Outsource software development, keep control.
Offshore pricing with the things that usually go missing put back in: a fixed price before work starts, working software every week, senior engineers on your project, and code in your accounts from day one.
- First version
- $6k – $12k fixed
- Monthly team
- from from $4k/mo
- Updates
- Weekly, on staging
- Overlap
- Your morning, live
Who it’s built for.
- Startups that need to build without raising for a full engineering team
- Businesses outsourcing a product, portal or internal tool
- Companies that tried offshore before and want it done properly
- Agencies that need a delivery team behind their own brand
Why outsourcing goes wrong, and what we do about it
Most outsourcing failures come from the same few causes: hourly billing that rewards slow work, junior developers swapped in after the sales call, weeks without anything you can click on, and code that lives on the vendor’s servers.
Every engagement with us is built to remove those. The price is fixed in writing. The engineers you meet are the ones who build. You see working software on a staging link every week. And the repository, cloud and app store accounts are yours from the first day.
What’s included
In scope
- Web apps, mobile apps, SaaS products and internal tools
- AI features and agents inside your product
- Architecture, design, build, testing and deployment
- Weekly demos on a staging link and a shared channel
- Documentation and a recorded handover
- Optional monthly team after launch
Available as add-ons
- On-site work outside the UAE
- Hourly time-and-materials billing
- Legacy mainframe and desktop software
How it runs, week by week.
Scope and price
A 25-minute call, then a written scope and fixed price within 24 hours.
Set up in your accounts
Repository, cloud and tools set up under your ownership.
Build and demo
Working software on staging every week, with a short written update.
Hand over
Production deploy, documentation, handover call and two weeks of fixes.
Outsourcing costs
Prices in US dollars.
| Factor | Effect on price |
|---|---|
| More than one type of user (for example buyers and sellers) | Adds $1,000 – $2,000 |
| Integrations beyond two (CRM, payments, maps, messaging) | Adds $500 – $1,500 each |
| An AI feature that needs its own data pipeline | Adds $1,000 – $3,000 |
| Designs already finished in Figma | Lowers the price |
| A deadline shorter than three weeks | Adds a rush fee, if we can do it at all |
Paid in milestones: 50% to start, 40% when you can use it on staging, 10% at launch (40/40/20 on larger projects). Prices are set for each market, not converted at the day’s exchange rate.
Your options, side by side.
| Local agency | Typical offshore vendor | Freelance marketplace | v1build | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | High, often fixed | Low hourly rate, open-ended | Hourly or per milestone | Fixed, in writing, before work starts |
| Who does the work | Mixed seniority | Often junior after the sale | Whoever you pick | The senior engineers you meet |
| How you see progress | Monthly meetings | Status reports | Messages | Working software every week |
| Where the code lives | Usually your accounts | Often the vendor’s | Varies | Your accounts, from day one |
| Time zone | Yours | Little overlap | Varies | Your mornings in North America, most of the UK and UAE day |
Questions, answered.
How much does it cost to outsource software development?
Offshore hourly rates usually run from about $20 to $60 an hour, against $100 to $200 in the US. Hourly rates hide the real cost, though, which is how many hours it takes. We quote a fixed price per project instead, shown above in your currency.
Is offshore software development safe?
It can be. Insist on code in your own accounts, a signed NDA and IP assignment, weekly working demos and a fixed price. We do all four as standard.
Where is your team?
Our engineers are in India and are led by IIT-trained engineers who have shipped eleven live products.
Can we start small?
Yes. A two-week AI feature or a prototype-to-production fix is a common first project before a larger build.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes, before the first detailed call if you want one.
Your v1 could be live next month.
Tell us what you are building. Get a fixed scope and price in writing within 24 hours.
Prefer email? hello@v1build.com