Big Sky Tech Consulting
Based in Helena ยท Serving all of Montana
Software that helps Montana small businesses run more efficiently.
We streamline how work flows through your business, from the front counter to the books. We trim double entry, automate the daily busywork, and build custom tools for the jobs no off-the-shelf app covers.
- You own everything we build
- Fewer monthly subscriptions
- Local support
Why owners call us
Keep the savings
We favor open-source software, so you can often cancel a subscription or two and keep the savings. Everything we build is yours, code and data included.
Reports back from anywhere
Out where there's no power or cell service, we build solar cameras and sensors that still report back, over long-range radio when there's no signal.
Find your fit
Main Street shops
Front-counter & workflow
Connected register, inventory, and books. Live stock on your website. No more typing the morning count twice.
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Ranches, cabins & lodging
Hospitality & remote operations
Self check-in, gate and freezer alerts, private cameras, and long-range radios where there's no signal.
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Homes & greenhouses
Smart properties & growing
Local-first smart homes and automated greenhouse and hydroponic systems that keep working offline.
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Built by us
Real work, not just ideas.
Tool
Dashboard extractor
AI reads screenshots of Smartsheet and Tableau dashboards and turns them into clean data you can search and reuse.
See it on GitHubDemo
Live bagel counter
Shows customers which bagels each store has left, and marks low flavors out of stock online automatically.
Try the demoHow it works
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Tech audit
A free 30-minute sit-down, in person around Helena or by video, on how things run today.
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Proposal
A fixed price, a timeline, and what you'll save each month. No hourly surprises.
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Build and support
We build it, show your team how it works, and keep it running on a monthly plan if you want.
Common questions
How much does it cost?
The tech audit is free. After that you get a fixed price before any work starts, with no hourly billing and no surprise invoices.
How long does a project take?
A small automation often ships in one to two weeks. Websites, larger tools, and whole-home setups run a few weeks to a couple of months. Your proposal includes the timeline.
Do I need to know anything about technology?
No. We explain everything in plain English and show you how to use whatever we build before handing it over.
Who owns the code and the data?
You do. Everything we build comes with the code, your data, and documentation. There's no lock-in; any competent developer could pick it up tomorrow.
What if we already have software we like?
Good news: we usually connect to it rather than replace it. The audit sorts out what's worth keeping, what's worth connecting, and what you could cancel.
Do you only work in Helena?
Helena is home, so we meet in person here. We also work across Montana and with clients anywhere by video.
Let's find the busywork you can drop.
Start with a free 30-minute tech audit. We'll look at how things run today and send back a short list of ideas, even if we don't end up working together.