Pricing
Custom Web App Pricing Explained (Base Price + Features)
Exactly how custom web app pricing works: base price plus per-feature add-ons. Worked examples from ₹1L to ₹5L and $10k to $50k builds.
The most honest way to price a custom web app is a base fee that covers the bones of the product, plus a fixed per-feature add-on. That is exactly how my contact-page calculator works, and exactly how you should think about buying a build.
Why base + features beats hourly
Hourly billing punishes buyers for asking questions and rewards developers for going slow. Fixed per-feature pricing aligns incentives, you know the total before we start, I know the scope before I begin, and scope changes are a clear conversation rather than an invoice shock.
What the base price covers
- Architecture + database schema design
- Core UI shell (dashboard layout, navigation, design system)
- Deployment pipeline (CI/CD, hosting, staging + production)
- Authentication scaffolding (sign up, sign in, password reset)
- 30 days of post-launch support for bug fixes
Feature add-ons with fixed pricing
Each of these adds a fixed amount to the total:
- Admin dashboard with CRUD for every entity
- Payment integration (Stripe or Razorpay with webhook verification)
- Role-based access control with roles, groups, and audit logs
- Real-time updates via WebSockets
- File upload system with S3/CDN and image processing
- Analytics dashboard with charts and CSV exports
Worked example: B2B SaaS MVP
A typical SaaS MVP with 6 features: base ₹1,00,000 + (6 × ₹5,000) = ₹1,30,000 total in INR, or $10,000 + (6 × $100) = $10,600 in USD. Delivered in 8-10 weeks, with a clear feature list and milestones.