What will shape the cost of your software.
Custom software at Ego Eimi lands in published ranges: an audit runs about $5,000 to $15,000 and is credited in full to your build, a fixed-price build runs about $15,000 to $50,000 and up, and an embedded team runs about $14,000 to $48,000 a month. This free estimator reads your answers across six drivers and shows which ones push your build up or down.
01 / Read your complexity
02 / How this works
Two builds that sound alike on paper can cost very different amounts. The difference is almost always in the same few places.
This tool scores your answers across six drivers and maps the total to one of three bands: a focused build, a standard build, or a substantial build. It then surfaces the answers that pushed your number up the most, so you know where the weight sits before you talk to anyone. Nothing you pick is sent anywhere; the read runs in your browser.
What moves the number most
- Scope. A single tool for one team is a different animal from a platform many groups depend on.
- User types. Each new role brings its own screens, permissions, and edge cases.
- Integrations. Every system that has to stay in sync is its own small project.
- Data sensitivity. Regulated data raises the bar on security, testing, and process across the whole build.
- Platforms and AI. Native mobile and AI-at-the-core are both real engineering work, not toggles.
What each band tends to cost
Each band is a complexity level the cost estimator assigns from your six answers, and each maps to the range Ego Eimi publishes for that size of build.
| Your band | Typical range | What it usually is |
|---|---|---|
| Focused build | About $5,000 to $15,000 | One clear job for a small team, sometimes better as no-code. |
| Standard build | About $15,000 to $50,000 and up | A real product with users, integrations, and full ownership from day one. |
| Substantial build | $50,000 and up, built in stages | Compliance, heavier AI, high uptime, and many integrations. |
These are the bands Ego Eimi's fixed-price work lands in, published in full on the pricing page. For the real number, the audit maps your scope in detail and gives you one fixed price and a date. For more on what drives cost, see how much custom software should cost, and browse the rest of our free tools.
03 / Common questions
Why won't this give me a dollar figure?
A real price depends on details a six-question form cannot see: your existing systems, your edge cases, what done means to you. A made-up number would either scare you off or set you up for a surprise later. This tool reads complexity instead, so you walk into the audit knowing what drives the cost. The audit turns it into one fixed price and a date.
What makes software more expensive?
Five things move the number more than anything else: how much the product does, how many kinds of user it serves, what it has to connect to, how sensitive the data is, and whether AI is assistive or the core of the product. A single internal tool for one team is a different build from a regulated platform that many groups depend on. This guide walks through each driver.
How accurate is this?
It is a directional read, not a quote. It tells you whether your idea leans focused, standard, or substantial, and which of your answers push it there. It cannot price your specific build, because that needs the detail an audit gathers. Use it to understand the drivers, then get the real number.
What does the audit add?
The audit replaces this read with one fixed price and a delivery date you can hold us to. We map your scope, integrations, and data in detail, define what done means, and put the number in writing. It is the honest version of what this tool only sketches. See what the audit delivers.
Last updated July 2026 · Talk with Felipe
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