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 are applied to your invoice
- • 60-Day Escaped Defect Warranty
- • JDIs are included for each slice, so small changes can be handled during development.
Pay for software. Not hours.
Hourly estimates widen as real-world complexity appears. Flat Rate Dev stays fixed once the ticket is priced.
Flat Rate Dev vs Hourly Billing Cost
A line chart comparing the projected hourly cost range against the cumulative Flat Rate Dev ticket cost from October 1 through October 18, 2025. The hourly range expands as work progresses, while the Flat Rate Dev cost increases only when fixed-price tickets are accepted.
Muted cone: estimated hourly cost range at $100/hr.
Red line: fixed Flat Rate Dev ticket cost.
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Learn More| Date | Event | Hourly low | Hourly high | Flat Rate Dev cumulative cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2025 | Feature sliced: escape proprietary site builder; Ticket 2.1.1 Small made ready | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| October 2, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.1 Small in progress: scaffold modern app and preserve legacy routes | $200 | $400 | $0 |
| October 3, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.1 Small in progress: route parity, nav, footer, basic page shell | $500 | $900 | $0 |
| October 4, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.1 Small accepted: scaffold pages in Remix | $700 | $1,200 | $500 |
| October 5, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.2 Medium made ready: migrate content with SEO/accessibility parity | $700 | $1,200 | $500 |
| October 6, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.2 Medium in progress: copy, images, headings, metadata, canonical structure | $1,300 | $2,300 | $500 |
| October 7, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.2 Medium in progress: SEO parity and accessibility baseline | $1,900 | $3,600 | $500 |
| October 8, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.2 Medium in progress: Lighthouse pass, screen reader cleanup, content polish | $2,500 | $4,800 | $500 |
| October 9, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.2 Medium accepted: content, SEO, accessibility baseline | $3,000 | $5,800 | $2,000 |
| October 10, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.3 Spike made ready: are we done with styling, layout, mobile, animations? | $3,000 | $5,800 | $2,000 |
| October 11, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.3 Spike in progress: parity review finds small cleanup items | $3,200 | $6,300 | $2,000 |
| October 12, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.3 Spike accepted: styling/mobile readiness decision made | $3,400 | $6,800 | $2,250 |
| October 13, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.4 Small made ready: contact form, map, video, call-now CTA | $3,400 | $6,800 | $2,250 |
| October 14, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.4 Small in progress: contact form and environment-based email config | $3,900 | $7,800 | $2,250 |
| October 15, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.4 Small in progress: SendGrid setup and reply-to/from/to behavior | $4,500 | $9,200 | $2,250 |
| October 16, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.4 Small in progress: map placement, YouTube hero behavior, desktop/mobile CTA | $5,100 | $10,400 | $2,250 |
| October 17, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.4 Small rework: mobile video regression, button color, preview/deploy churn | $5,700 | $11,900 | $2,250 |
| October 18, 2025 | Ticket 2.1.4 Small accepted: form, map, video, call-now CTA pass | $6,200 | $13,200 | $2,750 |
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 opportunities, 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 and XXL tickets
- • Clear, itemized invoices that reference 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 become part of your “Great Plan,” you're not locked in
- • Credits are applied to ticket costs when used within 60 days
You'll be able to adapt
Just Do Its (JDIs)
Because you can't plan for everything
- • Tiny changes, big impact
- • Included JDIs increase 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 include a 60-day escaped-defect warranty.
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