Cost guide
Custom Software Cost Guide
EVC Studios planning ranges begin around $15,000 for a focused MVP, commonly reach $40,000–$120,000 for multi-tenant applications, and may reach $120,000–$400,000+ for enterprise portals and marketplaces. Discovery must confirm which bracket applies.
What this guidance assumes
- A bounded workflow and accountable decision-makers
- Production deployment, testing, and handoff are included
- Existing systems and data are available for discovery
Primary cost drivers
- Workflow breadth and business rules
- Roles, RBAC, and tenant isolation
- Data model, migration, reporting, and administration
- Integrations, security, deployment, and operational support
How discovery produces an estimate
- 01Discovery and requirements
- 02Architecture, UX, and data modeling
- 03Implementation and integration
- 04QA, deployment, and handoff
What increases uncertainty
- Unresolved data ownership
- Late workflow or role changes
- Legacy-system uncertainty
- Delayed acceptance decisions
Commonly excluded costs
- Third-party licenses and usage fees
- Ongoing maintenance unless scoped
- Taxes, contingency, and change requests
Cost and timeline are connected
Scope changes affect engineering effort and elapsed time differently. Parallel work can shorten a calendar schedule only when decisions and dependencies are ready.
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