The person behind the platform

Built by an engineer
for entrepreneurs.

I'm a computer scientist, full-stack software engineer, and CompTIA-certified cybersecurity professional. I built SAGAH because I watched too many talented entrepreneurs spend more time managing disconnected SaaS subscriptions than building their actual businesses.

The idea is simple: every backend process a small business needs — payments, auth, email, analytics, scheduling, and SEO — should live on one platform that you own, at a fraction of what you'd pay stitching together five separate tools.

Anthony Rice

Founder · SAGAH

ariii.dev
CompTIA Security+
Cybersecurity
B.S. Computer Science
Software Engineering
Full-Stack Development
Next.js · TypeScript · Node
Systems Architecture
Distributed · Cloud · APIs
The problem I set out to solve

Entrepreneurs are over-paying for fragmented tools

Most small business owners don't need five separate subscriptions. They need one integrated platform that handles each backend process without the overhead, the context-switching, or the inflated pricing.

The old way — fragmented
$23/mo
Website builder
No custom logic, limited SEO
$35/mo
Auth provider
Separate dashboard, separate billing
$50/mo
Email platform
No integration with your data
$49/mo
Analytics tool
Generic data, not business-specific
$30/mo
Appointment scheduler
Yet another login, yet another tab
Total per month$187 / mo
$2,244 / year — before dev time
The SAGAH way — consolidated
Full-stack website with server-side rendering
Authentication (Clerk) — built in, not bolted on
Stripe payments, subscriptions, and webhooks
Transactional email (Resend) — automated
Business analytics dashboard — real time
Demo scheduling + inquiry management
Production SEO — Lighthouse 100 out of the box
One platform, everything includedOne plan
Custom-built · owned by you · no lock-in
Background

What I bring to every project

Computer Scientist

A formal foundation in algorithms, data structures, systems design, and computational theory. Every architecture decision is backed by first-principles understanding of how software actually works at scale.

Software Engineer

Production-grade full-stack development across Next.js, TypeScript, Node, MongoDB, and REST / webhook APIs. I write code that ships, scales, and can be handed off — not prototypes that collapse under real traffic.

CompTIA Certified Cybersecurity Professional

CompTIA Security+ certified with a practical focus on secure-by-default development. Authentication, authorization, input validation, API security, and payment data handling are all treated as first-class engineering concerns, not compliance checkboxes.

What guides the work

Principles, not platitudes

Transparency over lock-in

Everything built on SAGAH is yours. Open standards, portable code, no proprietary traps. If you ever want to take your codebase elsewhere, you can — because it was written for you, not for us.

Security is non-negotiable

A background in cybersecurity means every feature — authentication flows, API design, data storage, and payment handling — is built with a security-first mindset. OWASP Top 10, secure defaults, and least-privilege access are built into the architecture, not added as an afterthought.

Entrepreneurs deserve enterprise-grade tools

The technology stack powering Fortune 500 companies shouldn't be gated behind a $200k engineering hire. The same infrastructure patterns used by high-growth startups — edge rendering, webhook-driven automation, real-time analytics — are what every SMB owner deserves from day one.

Want to know more?

See the full portfolio at ariii.dev

Projects, case studies, and the engineering thinking behind the work. Or book a call directly and we can talk through your specific use case.