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They built in 14 weeks what our last partner failed to deliver in nine months. The work was senior from day one and the SoW number held.
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Pricing you can screen yourself, without a call.
Every engagement is different. These are the ranges we typically see, by service and shape, before discovery. You can self-screen here in under a minute.
Fixed-scope build
You know what to ship. We agree the scope, write the SoW, and quote a number.
$35k - $400k+
Typical: MVP, redesign, migration, one product line. 6 to 16 weeks.
Most chosen
Embedded squad
A senior squad joins your team. Daily standups, shared roadmap, your repo.
$28k - $95k / month
2 to 6 engineers + design + PM. Min 3 months.
Strategic partnership
We become your platform team. Multi-year, multi-product, shared on-call.
Annual contracts
For Series B+ and enterprise. Custom terms.
By service
What an engagement typically costs.
Ranges below are total project cost (fixed) or monthly run rate (embedded). All in USD. Discovery and scoping are always free for qualified projects.
Service
Discovery
Fixed-scope range
Embedded squad / mo
AI & Agents
Claude, MCP, evals, RAG
Claude, MCP, evals, RAG
2 weeks, free
$45k - $220k
$32k - $85k
Software Engineering
TS, Go, Rust, Next.js
TS, Go, Rust, Next.js
1 week, free
$35k - $300k
$28k - $90k
Mobile
iOS, Android, RN, Flutter
iOS, Android, RN, Flutter
1 week, free
$55k - $250k
$30k - $80k
Cloud & Platform
AWS, K8s, Terraform, SRE
AWS, K8s, Terraform, SRE
1 week, free
$40k - $220k
$28k - $80k
Data & Intelligence
Snowflake, dbt, vector DBs
Snowflake, dbt, vector DBs
2 weeks, free
$40k - $180k
$26k - $75k
Security & Compliance
Pen-test, SOC 2, ISO 27001
Pen-test, SOC 2, ISO 27001
3 days, free
$12k - $80k (pen-test)
$30k - $180k (prog)
$30k - $180k (prog)
$22k - $55k (retainer)
Blockchain & Web3
Solana, EVM, wallets, USDC
Solana, EVM, wallets, USDC
1 week, free
$60k - $280k
$32k - $90k
QA & Automation
Playwright, k6, a11y
Playwright, k6, a11y
3 days, free
$18k - $90k
$18k - $52k
Product Design
UX, systems, motion, copy
UX, systems, motion, copy
1 week, free
$25k - $140k
$22k - $60k
APIs & Integrations
GraphQL, webhooks, iPaaS
GraphQL, webhooks, iPaaS
3 days, free
$18k - $110k
$22k - $65k
Digitalization
ERP, CRM, Retool, process
ERP, CRM, Retool, process
2 weeks, free
$55k - $400k
$28k - $80k
Growth Engineering
Attribution, A/B, lifecycle
Attribution, A/B, lifecycle
3 days, free
$12k - $70k
$14k - $40k
How we quote
What goes into the number.
Quotes are based on senior engineering hours plus a standard overhead for design, PM, QA and DevOps. We do not bill for sales calls, scoping calls, or proposal writing. If a project is too small for us to do well, we will tell you and recommend a freelancer or alternative partner. If it is too large for the shape of team you can support, we will tell you that too.
What inflates a quote
Legacy code without tests. Multi-region compliance from day one. Hard real-time requirements. Custom DSP or ML model training. Hardware integration. Enterprise procurement cycles longer than three months.
What lowers it
Clear scope. A real product owner on your side. Existing design system. Production observability already in place. Willingness to use boring, proven tools where they fit.
What never happens
Change orders dressed up as "scope clarifications." Mid-engagement pricing surprises. Billing for a body that is not actually working on your product. Junior staff billed at senior rates.
FAQ
The questions you would otherwise email.
Do you do hourly?
Yes, but rarely as a primary model. Our blended hourly is $165 to $245 depending on seniority and region. We prefer fixed-scope or embedded because it aligns us on outcomes, not timesheets.
What is the smallest project you take?
Around $25k for fixed-scope. Below that we lose money and you lose attention. We can refer you to vetted freelancers in the Hive network.
Do you work nights and weekends?
For incidents on retainer customers, yes, within SLA. For new feature work, no. Tired engineers ship bugs.
Can we pay in EUR, GBP, TRY or stablecoin?
USD is standard. EUR by request. USDC on Solana or Ethereum for crypto-native clients. We do not accept payment in volatile tokens.
Net 30 or upfront?
Net 15 for established clients. 30% upfront, 30% midpoint, 40% on delivery for new fixed-scope engagements. Embedded squads bill monthly in advance.
What if you finish early?
You pay less. We have no incentive to drag a project out and our fixed-price quotes are not refundable upward.
Do you sign NDAs before a quote?
Always. Mutual NDA on first call, no charge.
What about IP?
You own all work product, deliverables, source code, infrastructure-as-code and documentation. We retain rights only to general know-how and our own pre-existing libraries (clearly listed).
Want a real number for your project?
Tell us the shape. Senior engineer responds within one business day. No commitment, no sales call required.
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Cost comparison
ROI calculator.
Compare building in-house vs hiring Plutobee. Adjust the sliders. Results update live.
Your project shape
All sliders are estimates. Real engagements have variation.
Build in-house
$715k
Salary + recruiting + benefits + onboarding ramp
Plutobee embedded squad
$378k
Senior squad on your repo from week 2
Estimated savings
$337k
Plus 4-6 weeks earlier delivery (no recruiting cycle)
This is an estimate. Real costs vary by region, seniority mix, and project complexity. Talk to us for a real number.
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Book a 25-minute call with a senior engineer. No prep needed. We will share notes and a written summary after.
What buyers actually say
Words from people who signed our SoWs.
Names abbreviated by request. Titles, companies and outcomes are real and verifiable on a reference call.
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Stinger found a chained RCE three days into the engagement. The report unblocked our Series C and the writeup was the cleanest we have seen. We renewed quarterly.
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The Hivemind agent took our support backlog from days to seconds. CSAT held at 4.7. The team wrote evals before they wrote prompts and that is why it actually worked.
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Our migration off bare metal to EKS hit zero downtime and 99.99% the year after. We have re-platformed twice before. This was the first time it felt boring in a good way.
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TroyFunds turned quarterly capital calls from a six-day process into four hours. Our auditor took the export without rework. Worth every dollar.
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From discovery to first cNFT mint in 19 days. The marketplace shipped, the storefront converted and the team handled the handoff with documentation we still reference.
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