Pricing & engagement models
Software development pricing at CODT Technologies starts with a free 4-hour workshop with a senior architect. Within 3 working days you get a written scope and a quote. For a clearly defined project, that is a fixed quote. Otherwise a short paid discovery sprint comes first, credited in full against the build.
CODT Technologies was founded in 2017 and builds custom software, apps and AI systems. Engineering is in Gurugram, India. We work with clients in 10+ countries, and our sales partners cover Switzerland, Germany, the Middle East and Nigeria.
Your first 3 working days
- Free workshop4 hours
- Written scope≤ day 3
- Quote in CHF, EUR or USD≤ day 3
Credited in fullIf you need a discovery sprint first, its fee comes off the build price.
How we work with you
Software development pricing models: three ways to work
CODT Technologies works in three ways. A fixed-price project suits a scope you can agree and sign before the build. A dedicated development team on a monthly retainer suits a roadmap that keeps changing. Support after launch keeps the live system patched and running, and its price is known before you sign.
Answer two questions
The table highlights the model that fits.
Fits your answersFixed-price projectAdd a support plan once it's live, if you want one.
Fits your answersDedicated teamA fixed-price first version can come before it.
Fits your answersFixed-price projectA short paid discovery sprint comes first, credited in full.
Fits your answersDedicated teamIt starts after the workshop, and you set the priorities.
| Fits your answersFixed-price projectOne price, signed scope | Fits your answersDedicated teamMonthly retainer | Fits your answersSupport after launchOptional monthly plan | Fits your answersTime and materialsFor comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick it when | Your scope is clear enough to sign. | Your roadmap will keep moving. | It's live and runs your business. | Common when the work can't be defined yet. |
| Billed | By milestone, against one fixed price | A fixed monthly capacity | A monthly plan, priced in your quote | By the hours worked |
| Price known | Before the build starts | Fixed per month, agreed up front | Before you sign | Once the work is done |
| Overrun risk | Ours, for the signed scope | You decide what the fixed capacity works on | The monthly price stays fixed | Yours |
| Scope changes | Priced in writing; you approve before we start | You own the backlog and set the priorities | Larger plans include small enhancements | Any time, billed by the hour |
| Commitment | The signed scope, nothing more | 30 days' notice (60 for teams of five or more), no exit fee | Optional, agreed before the build starts | Depends on the supplier |
CODT Technologies doesn't bill time and materials; that column is there for comparison. On every model, the engineers work in your time zone.
One project, start to finish
How do you get a fixed quote for custom software?
A fixed quote from CODT Technologies starts with the free 4-hour workshop. Within 3 working days you have a written scope and a quote. For a clearly defined project, that quote is the fixed price. Otherwise a short paid discovery sprint comes first, credited in full against the build, and the fixed price follows it.
4 hours · free
Workshop
You bring the problem and the deadline. A senior architect weighs building, buying or waiting with you, in English, German or French.
Within 3 working days
Scope & quote
What we'll build, what we won't, and the milestones in between. For a clearly defined project, the quote is a fixed price.
1–2 weeks · only if needed
Discovery sprint
Scope still open? A short paid sprint settles it, and the fixed price follows. Its fee comes off the build price in full.
Starts 4–5 working days after signing
Build
You try the screens as a clickable prototype first. After that, every week ends with a demo, and that's where we want to hear what's wrong.
30 days free, then optional
After launch
Bugs in our work are fixed at no charge for 30 days. After that, a monthly plan if you want one, run by the engineers who built it.
This is how a fixed-price project at CODT Technologies runs, step by step. A dedicated team skips the fixed quote and starts after the workshop.
Book the free 4-hour workshopTotal cost of ownership
What is the total cost of ownership of custom software?
Total cost of ownership covers more than the build: cloud hosting, support after launch and the weeks your staff need to get used to a new tool. CODT Technologies lists each of them with the quote. We charge no licence fees, and the code belongs to you.
Swiss public buyers: Under Switzerland's revised federal procurement law (BöB), in force since 1 January 2021, federal buyers can score bids on life-cycle cost. We lay out the same lines for you: build, cloud, support and rollout.
What your quote lists
Line by line, before you sign
You pay for
- The buildDesign, engineering, testing, project management and deploymentFixed, by milestone
- Discovery sprint, if neededOne to two weeks when the scope is still openCredited in full
- Cloud hostingOn your own AWS, Azure or GCP account, or the bill forwarded unchangedAt cost
- Third-party licences and VATNamed in the quote, so none of it is a surpriseListed
- Support plan, if you want oneBudget around 15–20% of the build cost per yearPriced up front
- Rollout and trainingYour team's slower first weeks on a new tool, planned with youIn the plan
You never pay for
- Per-seat or per-user licence feesNever
- A margin on cloud billsNever
- A charge for fixing our bugs in the first 30 daysNever
- Exit fees, or a fee to hand over your codeNever
Code, IP and cloud accountsYours once paid
What drives the cost
What drives the cost of custom software?
Eight things: user roles and workflows, integrations, data migration, security and compliance, design depth, platforms, AI components and your deadline. Integrations, compliance and migration usually move the number most. CODT Technologies quotes once all eight are known, which is what the free workshop is for.
01Moves the price most
Integrations
Connecting to your ERP, a payment provider or an internal system can be the largest single line. A documented API is quick to work with; an old system without one takes longer.
02Moves the price most
Data and migration
Moving years of records out of an old system means cleaning and mapping them, and often running old and new side by side for a while.
03Moves the price most
Security and compliance
Audit trails, role-based access, Swiss or EU data residency, GDPR- and nDSG-aware design. On Aviatize, every record had to hold up in a regulator's audit. That shaped the data model from the start.
Scope and user roles
Each role (admin, approver, customer, field staff) brings its own screens, permissions and tests.
Design depth
An internal tool built on proven components costs less than a consumer app where each screen is designed from scratch and tested with users.
Platforms
Web only, or iOS and Android too? A kiosk? Each platform adds build and test work, and hardware in the loop adds more. One cross-platform codebase can save part of it.
AI components
A model that has to give correct answers on your data needs data preparation and evaluation first. Once it's live, a person approves any risky action. We build that review step in.
Your deadline
A fixed date can often be met with more engineers working in parallel. That changes the price. Tell us the date early.
Want a feel for the effort before the workshop?Estimate the effort for your project
How to check our work
How can you judge our quality before you sign?
Look at systems we built that are live in production, and ask how we work. At CODT Technologies no change merges without a senior engineer's review, and you see the latest build in a demo each week. The case studies on this page show results from the live products.
LeadTrack AI
<30 sec
Time to first call
100K+ Calls automated+38% Qualified-lead conversion
Read the LeadTrack AI case study
Aviatize
Logbooks
Digital logbooks, EASA- and FAA-ready
Crews Training records and ICAO language testingInspections Inspection and certificate expiry alerts
Read the Aviatize case study
Forecasting Model · FeelEat (Switzerland)
98%
Forecast accuracy
−58% StockoutsClient since 2017
Read the Forecasting Model case study
Senior review on every change
Our developers use AI tools every day, and no generated line reaches production unread.
Your data, under your contract
An NDA comes before any technical talk, followed by the data processing agreement and the standard contractual clauses. Your system runs in your region, and nothing goes to India unless your contract says so in writing.
How we handle your code, data and contractsA contact in your region
Where we have a sales partner, that partner is your first contact. Our engineers in Gurugram keep to your time zone.
Questions buyers ask about pricing
Put it in a brief. A senior engineer reads it and replies within one business day.
Why is there no price list, rate card or hourly rate on this page?
A rate card would price a project nobody has looked at yet. Two systems with similar screens can be months apart in effort once integrations, data and compliance are counted, and an hourly rate doesn't tell you how many hours it will take. So we spend four hours with you first, at no cost, and quote after that.
How much does custom software development cost?
Each project at CODT Technologies gets its own fixed price. For a clearly defined project you have it within 3 working days of the free 4-hour workshop; for a larger or less settled one, after a short paid discovery sprint. The biggest swings usually come from connecting to your existing systems, meeting compliance rules and moving old data across. User roles, design depth, platforms, any AI parts and your deadline count too.
Fixed price vs time and materials: which is right for my project?
With time and materials you pay for the hours worked, so if the work takes longer, you carry the cost. With a fixed price the supplier carries that risk for the agreed scope. CODT Technologies doesn't bill time and materials. A defined scope gets a fixed price. If the roadmap keeps changing, we suggest a dedicated team on a retainer, billed as a fixed monthly capacity.
What happens in the free 4-hour workshop?
It is for teams with a concrete project and a go-live date in mind. Bring both. A senior architect weighs building, buying or waiting with you, and you leave knowing what a first version needs and whether CODT Technologies is the right fit. The written scope and quote follow within 3 working days, with no obligation to go ahead.
Do you quote in Swiss francs, euros or US dollars?
It depends on where your company is based. Swiss clients receive their quote from CODT Technologies in Swiss francs, EU clients in euros, and clients elsewhere in US dollars. The quote lists the milestones and the fixed total for the agreed scope, in that currency, with VAT added where it applies.
What is not included in the price?
Cloud and third-party licence fees: you pay AWS, Azure or GCP yourself, or we pass the invoice on at cost, with no margin. VAT or local sales tax comes on top. Engineering, design, testing, project management and deployment are all inside the quote. A discovery sprint or a support plan, if you choose one, is quoted separately.
Who owns the code?
You do. Once the work is paid for, the source code, the IP and the infrastructure transfer to you in full. CODT Technologies charges no per-seat licence and keeps nothing back to tie you to it. If you later move the system to another supplier or to your own team, everything it depends on goes with it.
What does support after launch cover?
The first 30 days after go-live are covered free for bugs in our work. After that, an optional monthly plan covers bug fixes, security patches, dependency updates and uptime monitoring. Larger plans add small enhancements and a named engineer who knows your codebase. You agree the plan and its cost before the build starts.
Next step
Four hours with a senior architect, free of charge.
Tell us about the project and your timeline. We'll work through it with you in the workshop, and if we're not the team for it, you'll hear that there.