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In-House Developer vs Agency Cost Calculator

Compare the true total cost of hiring full-time in-house software engineers versus partnering with Tastics for dedicated web app engineering & cloud management.

1. Team Sizing & Salary Inputs

2 Developers
1 Dev5 Devs10 Devs
₹85,000/mo
₹40k (Junior)₹1.2L (Senior)₹2.5L (Lead Architect)
12 Months
3 Months (MVP)12 Months (1 Year)24 Months (2 Years)
In-House Overhead Assumptions Included (+35%):
• Hardware (MacBook Pro/Monitor): ~₹1.5L per dev
• Recruitment & Portal Fees: ~12% base salary
• Health Insurance, PF, Leave Encashment, Perks
• IDE licenses, SaaS tools (GitHub, Jira, AWS test boxes)

2. Estimated Cost Comparison

In-House Engineering Total Cost
₹27,54,000
₹2,29,500/mo (Base Salary: ₹20,40,000 + ₹7,14,000 Overheads)
Save 52%
Tastics Agency Retainer Equivalent
₹13,26,000
₹1,10,500/mo (Includes Full Stack Devs, Cloud Architect & QA)
Total Projected Savings with Tastics
₹14,28,000
Over your 12-month project duration
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In-House Hiring vs Tastics Partnership

Decision FactorFull-Time In-House HiringTastics Managed Agency Partner
Time to First Commit60–90 Days (Sourcing & Notice Periods)48 Hours
Recruitment & Setup Fees₹1.5L–₹3L per engineer₹0 Free Onboarding
Skill Set DiversityLimited to specific hired skill setFrontend, Backend, Cloud DevOps, AI & Mobile
Code Ownership & IPClient Owned100% Client Owned Repositories
Flexibility & DownscalingHigh severance liability & notice periodsPause or scale month-to-month
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