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Software Development Pricing Guide

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A pricing guide built from verified client reviews of development firms. Its 2026 figures put custom software development in India at $25 to $49 an hour.

  • Multiply hours by rate to sanity-check any quote.
  • Ask each firm for an hour estimate per feature, not one lump sum.
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The question it answers

  1. How much should an MVP realistically cost to build in India?

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