How we price fixed price projects, and why it protects you
Hourly billing rewards the builder for taking longer. Fixed price puts the risk where it belongs. Here is exactly how we arrive at a number.
Published 2026-09-15 by Nisarg Mehta, Solviqo
When a project is billed by the hour, every surprise is your problem. The estimate was forty hours, it took ninety, and the invoice follows the hours. You carry the risk of a job you cannot see inside.
We work the other way. Every project has a price agreed in writing before work begins. Here is how we get there, and what it means for you.
Step one: a short scoping call
We ask about the process, who uses it, what systems it touches and what good looks like on day one. Most of the time, twenty to thirty minutes is enough.
Step two: a written scope
Within a few days you receive a short document: what gets built, what it does on launch, what is deliberately left for later, the timeline in weeks, and the price. No jargon and no padding.
Step three: the price holds
If something takes us longer than planned, that is our problem, not yours. The only thing that changes the price is a change to the scope, and that is always your decision, agreed in writing before any extra work starts.
- You know the full cost before you commit
- You can compare it honestly against other options
- There are no surprise invoices mid project
- Changes are visible, deliberate and priced upfront
A fixed price is a promise. It forces both sides to agree on what done looks like before the work starts.
Why this works for us too
It keeps us honest about scope. If we cannot describe the first release clearly enough to price it, it is not ready to build yet, and it is far better to find that out on a call than in week six.
Have a process that looks like this?
Twenty minutes on a call and we will tell you whether it is worth building, what it would cost, and how long it would take. If the answer is that you do not need us, we say that too.