Pricing · Web Apps

Web app cost breakdown.

Dashboards, admin panels, portals, SaaS — real 2026 numbers by scope.

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(01) — Overview

The honest numbers.

Web apps span from simple dashboards ($10K) to complex SaaS platforms ($300K+). Complexity is driven by data model, user roles, and integrations — not screen count.

(02) — Pricing tiers

What each price gets you.

01

Dashboard / Admin Panel

$10,000 – $25,000
6 – 10 weeks
  • Auth + roles
  • CRUD across 5–15 entities
  • Standard reporting
  • CSV import/export
02

Business Web App

$25,000 – $75,000
10 – 20 weeks
  • Multi-role workflows
  • Complex data model
  • 3rd-party API integrations
  • Real-time updates
  • Admin + support tools
03

SaaS Product

$60,000 – $200,000+
20 – 40 weeks
  • Multi-tenant architecture
  • Billing + subscriptions
  • API + webhooks
  • Advanced permissions
  • Onboarding + activation flows
  • Analytics baseline
(03) — Cost drivers

What actually moves the price.

Frontend framework

Next.js, React, Vue all standard. Framework choice rarely changes cost.

Backend approach

Node.js/Python: baseline. Multi-service microservices: 30–50% more.

Multi-tenancy

Adds $10,000–$25,000 vs single-tenant. Required if selling as SaaS.

Real-time features

WebSockets, live updates, collaboration add $5,000–$25,000.

Third-party integrations

$3,000–$15,000 per major integration.

(04) — Hidden costs

What most quotes leave out.

  • Hosting ($100–$5,000+/month depending on traffic)
  • Database + backups ($50–$1,000/month)
  • Monitoring + logging (Sentry, Papertrail) ~$100–$500/month
  • Ongoing engineering ($3,000–$20,000+/month)
  • CDN + edge caching ($20–$500/month)
(05) — FAQ

Common questions.

For pure internal tools, often yes. If it's customer-facing or SaaS, custom is usually right.
All fine. Match to team expertise. We ship all of them.
Ship MVP internal first, then external beta, then full launch. Each phase reveals real requirements the last one missed.
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