Simple pricing

Software development costs are predictable by using fixed pricing always when the scope of work is clear, in which case the client has no risk of costs increasing, unlike pure hourly pricing, which is used only for urgent work or discovery when the scope of work is uncertain. Because I sell my own expertise rather than capacity, the salary of an individual software engineer or unused capacity does not determine my pricing.

As I already mentioned on the welcome page, I am interested in solo developer-sized projects. In practice, this means I am looking for projects of a suitable size, not too small and not too large.

A project of suitable size typically lasts around 80–120 hours. During that time, the development of the web application is priced at 6 200 euros. If initial discussions suggest that the project fits this scope, we can proceed with refining the business requirements into a feasable software requirements specification.

After the project, further development is carried out in iterations. One iteration is a software solution that I estimate I can complete within 20–30 hours of development work. The contents of each iteration are first negotiated with the customer, after which the scope remains fixed and only the delivery time agreed with the customer affects the price.

When the iteration is completed faster than agreed, I will charge only according to the agreed delivery time. If the completion is delayed from the agreed delivery time, I will automatically charge according to the lower-priced delivery time.

I handle urgent tasks on an hourly basis, at a rate of 100 euros per hour, with a minimum of half an hour. When the scope cannot be estimated in advance, a discovery day can be scheduled. The discovery work is done on an hourly basis at a rate of 70 euros per hour, with a minimum of half of the hours reserved for the day. By the end of the day, the problem is either solved or there is a better understanding of how to proceed next.

Server hosting

The cost of hosting a web application in the cloud depends on the chosen architecture. A cloud environment with fixed capacity is more affordable with low usage, and costs 120 euros per year. The cost of an automatically scaling cloud environment varies depending on usage.

Who owns the code

When you use the services of an IT consultant, you do not necessarily think about who owns the code. From the perspective of intellectual property rights such as copyright, the most effective approach is to take advantage of open-source code licensed under MIT, Apache, BSD, or similar licenses that allow reuse without requiring project-specific code to be released as open source, making it easy to clearly specify that all code and associated copyrights not covered by open-source licenses are transferred directly to the client who pays for the service.

Code maintenance

Open-source dependency updates and testing are also available as an optional fixed-price service. Ask for more information!

All prices listed on this page are excluding value-added tax. The VAT rate of 25,5% will be added to the total.