Shimira ITWeb application development
Custom web apps that replace spreadsheets, SaaS sprawl, and manual work.
Your business runs on processes no off-the-shelf tool quite fits. Somewhere between the shared spreadsheets, the five SaaS subscriptions that each do 60% of the job, and the manual steps holding it all together, there's a custom web application that would do exactly what your operation needs, and nothing it doesn't.
That's the part we build: production-grade web applications with clean architecture, honest timelines, and pricing you can see before you commit.
What you get
What we build
Business platforms & internal tools
Dashboards, admin panels, workflow automation, and client portals, the software that runs your operations and replaces a stack of half-fit subscriptions.
SaaS products
MVP to multi-tenant production platform, authentication, billing, and role-based access, architected to scale past your first thousand users.
Customer-facing web apps
Booking systems, marketplaces, and member portals where performance and UX directly affect revenue.
Real-time & data-heavy apps
Live dashboards, collaborative tools, and systems processing high volumes of events, where our backend and caching expertise earns its keep.
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- AWS
Our stack, deliberately boring
We build on Node.js, TypeScript, React, and Next.js, backed by PostgreSQL, with Redis caching and cloud infrastructure on AWS or GCP. That's a deliberate choice, and it saves you money three ways.
- Talent depth. These are the most widely adopted technologies in modern web development. You'll never be held hostage by an exotic stack only three people understand.
- Speed without fragility. Next.js gives us server-side rendering, fast page loads, and SEO-friendly output from day one. TypeScript catches entire categories of bugs before they reach production.
- One language across the stack. JavaScript/TypeScript on both frontend and backend means smaller teams, faster iteration, and less handoff friction.
Where a project genuinely calls for something else, Python for data pipelines, for instance, we say so. But we never bill you for our curiosity.
Proof
We've shipped this.
A real-time web portal running promotional screens across a mall group, with a scheduler non-technical staff actually use.
How it runs
How we build it
- 01
Discovery & scoping
1–2 weeksWe map your workflows, define the real requirements (not the wishlist), and produce a technical specification with a phase-by-phase estimate, a fixed document you can hold us to, or take to another vendor. Unclear requirements are the #1 cause of budget overruns; we front-load the clarity.
- 02
Design & architecture
1–3 weeksWireframes and clickable prototypes before any code, via our UI/UX design practice, plus the database schema and system architecture. Changes cost nothing at this stage; the same changes mid-build cost thousands.
- 03
Agile development
varies by scopeTwo-week sprints with a working demo at the end of each one, you see progress continuously, not at a big reveal four months in. Every sprint includes code review and automated testing, so quality is built in, not inspected in at the end.
- 04
QA, launch & stabilization
2–4 weeksFull testing across devices and load conditions, deployment, and 30 days of post-launch bug support included in every build.
Timelines & pricing
Honest ranges, not a lump sum.
| Project scope | Timeline | Typical investment |
|---|---|---|
| Internal tool / single workflow | 6–10 weeks | $15K – $40K |
| Web app MVP | 2–4 months | $25K – $60K |
| Mid-complexity platform (multiple roles, integrations) | 4–8 months | $60K – $180K |
| Complex SaaS / enterprise web platform | 8–15 months | $150K+ |
Being headquartered in India with senior engineering leadership means we deliver at 40–60% below US and Western European agency rates for equivalent output, the same hybrid model we recommend in our complete guide to custom software development costs, which breaks down hourly rates by region, hidden costs, and how to budget accurately. Every proposal we send is itemized by phase and role. If a quote you're comparing shows one lump sum with no breakdown, ask them why.
How you work with us
Three ways to engage.
Fixed price
MVPs from $7,500
Full products $18,000–$55,000+
You know what you need built. We scope it, quote one price, and deliver against it, no meter running.
- One agreed price, agreed before we start
- Milestone-based payments tied to what you can see
- Change requests priced openly, never assumed
Time & materials
from $28 / hour
Blended ~$32; senior specialists to ~$45
For work that changes as you learn. You pay for the hours spent, see exactly where they go, and can steer week to week.
- Billed on real, logged hours, reviewed with you
- Reprioritise or change direction any sprint
- Start small, scale the team as it proves out
Dedicated team
from $2,800 / month
Per developer, full-time, see the rate card
Developers who work only on your product, full-time, as an extension of your team, the offshore model most of our long-term clients settle into.
- The same people, month after month
- Your tools, your standups, your roadmap
- Roughly half the loaded cost of a local hire
Full rate card and what's included on the pricing page. Or see what web app development costs.
Why Shimira IT
What you're actually buying.
Senior-led engineering
Your architecture is designed by engineers who specialize in scalable backend systems and performance optimization, not delegated to whoever's available.
Transparent estimates
Phase-by-phase pricing before you sign. No discovery-call gatekeeping just to hear a number.
Built to hand over
Clean, documented, tested code any competent team can maintain. You own everything, code, infrastructure, and IP.
Post-launch partnership
Maintenance and iteration retainers from a team that already knows your codebase, so improvements don't require re-onboarding.
Questions
Before you get in touch.
Between $15,000 for a focused internal tool and $150,000+ for complex SaaS platforms. Most business web apps land between $25,000 and $80,000. The biggest cost drivers are scope complexity, number of integrations, and compliance requirements, our software development cost guide covers all of them, with a free calculator.
An MVP takes 2–4 months; a mid-complexity platform, 4–8 months. The fastest way to protect your timeline is a proper discovery phase and quick stakeholder decisions during sprints.
Yes, most of our clients are in the US and Europe. We structure overlap hours for real-time collaboration and run all communication in English through your preferred tools (Slack, Jira, Linear).
Yes. We start with a code and architecture audit (typically 1–2 weeks) so you get an honest assessment of what you have before we propose anything.
Every build includes 30 days of bug support. After that, most clients move to a monthly maintenance or iteration retainer, plan for roughly 15–25% of the build cost per year to keep software healthy.
Yes, before any discovery conversation if you prefer.
Not sure what you need yet? That's the usual starting point.
Tell us the problem in your own words. We'll scope it with you and put the plan in writing, free, and yours to keep either way.