What it costs to build custom software — and how we give you a real number

An MVP costs between $50,000 and $200,000 MXN and ships in 6 to 8 weeks: a working product on a single platform, web or mobile, with scope cut down to what it takes to validate the idea with real users. That range assumes one platform, not two, and no heavy integrations with systems you already run. What pushes it out of range is almost always the same: wanting web and app at once, integrating with an ERP or a legacy system, or adding stamped invoicing in the first version. If your idea needs all three before it can be tested, it is not an MVP yet — and it is worth knowing that before budgeting.

Because custom software is bespoke: every project is different and the cost depends 100% on scope. Publishing "fixed-price packages" for something not yet defined would be faking a number. What we do give you is the base rate ($600 MXN/hour), reference ranges per project type, and the Blueprint, which fixes your exact number in writing.

Our base rate is $600 MXN/hour, and it drops with the volume of hours in the project: the bigger the hours commitment, the better the rate. The exact rate is fixed in the Blueprint based on project size. It is the same base rate our Odoo packages are derived from, so there is no contradiction between the two pages.

No. They are reference ranges so you can place the order of magnitude of your project type, calibrated against projects we have delivered. Your real price depends on scope and is fixed in writing in the Blueprint. No serious partner gives you a closed number without seeing your scope first.

It is one to two weeks of analysis that produce a defined deliverable: technical roadmap, architecture, a closed budget in writing and a timeline. That is why it is a fixed-price product ($25,000–$45,000 MXN). And it is 100% creditable: if you move forward with the project, it is discounted.

It is paid first, but it does not add up: the Blueprint ($25,000 to $45,000 MXN, 1 to 2 weeks) is 100% credited to the project if you move forward with us, meaning it is discounted from the price of the MVP or product. If you decide to build with someone else, the deliverable —roadmap, architecture, closed budget and timeline— is still yours.

We work by the hour on the base rate, but once the Blueprint closes the scope, we hand you a fixed budget in writing for that scope. If scope changes, we quote it separately and you know beforehand, not mid-project.

Yes to both. All code, documentation, access and environments are yours from the first commit, with no vendor lock-in. We invoice in Mexican pesos, plus VAT, with CFDI. We have an entity in Mexico (Monterrey and Guadalajara) and in Laredo, TX so you can contract in USD if you need to.