Software we build with

# React development company in Canada

We build custom software in React, from operating systems that replace rented tools to product front ends. Our offices are in Calgary and Vancouver, and we work with teams across North America.

Rated 5.0 out of 5,**5.0**63 Google reviews320-999 8 St. SW, Calgary

## What React is

React is a JavaScript library from Meta for building interactive interfaces. You build screens from reusable components, such as a table, a form or a menu, and React keeps them up to date as data changes.

## What we build with React

-   ### Platforms that replace rented tools
    
    SocialNext runs speakers, sponsors, schedules and integrations on an event operating system they own.
    
-   ### Creator portals and invoicing
    
    MODERNSPEAK moved from spreadsheets and per-seat fees to an operating system with a creator portal and batch invoicing.
    
-   ### Product front ends
    
    Zephy became a fully bespoke product with its own design system.
    
-   ### Admin dashboards and portals
    
    Internal tools where your team manages data, users and workflows in one place.
    

## Why teams choose React

-   ### Reusable components
    
    A component built once is used across the whole app, so screens stay consistent.
    
-   ### A large hiring pool
    
    React is widely known, so you can always find developers and you're never stuck with one agency.
    
-   ### One skill set
    
    The same knowledge applies to web apps and browser-based tools.
    

## When we'd pick something else

A content site doesn't need a React app. [WordPress](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/wordpress) or [Astro](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/astro) is simpler. If you want React for a site that has to rank, we'd use [Next.js](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/nextjs).

## React projects

-   [![SocialNext brand mark on a dark navy backdrop](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0838mkru/production/aca32bd581997c48896a9f73f08751363be8a5d2-3200x2000.png)
    
    ### SocialNext
    
    Moved off scattered tools onto an event operating system they own
    
    Read the case study](https://www.papercrane.ca/case-studies/socialnext)
-   [![MODERNSPEAK editorial compass motif on an ivory backdrop](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0838mkru/production/0e2fdaefa4fb5544b762e4e68f7e6e7bf7b25075-3200x2000.png)
    
    ### MODERNSPEAK
    
    Spreadsheets and per-seat fees replaced by batch invoicing, a creator portal and AI tools
    
    Read the case study](https://www.papercrane.ca/case-studies/modernspeak)
-   [![The Zephy airship mark on a dotted flight path over warm cream](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0838mkru/production/71f9aeffd3a4f5ef77a8943ce49b2890e4b71657-3200x2000.png)
    
    ### Zephy
    
    Taken from an internal fix to a fully bespoke product
    
    Read the case study](https://www.papercrane.ca/case-studies/zephy)

## Related

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    ### Next.js
    
    The React framework we use for sites and platforms that need search visibility.
    
    Next.js development](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/nextjs)
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    ### Systems and automation
    
    How we build custom systems that run your operations.
    
    AI systems and automation](https://www.papercrane.ca/ai-services/systems-automation)
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    ### All partners and software
    
    Every platform we build with.
    
    See the full list](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software)

## Questions about React

### What's the difference between React and Next.js?

React builds the interface. Next.js is a framework built on React that adds server rendering and routing, which public websites need to load fast and be found in search.

### Can you take over our existing React app?

Yes. We start by reading the code and the hosting setup, then tell you what's worth keeping and what needs rebuilding.

### Do you replace tools like Airtable or spreadsheets with React apps?

Yes, when the tools have become scattered or expensive. SocialNext moved off scattered tools onto an event system they own, and MODERNSPEAK moved from spreadsheets and per-seat fees to batch invoicing and a creator portal.

## Have a React app to build or take over?

Tell us what it needs to do. We'll say whether React is the right fit, and whether we're the right people.

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[(403) 869-2746](tel:+14038692746)  
320-999 8 St. SW  
Calgary, Alberta T2R1J5

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