Software development cost guide

Pricing

What software actually costs

Indicative bands published openly, plus an estimator that narrows the range for your project. Nothing here is a binding quote.

Honest cost bands for custom business software, the six factors that move the number, and an estimator that narrows it to your project.

Cost bands for iOS, Android and cross-platform apps, plus the store, maintenance and backend costs most quotes leave out.

Cost bands for portals, internal platforms and operational web applications, with the drivers that move the number.

SaaS build cost bands covering tenancy, billing, onboarding and the operational tooling a subscription business needs.

MVP cost bands, what belongs in a first release, and what should wait until customers ask for it.

Custom CRM cost bands and a three-year comparison against per-seat licensing and configuration work.

ERP development cost bands by module, with a phased approach so the first release pays for part of the next.

AI project cost bands including model usage, evaluation, human review and the ongoing running cost most budgets omit.

Healthcare software development cost bands covering clinical integration, audit evidence, security testing and validation.

Maintenance and support cost models, what each SLA tier includes, and how to budget for the years after launch.

Cost comparison between re-platforming, phased strangler migration and full rebuild, with the data-quality variable that drives all three.

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