A focused MVP typically starts around €50,000 over 3 to 6 months. Enterprise platforms run from €500,000 over 6 to 18 months. Nearshore staffing starts at €35/hour with a one-month minimum commitment. Portuguese rates sit 40–60% below equivalent UK or German rates, without the timezone or compliance friction of offshore arrangements.

Every project opens with a 2 to 4 week discovery phase to define requirements, architecture and timeline. From there, an MVP takes 3 to 6 months and an enterprise platform 6 to 18 months depending on scope. We work in agile sprints, so you see working software from the second sprint onward rather than progress reports.

In a project engagement we own the full delivery, from requirements through to deployment and handover. With nearshore, dedicated engineers integrate into your existing team and work inside your own processes, with delivery ownership staying with you. Both models are available, and many clients start with a project and move to a retained nearshore team for ongoing development.

Yes. On-premise and private cloud deployment are standard across our work, including the Qualigentic platform, where on-premise installations run self-hosted open-source models and no data leaves your infrastructure. This is routine in public sector work and increasingly common in financial services with strict data residency requirements.

Automated testing is built in from the first sprint, not added at the end. For regulated environments such as banking, insurance and government, we integrate Qualigentic, our AI QA platform, which generates test scripts directly from requirements and produces audit-grade evidence chains for DORA, Solvency II and PSD2.

A 30-minute call to understand your requirements, timeline and constraints. From there we run a discovery phase to define scope, architecture and a realistic delivery plan. Book directly through our contact page or email comercial@caixamagica.pt. We respond within one business day.