TRANSPARENT PRICING.
UNCOMPROMISING EXECUTION.
You need working, battle-tested software products delivered on time—not endless agency bloat or developer excuses. Every package includes direct communication, Fixed-Price Milestones, and 100% full source code ownership.
Toggle between USD ($) and Kenyan Shillings (KES) for fixed milestone estimates.
High-Velocity Founders & Operators
- ✓ Founders, CEOs, and product leaders who prioritize clean architecture, velocity, and zero technical debt.
- ✓ Teams wanting direct communication with a senior engineer instead of layers of agency account managers.
- ✓ Businesses in Nairobi, East Africa, or global markets ready for milestone-based delivery with clear specs.
- ✓ Products requiring robust data modeling, automated test suites, and sub-second production performance.
Low-Budget Bidders & Vague Scopes
- × "Lowest bidder" projects looking for template-stitched WordPress themes or corner-cutting code.
- × Projects with undefined, moving requirements unwilling to define deliverables before commencing work.
- × Unpaid speculative work, equity-only offers without capital, or projects seeking free architectural advice.
- × Organizations requiring multi-level committee signoffs that take weeks to review a single pull request.
Custom Web Applications
Bespoke, high-performance web systems engineered for business operations, high concurrency, and zero tech debt.
E-Commerce Solutions
High-converting online stores with instant M-Pesa Daraja and card payments, real-time inventory, and zero monthly platform cuts.
SaaS Platform & MVP
Launch your software product in 4–6 weeks with multi-tenancy, recurring subscriptions, team permissions, and production-grade security.
Landing Pages & Sites
Sleek, high-converting product landing pages and corporate authority websites designed to turn cold visitors into paying clients or qualified leads.
Backend Systems & APIs
Industrial-strength RESTful and webhook APIs, asynchronous background queue pipelines, and system integrations that handle high request volume reliably.
Database Architecture
Rock-solid relational database design, query optimization, slow-query remediation, and zero-downtime data migrations for scaling systems.
Payment Gateways & APIs
Seamless integration of online payments (Stripe, PayPal, M-Pesa Daraja), automated invoicing, webhook handlers, and third-party REST API pipelines.
Maintenance & Support
Dedicated monthly engineering support, 24/7 uptime monitoring, critical security patching, performance profiling, and continuous feature iterations.
Have a Custom Project?
Need an enterprise migration, specialized API architecture, or custom system integration that doesn't fit standard tiers? Let's discuss your exact product requirements.
Package Comparison Matrix
| Capability / Deliverable | Landing Page ($500) | E-Commerce ($1,200) | Web App ($2,000) | SaaS MVP ($3,500) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical Timeline | 1–2 Weeks | 2–3 Weeks | 3–4 Weeks | 4–6 Weeks |
| Database Engine | SQLite / Lead store | MySQL / PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL / MySQL | PostgreSQL / Multi-tenant |
| User Authentication | Admin Only | Customer & Admin | Multi-Role RBAC | Tenant Isolated RBAC |
| Payment Gateways | Optional single checkout | M-Pesa + Card Checkout | Custom Payment Logic | Recurring Subscriptions |
| Background Queues (Redis) | × | ✓ (Notifications) | ✓ (Queued Jobs) | ✓ (Distributed Workers) |
| Automated Pest Tests | Basic HTTP sanity | ✓ Checkout & Order tests | ✓ Full Feature & Unit | ✓ Comprehensive Coverage |
| Code & IP Ownership | 100% Transfer | 100% Transfer | 100% Transfer | 100% Transfer |
| Post-Launch Warranty | 14 Days | 14 Days | 21 Days | 30 Days |
Transparent Engineering Rate Card
Official 2026 commercial rates for custom development, informational websites, M-Pesa integrations, and technical advisory.
1. Hourly Engineering & Strategic Advisory
Billed in 15m increments| Role / Service Tier | Scope & Competencies | Hourly Rate Range | Typical Applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Product Engineer | Full-lifecycle web systems, high-concurrency APIs, reactive user interfaces | $15 – $20 / hr KES 2,000 – 2,500 / hr | Feature engineering, backend APIs, reactive UIs |
| Architecture & Strategic Advisory | System architecture, database optimization, scalability audits, data modeling | $23 – $27 / hr KES 3,000 – 3,500 / hr | Codebase health audits, bottleneck diagnosis, tech strategy |
| Emergency & Out-of-Hours Support | Production outages, payment failures, data recovery | $30 – $40 / hr KES 4,000 – 5,000 / hr | Critical weekend / night incidents requiring immediate SLA |
2. Payment Gateways & Business Integrations
| Integration Solution | Timeline | Investment Range |
|---|---|---|
|
M-Pesa Daraja STK Push
Instant customer mobile PIN prompt, callback & automatic verification
|
2–3 Days | $90 – $140 KES 12,000 – 18,000 |
|
M-Pesa C2B Paybill Sync
Validation & confirmation endpoints, balance auto-reconciliation
|
2–4 Days | $115 – $170 KES 15,000 – 22,000 |
|
M-Pesa B2C Automated Payouts
Automated partner/vendor disbursements with audit log security
|
3–5 Days | $150 – $230 KES 20,000 – 30,000 |
|
Stripe Subscriptions & Billing
Customer portal, recurring subscription tiers & webhooks
|
3–5 Days | $140 – $190 KES 18,000 – 25,000 |
|
SMS Gateway & OTP Engine
AfricasTalking / Advanta reliable delivery queue for customer alerts
|
1–2 Days | $60 – $115 KES 8,000 – 15,000 |
What's Not Included & Optional Add-Ons
Direct Third-Party Expenses (Paid Directly By You):
- Domain name registration fees (Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.).
- Cloud infrastructure and database provisioning costs (e.g., AWS, Hetzner, or client-preferred cloud provider).
- Third-party API subscriptions (SendGrid, Twilio, OpenAI, Mapbox).
- Merchant payment processing transaction fees (Safaricom, Stripe).
Additional Engineering Add-Ons:
- Hourly Architecture Advisory & Debugging: $27 / hr (KES 3,500/hr).
- Ongoing Dedicated SLA Retainer: From $60 / mo (KES 8,000/mo).
- Custom Business Modules & Third-Party Integrations: Scoped upon request.
The 5-Stage Product Delivery Pipeline
Blueprint & Scope
Clarify features, user journeys, data requirements, and milestones into a fixed-price written blueprint.
Data & Wireframe
Normalize database schemas, define foreign relations, and map interactive component wireframes.
Core Engineering
Build core business logic, integrate payment gateways, background jobs, and write automated tests.
Staging & QA
Deploy to a live staging environment for end-to-end user acceptance testing, security profiling, and polish.
Production & Handover
Configure production server, SSL, domain DNS, and transfer 100% Git repositories, keys, and documentation.
What Founders & Engineering Leads Say
“Cyrus architected both our corporate platform (cynopengineering.com) and our industrial storefront (shop.cynopengineering.com). His engineering rigor and architectural discipline ensured our systems launched on schedule and scaled smoothly, and customer quote requests grew by 180%.”
“The M-Pesa Daraja and card checkout integration was flawless. We saw a 38% bump in completed orders on mobile within the first week of launching our custom storefront. No agency runaround—just real engineering.”
“We hired Cyrus to build our B2B SaaS MVP with multi-tenant architecture and Stripe billing. In under 5 weeks, we onboarded our first 10 paying customers without a single production glitch. Highly recommended.”
Frequently Asked Questions
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