Custom software development company that prices every feature
Off the shelf tools stop fitting once your process is your advantage. We design and build the system your business actually runs on, and you see the hours and price of every feature before a single invoice exists.
No call, no card, no email needed to see your estimate.
Integration
Hours per feature
Typical range
$8,000 to $30,000
Custom software development for the work your tools can't handle
Most custom projects start where spreadsheets, a patchwork of SaaS subscriptions or an aging internal system stop keeping up. We build software around the way your team works, not the other way around.
- 01 Internal tools and back office systems that replace spreadsheets and manual copy and paste
- 02 Customer and partner portals with accounts, roles, documents and status tracking
- 03 Integrations and automation between your CRM, billing, ERP and support tools
- 04 Workflow and approval systems with audit trails and notifications
- 05 Data dashboards and reports that pull from every system you run
- 06 Modernization of legacy applications, one module at a time, without a risky big bang rewrite
Integrations and automation between your systems
A large share of custom software work is making existing systems talk to each other. We connect CRMs, payment platforms, accounting and ERP software, warehouse systems and internal databases through their APIs and webhooks. Each third-party integration is priced on its own line, typically 16 to 48 hours, because the effort depends on how good the other side's API is. Integration projects in our model range from $8,500 for the base package to $43,500 for a large scope.
How a custom software development company should price a project
Fixed bids hide their assumptions. Hourly billing hides the total. We show both. Your estimate starts from base hours for the project type, then adds a minimum and maximum for each feature you choose, plus design, QA and project management as separate lines. The range is multiplied by our model rate of $89 per hour of team time. You can see the full method on the cost to develop an app page.
- 01 Base build: project skeleton, configuration, automated tests pipeline and deployment
- 02 Features: each one with its own hour range from a fixed table
- 03 Design: 20 percent on top, or zero if you already have designs
- 04 QA: 15 percent, project management: 10 percent
- 05 Shorter deadline than the model suggests: 15 percent for a larger team
Paid in stages and never all up front
Custom software is too important to prepay in one lump sum. Every project runs in four stages, and each stage is paid only when you accept it.
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Discovery and scope: 10 percent of the estimate, at least $1,900. We confirm requirements, data and integrations, and fix the price of the next stages.
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Design: user flows, wireframes and interface design for every screen in scope.
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Build sprints: two week sprints with a live build to review at the end of each.
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Launch and handover: production release, documentation and code handover.
Read more about software development pricing and how stages are invoiced.
Who hires a custom software development company like ours
If you already have a team and only need more hands, hire dedicated developers by the month instead.
- 01 Operations leads replacing spreadsheets and manual steps with one system
- 02 Product owners who need a portal or internal tool beyond in-house capacity
- 03 Founders turning a proven manual service into software, often starting with an MVP
- 04 Companies adding AI features to a system they already run
Custom software development questions
Most custom systems in our model take 8 to 24 weeks depending on scope. Your estimate shows the number of two week sprints for the features you pick, and the schedule is confirmed in Discovery.
Yes. We can extend an existing codebase, build new modules next to it or replace it piece by piece. Discovery includes a review of what you have, and the scope reflects it.
You do. We commit to your repository from the start, and the rights to each stage transfer to you when it is paid.
Choose a maintenance plan with monthly hours for fixes and new features, or take the code and continue in house.
Price your custom software in about a minute
Pick the features, see the hours behind each one and get a stage plan before you share an email.