Project Investment Guide

A$3,500 – A$12,000

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Not every portal needs a full custom build.
For many use cases, we can create modern, secure, login-based portals using low-code platforms like Softr, Glide, Stacker, Wix Studio CMS, or Airtable Interfaces.

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These systems cost significantly less while still giving you polished UI and strong functionality.

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Best for:

• Client login areas

• Simple job, task, or request portals

• Staff dashboards

• Applicant/member portals

• Document or form submission centres

• Community/volunteer portals

• Internal tools that your team can manage themselves
   

Why choose low-code:

• Fast delivery (1–3 weeks)

• Lower upfront cost

• Clean design

• Easy for your team to maintain

• Integrates with Make, Airtable, Google, Zoho, and other systems

• Scales well for most small–medium workflows
   

When low-code isn’t ideal:

If you need deep custom logic, multi-module systems, heavy API interactions, interactive components, or extremely large datasets — a custom build will be more reliable long-term.

A$1,200 – A$4,800

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Perfect for targeted improvements that remove manual work or unlock small but meaningful wins.

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Typical examples:

• Single automations

• Data parsing

• API connectors

• CRM fixes and workflow clean-ups

• Small UI/UX adjustments

• Dashboard tweaks

• Email → CRM → Sheet parsing

• Webhooks and backend logic snippets
   

These projects usually take 1–3 weeks and create fast ROI.

A$5,000 – A$18,000

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For businesses ready to stabilise operations, improve efficiency, and create deeper connectivity between systems.

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Typical inclusions:

• Multi-step workflows

• CRM ↔ third-party system sync

• Advanced quoting tools

• Custom integration layers

• Backend processors

• Mini customer or staff portals

• PDF/Google Docs generators

• Customer onboarding flows

• Combined logic + UI + automation
   

This is the most common range for businesses levelling up their operations without building a full platform.

A$18,000 – A$45,000

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When you need a fully custom system built around your business logic, branding, and workflows.

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Examples:

• Advanced staff or client portals

• Booking systems and job management tools

• Multi-role dashboards (admin, staff, clients)

• Inventory or asset management systems

• Advanced pricing engines

• End-to-end customer flows

• Tiered user permissions

• Deep automations + custom UI
   

These projects typically take 6–10 weeks and include UI/UX, architecture, database structure, automations, and ongoing support options.

A$45,000 – A$120,000+

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For organisations needing a robust, multi-layered system to run a significant part of their operations.

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Best for businesses requiring:

• End-to-end operating systems

• Multi-brand or multi-location setups

• Full quoting + booking + management flows

• Heavy automation across multiple teams

• Deep custom integrations

• Continuous enhancements over time

• User management at scale
   

These are long-term infrastructure investments that replace entire manual processes and create company-wide efficiency.

A$160–A$220/hr or Monthly Retainers

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After delivery, most clients continue on:

• Support retainers for stability

• Prepaid credit packs for ad-hoc enhancements

• Scheduled improvements to keep systems current

• Proactive support as third-party platforms update
   

This ensures your system stays resilient and aligned with your evolving business needs.