Everything in black and white
Get it in writing.
Most agencies make you book a call to learn the price. Ours is below — with the billing terms, the reply time and the IP promise, signed and dated. Print it. Forward it to your cofounder. Hold us to it.
Memo · Rate & Promise
Effective July 2026
To whoever is reading this — usually a founder deciding whether an offshore team can be trusted. Here is what we charge and what we promise, in writing. No fine print follows.
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The rate is $20/hour for a senior engineer.
It's on the page, in your currency, before any call. It's the India cost base — not a quality cut.
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You're billed weekly, for work done — cancel anytime.
No retainers, no lock-in, no notice periods. You see the work before you commit further.
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A real person replies within 15 minutes, in your working hours.
Often a senior engineer, never a bot or a sales script. We overlap US & UK hours daily.
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Your repos, your cloud, your IP — from the first commit.
Work happens in your GitHub and your accounts. IP assignment is in the contract. NDA before the first call if you want one. Nothing is ever held hostage.
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You talk to the engineers building it.
One accountable senior team from the first call to long after launch — no hand-offs, no account managers.
Akash Sadavarte
Founder & CEO, The Contrast — a brand of Ace Credutech Pvt Ltd
Navi Mumbai, India · since 2015 · info@thecontrast.in