Software
Software development
Software built for the work you actually do, delivered in parts you can use and stop between.
builds usually $3,000 to $15,000
About this service
What you get
Working software built for how your team actually works, handed over with everything you need to run it and change it, and training for the people who'll use it.
How it goes
It starts with a fixed-price scoping phase: a written scope and one fixed price for the build, yours to keep even if you take it elsewhere. Then we build it in parts. Each part ends with something working you can use, and you can stop after any of them. The last part is the handover.
Who it's for
Organizations whose work doesn't fit the software on the market, or only fits it with a lot of workarounds. If an off-the-shelf tool would do the job, we'll tell you in the first conversation.
What it doesn't cover
Websites: for those we'll introduce you to a trusted partner. And it doesn't include running the software for you afterwards. You'll be able to run it yourselves, and a care plan is there if you'd like a few hours of help each month.
Prices
Every option
In US dollars.
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| Scoping phase, before the buildA written scope for the build and one fixed price for it. It's yours to keep, even if you take it elsewhere. | $1,000 |
If your organization can't afford this yet, tell us what you're working on, and we'll be straight with you about what we can do.
Builds
What a build usually costs
A build has one fixed price. It covers the whole build. The work is delivered in parts, each ending with something working you can use, and you can stop after any of them.
Most builds like these land between
- A small custom app for one team$3,000 to $6,000
- A custom tool that runs a whole program$9,000 to $15,000
Ranges, not quotes. The scoping phase gives you the exact number before anything is built, and its fee counts toward it.
Paying
How paying works
- Half before work starts and half on handover, and each part of a build the same way. Jobs under $1,000 are paid in full up front.
- The fee for a diagnostic, an assessment or a scoping phase counts toward the build if you book it within 60 days.
- You can pay by card or bank transfer (ACH).
Software
You need working software
More services like this one. Each stands on its own.
- Software developmentThis page
Software built for the work you actually do, delivered in parts you can use and stop between.
- Rescue and finishbuilds usually $3,000 to $9,000
For software someone started and didn't finish: an honest assessment, then the work to finish it.
- Trainingfrom $750
So your team can run, change and explain its own software, without us.
Not sure this is the one?
Start with a diagnostic
A fixed-price look at how your organization runs its technology, and a written report you keep on what would make the work lighter. from $1,250
Tell us what you're working on
We'll be straight with you about whether this is the right service, including when it isn't.
Purposeful software for meaningful work.