By the project
A fixed scope and a quoted price, for something new: a website, an app, a system.
dok tahu, Kelantanese for “don’t know”
A developer when you need one, without the full-time hire.
Doktahoo builds and looks after websites, apps and AI tools for companies that need the work done but not a permanent developer. Hire by the project or by the month.
Hire by the project, by the month, or by the job
Every price is agreed before the work starts, based on the scope and the timeline. Send a few lines about what you need and you get a quote back.
By the month
A set number of days each month, like a part-time developer on your team.
Small jobs
A one-off fix, a review, advice, or emails that look like your brand, quoted per job.
What Doktahoo can do for your company
Not sure which one you need? Describe the problem, and Doktahoo will work out which kind of work it is. Each service falls under a business code registered with SSM.
- AI assistants and automationA chatbot that answers from your company’s own documents, and automation that takes repetitive work off your staff. Anything important waits for your approval.
- Websites and web systemsCompany websites and web systems: customer portals, booking or order systems, admin dashboards. Your staff can update the content without calling a developer.
- Mobile and desktop appsApps for iPhone and Android, and software for Windows and Mac computers, from the first version to the app stores and every update after.
- Hosting and updatesWhere your website or system lives online, set up so updates go live safely and the monthly hosting bill makes sense.
- Connecting your toolsYour online store, accounting software and customer records passing information to each other, so nobody has to copy it across by hand.
- Advice, reviews and supportA second opinion before you sign a quote or start a build, a check on existing software, and ongoing care for systems that are already running.
AI you can put your name to
Many companies are being asked about AI and have nobody in-house who has built it. Every AI project here follows 4 rules, so you know in advance what it will and will not do.
Answers from your own documents
The assistant answers from your company’s own documents and records, and shows where each answer came from. A wrong answer can be traced to its source and fixed.
Tested before you rely on it
Before launch, it is tested against a list of real questions from your business. After any change, the same test shows whether the answers got better or worse.
A person approves what matters
AI can draft, search and prepare. Sending money, deleting records or contacting customers waits for someone on your staff to approve it.
Running costs known up front
The monthly cost of running it is worked out and written down before launch, so you can budget for it. Doktahoo uses the smallest, cheapest AI model that does the job well.
The work you can inspect
Work done for other companies is private, under a confidentiality agreement (NDA). These are Doktahoo’s own products, built and run in public, with their status stated as it is. They are the closest thing to a portfolio that can be shared.
5 steps from your brief to handover
Each step depends on the one before it. You stay in charge throughout, and nothing moves on until you have agreed to what came out of the last step.
Your brief
You say what you need, by when, and what already exists, by email, WhatsApp or the form. A few lines is enough.
Agreeing the scope
Doktahoo looks at what exists and works out the job with you. If what you asked for would not solve the problem, you hear it before anything is built. The price, the stages, payment terms and who owns the work are agreed in writing first.
Building, with previews
The work happens in small steps. Each one goes on a private preview link, a test copy of the site or app, that you can open or share at any time.
Calls, as needed
When a meeting needs a developer in the room, Doktahoo joins it. For an agency, that is under your agency’s name unless you decide otherwise.
Handover to you
The code, the instructions and the logins go to you, or to whoever the agreement names. After that, Doktahoo can keep looking after it by the month or job by job.
What to check before hiring an outside developer
Works with your team
Doktahoo works in the chat and task tools your team already uses, and joins calls when you ask.
Your code is yours
An NDA, a confidentiality agreement, is in place by default. The code and the work belong to whoever the agreement names.
Rates
Agreed per engagement, based on the scope and the timeline. You get the price in writing before any work starts.
A registered business
Invoices come from DOKTAHOO TECHNOLOGY, registered with SSM, so your finance team pays a registered supplier.
For agencies: white-label work
Agencies hire Doktahoo to build work they have sold, under the agency’s name. Doktahoo joins calls as part of your team, is credited only if you want it, and never approaches your customers. See how the work runs.
Asked often enough to write down
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What is Doktahoo?
Doktahoo, registered as DOKTAHOO TECHNOLOGY, is an independent developer in Malaysia: a registered business run by one engineer. It builds and looks after websites, apps and AI tools for companies that need software work done but cannot justify, or cannot yet afford, a full-time developer. Agencies also hire it, under their own name, for work they have sold. It publishes its own software too.
Is Doktahoo a freelance developer?
It works the way people expect a freelance developer to: one developer, hired for the work you need rather than as an employee. It is also a registered business, DOKTAHOO TECHNOLOGY, so the work comes with a written agreement, an NDA and invoices your finance team can pay to a registered supplier.
Why hire Doktahoo instead of a full-time developer?
A full-time developer costs a salary, EPF and SOCSO every month, whether or not there is enough work that month. With Doktahoo you pay for the work you need: a quoted price for a project, a set number of days a month, or a quote for a single job. You deal with the same developer each time.
Can a company hire a developer for a few days a month?
Yes. Hiring Doktahoo by the month means a set number of days each month, agreed in advance, so the monthly cost is known before the month starts. It works like a part-time developer on your team, for changes, fixes and improvements, without a salary, EPF or SOCSO to carry.
What are the ways to hire Doktahoo?
Three. By the project: a fixed scope and a quoted price, for something new such as a website, an app or a system. By the month: a set number of days each month, like a part-time developer on your team, for ongoing changes, fixes and improvements. Small jobs: a one-off fix, a review or advice, quoted per job.
How much does it cost?
Rates are agreed per engagement, based on the scope and the timeline. You get the price in writing before any work starts.
How much does a website cost in Malaysia?
It depends on what the website has to do. A company website of a few pages that your staff can update is a smaller job than a web system with logins, bookings or payments, and the price follows the scope and the timeline. Doktahoo does not publish prices: send a few lines about what the site needs, and you get a written quote before any work starts. If you already have a quote from another developer, Doktahoo can read it and tell you whether the price and the plan make sense.
Will Doktahoo sign an NDA, and who owns the work?
Yes, an NDA (a confidentiality agreement) is in place by default. The work and its code belong to whoever the agreement names: your company, your agency, or the business your agency is building it for.
Can Doktahoo work white-label, under our agency’s name?
Yes. Work is under the agency’s name by default, including on calls, and Doktahoo is credited only if the agency wants it to be. The agency keeps the relationship and stays the point of contact.
Does Doktahoo join our meetings and use our tools?
Yes. Doktahoo works in the chat and task tools your team already uses, and joins calls when a developer is needed. Every change goes on a private preview link you can open or share at any time. For an agency, calls are under the agency’s name unless agreed otherwise.
Can Doktahoo build an AI chatbot for our company?
Yes. Doktahoo first checks, in writing, whether AI suits the job at all. If it does, the chatbot answers only from your company’s own documents and shows where each answer came from, and it is tested against real questions from your business before launch. Anything that sends money, deletes records or contacts customers waits for someone on your staff to approve it.
What does Doktahoo build with?
For readers who want the detail: TypeScript across web front ends and back ends (Next.js, Nuxt, Vue, Astro and React), React Native, Expo and Tauri for mobile and desktop, Python and Rust where they fit, Cloudflare, Vercel and AWS for hosting, and Claude, OpenAI and Gemini for AI work, including MCP servers.
Can we see past work?
Work for other companies and agencies is under NDA, so it is not published. Doktahoo’s own products, Kaeru, log.exe and Canopy, are public and show the same engineering.
Is Doktahoo Technology a registered business?
Yes. DOKTAHOO TECHNOLOGY is registered with the Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) as a sole proprietorship under a trade name, registration number 202603242576 (old format CA0427546-P), registered on 14 September 2026, and invoices under that name. Its business codes are 62010, 62021, 62099 and 47912.
Does Doktahoo work outside Malaysia?
Yes. It is based in Selangor and works remotely with companies and agencies anywhere. Agreements and invoices are issued in English.
What does the name Doktahoo mean?
"Doktahoo" comes from the Kelantanese Malay phrase "dok tahu", which means "don't know". Malaysian business-name rules require an invented name to have its meaning or origin declared, so that origin is recorded on the SSM filing.
How do I contact Doktahoo Technology?
By email at hi@doktahoo.com or on WhatsApp. There is also a short form on the contact page. A few lines are enough to start: what you need, by when, and anything that already exists.
Have work that needs a developer?
Send it as it is: a rough idea, a system that half works, or a deadline with nothing built yet. You will get a plain answer on whether Doktahoo is the right developer for it.