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Rates 2026

Our hourly rate is public.

People often ask what we cost. Here's the answer, no request for proposal needed. Anything not listed below, we work out in a short conversation.

01 · Hourly rate

€50
/ hour · net · 2026

2026 at 2025 prices — our rate hasn't changed.

This is the rate for ad-hoc work without a retainer. We've built software since 2015 and AI solutions since 2021. Proper invoices and a contract under Hungarian or EU law.

For larger or longer engagements, the Ongoing and Premium monthly plans come in 5–10% below the ad-hoc hourly rate.

This is one rate across UI, backend, operations, and AI work. There's no separate surcharge per specialty.

02 · Market benchmark

Where we sit in the market.

The market shapes what an engineering hour is worth. We price within the Hungarian-firm band.

Freelancers
€30 – €40
Hungarian firms
€40 – €60
We're here
Agencies
€55 – €75
EU freelancers
€30 – €80 (Toptal etc.)
Multinationals
€70 – €100

The EU freelance band reflects typical rates on international platforms such as Toptal (€30–80/h). Going abroad isn't necessarily cheaper.

03 · Monthly plans

Ongoing engagement, lower hourly rate.

Longer engagements come with a lower hourly rate, and the plans cover operations too (monitoring, incident response, a predictable release schedule).

Base
€500
10 hours / month · €50 / hour

Existing product maintenance, minor features, consultation.

  • Content updates, minor design tweaks
  • Framework and dependency upgrades
  • Small new features, bug fixes
  • Regular status reports, reachable on Slack or email
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Ongoing
€950
20 hours / month · €47.50 / hour

Active development and operations. Fits most ongoing projects.

  • New feature design and development
  • Continuous monitoring, incident response during business hours
  • Monthly release schedule
  • Process automation
  • Dedicated Slack channel
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Premium
€1,800
40 hours / month · €45 / hour

Intensive development, complex integration, or a business-critical system.

  • Everything in Ongoing
  • Out-of-hours cover under a custom SLA, if needed
  • Quarterly architecture review
  • Priority scheduling
  • ERP/CRM integration, business process automation
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Flexibility: unused hours roll over for one month. Overage is billed at your plan's rate, not the ad-hoc €50.

04 · Typical projects

What an hour, ten hours, a hundred hours buys.

So you don't have to do the math. These are indicative estimates for work of similar size; you'll get a sharper estimate for your own project after the first conversation.

Work Price
AI knowledge base / RAG rollout on your own data ~60 hours €3,000
MCP server for your internal systems ~40 hours €2,000
AI agent rollout and operation (monthly) ~20 hours €950
Qwen3.8 or DeepSeek V4 deployment on your own infrastructure ~80 hours €4,000
Continuous monitoring rollout for an existing system ~30 hours €1,500
Native iOS or Android MVP ~400 hours €20,000
Web platform or webshop built from scratch ~500 hours €25,000
Security audit + web app pentest ~50 hours €2,500
Ad-hoc incident response hourly €50 / hour

All prices net, at 2026 rates. Other factors (integration, inheriting existing code, SLA) can shift them; you get an exact estimate after the first conversation.

05 · Capacity

When we can start.

November 2026
Full
95% booked
December 2026
Some capacity
60% booked
January 2027
Some capacity
35% booked
February 2027
Open
10% booked

Estimated bookings. We can give you an exact start date after the first 30-minute conversation.

FAQ

What we get asked.

VAT?
All prices net. Hungarian clients: 27% VAT on top. EU B2B: reverse-charge.
Do you work fixed-price?
Yes, on a clearly scoped project. First we spend 20–40 hours mapping the work, so we know what we're signing. That time is billed hourly, because quoting a fixed price without it wouldn't be fair.
Open-source discount?
Yes — if the repo is public and our work is published as part of it: 20% off the applicable plan.
What if the system goes down outside business hours?
Monitoring runs continuously, and we handle alerts during business hours on weekdays. If your system needs out-of-hours cover, we agree it in a custom SLA: response time, availability, and fees. The Base plan doesn't include incident response.
I can get it cheaper elsewhere.
Possibly. But many developers don't operate what they build, so when something fails you're looking at a new contract, a new team, and another ramp-up. With us the same team builds and operates, so the total cost of ownership can come out lower. See why we run what we build (in Hungarian).

Ready?

Get in touch. We reply within 2 business days.

The first conversation is 30 minutes and free. By the end you'll know whether working together makes sense, or whether another route suits you better.

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