory for a distributor, an approvals tool, a reporting system for head office. If it runs part of your business, we can build it.
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We also build
The same engineers design and build apps and websites, for companies and for their customers.
Web applications
Customer portals, booking systems, dashboards and internal tools that run in the browser, with secure sign-in and roles for each user.
Mobile apps
Android and iPhone apps for your customers or your staff in the field, connected to the same data as your other systems.
Websites
Company and booking websites that load quickly, are easy to find in search and turn visitors into enquiries.
Built by our team: Zawa Rentals, GWBV Guest Houses
How a project runs
Custom software fails when it is designed far away from the people who will use it. Ours is built with them.
1
Discovery
We spend time with your teams and map the processes, documents and approvals you already use.
2
Design
You review screens and workflows before any code is written, so the system fits how people actually work.
3
Build in stages
We deliver in short cycles. You use each part early and tell us what to change while it is still cheap to change.
4
Data migration
We move your records from spreadsheets or old systems and check the balances with you.
5
Training and launch
Staff are trained by role, and modules go live one at a time instead of all at once.
6
Support
We stay on to fix issues, add features and adjust the system as your company changes.
A new company with an experienced team.
Lantern Software Engineering PLC is new. The engineers behind it are not: we have spent more than eight years building enterprise systems and products that people use every day.
We are based in Addis Ababa and work directly with the people who will run the system. The people you meet at the start are the people who build it.
Live products our team has built
Built and launched by our engineers, and in use today.
Hidmo
Property rentals
Property rentals and help with moving between homes.
hidmo.app
Yisiru
Job platform
A job platform where employers post openings and job seekers find and apply for work.
yisiru.com
GWBV Guest Houses
Hospitality
Furnished, serviced apartments in Sarbet, Addis Ababa, rented by the month.
gwbvguesthouses.com
Zawa Rentals
Extended-stay rentals
Direct booking for furnished corporate homes in Ohio, with a 30-day minimum stay.
zawarentals.com
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