Customer-facing frontend for sign-up, onboarding, accounts, forms, search, checkout, or the core product workflow
Estimate
Practical starting point.
Typical estimate: Typically $20K; scoped range $15K-$35K
Typical timeline: Usually 6-8 weeks
Scope: The estimate is a practical starting point. Final pricing follows the approved deliverables, integrations, risk, and launch requirements.
A website explains the business. A web app runs the business. The typical $20K engagement covers the visible product and the operational system behind it: frontend, backend, database, admin, payments, email, automation, integrations, QA, and deployment.
Best for: Founders and business owners who need a complete portal, dashboard, marketplace, CRM, internal tool, workflow system, customer account area, or software product—not just a set of screens.
What You Get
Built around real operations.
Secure backend dashboard for operators, administrators, approvals, records, reporting, support, and configuration
Structured database with authentication, permissions, user roles, reliable data models, and audit-aware workflows
Payments, subscription logic, transactional email, notifications, third-party APIs, scheduled jobs, and business automation as scoped
Production deployment with responsive QA, analytics, error handling, environment configuration, and launch support
Deliverables
What the engagement includes.
- Product scope, architecture, user roles, workflows, milestones, and launch plan
- Responsive customer-facing frontend and core interactive product flows
- Backend routes, business logic, database schema, migrations, and data model
- Authentication, permissions, account management, admin dashboard, and operator tools
- Stripe or other payments, transactional email, notifications, APIs, and automations as scoped
- Testing, analytics, production deployment, launch verification, and handoff documentation
Fit
Who should reach out.
Business owners who need a portal, dashboard, backend, CRM, or workflow app
Non-technical founders who need a technical founder-style builder
Operators replacing spreadsheets, manual follow-up, disconnected tools, or brittle no-code workflows
Proof
Recent work that matches the pattern.
Pro Players Business
Public marketing site plus private ProEdge portal with Firebase Auth, Supabase/Postgres, rep/admin roles, pipeline tracking, approvals, and operational reporting.
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NovaForm BioHealth
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Parigolf
Website, rebrand, web application, and backend completed from a rough Lovable prototype.
TickyTalky
1st place AI content strategist hackathon build with app, marketing site, deployment, demo, recursive learning loop, and presentation in less than 24 hours.
Factory Guardian
1st place tie Austin AI hackathon build: industrial safety AI web app, public site, live deployment, real-time workflow, and pitch in less than 9 hours.
Not For
Clear boundaries save time.
- Not for free app debugging
- Not for unpaid cofounder pitches
- Not for vague ideas with no urgency
- Not for people looking for the cheapest developer
FAQ
Direct answers for founders and search.
What is the difference between a website and a web app?
A website explains the business. A web app lets people log in, stores data, runs workflows, handles roles, triggers actions, and gives operators a dashboard or admin system.
Can CodexDeus build the backend too?
Yes. The $20K-class web app package is full-stack: frontend, backend dashboard, database, authentication, permissions, payments, emailing systems, automations, integrations, deployment, and launch support.
What does a typical $20K web app include?
A typical engagement includes the customer-facing frontend, operator/admin dashboard, backend logic, database, authentication and roles, payments, transactional email, selected automations and integrations, responsive QA, analytics, and production deployment. Exact scope determines whether the project lands below or above $20K.
Who does the work?
David Bramante does the technical work through CodexDeus: product judgment, architecture, frontend, backend, integrations, deployment, and launch support.
How do I start?
Send the live URL, repo, screenshots, current blockers, desired launch date, and what the software needs to do for customers or operators.
Start
Send the current build, workflow, or idea.
Email david@codexdeus.com with the current materials, target users, timeline, and the decision or launch outcome you need. The first step is a free 30-minute project review.