What Custom Software Costs

Price ranges, and what influences costs.

"How much will my software cost to build?" is usually the first question we get when talking with new customers. We wrote these articles to explain what moves the price and to help you plan and budget for your custom application.

The price ranges here are based on quotes we've provided for previous projects. If your software application is already partly built, the numbers may look different, and we cover that too. For more information on how a project runs from first call to launch, see our process.

How Much Does Custom Software Cost in 2026?

Most custom software and app projects we build cost between $20,000 and $150,000. The price depends on how many features you need, how complex the backend is, and what it has to connect to. A discovery phase, usually $3,000 to $6,000, lets us give you a fixed quote to build your application.

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How Much Does It Cost to Build an App Prototype?

With us, an interactive app prototype usually costs $3,000 to $6,000. The price depends on how complex the app is and how much of it the prototype needs to cover. You get something that looks and feels like your app, that you can click through and show to investors or early users.

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What Does It Cost to Fix an AI-Built App?

It depends on the size of the app and what the audit finds, but it's often far less than building from scratch. On a recent large platform a client built with AI, our audit and backend rebuild came in at roughly half the cost of building it from scratch.

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How Much Does Custom Software Cost in 2026?

Most custom software and app projects we build cost $20,000 to $150,000. Here's what drives the price and how we get to a real quote.

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How Much Does It Cost to Build an App Prototype?

An interactive app prototype usually costs $3,000 to $6,000 with us. Here's what you get, what changes the price, and what you can do with it.

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What Does It Cost to Fix an AI-Built App?

Fixing an app you built with AI is often far cheaper than rebuilding it. Here's what an audit and hardening project covers and what drives the price.

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