Three ways to work with us. All fixed, all yours.

Every engagement is fixed-scope and fixed-price, quoted after one scoping call.

Yes, on payment. Repo, infrastructure and deploy scripts are yours from the first week; we build in your accounts where possible.

Two options: a monthly retainer for the next outcome and maintenance, or a documented hand-over so your team runs it.

XDQ Labs offers three engagement models, all fixed-price with no hourly billing. A fixed-scope build delivers one outcome for one price by one date. A monthly retainer reserves days each month for the next outcome, with priority response and maintenance. A product deployment configures Drapto or Quotarider for your organisation, licensed per workspace or per bed. Every model includes a written scope, weekly demos in your repository, tests, a security pass and handover.

Custom software from XDQ Labs falls into four budget bands: USD 1,000 to 5,000 for small builds, reviews or integrations, USD 5,000 to 20,000 for MVPs and pilot agents, USD 20,000 to 50,000 for full products or multi-system integrations, and USD 50,000 to 200,000 for larger platforms delivered in phases. The exact figure is a fixed quote given after a short brief, and it includes tests, a security pass and handover rather than charging for them separately.

Fixed-price development is usually better for buyers who need a known budget and date, because the provider carries the estimation risk instead of the client. XDQ Labs only works on fixed prices, set after a single scoping call and recorded in a one-page written scope signed before work starts. Weekly demos in your repository show progress as it happens. If you change the scope, a revised fixed price is agreed before the extra work begins, so costs never drift silently.

A monthly retainer reserves a set number of days each month for your next outcomes, such as new features, reports, agent tuning or security fixes. XDQ Labs reviews the roadmap with you monthly, agrees what the days will deliver, and provides priority response and maintenance between releases. Retainers are priced as a fixed monthly fee, commonly in the USD 1,000 to 5,000 or USD 5,000 to 20,000 bands, and can be cancelled with 30 days' notice.

Our sales experts share a written scope and a custom quotation within two working days of sending a brief to enquiry@xdqlabs.com, or a straight answer that the work is not a fit. The brief only needs the workflow, the users involved and the systems it touches. Once the scope is signed, work usually starts within one to two weeks, and the first running version appears in your repository by the end of the first week of delivery.