Build Custom Business Apps in Minutes
Stop wasting engineering time on internal tools. Build exactly what your team needs - custom dashboards, admin panels, and workflows - using AI. No coding required.
Build custom tools to track inventory, manage orders, and streamline daily operations.
Create ticket management systems, customer lookup tools, and knowledge bases.
Build deal trackers, pipeline dashboards, and custom CRM interfaces.
Employee directories, onboarding checklists, time-off trackers, and more.
Full CRUD interfaces for managing any data - products, users, orders, or custom entities.
Real-time metrics and KPIs displayed in clean, scannable layouts.
Multi-step processes with approvals, notifications, and status tracking.
Built-in database or connect to your existing data sources.
Role-based access control to ensure the right people see the right data.
Share tools with your team with proper authentication and security.
Internal tools are the unsung heroes of productive organizations. CRM dashboards, inventory management panels, employee directories, and approval workflow systems enable teams to do their jobs effectively. But historically, getting these tools built meant competing for limited engineering resources, waiting months in an IT backlog, or settling for generic SaaS solutions that sort of fit the use case.
Fabricate changes the internal tools equation by dramatically reducing the cost and time to build custom solutions. A business analyst can describe the exact tool their team needs and have a working application with proper authentication and database integration in hours. The result is not a workaround or a temporary spreadsheet, but a real application that can scale with the team.
The governance aspect of internal tools often gets overlooked in the excitement about speed. Fabricate generates applications with proper role-based access control built in from the start. This means the HR team can see the data they need without accessing sensitive payroll information, and managers can approve requests without having full admin access to the underlying database.
Integration with existing systems is critical for internal tools to be useful. Fabricate can generate code that connects to REST APIs, databases, and third-party services. Whether you need to pull data from Salesforce, push to a Jira instance, or query a PostgreSQL database, the generated application can include these integrations with proper authentication and error handling.
Key performance indicators to track for your project.
Track how many engineering hours your team saves by building internal tools with AI instead of custom development. Most teams save 200-400 hours per tool compared to traditional builds.
Measure what percentage of intended users actively use the tool within 30 days. Custom-built tools that match actual workflows achieve 70-90% adoption versus 30-40% for generic SaaS.
Compare how long key business processes take before and after the tool. Well-designed internal tools typically reduce process time by 40-70% through automation and streamlined workflows.
Count the number of unauthorized spreadsheets, personal tools, and workarounds replaced by governed applications. Reducing shadow IT improves data quality and compliance.
Measure how quickly new internal tools go from request to production. With Fabricate, most tools are deployed within 1-3 days versus 2-4 months through traditional IT channels.
Follow these steps to build your project with Fabricate.
Talk to the team that needs the tool. Understand their current process, pain points, and what a good solution looks like. Focus on one specific workflow rather than trying to solve everything.
Define who needs access to what data. Internal tools almost always need role-based access: employees see their own data, managers see their team, admins see everything.
Write a detailed prompt covering the data model, user roles, key screens, and integrations. Include specific fields, statuses, and approval chains your team actually uses.
Share the preview with 2-3 team members and watch them use it. Their feedback will reveal assumptions you made about the workflow that need correction.
Add API integrations to pull data from or push data to your existing tools. Set up webhooks for notifications and automate repetitive data transfers.
Deploy the tool and share access with the team. Create a brief walkthrough explaining key features and collect feedback for the first iteration cycle.
Fabricate generates a complete expense management system with Clerk role-based authentication, expense submission forms with R2 file storage for receipts, email notifications via Resend, a manager approval dashboard, and finance analytics with category breakdowns.
Build an internal expense approval system for a 100-person company. Employees submit expense reports with amount, category, receipt upload, and business justification. Managers receive email notifications and can approve or reject with comments. Finance team sees a dashboard of all expenses by category and department. Include role-based access (employee, manager, finance).
“Our ops team was using four different spreadsheets to track inventory. Fabricate built us a proper inventory management system in two days. It connected to our existing supplier APIs and the team adopted it immediately.”
Sarah M.
Head of Operations
Internal tools are custom applications used within a company - admin panels, dashboards, workflow apps, and operational tools that help teams work more efficiently.
Traditional internal tool development takes weeks and diverts engineering from core products. Fabricate lets anyone build tools in minutes with AI.
Yes. Just describe what you need and Fabricate builds it. No coding or technical skills required.
Yes. All tools include proper authentication, and you control who has access. Your data stays secure.
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