01 Cost guide · hiring

How much does it cost to hire developers in India?

The cost to hire developers in India through Tailwebs is ₹1.8–4 lakh a month ($2,200–4,800) for a dedicated full-time developer, by role and seniority. A product squad (PM, designer, 2–3 developers and QA) is ₹6–12 lakh a month, and small jobs are billed at ₹2,000–4,000 an hour. A team member is assigned within 10 days of approval.

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Siddharth Kajaria, Founder and CEO

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02 Rates · draft

What does a developer cost per month, or per hour?

Four ways to add people, from one developer to a whole squad, each priced by the month or by the hour, in rupees and in dollars.

Monthly and hourly rates

Monthly and hourly rates
OptionWhat you getINRUSD
Dedicated developerOne full-time engineer (mobile, web, backend or AI)₹1.8–4 lakh / month$2,200–4,800 / month
Product squadPM, designer, 2–3 developers and QA, with weekly releases₹6–12 lakh / month$7,000–14,000 / month
HourlyChange requests and small jobs₹2,000–4,000 / hour$25–49 / hour
Care and GrowthMaintenance, monitoring, small changes, analytics review₹50,000–2 lakh / month$600–2,500 / month

The three monthly plans on one scale

Each rate is a range: for a developer, role and seniority decide where they fall in it.

Dollar figures are rounded conversions for readers in the UK and the US, not a separate price list.

Monthly plans suit work that runs for months: a product being built, extended or kept up. Hourly work suits a job with a clear end, measured in days.

Every package, monthly and fixed-scope, is on our pricing page.

Draft rates set by Tailwebs; final figures in your quote · pricing draft of 16 October 2026

03 By role

App developer price by role and seniority: what app developers cost

App developers cost ₹1.8–4 lakh a month ($2,200–4,800) on a dedicated plan, whatever the role. Seniority decides where a developer sits in that band.

Developer roles on the dedicated plan

Developer roles on the dedicated plan
RoleWhat they work inINR a monthUSD a month
Dedicated developer (mobile)Flutter or React Native, for Android and iOS apps₹1.8–4 lakh$2,200–4,800
Dedicated developer (backend and web)Python, Node.js, Ruby on Rails or PHP₹1.8–4 lakh$2,200–4,800
Dedicated developer (AI)LLM integrations: search, summaries and assistants inside your product₹1.8–4 lakh$2,200–4,800

What seniority changes is how much a developer decides alone: a senior developer shapes the architecture and reviews other people's code, while a junior developer does best on well-defined tasks beside a senior one.

AI and LLM engineers sit towards the top of the band, because the work adds testing answers and setting guardrails to the engineering. Ask what the role needs before you ask for a rate.

Each role has its own page, with the skills we hire for: Flutter developers, React Native developers, mobile app developers, Python developers and Node.js developers.

Draft band · pricing draft of 16 October 2026

04 Inside the rate

What does the monthly rate include, and what's extra?

The monthly rate pays for the developer's full-time work. The outside services your product runs on are billed separately, at cost. Ask for those lines in writing before the first month, so the monthly total holds no surprises.

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Included in the rate

  • The developer's full working time on your product, every month
  • The quality checks we run on our own projects: another engineer reviews each change, and automated tests run on every build
  • No hiring cost on top of the monthly rate
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Billed separately, at cost

  • Cloud hosting
  • Software licences
  • AI model usage
  • App store fees
  • Each is listed line by line in the quote and, where possible, paid from your own accounts
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In a product squad's rate

  • PM, design and QA time, alongside 2–3 developers
  • Weekly releases
  • ₹6–12 lakh a month ($7,000–14,000) for the whole squad

How a squad is put together, role by role, is on a dedicated team. Building a whole app at a fixed price instead? See our app development cost guide.

05 Start and terms

How fast can a developer start, and what is the commitment?

A team member is assigned within 10 days of approval, and there is no hiring cost. From then on, the engagement runs on the monthly terms beside this.

Teams we have run: developers provided to Contribly, a dedicated team on Cook and Chef's product, and full teams for WAC and Aadhar India, from idea to scale. The rest of the draft terms are in our FAQ, and the terms for every hire are on the hire hub. Hiring from abroad? See our pages for teams in the UK and the US.

Billed monthly in advance
Each month is billed in advance, before its work starts.
30 days' notice
30 days' notice to stop the engagement or scale it down.
Pausing
Pausing is possible. The binding version of every term is in the master services agreement.

06 Which fits

Hire dedicated developers, a squad or by the hour: which fits?

Start from what you already have: a product lead who needs hands, a product that needs a whole team, or one bounded job. Many products move from one to another as they grow.

  1. “We have a product lead and need more hands on the code.”

    FitsOne dedicated developer

    ₹1.8–4 lakh a month ($2,200–4,800). Start with one, and add a second when the backlog shows the need.

  2. “We need a whole team to ship the product, not only developers.”

    FitsA product squad

    PM, designer, 2–3 developers and QA, with weekly releases, at ₹6–12 lakh a month.

  3. “We have one small, bounded job on a product that already runs.”

    FitsHourly work

    ₹2,000–4,000 an hour ($25–49), for change requests and small jobs.

Not sure which? Tell us about the work: the product, the people you already have and the date you are working to. We will suggest a starting point, and you can change the shape later as the work changes.

07 Keep it in check

How do you keep a dedicated team's cost under control?

Grow the team only when the work proves the need, and keep the work where you can see it. Four habits do most of it.

  1. Start with one developer

    Add a second developer, or move to a squad, when the backlog shows the need, not before. One developer who knows the product well is worth more than two still learning it.

  2. Set a rhythm for releases

    Agree how often working software reaches you, such as every week, so progress is something you can try rather than a status report you have to trust.

  3. Client-owned accounts

    Cloud, store, domain and code accounts are set up in your name, where possible <span class="draft">Draft</span>, so a change of team never means a migration.

  4. Review the backlog monthly

    Once a month, check what shipped against what was planned, drop what no longer matters, and size the team to the work ahead.

How hiring works, step by step, is on the hire hub.

08 FAQ

Questions about hiring costs.

How much does it cost to hire a developer in India?
Through Tailwebs, a dedicated full-time developer costs ₹1.8–4 lakh a month ($2,200–4,800), depending on role and seniority.
What is the cost to hire a Flutter developer, and what do React Native developers cost?
Both fall within the dedicated-developer band of ₹1.8–4 lakh a month; the exact rate depends on seniority.
How fast can a developer start?
A team member is assigned within 10 days of approval.
What is the Flutter developer hourly rate, or the rate for other app developers?
Small jobs are billed at ₹2,000–4,000 ($25–49) an hour for any developer role, including Flutter.
Can I hire a developer for a short piece of work?
Yes: a small, bounded job runs at the hourly rate of ₹2,000–4,000 ($25–49), and ongoing full-time work fits the dedicated-developer plan.
What is the notice period for a dedicated developer?
30 days' notice to stop or scale down, and pausing is possible.
Will the developer work with my existing team and in my hours?
Yes. A dedicated developer works in your tools and in your team's rhythm, and we agree overlap hours with UK and US teams at the start.