send us a project. we send back a price and a date.
well-bounded scope, shipped end-to-end. fixed price, fixed date, clean handoff. cheaper than a freelancer can afford to be. more reliable than a software factory.
quote in 48 hours. evidence package with every PR. 14-day in-scope fix window after delivery.
the small-project market is broken in both directions.
hiring a freelancer
- variable quality. half the bench is great, half disappears mid-project.
- communication overhead eats the savings.
- no methodology, no evidence, no proof it actually works.
- when something breaks after delivery, you're on your own.
hiring a software factory
- minimum engagement size kills it for sub-$30k projects.
- you're a logo on a slide, not a priority.
- the senior engineer you met in the sales call never touches your code.
- still pricing as if implementation is the bottleneck.
steerdev projects
neither model was designed for the project you actually have. we built one that is.
you give us scope. we give you a price, a date, and a guarantee.
intake
tell us what you want built. attach screenshots, links, examples. we ask the questions that matter and skip the ones that don't.
scope and quote
a one-page scope, a fixed price, a delivery date, and an explicit list of what's in and what's not. no change orders dressed up as estimates.
build
your project runs through the steerdev workspace. read-only access included so you can watch the spec, the task waves, the agent sessions.
handoff
you get the code, the spec, the evidence package, and a 14-day window for in-scope fixes. clean handoff. no ongoing dependency unless you want one.
real engineering. evidence-packaged. fixed-priced.
your project runs through the same steerdev workspace our monthly pods use. structured specs, dependency-aware task waves, parallel agent execution, evidence on every PR. on a fixed-scope engagement, here's what shows up on your side.
a fixed price and a fixed date
agreed before any code is written. no change orders dressed up as estimates.
read-only workspace access
watch the spec evolve, the task waves, the agent sessions. no surprises at delivery.
evidence package per PR
test results, screenshots, build logs, type-check output. you can verify it works without reading every line.
a clean handoff
codebase, structured spec, evidence, written walkthrough. ready for whoever maintains it next, even if that's a different team.
14-day in-scope fix window
something inside the agreed scope doesn't work? we fix it. no upsell.
no ongoing dependency
engagement closes when the project ships. we don't lock you in. if you want more later, /build is over there.
this works best for projects that have a real edge.
- +internal tools, dashboards, admin panels
- +custom modules and portals around your ERP (NetSuite, SAP, and friends)
- +marketing sites with custom CMS or integrations
- +API integrations and connectors
- +migrations from legacy stacks (single-team scope)
- +AI agent workflows, MCP servers, custom skills
- +prototypes that need to feel like real products
- +automation scripts that need to run reliably
- −"build me a SaaS" with no defined feature set
- −projects that need ongoing roadmap and product management (go to /build)
- −projects with hard regulatory or audit requirements you can't articulate up front
- −anything where scope is the discovery
if you're not sure which side your project lands on, send it anyway. we'll tell you straight.
priced where freelancers wish they could be.
agents do the typing. our engineers do the steering. that ratio is why we can deliver a fixed price on small projects without padding for "discovery" or "bench time." for most projects in the good-fits list above, our quote lands between what a serious mid-market freelancer would charge and a software factory's minimum engagement.
we won't post numbers because every project is different. we will quote within 48 hours.
got something in mind?
fixed price. fixed scope. fixed date. send us what you have, half-written specs work too. we'll do the structuring and come back to you as soon as we can.
no commitment. we'll come back with a one-pager either way.
one methodology. three ways to start.
all three flow through the same mini-cascade methodology. pick the one that fits your team's shape.