Guides: software costs and product decisions
Plain-words guides with the math shown. Every figure links to its source or is labeled as an example or our assumption. Who makes them.
Start with your question
What would building my own app with AI cost me?Cost to build an app with AI→Should I rent, buy or build?Build, buy or rent→How do I compare developer quotes?How to read a developer quote→When does per-seat pricing get expensive?Per-seat pricing→Which feature should we build first?RICE→How do I take this to the board?SCQA→
Software costs for a small business
For owners and managers choosing software or weighing a hire. What each option costs over the years you will use it, and where your own time belongs.
Where each number comes fromPrice per person, quotes, upkeep, your hourly value.→What it costs to build an app with AITool plans, your hours, upkeep, and when a quote is the safer choice.→What a developer chargesHow to read the quote.→Total cost of ownershipWhat to count over 3 years.→Per-seat pricingHow the cost grows and where break-even sits.→Template vs custom appWhat each costs over 3 years, and how to decide.→Build, buy or rentDecide on your own numbers.→What an employee or team really costsSalary is where the cost starts.→
Deciding what to build next
For product people with more ideas than time. Rank the work, price the wait, and present the decision.
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