Glossary

Software terms, explained for buyers

Short, practical definitions of the terms you will meet when commissioning or licensing software, connected to how Cazullo applies them in real products.

White-label software

White-label software is software built and maintained by one company, then launched and operated under another company's brand. The end customer sees the buyer's brand, not the vendor's.

Custom software development

Custom software development is the creation of software built specifically for one company's processes and workflow, as opposed to an off-the-shelf or licensed product designed to serve many buyers at once.

Technical cofounder (software cofounder)

A technical cofounder, sometimes called a software cofounder, is a partner who builds and owns the technology side of a product in exchange for a stake in the business, instead of billing for the development as a supplier.

Admin panel

An admin panel is the management interface where a business operates its product day to day: publishing content, managing users, adjusting configuration, and reading reports, without needing a developer for routine work.

Marketplace app

A marketplace app is an application that connects a supply side and a demand side, such as local businesses offering products and services, and the residents who buy from them.

Back-office software

Back-office software is the set of systems that run a company's internal operations: expenses, invoicing, records, and reconciliation. It is the counterpart to customer-facing software; customers never see it, but the business runs on it.

Multi-tenant SaaS

Multi-tenant SaaS is a software architecture in which a single instance of an application serves many customers (tenants) at once, with each tenant's data kept isolated from the others.

Progressive web app (PWA)

A progressive web app (PWA) is a web application that installs directly from the browser, can work offline, and behaves like a native app, without going through the app stores.

Software licensing

Software licensing means paying for the right to use software that the vendor continues to own, build, and often operate, instead of paying to own the code itself.

MVP (minimum viable product)

A minimum viable product (MVP) is the smallest version of a product that real users can actually use, built to test whether the idea works before investing in the full build.

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