Services
Service tiers built for clarity.
Every tier includes onboarding, steady guidance, and a focus on outcomes.
Services & pricing
TZS & USDSoftware development, hosting, and managed services.
Custom software, websites, and email — scoped transparently, billed predictably.
Indicative pricing - final scope confirmed during discovery.
Software development
Data-driven billing. No guesswork.
Every platform is priced using a strict unit cost formula based on audited technical complexity — not arbitrary hourly rates.
Standardized Unit Costs
Base Initialization
TZS 500,000
Flat per service
Dockerization, routing, and CI/CD pipeline setup per service.
Data Operations
TZS 25,000
Per operation
Database queries, schema migrations, and storage streams.
System Integrations
TZS 50,000
Per integration point
External API hooks, Redis caching, and messaging events.
Business Logic
TZS 5,000
Per branch
Workflows, conditional branching, and state machines.
Hosting & deployment
Choose your deployment path.
Two engagement models — fully managed by Defolt or deployed on your own infrastructure.
Defolt Managed Cloud
Turn-key solution. Defolt procures and manages the cloud infrastructure.
Server Specifications
Included
Setup
$0.00
Monthly
$110.00 USD / month
Client-Owned Infrastructure
Handover solution. Client procures servers and provides root access to Defolt.
Server Specifications
Included
Setup
TZS 1,500,000 (One-time Orchestration)
Monthly
Paid directly to server provider
Post-launch support
Maintenance, backups, and reliability.
Enterprise-grade DevOps retainer for 99.9% uptime and data safety — required regardless of hosting option.
Managed Cloud Support
Pairs with Defolt Managed Cloud
Monthly retainer
$140.00 USD / month
Client Infrastructure Support
Pairs with Client-Owned Infrastructure
Monthly retainer
TZS 350,000 / month
Payment schedule
Milestone-based billing for development projects.
Development costs are billed in three scheduled milestones aligned with project delivery.
Project Kick-Off
Due upon signing to mobilize the engineering team and provision environments.
UAT & Testing
Due when the platform is feature-complete and deployed to staging for testing.
Production Go-Live
Due upon final sign-off, data migration, and deployment to production.
The first month's recurring retainer/server fee is billed alongside the final 20% Go-Live invoice.
Pricing philosophy
Clear costs, steady delivery.
Setup fees cover strategy, onboarding, and foundational work. Monthly service begins after a 60-day post-launch stabilization window.
No surprise charges. FX and tax are handled internally — the price you see stays predictable.