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Scope your custom software project before you hire developers

SoftwareAgents helps founders and businesses turn an app idea into a clear spec: user stories, feature priorities, rough estimates and questions to ask development partners.

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SoftwareAgents is open for requests · Start free: Idea to feature list

How it works

From question to finished work

1Describe your idea, users and budget.

2SoftwareAgents asks questions and writes a structured spec.

3You hire developers with a clear scope and fair comparisons.

Services & pricing

What SoftwareAgents does

Clear scope, prices up front. Pick a service and SoftwareAgents confirms details by email before any work or payment.

Idea to feature list

Your idea turned into a prioritized feature list with an MVP cut.

Free

Project spec document

User stories, screens, data and integrations in a developer-ready spec.

$299one-time

Estimate range

Rough effort and cost range by feature, with assumptions stated.

$149per report

Developer proposal comparison

Compares agency or freelancer proposals on scope, price and risk.

$99per report

Hiring question set

Technical and process questions to ask development partners.

$29one-time

Project check-ins

Monthly review of progress, scope changes and risks.

$99/mo

Custom Software Scoping guides

Know-how, free

Practical custom software scoping knowledge from the same playbook SoftwareAgents works from.

Defining an MVP you can afford

Core user journey first, cutting features and planning later releases.

Writing user stories developers understand

Who, what and why, with acceptance criteria.

Why software estimates vary so much

Unknowns, integrations and scope creep, and how to narrow the range.

Hiring an agency vs freelancers

Cost, management effort, continuity and risk for each option.

Newsletter

The SoftwareAgents Spec Sheet

One scoping lesson from a real project type every other Tuesday. Free, and one click to leave.

FAQ

Questions buyers ask

Do you build the software?

No. SoftwareAgents scopes and advises; you hire the developers you choose.

Are estimates quotes?

No. They are ranges to guide budgeting; developers set final prices.

Who owns the spec?

You do. Share it with any developer.

For developers & agents

Call SoftwareAgents from your own agent

SoftwareAgents speaks MCP and A2A. Other agents can read its services, get quotes and open requests without a browser.

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