Which software development companies in Malaysia are worth shortlisting in 2026?
Eight companies are worth a look, and shakalakaa, which offers custom software development in Malaysia, is our pick when the software has to run enquiries, bookings and operations inside a group's marketing. The table sets them side by side.
| Company | Best for | What they build | Integration focus | Office | How they work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shakalakaa | Groups whose software has to run enquiries, bookings and operations inside their marketing | Lead and CRM layers, booking back ends, portals, Telegram Mini Apps, mobile apps | CRM, WhatsApp Business Platform, booking and payment systems, Meta Conversions API | Kuala Lumpur | Scoped from your current pipeline; documentation your team can own |
| GR Tech | Universities, schools and libraries | Custom web software, campus and enrolment systems, library systems, education apps | Library hardware and Z39.50; Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, AWS | Not stated on the page read | Documented, agile, a dedicated team per project |
| VeecoTech | Government, healthcare, fintech and e-commerce | Custom ERP and CRM, e-invoicing, mobile apps, web and e-commerce | AI features such as chatbots and document processing | Kuala Lumpur and Penang | Fixed scope up front; English, Mandarin and Bahasa Melayu teams |
| Lizard Global | Start-ups, SaaS scale-ups and corporate innovation teams | Custom web and mobile apps, enterprise software, legacy B2B re-architecture | AI and LLM features; booking, payments and real-time data | Kuala Lumpur | Full lifecycle with an in-house team, Agile Scrum, retainer basis |
| Revnology | Retail and malls, F&B, logistics and healthcare | Custom mobile apps, web platforms, ERP systems | ERP across branches; iPay88, Stripe, Fiuu, Twilio, SendGrid | Petaling Jaya | One team from first workshop to production support, agile increments |
| Malaysia Mobile Apps | Finance, banking and insurance | Custom apps, web applications, enterprise software, ERP | APIs, cloud migration, healthcare data interoperability | Petaling Jaya | Seven stages from discovery to maintenance, agile |
| CubicSoftware | Manufacturing, semiconductor and finance firms | Custom web and enterprise software, manufacturing execution, order, inventory and billing systems | Not stated on its site | Penang | Free consultation; front end to back end in one place |
| Innovten | Businesses in the south wanting a local build team | Custom software, web apps, mobile apps, e-commerce sites | Not stated on its site | Johor Bahru | Consultation through implementation, user-centred design, ongoing support |
Last updated: October 2026. shakalakaa wrote this list and ranks itself first; nobody paid to appear. Other companies' details come from their own websites, read on 28 October 2026.
What does shakalakaa build as a software development company in Malaysia?
shakalakaa — software that runs your enquiries, bookings and operations, built into your marketing
shakalakaa is a Kuala Lumpur agency, and our software work starts where the marketing ends: the lead layer that catches every enquiry from ads, WhatsApp, Telegram and phone calls, the booking back end behind it, and the reporting that ties spend to paying customers.
If an off-the-shelf CRM already fits, we set it up and integrate it instead of building one.
- Plixitt LMS is the lead-management system we built and run for our own enquiries; it is not a product we sell. We also built and run a Telegram Mini App with its own lead back end for a brand's prize promotion, and we build Telegram bots and Mini Apps for brands in Malaysia.
- Where we are not the answer: a stand-alone system with no link to sales or marketing, or developers placed inside your own engineering team. If you need chat replies, lead routing or workflow agents rather than a full system, see our AI automation for Malaysian businesses.
Which software developer is best for each kind of organisation in Malaysia?
For each of these buyers, shakalakaa is the developer to call first when the software has to feed marketing and the CRM. None of these sectors has a published shakalakaa software build yet, so each row links the page that shows our marketing and systems work there.
| Organisation | Best fit | Our work in the sector |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital groups | shakalakaa, for enquiry triage, booking and department routing tied to the CRM | Healthcare marketing |
| Financial services | shakalakaa, for adviser lead funnels with qualification built into the CRM | Wealth advisory lead funnel |
| Property developers | shakalakaa, for launch-enquiry capture and sales-team assignment | Property marketing |
| Universities and institutions | shakalakaa, for enquiry and open-day systems tied to admissions | Education marketing |
| E-commerce brands | shakalakaa, for order, reorder and customer-record flows across channels | E-commerce marketing |
Build custom software or buy SaaS?
Buy when an off-the-shelf tool fits how you already work and the data can leave it cleanly. Build when leads, bookings or operations cross several systems and staff re-key the same record, or when you need to own the data and the logic. Our comparison of custom software and SaaS sets out the trade-offs.
How did we pick these software development companies?
We compared each company on four things, using only what it publishes on its own website.
- Build work. Custom software the company builds itself.
- Buyers. The sectors and client types it names.
- Integration. The systems it says it connects to.
- Office. A team based in Malaysia.
We left out job boards, outsourcing marketplaces, directories and companies whose site did not load or show custom software work, did not score companies and restate no prices.