Past Estimates
Anonymised patterns from real marketplace, SaaS and mobile builds
Six real estimate patterns from projects I've scoped — client names and identifying details removed. Use them to sanity-check your own scope, budget and timeline before we jump on a call.
Marketplace Loyalty & Booking Platform
A marketplace enhancement project focused on introducing a custom loyalty currency, subscription functionality, and booking workflow improvements for an existing online booking platform.
Key features estimated
- Custom virtual currency
- Subscription management
- Custom checkout flow
- Listing approval workflow
- Booking enhancements
- Email template updates
- Marketplace pricing customisation
Complex marketplace platforms often benefit more from extending an existing platform than rebuilding core functionality — significantly lower cost, same flexibility.
Secure Shareholder Portal
A secure document management and shareholder portal designed to provide authenticated users with access to financial documents, holdings, and company communications.
Key features estimated
- Two-factor authentication
- Role-based access control
- Shareholder dashboard
- Holdings management
- Transaction history
- Secure document storage
- Financial reports
- Administrative portal
Security, permission models and document management heavily influence enterprise estimates — architectural planning up front avoids expensive retrofits.
Telehealth Practitioner Platform
A telehealth marketplace allowing practitioners to provide secure online consultations while managing subscriptions, bookings, compliance requirements, and accessibility.
Key features estimated
- Secure video consultations
- Group consultations
- Practitioner subscriptions
- Online booking
- Identity verification
- Accessibility compliance
- Marketplace dispute handling
Healthcare platforms need extra weight on privacy, accessibility, identity verification and compliance — all of which push implementation complexity up.
Gaming Community Platform
A feature enhancement estimate for an existing gaming platform focused on improving user experience, branding consistency, and simplifying marketplace functionality.
Key features estimated
- UI redesign
- Dashboard improvements
- Branding updates
- Marketplace simplification
- Feature removal
- General UX improvements
Not every estimate is for a new platform — incremental improvements to existing products often deliver serious business value at manageable delivery cost.
B2B Marketplace
A specialist B2B marketplace supporting multiple customer types, negotiated pricing, and rich product listings for a niche industry.
Key features estimated
- Multi-tier pricing
- Negotiation workflow
- Role-based pricing
- Rich media uploads
- Custom retailer experience
- Marketplace messaging
B2B marketplaces frequently need custom pricing rules and purchasing workflows that differ substantially from consumer marketplaces.
Cross-Platform Communication App
A communication platform supporting real-time video calling across mobile and desktop devices with touchscreen support and push notifications.
Key features estimated
- Mobile application
- Desktop application
- Video calling
- Push notifications
- User authentication
- Touchscreen interface
- VoIP integration
Cross-platform apps balance shared functionality with platform-specific UX. Real-time comms add complexity around networking, auth and device capabilities.