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Agency vs
Freelancer

Compare the true total cost of hiring an agency versus assembling freelancers — including hidden costs like coordination, revisions, and delays.

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Project Details
12 weeks
2
2
Project Management
UI/UX Design
QA Testing
Agency cost
₹2.5L
10 weeks est.
Freelancers cost
₹1.1L
15 weeks est.
Verdict
Freelancers saves ₹1.4L over this project
Freelancers are cheaper upfront — but factor in coordination cost and delivery risk.
Hidden Freelancer Costs
Your coordination time₹3K
Revision risk buffer₹20K
Timeline overrun (avg)+3 weeks
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When to choose an agency

Agencies deliver faster with accountability, a full team, and minimal management overhead. Darebyte acts as your technical co-founder — strategy, design, engineering, and delivery.

Darebyte Pricing

Where we fit

Agency quality at transparent, founder-friendly pricing — with full code ownership and no lock-in.

Starter
$3,500
one-time
Landing pages, simple tools, MVP proof-of-concept
  • ✓Up to 4 weeks delivery
  • ✓1 developer + designer
  • ✓Responsive web app
  • ✓1 round of revisions
  • ✓Basic SEO setup
  • ✓Deployment included
  • –Custom integrations
  • –Mobile apps
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Most Popular
Growth
$9,500
one-time
SaaS MVPs, marketplaces, booking platforms
  • ✓6–10 weeks delivery
  • ✓Full-stack team (3 roles)
  • ✓Auth, dashboard, payments
  • ✓3 rounds of revisions
  • ✓CI/CD + cloud setup
  • ✓Post-launch support (30d)
  • ✓Full codebase handoff
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Scale
Custom
project
Complex AI products, multi-tenant SaaS, mobile apps
  • ✓Dedicated senior team
  • ✓AI/ML integration
  • ✓Mobile apps (iOS + Android)
  • ✓Architecture consulting
  • ✓Unlimited revisions
  • ✓Ongoing retainer option
  • ✓Full IP ownership
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Darebyte delivers agency-quality work at fixed, founder-friendly pricing. Full code ownership, no lock-in, 30-day post-launch support.
Fixed pricing, no surprises
Senior engineers only
Full IP and code ownership
30-day post-launch support
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