Software discovery phase: a roadmap in 1 to 4 weeks
USD 7,000, fixed. We learn your product end to end, meet your team daily and hand over a roadmap.
Fixed priceUSD 7,0001–4 weeks
How the weeks run
Understand the product and its configuration
Build the roadmap
Roadmap handed over: week 1 with access and a decision-maker from day 1, up to week 4 otherwise
Daily meetings and progress reviews
Illustrative sketch. Each dot is a working day with a daily meeting.
A sketch of how the weeks run, up to the 4 a larger estate can need, not a day-by-day plan. With access and a decision-maker from day 1 it can close in 1.
What is the discovery phase in software development?
Building before the scope is clear means finding the scope during the build, at build prices. Discovery replaces guesses about scope with a written plan.
The discovery phase is the stage before building where a team learns the product, its configuration and its constraints, and turns them into a plan. Clouditive's Discovery takes 1 to 4 weeks at a fixed USD 7,000: 1 week when we have access and a decision-maker from day 1, up to 4 otherwise. It ends with a full roadmap: a backlog, the roles needed, the critical changes and the needs the product has, reviewed with the client every day.
What if I have an idea and no product yet?
No product yet? Discovery turns your idea into a backlog, the first screens to design and the team it needs, so you know the monthly cost before anyone builds.
What does the discovery phase include?
Three things, all stated in our package scope. The price is USD 7,000, fixed, and the roadmap can be carried out by Clouditive or by any team.
- Understand your product end to end, or turn your idea into a backlog if there is no product yet.
- A full roadmap: backlog, roles, critical changes and needs.
- Daily meetings and progress reviews with your team.
How long does Discovery take?
The price stays USD 7,000. The time depends on how fast we can see your system and reach the person who decides.
- 1 week: the access we need from day 1 (your repositories, environments and cloud, if the product exists) and a decision-maker available.
- Up to 4 weeks: when access or a decision-maker takes longer, or the product has several systems.
After Discovery
The roadmap names the roles the work needs. We implement it with 2-week fixed-price packages, one after another, with no minimum term. Or you staff those roles by the hour at our published rates (the 6-month minimum applies only to hourly teams), or hand the roadmap to another team.
Done before
Discovery work we have delivered
- Arynvia: discovery and the full screen inventory, 43 screens for web and portal, each designed in Figma at 1440 and 390 px with an approval-snapshot flow.
- Primera Casa Uruguay: discovery and a full design of about 290 approved Figma frames across the public site, the family portal and the staff back office.
Frequently asked questions
What is a discovery phase?
The stage before building where the product is understood end to end and the work is planned.
How much does Discovery cost?
USD 7,000, fixed price.
I have an idea and no product. Is Discovery for me?
Yes. No product yet? Discovery turns your idea into a backlog, the first screens to design and the team it needs, so you know the monthly cost before anyone builds.
How long does it take?
1 to 4 weeks: 1 week with access and a decision-maker from day 1, up to 4 otherwise.
What does the discovery phase include?
Understanding the product and its configuration end to end. A full roadmap with backlog, roles, critical changes and needs. Daily meetings and progress reviews with your team.
What do I get at the end?
A full roadmap: backlog, roles, critical changes and needs.
How often do we meet?
Every day, with progress reviews along the way.
What is the average cost of software development?
We don't publish market averages, so here are our numbers. Discovery is USD 7,000, fixed. The team that follows bills by the hour: a Lead and a Senior with AI agents come to USD 16,000–17,600 a month, with a 6-month minimum for hourly teams. Discovery plus the first two months of that team is USD 39,000–42,200, a worked example and not a quote. Packages for a single outcome start at USD 2,500.
In which language is it delivered?
In English or Spanish, whichever your team uses.
Mat (Matías) Caniglia, Founder and CEO
I lead every project and I interview every engineer before you meet them. Bring the problem and we'll know in 30 minutes if we fit.
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