HCS is a web & systems studio out of Davis, California. We build polished, custom websites and the quiet operational tools that sit behind them — and we keep them running so you don't have to. We work small on purpose: every project is hands-on from the first call to the last deploy.
Templates are a fast way to look like everyone else. Every HCS site is designed and coded for one business, one audience, one brand.
A small business doesn't need a sales pitch. It needs a website that earns trust the moment a visitor lands.
We hand-code, we keep dependencies thin, and we host it ourselves. Sites we ship in 2026 will still be loading fast in 2031.
Hosting, monitoring, edits, support — included. You shouldn't have to chase three vendors to change your phone number.
Every business is different. We scale the engagement — from a one-page launch to a full LMS — to what's actually right for you.
HCS was founded by three UC Davis students who got tired of seeing local businesses with websites that didn't reflect how good the actual business was. We started reaching out, building real mockups before pitches, and showing up with something to react to instead of a slide deck.
That working style stuck. Today we still build the mockup first, still answer our own emails, and still pick up the phone when a client needs something changed.
We build the right thing for your business — and we keep it running so you never have to think about it.