Northlight, ask us on WhatsApp for a walkthrough of this project (opens in a new tab)
Our hospitality studio. It photographs hotels and villas and builds the direct booking websites that take the reservation, so an agent does not.
A Ceylai company
A software laboratory in Sri Lanka
Software, websites and AI that bring you customers, not more work.
Ceylai Labs designs and engineers software, websites, apps and AI for Sri Lankan companies, then keeps them running.
Talk to us in English or Sinhala: සිංහලෙන් කතා කරමු.
Selected work
The work is the proof.
Websites and platforms we designed, wrote and engineered in Sri Lanka, for hotels, firms, studios and the companies we run ourselves.
Kaduru House, ask us on WhatsApp for a walkthrough of this project (opens in a new tab)
Six suites on a headland, with live rates, real availability and a booking that goes straight to the house instead of an agent.
Concept build
KYK Atelier, ask us on WhatsApp for a walkthrough of this project (opens in a new tab)
A portfolio for an interior design and build studio, composed around material, light and the finished room.
Client website
Beyond websites
Software, platforms and the systems behind them.
Call centre software and a tutoring marketplace. The same team builds the website and the system it runs on.
Pandama.lk, ask us on WhatsApp for a walkthrough of this project (opens in a new tab)
A marketplace that matches Edexcel, Cambridge and IB students in Colombo with verified private teachers who come to their home.
A Ceylai company
CallDesk, ask us on WhatsApp for a walkthrough of this project (opens in a new tab)
A call centre’s agent workspace and supervisor dashboard: guided call capture, customer matching on the incoming number, searchable history and live floor metrics.
Working prototype
AI and automation are best judged working.
A screenshot cannot show an assistant answering. This is the kind we build: it answers from your own information, in English or Sinhala, and a person takes over whenever money, a complaint or judgement is involved.
- Guest: Hi, is the Garden Suite free this Friday?
- Assistant: It is. Friday night is LKR 32,000 with breakfast for two. Shall I hold it for you until 6 pm?
- Guest: Yes please.
- Assistant: Done. It is held in your name until 6 pm, and the payment link is on its way.
What we build
Eight services. A published price for every one.
Software, AI, websites, apps and the systems under them. Each starts at a price you can see, and your quote is fixed in writing before we begin.
AI and automation
Take one job that eats a person’s day, and let software do the first 80% of it.
FromLKR 250,000One task automated and live
Custom software
Software shaped around how your business already runs, instead of the other way round.
FromLKR 450,000A first phase at a fixed price
Web development
A website that loads on a phone on mobile data, and turns a visitor into a message.
FromLKR 185,000A 5 to 7 page website
Mobile apps
An app when an app is genuinely the answer, and a plain honest website when it is not.
FromLKR 650,000iOS and Android, first release
Cloud and DevOps
Infrastructure that stays up, costs what you expect, and can be handed to someone else.
FromLKR 95,000A setup or a migration
UI and UX design
Interfaces your customers and your staff can use without being taught.
FromLKR 150,000Designs for one product
Data and analytics
The few numbers that actually change a decision, in one place, correct.
FromLKR 225,000One live dashboard
ERP and CRM
Your customer and operations systems, connected to each other and to your website.
FromLKR 350,000A CRM setup or one integration
Everything we build is looked after. Hosting, updates, backups and a written report every month, fromLKR 9,500 a month
See care plansCustom builds
Bring us a problem. We build the fix.
Most of what we build started as one sentence from an owner. Pick the one that sounds like your business.
You said“Enquiries get lost in WhatsApp chats.”
A CRM that catches every enquiry
Every WhatsApp message, call and form lands in one list, with an owner, a next step and a reminder, so nothing waits for someone to remember it.
- WhatsApp and web forms in one inbox
- An owner and a next step on every enquiry
- Reminders that run without you
FromLKR 350,000ERP and CRM
Talk about this problem (opens WhatsApp in a new tab)You said“A quotation takes us a day to send.”
A quotation tool built on your price list
Pick the items, the tool does the arithmetic, applies your terms and sends a branded PDF. You see who opened it and what to chase.
- Your own price list and terms
- Branded PDF quotes in minutes
- Open and follow up tracking
You said“Staff answer the same questions all day.”
An AI assistant on your WhatsApp
It answers the routine questions from your own information, in English or Sinhala, and hands over to a person the moment money, a complaint or judgement is involved.
- Trained on your own answers
- Hands over to a person when it matters
- Never invents a price
You said“Stock and orders live in spreadsheets.”
A stock and order system
Live stock across locations, alerts before you run out, and every order tied to its invoice, so the number on the screen is the number on the shelf.
- Live stock by location
- Low stock alerts
- Orders tied to invoices
You said“Our reports take a week to put together.”
A live dashboard
The handful of numbers you decide on, pulled from the systems you already use and refreshed by themselves, on a screen your team opens every morning.
- Your numbers, from your systems
- Refreshed automatically
- Readable on a phone
You said“Our team in the field works on paper.”
A mobile app for your team
Jobs, photographs, signatures and notes captured on a phone, working without a signal and synced when it returns, so the office sees the day as it happens.
- iOS and Android
- Works offline, syncs later
- Photos and signatures on the job
FromLKR 650,000Mobile apps
Talk about this problem (opens WhatsApp in a new tab)Not on the list? Most of our work is not. Tell us yours in one message.
The Ceylai group
One laboratory. The companies it builds.
Ceylai Labs writes the software. Our companies take it into particular industries, so what we build for a client has already been run as a business of our own.
- You are here
Ceylai Labs
The laboratory. Websites, business systems and AI, built and looked after in Sri Lanka.
Northlight (opens in a new tab)
Hospitality websites and photography. It photographs hotels and villas and builds the direct booking websites that take the reservation, so an agent does not.
Pandama.lk, ask us on WhatsApp (opens in a new tab)
Tutoring marketplace. A marketplace that matches Edexcel, Cambridge and IB students in Colombo with verified private teachers who come to their home.
How it works
Live in 14 days, with a date on every step.
The clock starts the day your content reaches us. You always know what happens next, and when.
Example dates, if your content reached us on the next working day.
First
A conversation
On WhatsApp or a call. Free. We ask what you sell, who buys it and what is going wrong.
Then
A written quote
A fixed price, what is and is not included, and the dates. You pay half to start.
Day 1
Your content arrives
Your text, logo and photographs reach us, and the build starts.
Day 3 to 12
We build
A progress call every 3 days, with a link so you can see the site taking shape.
Day 13
You review
You go through the finished site. Up to 2 rounds of changes.
Day 14
Live
You approve and pay the second half. The site goes live, we train you, and hand everything over.
Every month
Your care plan report
What we updated, what changed, and what we noticed, in writing.
Our promises
Five things we put in writing.
A small studio led by its founder, working with a bench of trusted developers. Every promise here is one we control, so it is one we can keep.
A fixed price in writing before we start.
You approve the finished site before you pay the second half.
Your domain and your content are always yours, registered and kept in your name.
After the first 12 months, leave the care plan with 30 days’ notice, and we hand over your domain, your content and your data.
A written report every month you are on a care plan.
Who we work with
Established businesses with customers to answer.
Hotels, villas and guesthouses
More bookings on your own site.
Direct bookings, WhatsApp enquiries answered fast, and a booking engine that stays in step with the booking sites you keep.
Clinics, dental practices and labs
Fewer empty appointment slots.
Online booking, WhatsApp reminders, and one diary for every doctor, whether the patient booked online or by phone.
Any established business with customers to answer. Tell us what you do.
FAQ
Questions owners ask us
How much does a website cost?
Websites start at LKR 185,000, excluding VAT where it applies. The price moves up with the number of pages, a booking or appointment form, and a second language.
You get a fixed price in writing before we start. Every published price is on the pricing page.
How long does it take?
Most websites go live 14 days after you hand over your content: your text, logo and photographs.
Before that clock starts there is a conversation and a written quote with the dates on it.
What do I need to give you?
Your logo, a few lines about each thing you sell, your prices if you publish them, and photographs of your business.
We edit your text so it reads well; we do not write it from nothing. If your photographs are not good enough, we tell you which ones are worth taking.
Can I update it myself?
Yes. Before we quote, we agree which parts you want to change yourself, usually prices, opening hours, photographs and news, and we build those to be edited without us. A training session is part of every website.
Anything else, send it to us on WhatsApp. Content changes are part of every care plan.
What happens after launch?
Your care plan starts. We host the site, keep its software updated and backed up, watch that it stays online, make your content changes, and send you a written report each month.
Do I have to take a care plan?
Yes, for the first 12 months. Every build comes with one, because hosting, security updates and backups are what keep a site working after launch. A site nobody looks after breaks quietly, and usually at a bad moment.
After 12 months you can leave with 30 days’ notice, and we hand over your domain, your content and your data.
Do you work with businesses outside our area?
Yes, anywhere in Sri Lanka. Conversations, progress calls and training happen on WhatsApp and video calls, so you do not need to be near us.
Can you work in Sinhala?
Yes. You can talk to us in Sinhala or English, and a site can be built in two languages. Any Sinhala or Tamil text on your site is checked by a native speaker before it goes live.
Who owns the website?
Your domain is registered in your name, and your content and your data are yours. The site itself runs on our managed hosting, which is how we keep it fast, secure and up to date under your care plan.
If you ever leave, we hand over your domain, your content and your data. If you need the source code in your own hands as well, tell us before we start and we will put it in the written quote.
Start here
Tell us what you need. We’ll tell you what it costs.
One message is enough to start. Tell us what your business does and what is not working, and we reply with the next step.
Message us on WhatsApp (opens WhatsApp in a new tab)
+94 70 213 5357contact@ceylailabs.com