A dedicated development team, priced by outcome not hours
Reserve a standing team in Gurugram and Bengaluru on a fixed monthly retainer. We review the roadmap with you each month, agree what the reserved days will deliver, and ship it with weekly demos.
Fixed monthly fee
Retainers are a fixed monthly price with reserved days, commonly in our USD 1,000 to 5,000 or USD 5,000 to 20,000 bands. No timesheets.
Roadmap reviewed monthly
Each month we agree the outcomes the reserved days will deliver, such as new features, reports, agent tuning or security fixes.
Continuity of knowledge
We keep your team consistent wherever possible, so product knowledge builds up over time instead of resetting with every new contract.
Priority response
Retainer clients get priority response and maintenance between releases, including security fixes and dependency updates.
Cancel with 30 days' notice
No long lock-in. If priorities change, you can stop with 30 days' notice and keep everything built so far.
Security on every release
Browser tests, verifier runs and a security pass are part of each release, not optional extras.
From first call to delivery
Agree the outcomes and reserved days
Sign a fixed monthly retainer
Review the roadmap monthly, see demos weekly
Adjust capacity or hand over
Common questions
How is this different from staff augmentation?
With staff augmentation you rent individuals and manage them yourself. With an XDQ Labs retainer, you reserve days from a team that owns the outcomes agreed each month. We plan, build, test and secure the work and demo it weekly in your repository. You set priorities and we take responsibility for delivery. If you need people inside your own management structure, augmentation may suit you better.
How much does a dedicated team cost?
Retainers are priced as a fixed monthly fee based on the reserved days. Most fall in the USD 1,000 to 5,000 or USD 5,000 to 20,000 monthly bands, depending on how much capacity and which skills you need. Larger programmes can be scoped as phased builds instead. You get the figure in writing after one call, and there is no hourly billing.
Can we start with a project and move to a dedicated team?
Yes, and it is a common path. A fixed-scope build delivers the first release, and a monthly retainer then reserves capacity for the next outcomes and ongoing maintenance. Because the same team carries on, there is no gap while a new vendor learns the product. If you would rather run the product yourselves, we provide a documented handover instead.
What skills can the team include?
Depending on your roadmap, the team can cover product design, React and React Native front ends, Node.js back ends, PostgreSQL data work, integrations with ERP, CRM, payments and WhatsApp, AI agents on XDQ AgentOS, and security engineering. We agree the mix at the monthly review, so the skills follow the work rather than a fixed headcount.
What happens if we want to stop?
You can cancel with 30 days' notice. The code, IP, infrastructure and deploy scripts are already yours, because we build in your repository and accounts where possible, so nothing needs to be moved out of our systems. Before the retainer ends we provide documentation, deploy scripts and a walkthrough, so your team or another vendor can continue.
From USD 49 or INR 2,999 a month. A person approves every step.