[Question] Software product development cost

Programming could really depend on TONS of factors, ranging from what is needed to get it a aed and just the experience of the programmer.

Some guys will charge $500-$1,500 if they just have minimal experience, but it can go MUCH higher than thst if ouyou want an experienced programmer. Of course, IT ALL DEPENDS on your budget and who you're willing to hire.

The above range is clearly just an estimate of how much you can get something done, but it can get more expensive down the road depending on MAJOR FACTORS!

Yeah, depends on cost and how much you can charge for t. I would do an extensive search to make sur someone doesn't already have it

I have been developing server/windows based software for a long time! I don't know where you are located, but finding a good programmer outside the U.S. is going to be the most cost effective way to go. When you do decide to get it developed, get a flat rate price, rather than per hour. Get a contract together as well, at to what is expected, time lines, ownership, etc, etc... Also, unless it is something relatively simple, you need to explain in great detail exactly how every little aspect of it needs to function. Trust me, do the above. I can tell you nightmare stories where I learned all this the hard way when I first started.

It's like others have said..the pricing can vary so much when it comes to coding. Are you looking for someone based in a major country like US, Canada, or the UK? You'd probably have to give us further details to really get a good idea. To start (for hiring someone from a smaller country) I think high $XXX to low $XXXX is a good point..

Well, your best option would probably be to describe what you need on Odesk or Elance or wherever you see fit, and let the programmers come to you! Before hiring, you will definitely have to have a talk with them and you might get more insight on how much should you ask for the final project once you know they're points of view..

Good post, its really all about the plan... If you have a good plan and your programming provider understands that you understand what is possible and what is expected, then the cost goes down.

If you constantly change the requirements, nit pick, every other feature or try to micro manage the project, then its going to cost you more.

One of the freelancers greatest fears is encountering someone that has little or no technical knowledge and then demanding that everything just work, without understanding what is necessary to make it work.

In situations like that one, often what happens is that the buyer, changes his or her mind and then changes it all around, then the provider ends up in a bad situation.

They fear this and it happens because there is no plan.

So show your provider that you have a plan, that you know what technology you want to use.

Show them your professional and you will get a much more reasonable quote on programming projects.

This is like asking how long is piece of string, how much to buy a car, how much will my wedding dress cost. I run a dev ops business and I can tell you from years of software and web/mobile app development management experience that the biggest factor will be how well you have defined your requirements. Any dev company out there will build what you tell them to, that's what they do, it is their core business and most of them are good at it. The problem is you don't know what you don't know yet and it is unlikely (read impossible in 99.99% of cases - made up statistic but I'm still pretty confident in it.) you will know everything you need to build your product before you start developing it.

To get what you actually want built you need a company that uses agile development. That way you can start off with a small chunk, work towards your minimum viable product and continue to realise and define requirements as you go. This is proven (do some research if you need to) to be the most cost effective and result producing methodology for any type of software development. This allows you to control the budget at each stage and decide on features that you must have now and those that can wait.

Word of caution with using third party free-lance type sites... You will generally get what you pay for here. You will definitely get it cheap (hey I outsource most of my dev work now offshore for this reason), but you will need to very closely manage the developer you choose and be prepared for (not always, but be prepared for) delays and unexpected results (not necessarily bugs, but "features" that aren't quite what you anticipated while still meeting your specs.)

If you're product is going to be as good as you claim, there are many founding paths to ensure that you have what you need. Happy to offer further guidance if required, just PM/Skype me and I can assist you to work through your requirements and what you can expect from different development paths.

Did a psychic tell you this?

Question is broad, I've done xx softwares over the years, each with different scope/size, some (hopefully this happens to you) are versioned and still going to prolong lifecycle... All were in the x,xxx to xx,xxx range and more over time as you version/grow them.

Software may be harder to clone, but it's no different re your ratios of success to any other vertical. I wouldn't worry about the budget as much as the talent filter you are going to put your programmers through. I'd potentially offer them skin in the project plus pay so they are committed and vested on top of paid. Also if it's remotely complex you may be looking at 6+ months of dev/test/alpha/beta/launch and I would prepare myself for that.

Have a look at: Search Businesses For Sale - BizBuySell.com

Not sure if the search results will show properly but just do a search for 'software' you'll see the various scopes/sizes of successful software.

Much bigger risk but good for you for being ambitious.

You can contact a development company like the on here, and they will provide all the necessry info on the cost and so on. I used it for my store, and it was very affordable for me

Without knowing any details it is almost impossible to know how much it will cost.

A student might ask you 5$ per hour, and if it is a onetime deal, without upgrades, do it. (Pay after you got the product)
Do you need more upgrades in the future, but is the product easy to make, pay a freelancer. You cen get one between 25-50$ that is good enough.
If you want to go over the top, because you believe in getting the best of the best from some overpriced European software house. you pay 50$ to 150$ per hour.

I myself, work now for almost 4 years on the same product. I have a team around me, and in total I spend way over 200,000$, without it being finished yet.
And on the other hand I just gave a young boy a nice challenging task that he likes to do for free.