Tools
Our tools, simply explained.
What each tool is good for, what we build with it and when it suits you. In plain words.
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In short
chrismachts works with the common tools for payments, websites and shops, marketing, office, AI and hosting, from TWINT to bexio. Which one suits your business, we work out with you in a call, free and with no rush.
By need
We work with many tools; here are the common ones. If another one suits you better, we use that.
Payments
TWINT
Switzerland's most used payment app. People pay with their phone, in your shop or by QR code.
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What we build with it: TWINT in online shops and for sign-ups, such as courses or events.
A good fit if most of your customers live in Switzerland.
Ask us if you're not sure which provider to connect TWINT through.
Stripe
Online payments by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. The money lands in your account.
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What we build with it: Payment in shops, subscriptions for company accounts.
A good fit if you sell online or offer subscriptions.
Ask us if TWINT matters most to you. Then we show you which provider makes it easiest.
Payrexx
A Swiss payment provider for shops, invoices and payment links, with TWINT and cards.
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What we build with it: Payment links for quotes, payment at sign-up.
A good fit if you want a Swiss provider and bill a lot by link.
Datatrans
A Swiss payment processor used by many larger shops. It brings together cards, TWINT and other payment methods.
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What we build with it: Payment in shops and portals with your own checkout.
A good fit if you handle many payments and want everything under one contract.
Worldlineformerly SIX
A processor for cards and terminals, widely used in Switzerland, including at the till.
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What we build with it: Online payment that matches the terminal in your shop.
A good fit if you already have a Worldline terminal.
PostFinance
Paying with PostFinance Card and e-finance. Familiar to many customers in Switzerland.
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What we build with it: PostFinance as a payment option in your shop, next to card and TWINT.
A good fit if many of your customers bank with PostFinance.
Apple Pay
Paying with iPhone or Mac, by face or fingerprint. Nobody types a card number.
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What we build with it: Quick checkout in shops, especially on phones.
A good fit if many of your customers buy on their phone.
Google Pay
The counterpart on Android phones and in the Chrome browser. Saved card, one tap, paid.
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What we build with it: Quick checkout in shops, together with Apple Pay.
A good fit if Android users should be able to pay quickly too.
Amazon Pay
Paying with an Amazon account. Address and card are already saved, so checkout takes a few clicks.
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What we build with it: Amazon Pay as a payment option in your shop, next to card and TWINT.
A good fit if many of your customers already shop on Amazon.
PayPal
The well-known payment service for online purchases, widely used abroad too. Many people pay without entering their card.
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What we build with it: PayPal as a payment option in shops or for subscriptions.
A good fit if you also have customers abroad.
Klarna
Pay by invoice or in instalments. Customers pay later, and Klarna pays you and carries the risk of non-payment.
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What we build with it: Invoice and instalment payments in your shop, for example for pricier products.
A good fit if your products are pricier or your customers like paying by invoice.
Website and shop
WordPress
One of the most used systems for websites. You change text and images yourself, no coding needed.
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What we build with it: Company websites and shops, for example with WooCommerce.
A good fit if you already have a WordPress site or often make changes yourself.
Ask us if you want as little upkeep as possible. Then we check whether a leaner setup is easier for you.
WooCommerce
The shop add-on for WordPress. Products, basket and payment on your own website.
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What we build with it: Online shops with card, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
A good fit if your website already runs on WordPress.
Shopify
A shop system you rent. Shopify takes care of hosting, security and updates, and you pay monthly.
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What we build with it: Shops with their own design, connected to stock or accounting.
A good fit if you want to sell quickly without dealing with technology.
Ask us if you want everything on your own server.
Shopware
A shop system from Germany, popular for large ranges and for selling to businesses.
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What we build with it: Shops with many products, customer groups and individual prices.
A good fit if your range is large or you sell to businesses.
MagentoAdobe Commerce
A powerful shop system for large retailers, now part of Adobe.
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What we build with it: Looking after existing Magento shops, or moving to a leaner system.
A good fit if you already have a Magento shop.
Ask us if your shop has become too expensive to maintain.
Webflow
A website builder with a lot of design freedom. You edit content right in the browser.
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What we build with it: Company websites and landing pages your team maintains itself.
A good fit if design matters to you and you want to edit text yourself.
Ask us if you need several languages or many custom features.
TYPO3
A content system for large websites with many pages, roles and languages. Common with municipalities, schools and companies.
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What we build with it: Upkeep, updates and extensions for existing TYPO3 sites.
A good fit if your website already runs on TYPO3.
Strapi
A content system that only manages content. Website, app or screen in the shop fetch it from there.
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What we build with it: Websites and apps fed from one source.
A good fit if your content should appear in several places.
Payload
A modern content system built right into the website. You manage content, and the site stays fast.
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What we build with it: Websites with a simple admin area of their own for your team.
A good fit if you want a fast website and manage content yourself.
Directus
An admin interface for an existing database. Your team manages data without coding.
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What we build with it: Admin for products, appointments or members, on your own data.
A good fit if you already have a database and need a simple interface for it.
Prismic
A content system in the cloud. Your team builds new pages from ready-made sections.
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What we build with it: Websites and campaign pages from building blocks that fit your brand.
A good fit if your marketing often needs new pages.
Getting found and advertising
Google Business Profile
Your listing on Google Maps and in search, with opening hours, photos and reviews.
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What we build with it: Setting up and maintaining the profile, collecting reviews.
A good fit if your customers come from the region.
Google Search Console
Shows for free which searches your website appears in and where Google finds errors.
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What we build with it: Setup, sitemap and a regular look at search terms.
A good fit if you want to know how people find you on Google.
Google Ads
Ads on Google that appear when someone searches for exactly what you offer. You pay per click.
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What we build with it: Campaigns with a clear budget and reporting in francs.
A good fit if you need enquiries quickly or are launching something new.
Ask us if you're not sure advertising pays off for you. We'll tell you honestly.
Google Analytics
Counts where visitors come from and what they do on your website.
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What we build with it: Tracking enquiries and purchases, only with visitors' consent.
A good fit if you want to base decisions on numbers.
Data Studioformerly Looker Studio
Overviews from Google Analytics, Ads and spreadsheets, on one page and always up to date.
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What we build with it: Monthly reports you can read without expert knowledge.
A good fit if you want to see regularly what works.
MetaFacebook and Instagram
Posts and ads on Facebook and Instagram, aimed at your region and your audience.
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What we build with it: Ad campaigns and measurement, only with consent.
A good fit if your customers spend time there and pictures show your offer well.
LinkedIn
The network for work. Good for business customers, hiring and expert posts.
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What we build with it: Company page, posts and ads for jobs or offers to businesses.
A good fit if you sell to businesses or are hiring.
Brevo
Newsletters and automatic emails from a European provider.
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What we build with it: Newsletters, welcome emails and reminders.
A good fit if you want to stay in touch with your customers.
Workflows and office
Make
Connects programs with each other, like a building kit. A new order lands in your calendar, spreadsheet and accounts on its own.
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What we build with it: Workflows between form, email, spreadsheet and accounting.
A good fit if you type the same data several times today.
n8n
Connects programs like Make, on your own server if you like. That way the data stays with you.
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What we build with it: Workflows with AI steps, for example to pre-sort enquiries.
A good fit if your data should stay in-house.
Zapier
The best-known connector for programs, with links to thousands of services.
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What we build with it: Quick connections, for example from your contact form to your customer list.
A good fit if it needs to be quick and your programs are already supported.
Google Workspace
Email, calendar, documents and storage from Google, for your whole team.
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What we build with it: Setup with your domain, shared calendars, links to your website and online booking.
A good fit if your team likes working in the browser and on the phone.
Microsoft 365
Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel, plus storage in the cloud.
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What we build with it: Calendar and email connected to your website, online booking and workflows.
A good fit if your business already works with Outlook and Excel.
bexio
Accounting, quotes and invoices for Swiss SMEs, all online.
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What we build with it: Quotes and invoices that land in bexio straight from your website or shop.
A good fit if you want to keep your accounting simple.
Abacus
Swiss software for accounting, payroll and inventory, common in larger SMEs.
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What we build with it: Connecting shop and website so orders, prices and stock always match.
A good fit if your business already works with Abacus.
Working with AI
ClaudeAnthropic
An AI assistant that understands long texts, writes carefully and helps with programming.
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What we build with it: Assistants that answer enquiries or prepare quotes.
A good fit if accuracy and good writing matter to you.
ChatGPTOpenAI
The best-known AI assistant. It writes, summarises, creates images and can be built into your own programs.
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What we build with it: Chat assistants for your website, text and images for campaigns.
A good fit if your team already knows ChatGPT.
Google Gemini
Google's AI, closely linked to Google Workspace.
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What we build with it: Suggesting texts, summarising content, checking entries.
A good fit if your team works with Google Workspace.
GitHub Copilot
An AI helper for developers that suggests code while they write.
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What we build with it: Writing code faster. A person still checks every line.
A good fit if your own developers want to speed up.
Midjourney
Creates images from a description, from a sketch to a mood picture.
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What we build with it: Drafts and mood images for campaigns, with clear rules on rights and labelling.
A good fit if you want to see ideas before anything is photographed.
Jasper
An AI for marketing that writes in your brand's voice.
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What we build with it: Draft copy for ads and posts that we go through with you.
A good fit if you need lots of similar texts.
TensorFlow
A tool from Google for training your own AI models, for example for images or forecasts.
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What we build with it: Custom models when an off-the-shelf AI isn't enough.
A good fit if you have your own data that an off-the-shelf AI doesn't know.
PyTorch
A widely used tool for building your own AI models, originally developed by Meta.
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What we build with it: Forecasts and recognition on your own data.
A good fit if your task is very specific.
Keras
An easy way into building AI models. Works with TensorFlow and other tools.
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What we build with it: Small custom models, for example for sorting images.
A good fit if a model should be tried out quickly.
Design
Figma
This is where designs for websites and apps are made. You follow along in the browser and comment directly.
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What we build with it: Designs, clickable prototypes and design rules for your team.
A good fit if you want to see how it looks before it's built.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and more. The standard for images, graphics and print.
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What we build with it: Logos, print files and image editing.
A good fit if something gets printed or image quality really matters.
Canva
Simple design in the browser, ideal for templates your team fills in itself.
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What we build with it: Templates for posts, flyers and presentations in your brand's look.
A good fit if your team wants to design posts itself.
Building and programming
Next.js
The framework for fast websites and portals. Pages load quickly and are easy for Google to read.
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What we build with it: Websites and portals with login and online payment.
A good fit if your website should be fast and grow with you.
React
The basis of many modern interfaces, from websites to apps.
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What we build with it: Interfaces for portals, calculators and admin areas.
A good fit if a lot happens on the page, such as filters or forms.
Vue.js
A tool for user interfaces, lean and easy to learn.
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What we build with it: Interfaces for web apps and extensions to existing sites.
A good fit if your project already runs on Vue.
Nuxt
The framework for websites built with Vue, similar to Next.js for React.
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What we build with it: Fast websites and portals based on Vue.
A good fit if your team already knows Vue.
Angular
A framework from Google for large applications with many input screens.
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What we build with it: Further development of existing Angular applications, for example in companies.
A good fit if your company already uses Angular.
Laravel
A framework for applications in PHP, with login, emails and database built in.
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What we build with it: Portals, admin systems and interfaces.
A good fit if there's already Laravel code or your hosting is built for PHP.
Node.js
Runs JavaScript on the server. Many modern websites and interfaces run on it.
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What we build with it: Interfaces, background jobs and connections to other programs.
A good fit if data should flow between programs.
Tailwind CSS
A kit for styling in code. Colours, spacing and fonts stay the same everywhere.
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What we build with it: Consistent interfaces that are easy to adjust.
A good fit if your brand should look the same on every page.
GSAP
For smooth motion on websites, for example while scrolling.
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What we build with it: Motion that explains something. Anyone who turns motion off on their device sees a calm page.
A good fit if a process or product is easier to understand in motion.
Three.js
3D right in the browser, without an app.
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What we build with it: Products you can turn, small 3D scenes and configurators.
A good fit if your product sells better in 3D.
Motionformerly Framer Motion
Motion for interfaces in React, for example when menus open.
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What we build with it: Gentle transitions that make things easier to use.
A good fit if an interface has a lot of interaction.
jQuery
An older helper for websites, still in use on many existing sites.
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What we build with it: Looking after older sites, or moving to a modern base.
A good fit if your website is a few years old.
TypeScript
JavaScript with built-in checks. Many mistakes show up before they go live.
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What we build with it: Almost everything we write from scratch.
A good fit if an application needs to be looked after for a long time.
JavaScript
The language of the browser. It's behind menus, forms and clickable maps.
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What we build with it: Everything that moves or responds on a website.
A good fit if your website does more than show text.
PHP
A widely used language for websites. WordPress and many shops are built with it.
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What we build with it: Extensions for WordPress and shops, custom interfaces.
A good fit if your site runs on WordPress or your hosting is built for PHP.
Python
The language for data and AI. It calculates, sorts and analyses.
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What we build with it: Reports, forecasts and data syncing between programs.
A good fit if you have lots of data and want answers from it.
SQL
The language used to query and fill databases.
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What we build with it: Clean databases, reports and moving old data.
A good fit if your data grows over the years.
Go
A fast language from Google, good for services that handle a lot at once.
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What we build with it: Fast interfaces and background services.
A good fit if very many requests come in at the same time.
Ruby
A language that became known through Ruby on Rails, a framework for web applications.
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What we build with it: Upkeep and further development of existing Rails applications.
A good fit if your application already runs on Rails.
Flutterwith Dart
Builds one app for iPhone and Android from shared code.
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What we build with it: Apps for your customers or your staff.
A good fit if you need a real app in the stores.
Ask us if a web app might be enough. That's often cheaper.
Hosting, data and security
Vercel
Modern websites run here, delivered fast worldwide. Every change can be seen in a preview first.
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What we build with it: Hosting for websites and portals, with a preview before every launch.
A good fit if speed and a preview before every change matter to you.
Supabase
Database, login and file storage in one, with servers in Switzerland if you like.
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What we build with it: Company accounts, logins, listings and orders.
A good fit if your application needs to manage users and data.
Cloudflare
A shield in front of your website. It fends off attacks and makes it faster.
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What we build with it: Protection, fast delivery and a secure connection.
A good fit if your site gets lots of visitors or is being attacked.
AWSAmazon Web Services
The largest cloud in the world, with data centres in Switzerland too.
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What we build with it: Servers, storage and services for large applications.
A good fit if your IT is already on AWS or you need a lot of computing power.
Google Cloud
Google's cloud, with a data centre in Zurich.
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What we build with it: Servers, databases and AI services.
A good fit if you already use Google services or want to add AI.
Hostpoint
A well-known Swiss provider for domains, email and classic websites.
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What we build with it: Domains, mailboxes, calendars and hosting for WordPress.
A good fit if you want everything with a Swiss provider.
Nginx
A web server that delivers pages quickly and spreads the load.
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What we build with it: Your own servers, set up to be fast and secure.
A good fit if you run your own server.
PostgreSQL
A proven, open database for demanding applications.
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What we build with it: Databases for portals, shops and admin systems.
A good fit if your data needs to be reliable and well organised.
MySQLand MariaDB
The databases behind WordPress and many shops.
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What we build with it: Upkeep, backups, faster queries and safe moves.
A good fit if your website or shop already runs on it.
Ask us if your shop gets slow or goes down. The database is often the cause.
Redis
A cache that keeps frequently used data ready in a flash.
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What we build with it: Faster pages and queues for background jobs.
A good fit if your application slows down under load.
GitHub
This is where the code lives, and every change can be traced. In your own account if you like.
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What we build with it: Code storage and automatic checks before every launch.
A good fit if it matters to you that the code is yours.
GitLab
Like GitHub, on your own server if you like.
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What we build with it: Code storage and automated workflows for companies with their own IT.
A good fit if your IT already uses GitLab.
How we find the right tool.
- We start with what you already have. Often it is enough to connect it better.
- We work out the running costs with you, month by month.
- Accounts, domain and code are in your name. You can switch at any time.
- If a tool doesn't suit you, we tell you honestly.
Call · free · no rush
Which tool suits you?
Tell us what you have in mind and what you work with today. We tell you what's worth it, and also what you don't need.
Missing something? Just ask.