ASPi Solutions, Inc.
PO Box 1702, Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-292-2360   Email: info@aspisolutions.com
 
Custom Development  
Custom development work can be a risky business for both the customer and the developer. Early on communication becomes critical in setting requirements and pricing. If both parties aren't on the same page it can create major problems down the road. Even with these risks many times it is beneficial to have an application custom built, because off the shelf software just won't meet the need.

With our pricing model we are hoping to alleviate some of your risk (possibly even risk free, see our pricing below) while allowing you to see the benefits of a custom solution. We have four tiers of pricing which we have creatively labeled Tier 1 (Risk Free), Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4. Depending on the requirements of your project you will fall into one of these four categories. For an explanation of each tier see the diagram below with example projects that would fall into those Tiers.

If you are interested in working with us please call 515-292-2360 or Email Us with a brief description of your project and we will call you back.

Tier Description Pricing Example
Tier 1*
(Risk Free)
Simple Project - An application that collects a row of information (think of a row in an excel spreadsheet) and has one or two reports based on that information. The reports can be exported to an excel spreadsheet (allowing for further analysis outside the application).

The user volume or transactional volume has no bearing on the Tier. If you have a simple interface (as described above), but have thousands of users we still consider that a Tier 1 project.
Up front fee
$0.00

Monthly fee
$100/month + a per transaction or per user fee.

For example it could be $100/month + $10/user/month.

Whether it is user or transactional will depend on your application requirements and will be determined in advance of development.

There will be no obligation to pay the monthly fee unless you actually use the application during the month (thus risk free).
This is just an example to let you know the complexity of application that falls in this tier. Your application may be completely different from the one listed below.
An application that allows sales reps to enter sale information daily. The reps would log into the web site with their user name and password (this could be a computer based web site or a wireless phone based web site or both) and enter in sales numbers of different product types. One or two summary reports could be viewed by Managers of those sales reps and the data could be exported to excel.

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Tier 2 Minor Project - An application that collects multiple levels of information and has up to five reports based on that information. The reports can be exported to an excel spreadsheet (allowing for further analysis outside the application). Up front fee
$2,999.00
(paid when the work is complete)

Monthly fee
Same as above
This is just an example to let you know the complexity of application that falls in this tier. Your application may be completely different from the one listed below.
An application that dispatches jobs to technicians via text messages to a cell phone. The technicians can then accept the job, letting the home office know they plan to perform the work. The job will then show up in the technicians list of open jobs and they can indicate when the job has been started and when the job has been completed. The home office can see all activity in real time as well as view a number of historical reports based on when jobs were received, started, and completed.
Tier 3 Basic Project Up front fee
$5,999.00
(paid when the work is complete)

Monthly fee
Same as above
This is just an example to let you know the complexity of application that falls in this tier. Your application may be completely different from the one listed below.
The same application listed in Tier 1, plus the added features of computing commissions, and forecasting future sales with the additional reporting that would go along with those features.
Tier 4 Extensive Project Negotiated

NOTE: All applications developed under the pricing above will be browser based and hosted on our servers (you only need to have a connection to the internet to use them). We can negotiate other pricing if you would like to move the application to your own servers (You can even start with the pricing above and then at a later date move the application).