What does custom software cost?

The most honest question we get, and the hardest to answer briefly. No vague "it depends" below, but what really determines the price, with three sizes as a guide so you know where you stand before you call us.

Why there is no price list here

Custom software is by definition not standard, so a price list would always lie: too high for someone who needs one screen, too low for someone who wants a platform. What you do get from us: after one conversation of an hour, a fixed price on paper, not an open-ended hourly bill. Below you can read what determines that price, so you can already estimate where your project sits.

Three sizes, as a guide

• Small: solving one problem. A smart request form, a connection between two existing systems, a website you manage yourself. A few weeks of work.
• Medium: a webshop with stock management and payments, a customer portal with logins, a planning tool for a team. One to three months, delivered in steps.
• Large: a platform or marketplace, business software that serves several departments, a migration from an old system. Several months, always started with a small first version.

Do you run a service company and want quotes, planning, work orders and invoicing in one place? Then custom work is often not the best choice and you are better off looking at OneOS, our ready-made business software. You start there with a free scan.

What determines the price

1. The number of screens and workflows. A request form is one screen. A planning tool with technicians, customers and invoicing is twenty.
2. Integrations. Every external connection (accounting, payment provider, Google, a supplier's API) takes time to build and to test.
3. Permissions and roles. Who may see and do what? The more roles, the more work.
4. Existing data. Do we have to move thousands of customers out of an old system? That is a project in itself.
5. Design. A sharp design of your own costs more than a neat standard design, but is not always needed for internal software.

What you do not pay for separately

The first conversation, the proposal and the estimate are free. We charge no set-up costs and you remain the owner of the code and your data.

Recurring costs

Software does not stand still. Count on hosting (depending on how busy your application is) and maintenance: framework updates, security and small improvements. We agree on that beforehand, as a fixed amount per month or as hours on request.

How do you keep the cost under control?

• Start with one problem. The first version solves the one thing that costs the most time today. Everything that "would be handy" comes later, once it turns out you really need it.
• Work in short steps. Every few weeks you see a working version and can adjust before a lot of money has gone in.
• Choose ready-made where you can. If OneOS or an existing package does 90% of what you need, custom work is rarely the smartest choice. We say so even when it means you buy less from us.

Want a figure for your situation?

Tell us in a one-hour conversation how you work today and what you want to achieve. You get a proposal with a price, without obligation.