VulCode

A free project quote: a website, store, app or system

Describe what you want to build and you will get a quote with the scope of work: what it covers, what it does not, the stages and how payments are spread. We usually reply within the hour.

How we quote
A quote for a company website with a blog in the client panel: payment stages, the validity, the items and the team's notes
The enquiry form on the VulCode website on a phone: project type, budget, timeline and project description

From a message to a quote

The quote is free and commits you to nothing. A contract only exists once you accept it.

You
describe and decide
  • MessageThe form, email or Discord. A few sentences are enough to start.
  • AcceptanceConfirming the order or paying the advance
  • StartA client panel account
VulCode
asks, quotes and builds
  • QuestionsQuestions about what drives the price: scope, integrations, timing
  • QuoteScope of work, exclusions, stages, timing and price in writing
  • StartThe schedule and the first decisions

  1. Project description

    You VulCode. We usually reply within the hour.

  2. A written quote

    VulCode You. Free, with what it covers and what it does not.

  3. The order

    You VulCode. The contract is made when the order is confirmed or the advance is paid (terms, clause 3.1).

What to write in your request

The more of these points you cover, the fewer questions you get before the quote. None is mandatory.

From
Client 01 <klient01@example.com>
To
hello@vulcode.com
Subject
Quote: an online store
  1. Goal
    Sell online what we sell today over the phone and on Instagram.
    What should change in the business once the project is done.
  2. Scope
    Online payments, courier shipping and a panel for orders and products.
    The key features, for example payments, shipping, an admin panel.
  3. Integrations
    A marketplace and the invoicing app we already use.
    Systems to connect with: ERP, marketplaces, invoicing, couriers.
  4. What you have
    A logo, product photos and the domain. No hosting yet.
    A current site, logo, content, domain, hosting.
  5. Timing
    Before the holiday season, because that is when we sell the most.
    When it should be live, and why then.
  6. Budget
    We have a range for the first stage and want the store selling within it.
    If you have a range, say so. It helps fit the scope.

What we quote

We quote every service individually, for the scope you describe. There are no figures from a price list and no ranges, because one service name covers very different projects.

Services you can ask aboutPricing and quotes

We build

Specialist

We fix and grow

A figure for your scope

We calculate it for what we write down after your message and our questions, not for the service name.

No ranges

A site with ten pages and one with a thousand share the same service name, but not the same price.

Extra cost only with consent

A change of scope needs both sides' consent, so you never learn about an extra charge after the fact.

The questions we ask before quoting

The price depends on these answers. Each one you put in your request is one question fewer before the quote.

  1. How many pages or screens, and in how many languages?

    Why we ask

    Every unique layout is separate design and development work, and every language version means translations, addresses and search settings.

    Changes: Scope of work

  2. Which systems should the project connect to?

    Why we ask

    Payments, couriers, ERP or e-invoicing: every connection to someone else's system means work and testing on their environment.

    Changes: Scope of work

  3. What do you want to edit yourself, without a developer?

    Why we ask

    Editing content, orders or users needs a back office the client never sees but someone has to build.

    Changes: Scope of work

  4. What do you already have: a domain, hosting, content?

    Why we ask

    What you do not have either goes into the quote or onto the list of what the quote does not cover.

    Changes: What the quote does not cover

  5. Do you have a design, or do we make one from scratch?

    Why we ask

    Design from scratch is done with the Aphrodi agency and is a stage of its own. A ready design we build.

    Changes: Stages and timing

  6. When should it be live?

    Why we ask

    A short deadline means moving other work. We say so in the quote, before promising anything.

    Changes: Stages and timing

  7. Do you have a budget range?

    Why we ask

    It helps fit the scope: what to build in the first stage and what later.

    Changes: Price

What the answer changes in the quote

  1. Scope of work
    Pages, screens, features and integrations.
    Questions 1, 2, 3
  2. What the quote does not cover
    For example hosting, the domain, paid third-party services, content.
    Question 4
  3. Stages and timing
    The order of work and the deadline in the order.
    Questions 5, 6
  4. Price
    The figure for the scope we agree.
    Question 7

What the quote contains

The layout you get in every quote. The details depend on the project, and the rules on changes, payments, code rights and warranty come from our terms.

Project quote
Document layout
VulCode terms of service
The full terms

Scope of work

Exactly what we build: pages, screens, features and integrations.

What the quote does not cover

For example hosting, the domain, paid third-party services, content and out-of-scope changes, listed plainly before we start.

VulCode terms of service, clause 3.3

Any changes to the scope of an Order require the written consent of both parties and may result in an adjustment of the remuneration and delivery timeline.

Stages and timing

The order of work and the deadline, agreed in the order.

Price and payments

Unless agreed otherwise, a 50% advance before we start and the rest after final acceptance.

VulCode terms of service, clause 5.2

Unless otherwise agreed, an advance payment of 50% of the total Order value is collected before work commences. The remaining 50% is due upon final acceptance.

Rights to the code

Once paid in full, the full economic rights to the code and graphics pass to you.

VulCode terms of service, clause 6.1

Upon full settlement of remuneration, the Client acquires full economic rights to the code, graphics, and other materials created specifically for the Client within the scope of the Order.

Warranty

90 days from acceptance, for bugs in our work.

VulCode terms of service, clause 7.1

VulCode provides a warranty for delivered software in accordance with the scope specified in the Order (typically 90 days from final acceptance, unless the Order states otherwise).

Questions about quotes

Answers to what people ask most often before they send a request.

Before you write

Articles that help you prepare a request and compare quotes, and the pages on what happens after acceptance.

Ready for a quote?

Describe the project in the form. The person who will then build your project replies, with questions or straight away with a quote.