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How much does custom software cost in Colombia?

By Neurtul Team · Published · Updated

It depends above all on how much has to be built from scratch. Software that starts from a base already running in your industry costs less and arrives sooner than one built from a blank page. The price is driven by the number of processes, roles and locations, data loading and connections to other systems. Always compare total cost over several years, not just the first payment.

What drives the cost

Starting point: building from scratch or adapting software that already works. It is the factor that weighs most.

Scope: how many processes, screens, roles and locations must be covered, and how many different reports management needs.

Data: whether products, customers, recipes or history must be loaded from your files, and what state they are in.

Connections: to your accounting software, your invoicing provider or other systems you already use.

Devices: whether the browser and an installable app (PWA) are enough or a native app per operating system is needed.

One-time payment or subscription

With a subscription you pay a fee while you use the software and you do not own the code. With owned software paid once you pay for the purchase and the implementation, and afterwards you cover the hosting and maintenance you choose.

To compare them, add up what you would pay in each case over 3 and 5 years, with current prices in writing.

What to ask for in writing in the quote

What is and is not included: modules, roles, locations, data loading and training.

In whose name the code, accounts and access credentials end up.

What hosting and maintenance cost after handover.

How the delivery time is set and what happens if the scope changes.

Costs that are often forgotten

Hosting: the server or cloud service where the software runs, and in whose name the account is.

Maintenance: security updates, backups and adjustments when your processes or regulations change.

Training: your team's time to learn the system and the time of whoever teaches it.

Scope changes: what gets requested after signing. It helps to know from the start how they are quoted.

Third-party services: electronic invoicing, payment gateways or messaging that carry their own fee.

How to lower the cost without losing what matters

Start from a base that already works in your industry instead of paying to build what already exists.

Start with the processes that cost you most today and leave what can wait for a second stage.

If your team works in the browser and on phones, an installable web app (PWA) avoids building a separate app per operating system.

Arrive with your data in order: products, customers or recipes in clean spreadsheets reduce the loading work.

Red flags in a quote

A price without written scope: if it does not say which processes, roles and locations it covers, it cannot be compared.

It does not say in whose name the code, accounts and access credentials end up.

Maintenance is mandatory but has no defined price or terms.

There is no installation, operation and code documentation at handover.

How to compare over 3 and 5 years

For each option, add up: the initial payment, each year's fees or licenses, hosting, maintenance and the changes you already know you will need.

Then ask what you are left with at the end of each scenario: with a subscription you keep paying to use it; with owned software the code is yours and you can evolve it with whoever you choose.

How much it costs with Neurtul

Quote with a free diagnosis: we review your operation, tell you which base software applies and send you the proposal with the one-time price.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there no fixed price for custom software?

Because it depends on each company's starting point, scope, data and connections. That is why the price comes after a diagnosis, with the scope in writing.

Is a subscription cheaper?

It usually costs less at the start, but the fee continues while you use the software. Compare the total over 3 and 5 years and what you are left with at the end of each option.

What does the one-time payment with Neurtul include?

The purchase of the software and its implementation, with the code, accounts and access credentials in your company's name and the installation, operation and code documentation.

How long does it take?

It depends on scope and is set in the diagnosis: how many processes, locations, roles and data have to go into the software.

Does the diagnosis cost anything?

No. It is free: we review your operation, tell you which base software applies and send you the proposal.

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