The questions clients ask most often before kicking off a custom web application development engagement.
How long does a custom web application take to build?
Most custom web applications ship in 8–14 weeks. A typical timeline is 1 week for discovery + scope, 1 week for architecture and UX, 4–8 weeks of agile build sprints, and 1–2 weeks for QA, security review, and production cutover. Complex enterprise builds with multi-system integrations can run 16–24 weeks — we give you a fixed timeline before any code is written.
How much does custom web application development cost?
Most MVP-stage web apps land between $18,000 and $45,000. Mid-market builds with admin dashboards, payment flows, and 2–3 integrations sit in the $45,000–$120,000 range. Enterprise platforms with multi-tenancy, complex permissioning, and SLAs run $120,000+. We offer both fixed-price and time-and-materials engagements — every quote breaks down per-module so you can scope up or down.
What technology stack do you use for custom web apps?
We pick the stack to fit the problem, not the trend. Most builds use Laravel or Node.js on the backend, React or Next.js on the frontend, PostgreSQL or MySQL for data, and Redis for caching. We deploy on AWS, GCP, or Azure with Terraform, CI/CD via GitHub Actions, and observability with Sentry + DataDog. If you have an existing stack, we work in it — no forced rewrites.
Do you sign NDAs before discussing my project?
Yes — we sign a mutual NDA before any technical or business discussion. Just request one when you book the discovery call and we send it within an hour. We have signed thousands of NDAs and never had a confidentiality dispute.
Who owns the source code and IP after the project ends?
You do — completely. Once the final invoice is settled, all source code, design files, documentation, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD pipelines are transferred to your accounts. No vendor lock-in, no escrow gymnastics, no licensing fees on code we wrote. The repo, the AWS account, the domain — it is all yours from day one.
What happens after launch — do you offer ongoing support?
Every engagement includes 30 days of free hypercare (bug fixes, performance tuning, user-feedback iterations) post-launch. Beyond that, we offer monthly retainers from $1,800/month covering monitoring, security patching, dependency updates, and a fixed pool of feature-iteration hours. About 80% of our clients move onto a retainer after their first build.
