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  (1) What does the average (on-shore U.S.) custom software shop charge for application development? I'm *sure* a myriad of factors get weighed in, but I'm just looking for averages. For instance, if a Widget Company - selling widgets - approaches ABC Software Inc to make "Widget Automation Software" for them, what can they expect the per-man-hour cost to be? $50/hr? $100/hr? $200/hr?Just looking for ballpark estimates since I have no clue what range is appropriate and Google has not turned up much.(2) What's a typical support package for custom software? 6 months 24/7 support? Extended support packages for more $?Thanks for any ideas/leads,Z Harvey[Edited by - plywood on May 10, 2010 4:16:46 PM]
Quote:Original post by Z plywood(1) What does the average (on-shore U.S.) custom software shop charge for application development?Game development: around $10K~11K per man-month.;  Biggest factor: what is the software you're creating?  If it's a game, which I'm assuming it is based on the site in which you posted, what kind of game at what quality bar: AAA console game? web flash game? MMO? PC only? iPhone? figures vary widely based on team size required for the type of game.Like an iPhone game is probably ~$5-10 thousand and/or split of revenue, whereas Halo will be ~30million-me   