Fix it yourself, hire a typical agency, or work with us?
An honest comparison. Each option is right for someone.
| Keep fixing it with AI yourself | A typical development agency | Shreesoftic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best when | It's a prototype, no real users or money yet | You want a large new build with a big team | Real users, money or data are arriving and it has to hold |
| Who does the work | You and a coding assistant | A project manager and a team of developers | A senior engineer who reads your code, plus AI agents and specialists as needed |
| Price model | Subscriptions, plus your time | Hourly or per developer per month | Fixed price per outcome; retainer if you want ongoing ownership |
| Time to first result | Immediate, but each fix can break something else | Weeks of discovery before work starts | Two days to a triage report; one to five weeks to production |
| What you get | Working code, sometimes | A new codebase | Your existing app made safe, tested, monitored and deployable |
| When it goes wrong | You find out from users | Change orders and delays | Fixed scope, written not-included list, one accountable person |
| Ownership | Yours | Usually yours, check the contract | Yours, always |
Best when
- Keep fixing it with AI yourself
- It's a prototype, no real users or money yet
- A typical development agency
- You want a large new build with a big team
- Shreesoftic
- Real users, money or data are arriving and it has to hold
Who does the work
- Keep fixing it with AI yourself
- You and a coding assistant
- A typical development agency
- A project manager and a team of developers
- Shreesoftic
- A senior engineer who reads your code, plus AI agents and specialists as needed
Price model
- Keep fixing it with AI yourself
- Subscriptions, plus your time
- A typical development agency
- Hourly or per developer per month
- Shreesoftic
- Fixed price per outcome; retainer if you want ongoing ownership
Time to first result
- Keep fixing it with AI yourself
- Immediate, but each fix can break something else
- A typical development agency
- Weeks of discovery before work starts
- Shreesoftic
- Two days to a triage report; one to five weeks to production
What you get
- Keep fixing it with AI yourself
- Working code, sometimes
- A typical development agency
- A new codebase
- Shreesoftic
- Your existing app made safe, tested, monitored and deployable
When it goes wrong
- Keep fixing it with AI yourself
- You find out from users
- A typical development agency
- Change orders and delays
- Shreesoftic
- Fixed scope, written not-included list, one accountable person
Ownership
- Keep fixing it with AI yourself
- Yours
- A typical development agency
- Usually yours, check the contract
- Shreesoftic
- Yours, always
If you're in column one and nothing has broken yet, stay there and run the free checklist. When real users arrive, that's when column three earns its price.
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