Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code.

Software development companies design and develop apps. Some software agencies build corporate web-based systems to help enterprises automate processes, increase productivity, and facilitate workflow management.

ERP software (Enterprise resource planning software) is a category of business-management software that an organization can use to collect, store, manage and interpret business data.