I'm Mr. Ali, a freelance Microsoft Access developer. Since 2016 I have completed more than 1,300 Access orders for over 1,000 clients in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and elsewhere. You can hire me for two hours or for a build that runs for weeks. Either way the person who reads your first message is the one who opens your database.
Work is billed by the hour, from $40/hour with no minimum, or as a fixed quote agreed before I start. The estimate is free.
If yours is not here, it is probably still covered. The full list of services has the rest.
Corrupt files, "unrecognized database format", forms that stopped opening after an Office update.
A custom Access system designed around how your team works, in place of spreadsheets or a template that never quite fit.
Buttons that run a whole process, reports that email themselves, imports that no longer need doing by hand.
Keep the Access screens your staff know and put the tables on SQL Server, for more users and bigger data.
Queries that take minutes, screens that freeze when two people are in at once, a file that keeps growing.
A written assessment of an existing database when you need an Access consultant's opinion before spending money on it.
Four steps. Nothing is billed before the last one.
A few lines on what the database does and what is wrong or missing. Screenshots of the error or the form tell me more than a long description.
If you want an NDA, it is signed before you send anything. I work on a copy of your database, never the live one.
A fixed quote where the scope is clear. Where it is not, an hourly estimate with a cap you approve.
Questions and progress go straight between you and me, with no account manager in between.
The plans and what each includes are on the pricing page.
Access is what I work on every day, which is the main difference from a general software agency or a developer who lists it among twenty other skills. I scope every project and do the core database work myself. On a larger build, four developers I trained take on parts of it: one for web front ends, one for form and report design, one for VBA, one for .NET. You still deal with me. Meet the team.
Average across 791 client reviews.
Access orders completed since 2016.
Clients, many of whom come back with the next job.
"What I appreciated most was his attention to detail, communication, and willingness to work through complex requirements to achieve the right results. He showed a genuine interest in getting things done correctly rather than simply rushing through the project."
"Exceeded expectations, Attention to details, Deep understanding and Delivery time."
Read the reviews, with a link to check them at the source, or look through the case studies to see finished systems screen by screen.
Yes. Hourly work has no minimum, so a single broken report or one stubborn query is a normal job. I look first and tell you what I found, and you approve before any significant time is spent.
Both, in a small way. I am a freelance Access developer and I do the core database work myself. XS-Data Solutions is the business I run, and it includes four developers I trained who join larger builds. Either way, you deal with me from the first message to the last.
Yes. Send yours, or ask for mine, before you share anything. I work on a copy of your file and never on the live one, and the copy is not passed to anyone outside the project.
Yes, and it is a common request. Inherited databases, files left behind by an employee who has moved on, and half-finished projects are all common. I start by reading what is there, then tell you what can stay and what needs redoing.
I am based in Pakistan and keep US hours: Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm Eastern (US). Clients in the US and Canada reach me during their working day, and UK clients during their afternoon.
All of them, from Access 2003 files through 2016, 2019 and Microsoft 365, including 32-bit and 64-bit Office and databases linked to SQL Server, Excel or SharePoint.
Further reading: Hiring an MS Access freelancer: what to check first and How much does MS Access development cost?.
A few lines and a screenshot are enough for a first answer. Working hours: Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm Eastern (US).
