Pricing · Samastack
What custom software costs, in plain numbers.
These are the bands Samastack quotes from, for typical scope: in rupees for Indian clients, and in dollars, dirhams and pounds for clients abroad. They are honest ranges, not teaser rates. A fixed quote follows one call, and the number we sign is the number you pay.
The bands
Four layers. One engine. One number.
| Layer | What it covers | India | Outside India | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website | ranks in search, readable by AI assistants, lead capture wired in | ₹40k – 1.2L | $1,200 – $3,600 | about 2 |
| Customer app | orders, bookings, statements and support on Android, iOS and web | ₹1.5L – 4L | $5,500 – $15,000 | about 4 |
| Back office | CRM, HRMS, inventory, GST billing, MIS: one system, role-based access | ₹2L – 6L | $8,000 – $24,000 | about 5 |
| Growth | Google Business Profile, Meta ads and social, run monthly, reported plainly | from ₹25,000/month | from $900/month | ongoing |
| All three layers together | one engine, one data model, about 15% lower and 25% faster | ₹3.31L – 9.52L | $12,500 – $36,200 | about 9 |
Dirham and pound bands are in the scope builder. Figures outside India are set for those markets from published local agency rates, not converted from rupees; the terms say the same.
How a band becomes a number
Typical scope in, a written number out.
Each band covers typical scope for that layer. A build lands outside it only when the scope does, and you know that before the number is fixed, in writing. The number we sign is the number you pay.
Next start: Open the scope builderWhat moves the number
- How many layers, and whether they are built together on one engine
- How many modules, roles and screens on day one
- Migration of what you already run, and how clean it is
- Integrations: payments, banks, accounting exports, e-invoicing
- Approval flows and audit trails your auditor or regulator needs
Payment is by milestones: an advance to start, one or two mid-build milestones you can see working, and the final payment at handover, each against a GST invoice.
The honest comparison
What the subscriptions cost instead.
Category list prices, no vendor names. Sometimes the subscription is the right answer, and every industry page says when. The full arithmetic over three years →
Rented, per month
CRM: about ₹1,000 to ₹2,000 per user per month.
HRMS and payroll: about ₹80 to ₹150 per employee per month, plus a base fee.
No-code app builder: about ₹60,000 to ₹2.4 lakh a year.
Website builder and hosting: about ₹8,000 to ₹30,000 a year.
Every year, for as long as it runs, plus the glue between them
Built once, owned
Website ₹40k – 1.2L. Customer app ₹1.5L – 4L. Back office ₹2L – 6L.
All three on one engine: ₹3.31L – 9.52L, about 9 weeks.
Then hosting in your own accounts and changes as you need them; the care plan is optional.
Paid once. Source, hosting and domain in your name.
Fair questions
Asked before people trust us.
How firm are the price bands in the scope builder?
The bands are honest ranges for typical scope, not teaser rates. After one 30-minute call you get a fixed quote, and the number we sign is the number you pay.
Custom software is supposed to cost more. Why are the bands on this page lower?
Two reasons, and neither is a trick. There is no licence margin, because you are not paying a vendor to fund a sales team and an enterprise roadmap you will never use. And we build AI-native, which genuinely compresses the hours a build takes. We pass that on, because it is the only way custom work competes with a subscription on price.
How long does a build take?
A website is about two weeks, a customer app about four, and a back office about five. Built together they overlap, so all three land in roughly nine weeks. The clock starts when the scope is signed, and you see working software every week from the first one.
What is the care plan?
For owners who would rather not think about it. Priority response when something breaks, a monthly check that everything is running and backed up, small changes included rather than quoted, and your software kept current as browsers and phones move on. Priced with your build, in writing, before you decide anything. Start it, pause it or stop it any month; it is never required and never a condition of anything. You still own the code, hosting and domain outright. Without it, changes are simply quoted as they come.
Next step
Pick your layers, or just write to us.
The scope builder shows the band for your combination in sixty seconds, in your currency. Or send one line below and we reply within one working day.