Frequently Asked Questions

Rapid Build is designed for business teams and non-developers who have ideas for software solutions but don't have access to engineering resources. It's especially powerful in enterprise environments where developer teams are a limited resource and a bottleneck to innovation.

Even if your organisation has GitHub Copilot and engineering teams, Rapid Build augments and unblocks by allowing non-technical staff to take a business problem from idea to working Proof of Concept — without waiting in the dev queue.

Enterprise dev teams are a limited resource and a bottleneck to innovation. Rapid Build tackles this from both ends:

• Capturing ideas from the business — turning vague requirements into structured specifications
• Accelerating time to Proof of Concept — from idea to working app in 24 hours
• Ongoing maintenance and iteration — a platform that supports rapid changes after the initial build

It unblocks the innovation pipeline while still enabling the enterprise dev team to take ownership when ready.

You receive a complete set of deliverables:

• Full source code — a GitHub repository with all application code, ready to fork or clone
• Specifications and plans — the AI-generated specification, technical design, and delivery plan
• Live application — a working Proof of Concept deployed to Azure with a live URL
• Deploy to Azure — a one-click deployment link so you can install the app into your own Azure subscription

There are flexible handover paths: we can transfer the repo directly, share deployment access, or deploy into your Azure environment using a deployment token — whatever works best for your organisation.

It's free — we cover the cost of building your Proof of Concept on build.rapidcircle.com.

Under the hood, each build uses GitHub Copilot premium tokens. A typical PoC involves around 15–20 agentic build runs at approximately 3–4 premium tokens each, which works out to less than $3 in token costs per Proof of Concept. We absorb this cost during the PoC phase.

If you deploy Rapid Build in your own environment, the GitHub Copilot costs would be covered by your own GitHub licence.

Yes. While build.rapidcircle.com is available for everyone, we also offer enterprise deployment options:

• Marketplace — we're working to make Rapid Build available in the Azure Marketplace for one-click deployment
• Bicep deployment package — a full infrastructure-as-code deployment that installs Rapid Build into your own Azure subscription and GitHub organisation

When deployed in-house, Rapid Build runs with your own Entra ID (SSO), your own Azure resources, and your own GitHub — with full access to internal integrations. Everything is built on Agentic Engineering accelerator templates so you're up and running fast.

Yes. Rapid Build supports customisation through two mechanisms:

• Deployment Templates — define Azure infrastructure patterns that align with your organisation's controls, policies, and approved resource configurations
• GitHub Repository Templates — starter repos that follow your coding standards, security practices, and CI/CD pipelines

This means every PoC can be built to comply with your enterprise's Azure governance from the start.

Rapid Build supports Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) for single sign-on out of the box. When deployed into your environment:

• SSO via Microsoft 365 / Entra ID — your users sign in with their existing corporate credentials, no standalone passwords required
• MFA carries through — if your organisation enforces Multi-Factor Authentication via Entra ID, it applies automatically to Rapid Build
• Quick setup — switching from demo authentication to production SSO requires approximately 10–15 minutes of configuration by an Azure Administrator

When Rapid Build is deployed into your Azure environment, Rapid Circle does not have administrative access to your data.

The deployment process uses a limited deployment token that allows us to deploy software into your environment — but nothing else. The software itself is your code and fully auditable. There is no need for a data processing agreement because we are not processing your data.

If support access is required, it can be made time-limited and logged to meet your security policies.

When Rapid Build is deployed into your own Azure tenant, you have full control over where Azure services are deployed — including the geographic region.

This means you can choose EU/EEA data centres to meet data residency requirements. All data stays within the Azure regions you select during deployment, ensuring compliance with regulations like GDPR that require data to remain within the European Economic Area.

Yes. Rapid Build runs entirely on Azure infrastructure, which provides:

• Encryption in transit — all communications use HTTPS/TLS
• Encryption at rest — Azure Storage encryption is enabled by default on all storage accounts and databases used by the platform

When deployed in your own environment, these protections are inherited from your Azure subscription's security configuration and can be verified by your IT team.

Rapid Build provides audit and data management capabilities at two levels:

• Application-level logging — the platform records submission events, user actions, and build activity as an audit trail within the application
• Azure-level logging — when deployed in your environment, Azure's built-in monitoring and diagnostics (Activity Log, Application Insights) provide infrastructure-level audit trails

Data retention and deletion capabilities can be configured to align with your organisation's policies. The platform supports defined retention periods and the ability to delete data on request — meeting requirements for data breach procedures and compliance frameworks.