Product strategy, design and development
Custom software development, usually shipped in weeks and priced up front
Product strategy, UX/UI design, SaaS and MVP builds, internal tools and portals. Priced before work starts, shipped in weeks, and yours: the repository, the accounts and the code.
Built for
- Transcend
- Dubai World Trade Centre
- Selenium Group
- SecureMax
- A digital-publishing startup
17 software projects
Use cases
From product strategy to launch
- Product strategyWho the product is for, the smallest version worth building and a priced roadmap.See the offer
- UX/UI designUser flows and a clickable Figma design, tested before anyone writes code.See the offer
- SaaS and MVP buildsAccounts, billing and the core workflow, shipped to real users.See the offer
- Prototypes in 2 weeksA clickable version on real data, ready to show and test.See the offer
- Internal tools and portalsRoles, permissions and history for the process a spreadsheet is faking.Read the case study
- Operational platformsERP, CRM, point of sale, HR and inventory, built to the workflow you run.See the offer
- Order and quoting systemsA prototype order desk: orders, stock and quotes on one record, reviewed by the buyer's team.Read the case study
- Sites your team can updateStructured content, so your team publishes changes itself.See the offer
Case studies
Custom software case studies
7reviewers on Transcend's team, over preview builds
4engineers on a dedicated team, two full-stack and two mobile
1 weekfrom the deployed prototype to a funded continuation
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30+service pages, each written for what buyers search for
20tables in one PostgreSQL schema, from orders to loyalty
A digital-publishing startup
Free build plan
What your free build plan covers
One page, written by the people who would build it, before you spend anything.
- Scope
- What gets built first, and what is left out on purpose.
- Price range
- The usual price band, from the hours, the tools and the running costs.
- Timeline
- Weeks to a working version, and what you can test along the way.
- Integrations
- Each system it reads from or writes to, named.
Offers and prices
Product and software work, priced before it starts
- FreeFree build plan
- Priced up frontProduct strategy, prototype or a first build
- Optional, monthlyCare plan or a dedicated engineer
The smallest priced step. $500 buys product strategy at its smallest: a written brief on who the product is for, the smallest version worth building and a priced roadmap your team can act on.
Product strategy and scope
Who the product is for, the smallest version worth building, and a priced roadmap your team can act on.
Get a quote for this$500 to $3K, usually fixed-price
UX/UI design
User flows and a clickable design in Figma, tested before anyone writes code. You keep the design file.
Get a quote for thisQuoted after the free plan
Operational platform build
The workflow a department runs on, built as real software with the roles, records and history it needs.
Get a quote for this$2K to $6K, usually fixed-price
2 to 4 weeks
Two-week prototype
A working version in 2 weeks, on real data and clickable. The repository is yours.
Get a quote for this$2.5K to $5K, usually fixed-price
2 weeks
SaaS or MVP build
The first release of your product: accounts, billing, the core workflow and an admin, built in your repository and shipped to real users.
Get a quote for this$3K to $15K, usually fixed-price
Site build and rescue
A production site with structured content, or the rescue of one your team cannot update. We run our own cafe site and storefronts on the same setup.
Get a quote for this$1.5K to $5K, usually fixed-price
1 to 5 weeks
How it works
A plan first, a price up front, and it's all yours
Free written plan
What to build first, the price range and the timeline, usually within 2 business days.
A build priced up front
The price is usually agreed before work starts.
Run it, or take it
Keep us on a capped monthly plan, or walk away with everything.
What you own
- Your repository. Code lands in your repo from the first commit.
- Your accounts. It runs on your cloud, your tools and your domains.
- A written handover. Documentation, so it keeps running without us.
Reviews
What clients say
The UI/UX design is fantastic, nice and clean. We like it a lot.
11 jobs completed on Upwork
Questions
Custom software: common questions
How much does custom software cost?
Product strategy and scope is $500 to $3K, a two-week prototype $2.5K to $5K and a SaaS or MVP build $3K to $15K, each usually priced up front. Larger systems are quoted after the free build plan, and the price is agreed before work starts.
Do you design the product too?
Yes. Product strategy and UX/UI design come before the build: user flows, a clickable Figma design and a priced roadmap. AdultEd Pro commissioned a fixed-price Figma design, handed over on 16 April 2024.
How fast can you ship?
A prototype takes 2 weeks and an operational platform 2 to 4. Dubai World Trade Centre's employee-management system went from the team's first day to deployment in 2 months.
Who owns the code?
You do. It lands in your repository and runs in your accounts, with a documented handover. If we stop working together, it keeps running.
What happens after launch?
Take it and go, or keep us on a capped care plan you can cancel anytime. A dedicated engineer is $1.6K a month and up.
Next step
Start with a free build plan
Tell us about the product or the system you're outgrowing. The plan covers scope, price range and timeline usually on one page, within 2 business days.