This article was originally created by SoftBank Cloud Business.
How to develop blockchain APPs and DAPPs is what every project leader is most concerned about. Since 2023, blockchain projects have been enthusiastically sought after by the market, and more decentralized projects have emerged enthusiastically, including many outstanding ones.
During the development process of the APP, the project party is most concerned about the issue of cost. Everyone is concerned about whether the cost exceeds the budget, and the development cost of blockchain APP is generally higher than the development cost of ordinary APP. So how much does APP development cost? How are blockchain APP development costs calculated? Softbank Cloud Commerce has ten years of experience in the field of APP development. We will answer your questions in detail.
After years of experience summarizing, we divide the development costs of blockchain APP into three parts. The first part is the development cost of APP online delivery; the second part is the cost of the server; the third part is the secondary development cost.
The first part of the cost is the cost of APP online delivery and development, which is generally the largest expenditure. One part involves many aspects, including early demand research costs, UI design costs, front-end design and development costs, back-end design and development costs, and database development costs, etc. However, software companies generally do not quote in such detail when quoting. Instead, they quote a rough cost based on the project party's functional description. If the function is not particularly complex or simple, generally speaking, the cost of this part is between 50,000 and 80,000.
The second part is the APP server fee. The price gap in this part is relatively large, and the cost of the server must be determined based on data traffic and storage volume. If your APP involves a blockchain browser, or needs to read block data, then your server costs will be relatively high, because this requires a huge amount of storage. Such server costs are about 2,000 to 2,000 per month. Four thousand yuan. If your data traffic is not large and you do not store much data, the server fee is probably less than 1,000 yuan per month.
The third part of the cost is the secondary development cost of the APP. It is difficult to estimate secondary development costs. Because secondary development costs are generally calculated based on the functions you need to supplement secondary development. If more functions require secondary development, the cost will be higher; otherwise, the cost will be lower. Since during secondary development, technical personnel need to readjust the code to supplement and modify it, the work intensity is higher. If calculated based on workload, the cost of secondary development will not be low. Therefore, it is recommended that the project party try to clarify the demand analysis and functional requirements during the first development and minimize secondary development to save costs.