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What software actually costs, and what owning it means.

Short pieces with the arithmetic shown. Category prices, no vendor names, and the same bands the scope builder uses.

28 August 2026 · 3 min

What five software subscriptions cost a 25-person business over three years

A 25-person business running on the usual five subscriptions pays between ₹10.2L and ₹28.1L over three years. The same four layers built once and owned come to ₹4.7L to ₹13.1L in the same period.

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28 August 2026 · 2 min

Custom software vs SaaS: when each one wins

Subscriptions win on day one, when the team is small and the process is still moving. A built system wins once the process is stable, the customer base needs an app, and the integration bill has become its own line item.

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28 August 2026 · 2 min

What "you own the code" means at handover, item by item

Ownership is a list, not a promise. At handover the client holds the source, the repository, the hosting and domain accounts, every credential, and enough documentation for another developer to take over.

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