Straight answers on what software costs, how long it takes and how to pick the people who build it. Written by the team that does the work.
(01)Latest
23 min read
Two critical PHP bugs let attackers run code on a web server without logging in. How to tell if your site is exposed, how to patch it on every common kind of hosting, and how to check whether someone got in first.
13 min read
Off-the-shelf software is the right call for most jobs. This is how to spot the few where custom pays off, with a five-year cost model built on vendors' own seat prices.
Read14 min read
Headless commerce buys you design freedom and more storefronts, at the price of a second system to build and run. When it pays off, what it costs from the vendors' own pricing pages, and why most stores should wait.
Read12 min read
Local price lists for Bangladeshi apps disagree and cite nothing. We put them side by side in Taka and dollars, add the rates and running costs, and show what a fair quote should include.
Read15 min read
Onshore, nearshore or offshore? A plain comparison for founders choosing where their development team works, with overlap hours for 10 team cities, sourced pay data and a contract checklist.
Read13 min read
AI tools get you to a working demo fast. This checklist shows what usually breaks when real users and real money arrive, how to check it yourself, and when to fix or rebuild.
Read15 min read
We've moved client sites like Maneel Club and North Bengal Agro Farms from WordPress to Next.js, and arrowbin.com too. This is the process we follow, the SEO details that protect rankings, and when a move isn't worth it.
Read15 min read
Most Bangladeshi shoppers want cash on delivery or a mobile wallet at checkout. Here is how to choose between an aggregator and direct bKash or Nagad, what each costs, and how to wire it up safely.
Read15 min read
Most AI agent price guides quote ranges without showing the sums. We split the cost into three buckets (build, running, upkeep) and work out the monthly model bill from the providers' own price lists.
Read12 min read
An MVP budget is build weeks times team times rate. Launch and running costs go on top. We show the sums with our published ranges so you can test your own number.
Read14 min read
Shopify is the right start for many stores, and a custom build wins for others. This is how to decide, with fee math from Shopify's own pricing page and the cases where custom pays off.
Read15 min read
AI assistants now recommend products and send shoppers to the store's own checkout. Here is what changed in 2026 and the checklist we use to make any store readable to them.
Read13 min read
A SaaS product costs more than its build quote: billing and tenant isolation add to the build, and running costs arrive every month. Here are our ranges and the running-cost sums, worked out from published prices.
Read14 min read
A courier integration books parcels from your orders, pulls status updates back and helps reconcile cash on delivery. Here is how it works, using RedX's public API as the example.
Read14 min read
Software keeps costing money after launch, and for good reasons. Here is how much to budget, what the money buys, and the 2026 deadlines that make skipping it expensive.
Read11 min read
A proof of concept, a prototype and an MVP each answer a different question. This guide compares them side by side and shows how to pick the one your idea needs first.
Read13 min read
Most lists of AI automation ideas stop at the list. We rank eight workflows by what they save and what can go wrong, and give you a four-factor score to find your own first one.
Read13 min read
Median developer pay in 38 countries, computed from Stack Overflow's 2025 and 2026 survey files, with experience bands, a salary-to-hourly-rate formula and a free CSV you can reuse.
Read14 min read
Custom software can cost anywhere from $5,000 to $250,000+. See what drives the number, broken down by project type, region and pricing model, plus how to spend smart.
Read13 min read
Picking the wrong development partner is expensive. Use this framework of criteria, questions, red flags and a decision scorecard to choose a team that delivers.
Read12 min read
Most MVPs take 6–14 weeks. Here's the week-by-week timeline, what shapes it, the common delays, and how to launch faster without sacrificing quality.
Read(02)Quick answers
The questions clients ask us most, each answered in full inside the guide it links to.
(03)Your move
Tell us what you're making. You'll get a straight answer on scope, timeline and cost from a senior engineer, usually within a day.