Flat Rate Dev

Pay for software, not hours.

Why Flat Rate Dev?

The budget's set.

Opportunity just knocked.

You need a win.

We get you shipping—fast.

Working. Tested. Software.

Fixed cost. Clear scope. Built to move.

Go.

This is different: it's a system, not a promise

We built this to work consistently, not just when everything goes right. Our approach doesn't rely on perfect planning or ideal conditions - it's designed to handle reality.

  • • Fixed prices before we start
  • • Planning Credits taken off your invoice
  • • Escaped Defect 60 Day Warranty
  • • JDI's included for the slice or plan small changes during development

Figure - Flat Rate Dev vs. Hourly Model

Red line: actual spend on a real feature. Grey cone: hourly conventional approach.

Note: we try never to work XXL tickets.

How it works

Slice + Price

Slice it smaller

Fixed price

Set “Done”

Declared “Ready”

Build with You

Your code

Your standards

Your backlog

Your time zone

Ship + Adapt

Inspect

Improve

Repeat

Our Four Guiding Principles

  • Make it work, make it better
  • Work with the client, not for the client
  • Lower concurrency, better results
  • Own the outcomes, not the code

Is This You?

  • Product owners with an active backlog
  • Teams with real deadlines, but not enough bandwidth
  • Decision-makers who want scoped, reliable delivery
  • Organizations with off roadmap opportunity — but no appetite for chaos

Exponential Pricing

▶ Pricing designed to fail fast and fail forward

▶ Smaller is cheaper - solutions ship faster

How it works. Why it works.

The pricing is honest

View your backlog in dollars

  • • Easy to understand, flat rate pricing
  • • Rates assigned before you commit
  • • Built in special approvals for XL, XXL tickets
  • • Clear itemized invoices, referencing tickets
  • • No surprises during development phases

The planning isn't waste

Planning is essential to success, that's why it's included in the price

  • • Planning is the only thing we bill hourly
  • • We plan with you, not for you
  • • If it doesn't grow to your “Great Plan”
  • • Credits taken off your ticket cost if used within 60 days

You'll be able to adapt

Just Do It's (JDI's)

Because you can't plan for everything

  • • Tiny changes, big impact
  • • JDI's included increases with ticket size
  • • Designed to capture all the little things that are hard to predict

We step into your workflow

Your Code.

Your Backlog.

Your Standards.

Your Time zone.

60 Day Warranty

Built for the real world

Defects happen.

That's why we have a 60 day escaped defect warranty.


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Start planning your next win, risk free.

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Visit us at flatratedev.com