For founders, executives & product leaders
The most accurate software cost estimator ever built.
Our AI estimation model is calibrated by tech leads who have shipped multiple commercially successful products, helped build the world’s largest developer marketplace, and run platforms generating hundreds of millions in annual revenue with millions of monthly users.
Takes ~3 minutes · No signup required
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Built for serious buyers
Calibrated for funded startups, mid-market, and enterprise.
Team & timeline
Estimates roles, headcount, and delivery duration — not just dollars.
AI, data & compliance
Factors in AI scope, integrations, security, and regulatory load.
Geography-aware
Shows where global teams can safely reduce cost — and where they can't.
How it works
Four steps. No fake precision.
Describe your project
Tell us what you want to build and what stage you're at.
Answer scoping questions
Features, AI, data, integrations, security, compliance.
Get a real estimate
Cost range, timeline, team, risk, and country recommendations.
Review with a tech lead
Optional: a senior engineer sanity-checks your scope.
Why software estimates fail
Most cost overruns aren’t coding problems.
They’re unclear scope, underestimated integrations, messy data, weak technical leadership, and underpriced security. We surface those before you sign a contract.
- Honest ranges — not a single fake number.
- Distinguishes prototype, MVP, production, and enterprise builds.
- Calls out where your budget likely conflicts with scope.
- Recommends US, hybrid, and offshore models with tradeoffs.
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