Custom software in India can cost from about ₹9,999 for a single tool to several lakh rupees for a full platform. What decides the price is scope: how many people use it, what it has to connect to, and whether it needs a mobile app. This guide uses Erpixo's own published price bands as a concrete reference — each project is a fixed price, agreed in writing before work starts.
Four price bands, from one tool to a full platform
Micro, ₹9,999 – ₹49,999: One job, done properly. A single tool that removes a manual process. For example: internal admin tool, whatsapp ordering bot, form & billing automation, single reporting dashboard. Growth, ₹50,000 – ₹1,49,999: A real multi-user product with logins, roles and payments. For example: multi-user web application, admin panel with user roles, online payments & invoicing, customer portal. Advanced, ₹1,50,000 – ₹2,99,999: Mobile apps and systems that talk to your existing software. For example: android & ios app, third-party integrations, real-time tracking, offline-capable field app. Enterprise, ₹3,00,000 – ₹4,99,999: A full platform built around how your company actually runs. For example: complete erp module, saas product build, multi-branch operations system, custom marketplace.
What makes software cost more
The number of user roles (a tool one person uses costs less than a product with customers, staff and admins), connections to other systems (payment gateways, accounting software, existing databases), mobile apps on Android and iOS, offline working, and reporting. Each adds design, building and testing time. Writing down which of these you actually need is the fastest way to lower a quote.
Fixed price or paying by the hour
With hourly billing you pay for every hour spent, including the slow ones, and the total is only known at the end: at ₹800 an hour, our estimate of a common Indian freelance rate, a 100-hour build is ₹80,000. With a fixed price you agree the scope and one figure before work starts, and changes outside that scope are quoted separately before they begin. Fixed price suits work you can describe up front; hourly suits open-ended research.
How long it takes
Size gives a rough guide — typically 2–4 weeks for a single tool, 4–8 weeks for a multi-user product, 8–14 weeks with mobile apps or integrations, and 14+ weeks for a full platform. But the timeline depends as much on your feedback as on the build: software is reviewed in stages, and each round of changes moves the finish. A plan agreed together is more honest than a date promised before anyone has seen a screen.
Costs after launch
Ask what happens once the software is live: who hosts it and what that costs each month, how backups work, who fixes bugs, and what small changes cost. App store accounts add their own fees (Apple charges a yearly developer fee, Google Play a one-time registration fee). Put all of these in the quote so the first year has no surprises.
How to get an accurate quote
Write down who will use it, what it replaces (a spreadsheet, a register, a WhatsApp group), what it must connect to, and two or three screens you would like to see. Share examples of software you like. Then ask for a fixed price that lists the scope it covers — a quote without scope is only an estimate.
Key Takeaways
A clear scope gets you a clear price. Send Erpixo a short description on WhatsApp and you will get an approach and a fixed price, usually within one working day.
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