In-house software development has become a lot more challenging these days. If you have an in-house team of your own, they’re probably all working remotely now, which creates its own set of problems.
It’s not too much of a reach, then, to assume you’ve looked into outsourcing your software development. A smart move, by all accounts—but what happened once you did?
If we were to guess, you probably Googled some software development companies, browsed Clutch for reliable references, and filled out several contact forms.
Then, you spent hours on Skype, Hangouts, or the phone describing your product and trying to verify if a potential vendor is a good fit for your business.
Finally, you were left with a range of price lists and estimations—all drastically different from one another.
Why is that? How could you receive offers that varied so much? After all, you were discussing the exact same project and needs with each vendor.
In this article, we’ll show you how to compare prices from software development companies. We’ll go through the most common differences and point out what to look for in an estimation.