Operations Software for Local Business

We build and upgrade the software your business runs on.

Proto Node Labs builds the software local service businesses actually run on. We start wherever the time is going, build around how you already work, and maintain it every month.

Launch Promo Ends September 30, 2026 Immediate slots full

$250 website build

A complete small-business website, designed, built, and launched. We normally quote builds like this around 4x higher. Limited slots before the promo closes.Immediate slots are full, but joining the waitlist locks this price and these terms in for you, with nothing to pay until we have a start date.

Claim the $250 buildJoin the waitlist Full terms and a quick acknowledgement on the next page.

What We Build

Three service areas. One relationship.

Custom Tools

Lead capture, quoting, and automations

Systems built around how your business actually works: lead intake, estimator and quoting tools, automated follow-ups, and workflow automations. We use AI where it earns its place, not for its own sake.

Workforce SaaS

Timesheet, scheduling, and payroll tools

Multi-tenant workforce management software for service businesses. Clock-in kiosks, weekly timesheets, payroll summaries, and schedule management, built for real teams.

Websites & Digital Presence

Business sites that convert and rank

Clean, fast, mobile-ready business websites. We handle design, development, and deployment, then stay on retainer to keep them current.

Client Work

Live projects and products in progress.

Custom Engagements

Custom Dev

Bespoke software built for the way your business actually works:

  • Intake automation
  • Estimator tool
  • Quote & work order generator
  • Internal business ops & dashboards
Scope a custom build
Apps · Platforms · Tools

Workforce Apps

Our suite of software that runs the day-to-day, led by PNL-Ops:

  • Lead pipeline & client CRM
  • Estimator & branded quotes
  • Time tracking & kiosk clock-in
  • Scheduling, invoicing & more coming
See the app suite
Sites · Performance

Websites & Optimization

Fast, mobile-first sites we build and keep in top shape:

  • Custom marketing websites
  • Speed & Core Web Vitals tuning
  • SEO & mobile optimization
  • Ongoing hosting & maintenance
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How We Work

Start anywhere. Keep the developer.

A website, our workforce app suite, or custom software built from scratch. However you start, you keep one developer who already knows your business.

New Work

Get You Running

Scoped per projectBy quote

Website builds, onboarding onto our workforce app suite, and custom software built for how your business actually works. Scope and price are set during intake, so you only pay for what you need.

  • Website builds
  • App suite onboarding
  • Custom software
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Retainer

Keep Us Building

Starting at$100/mo

Your developer on call across everything we run for you. Website changes and new pages, your seats on the workforce app suite, and ongoing custom development, all included. $100 is the entry point for a light scope; plans are quoted from there based on team size and how much we are running for you.

  • Website changes and new pages
  • Workforce app suite seats
  • Ongoing custom development

Launch promo builds get this at starting at $75/mo for the first 12 months.

Start the retainer
Website Hosting

Keep Your Site Online

Flat rate$15/mo

Website hosting and uptime only. We keep your site fast, secure, and online. Content changes, new pages, and new features are not included, and app suite access and custom development are not part of this plan. Those live on the retainer, or are billed hourly.

  • Website hosting
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Security updates

Launch promo builds get this at $10/mo for the first 12 months.

Get set up

No lock-in, ever.

Your domain, your data, and your code belong to you. Leave whenever you want and we hand the whole thing over to you or your next developer, at no charge.

Intake

Tell us about your business.

Fill out the intake form and we'll follow up within 1-3 business days to discuss fit, scope, and next steps.