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Government Portals and Applications, Built Accessible
Residents expect to do business online. Cendien builds accessible portals and internal applications for permits, payments, requests and records, integrated with your ERP and payment systems.
- Built toward WCAG 2.1 AA
- Payment and ERP integration
- Texas DIR vendor
- NCTRCA-certified MBE
Since 1999Texas DIRNCTRCA MBEMicrosoft partner
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Government software
How much does a government resident portal cost?
A resident portal MVP from Cendien typically costs $60,000 to $120,000, depending on features, payments and ERP integration. Projects are designed and tested toward WCAG 2.1 AA, include security testing when required, and start with a fixed-price discovery sprint.
Development cost calculator
What would this cost your agency?
Public-facing systems include accessibility and security testing in the estimate. The example below is a 12-feature resident portal with payments and ERP integration.
Example for a typical agency: About 755 hours at a blended $135 per hour, which comes to about $86,610 to $122,272 one-time build. Change the numbers below to match yours.
Your requirements
A web application with eight features is filled in. Change it to match your project.
Sign-in, dashboards, forms, search, payments, reports, admin pages.
ERP, CRM, payment, mapping, identity or government systems.
Public, staff, managers, administrators and so on.
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How software development services pricing works
Software development pricing in about a minute: a fixed-price discovery sprint, typical web app MVP costs, blended hourly rates, weekly demos and full code ownership.
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Software projects have a reputation. Budgets explode, deadlines slip, and months pass before you see anything that works. Cendien builds it differently. Every project starts with a fixed-price discovery sprint, nine thousand five hundred to twelve thousand five hundred dollars, that turns your idea into requirements, a prototype and a firm quote. A first release of a web app, an MVP, typically runs forty-five to ninety thousand. Development is billed at a blended one hundred twenty-five to one hundred fifty dollars an hour. You see working software every week, and you own all the code. Our development cost calculator lets you choose the type of project, features, integrations and user roles, and estimates the cost instantly. Cendien. Building software from Carrollton, Texas, since 1999. Price your project at cendien dot com.
Common public-sector gaps
Accessibility requirements
Public sites and apps must meet accessibility rules, and many do not.
Paper processes
Permits and requests still require PDFs, email and office visits.
Expensive niche software
Single-purpose vendors charge high fees for limited tools.
What agencies get
Resident portals
Permits, requests, applications and status tracking online.
Payments
Secure online payments integrated with your finance system.
Accessibility
Designed and tested toward WCAG 2.1 AA.
Staff tools
Internal dashboards and workflows that replace spreadsheets.
Security
Penetration testing and security documentation.
Procurement-ready
Fixed-price discovery and pricing that fits RFPs.
Development cost examples for a agency
Estimates from the calculator above for three common scopes. Your quote is set after a short scoping call.
| Scenario | Estimate | Billed | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller scope (6 features) | $68,874 – $97,234 | one-time build | About 600 hours at a blended $135 per hour |
| Typical scope (12 features) | $86,610 – $122,272 | one-time build | About 755 hours at a blended $135 per hour |
| Larger scope (24 features) | $136,861 – $193,215 | one-time build | About 1193 hours at a blended $135 per hour |
Planning estimates, not an offer. Rates may change; your price is set in a written proposal.
What drives the cost of software development services
Features and screens
Every feature needs design, code and tests. Starting with an MVP keeps the first release affordable.
Integrations
Connecting to ERP, payment or government systems is often the largest single cost.
Roles and security
More user roles mean more permissions, screens and testing.
Compliance
Accessibility (WCAG) and security testing add time but are required for public-facing systems.
Development packages
Every engagement includes a U.S.-based project manager, weekly demos, automated testing and full ownership of your source code.
Discovery sprint
2–3 weeks
$9,500–$12,500fixed
- Stakeholder workshops
- Requirements and user stories
- Clickable prototype
- Fixed quote and delivery plan
RecommendedMVP build
8–14 weeks
$45,000–$90,000estimated
- Design, build and test
- Weekly demos
- Cloud hosting setup
- 30 days of launch support
Enterprise application
4–9 months
From $120,000estimated
- Architecture and security review
- ERP and identity integrations
- Accessibility and penetration testing
- Training and documentation
Development retainer
Ongoing
$130per hour, monthly block
- 40 or 80 hours a month
- Same developers every month
- Priority bug fixes
- Monthly release notes
Need a one-time project or a single add-on? See Development add-ons on the Development pricing page.
Ways to get software built, compared
| Cendien | Freelancers | Offshore-only agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | $125–$150 an hour, blended | $50–$150 an hour, varies | $30–$60 an hour |
| Fixed quote before you build | Yes, after a discovery sprint | Rarely | Sometimes |
| Project management | U.S.-based, weekly demos | You manage it | Time-zone gaps |
| Accessibility and security testing | Included when required | Extra or missing | Varies |
| Code ownership | Yours, in your repository | Varies by contract | Varies by contract |
Freelancer and agency figures are typical market ranges, shown for planning only.
How working with Cendien starts
Step 1Intro call
Thirty minutes on the problem, users and timeline.
Step 2Discovery sprint
Requirements, prototype and a fixed quote in two to three weeks.
Step 3Build
Weekly demos of working software.
Step 4Launch
Go live with support from the team that built it.
Since 1999
Supporting organizations from Carrollton, Texas
Texas DIR
Vendor for public-sector purchasing
NCTRCA MBE
Certified minority business enterprise
Microsoft partner
Also an Infor and Oracle partner
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We design and test toward WCAG 2.1 AA and can provide an accessibility audit.
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