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What will your project cost? The Project Calculator

Up to eight short questions about your shop, app or software – then, by email, the cost range, the build time and the biggest effort drivers.

  • Free
  • No sign-up
  • Fixed calculation rules, no AI

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What do you want to build?

Answer up to eight short questions about your shop, app or software. We then email you a cost estimate, the approximate build time and up to three factors that drive the effort most.

The figures are a guide, not a quote, and exclude VAT. The email also lists the cost per item and a link to our requirements template.

What drives the cost

It is not the basic features that make projects expensive, but five factors. The calculator asks about exactly these and shows you which weigh most in your case.

  • Integrations

    ERP, PIM, CRM – every connection counts.

  • Data migration

    How much data moves, and how clean is it?

  • Custom design

    A template or your own design system.

  • Roles & permissions

    Who may see and do what?

  • AI features

    Assistants, automation, analysis.

How the Project Calculator works

The calculator uses fixed rules, no AI and no randomness: the same answers always give the same result.

Base effortStart
Every project starts with a base effort – for a shop by project type, for an app by starting point, for software by type of application.
Drivers per answer+ days
Each further answer adds effort. For shops, as in the Shopware Price Calculator, surcharges apply to particularly demanding combinations. We show you up to three of the biggest items as effort drivers; the base effort is not one of them.
Cost and duration
We convert the effort into euros with a day-rate range, and into weeks with a team velocity that grows with the scope: larger projects get a larger team. Amounts are rounded to €500 so they read as a range. All amounts are net.
Day rate€780–980
The day-rate range is €780 to €980 net per person-day – the same as in the Shopware Price Calculator.

From the range to a fixed price

  1. 1

    Get your range

    You work out the range for your project in the calculator.

  2. 2

    30-minute initial call

    Together we sharpen the scope and name the risks.

  3. 3

    Workshop or requirements review

    After that you get a fixed-price quote.

FAQ about the Project Calculator

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How accurate is the estimate?
It is a first guide based on your answers. The range is deliberately wide, because details such as exact requirements, data quality or approval paths only become clear in conversation. We prepare a binding quote after the initial call.
Where do the figures come from?
For shops, the calculator uses the model of our Shopware Price Calculator. For apps and software, we use fixed effort values per answer. All three share the same day-rate range and the same team velocity, which grows with the effort. The values are guide values from our effort model, not your individual case.
Which day rate do you use?
The calculator uses a day-rate range of €780 to €980 net – the same as in the Shopware Price Calculator.
What is not included?
VAT, because all amounts are net. Also licences, hosting and running costs for operations and maintenance. Apps add store fees; AI features add the API or token costs of the models used.
How is the duration calculated?
From the estimated effort and a team velocity that grows with the scope: we count the first 40 person-days at 4 person-days per week, the next 80 at 8 and everything above at 12, because larger projects get a larger team. The weeks show pure build time; alignment, approvals and waiting times add calendar time. It often pays to start with a focused first version.
Which platforms does the app estimate cover?
The calculator assumes one app for iOS and Android from a shared codebase – the way we build apps with React Native.
I'm planning a Shopware shop – which calculator fits?
The Shopware Price Calculator shows you the euro range right on the page; the Project Calculator sends it to you by email. The Project Calculator is the quick start with a few questions. The Shopware Price Calculator also asks about edition, further modules and support, and shows which combinations drive the effort. If you already know these points, it is the more precise choice.
What happens to my answers?
While you answer, your answers stay in your browser, which keeps them until you close the tab. Only if you have the result emailed to you do they go to our server: it calculates the result, and we store your email address and answers to send you the result and handle your request. If you change answers after that, our server calculates the new figures.

Rather talk it through?

30 minutes with Paul – no pitch, an honest assessment including rough costs.

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Paul Kalisch
Executive Partner