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Jedidiah Gabriel,

Nov 14, 2026

How Much Does Custom Software Cost? Prices You Can Check

Ask most agencies what software costs and you'll hear "it depends", followed by a request for a discovery call. It does depend. You can still know the range before anyone gets on a call, so here are mine. They're fixed and published.

What do common builds cost?

Each line gives the starting price for the smallest useful version and the price of the largest package.

  • Telegram alerts for your team, from $70 to $420
  • One AI automation workflow in n8n, from $150 to $980
  • WhatsApp AI agent, from $220 to $1,250
  • AI voice receptionist, from $250 to $1,450
  • Business website, from $260 to $1,550
  • Online store, from $380 to $2,300
  • Booking system with deposits, from $380 to $2,200
  • Inventory and barcode system, from $520 to $3,500
  • Custom CRM, from $650 to $3,600
  • Mobile app in React Native, from $650 to $4,000
  • HR and attendance system, from $720 to $4,200
  • Staff appraisal system, from $950 to $6,200
  • Smart contracts in Solidity or Cairo, from $280 to $2,400
  • Real-world asset tokenization, from $1,200 to $7,500

What moves a price up?

  • Integrations. Every system it talks to, such as accounting software, a payment gateway or a CRM, adds work. One with a clean API adds a little. One without adds a lot.
  • Roles and approvals. Software one person uses is simpler than software where staff, managers and admins each see different things.
  • The data you bring. Importing a clean spreadsheet is quick. Cleaning ten years of inconsistent records takes time.
  • Money and compliance. Anything that moves money, stores health or identity data, or holds funds on-chain needs more testing and review.
  • Unclear scope. The most expensive projects are the ones where nobody wrote down what "done" means.

What brings it down

Start with the smallest version that does one job well, use it for a month, then add to it. The second phase usually looks different from what you'd have specified on day one, because by then you know how your team uses it.

Costs that aren't the build

Hosting, AI model usage, SMS and WhatsApp messages and app store fees are billed by those providers to your account at their own rates. I estimate them before we start and design to keep them low.

Who owns it

You do. Code goes to your repository and services run on accounts in your name, so you can take it to another developer any time.

How to get your exact number

Every service has its own page with three packages, delivery times and what each includes. Browse all of them. If your project doesn't fit a package, book a free call and I'll send a fixed quote after it.

Questions, answered

How much does custom software cost for a small business?

Small single-purpose tools start between $70 and $500. Business systems such as a CRM, booking system or inventory start between $380 and $1,000, and full platforms with several modules run from $2,000 to $7,500. Integrations, roles and data cleanup move the price most.

How much does a website cost in 2026?

A five-page business website with an enquiry form starts at $260. Booking or payments, a CMS and structured data take it to about $680, and custom features, several languages and a blog to about $1,550.

How much does it cost to build an AI agent?

A single AI workflow starts at $150, a WhatsApp AI agent at $220 and an AI voice receptionist at $250. Monthly AI and messaging usage is billed separately by the providers.

Why do agencies quote so differently for the same project?

They're often pricing different things, with different scope assumptions, team sizes and overheads. Ask each one to list what's included, what isn't, and what the monthly running costs will be.

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Fixed-price gigs that build what this proposal describes.

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