The core offer
Your whole operation on one system you own.
The Pilot proves five modules. BuildXLR8 builds the rest: the remaining modules, the integrations into the tools your team already runs, the reporting layer, the whole operating system. Delivered in 30-day milestone cycles, each one shipping working software rather than a status update.
The guarantee stack
Stop after any 30-day cycle.
No cancellation fee, no penalty, no exit conversation. Every completed milestone is already deployed into your own systems the moment it completes. Walking away costs you nothing because you are never holding an IOU. We price the design milestone and the first build milestone at fair standalone value, so the model still works for us if you leave early. That is what lets us mean it.
02 / The Acceptance Guarantee
Every milestone passes written acceptance criteria before it is signed off.
The next milestone is not billed and not started until it does.
You never pay forward into something that does not work. The criteria are agreed before the milestone begins, so there is nothing to argue about at the end.
03 / The On-Time Guarantee
Each 30-day milestone ships on its committed date.
Miss it for reasons within our control and that milestone is discounted 5% at week two, and a further 5% the week after, capped at 10%. The discount is credited on your next invoice, or refunded if the next milestone is smaller than the credit.
A date nobody pays for is a date nobody keeps. This puts our margin on the line for the estimate we gave you.
Delays on our side only. A missed feedback window or a held-up access request on your side does not trigger it.
04 / The No-Deprioritisation Guarantee
Your build is never paused or slowed to make room for a bigger client.
If we ever pull people off your build and a date slips, the On-Time Guarantee applies.
This is the thing small clients quietly fear at every agency, and most of them are right to. We only run two Pilot builds in delivery at a time precisely so this stays true.
The total discount on any single milestone is capped at 25%.
BuildXLR8 is the 30-Day Pilot Build, repeated. Every cycle has a price agreed in writing, ships on date or gets discounted, is signed off by you before the next one starts, and lands in your own systems as it completes. You can stop after any cycle with everything already yours.
Sizing
Three tiers, sized by how much of the business ends up on the system.
These are a sizing frame, not a fixed menu. The actual modules are curated to you after we map your operation. Most firms land in the middle.
Focused
Up to $20,000
One department stops running on spreadsheets.
One department, or one core workflow chain end to end, on a system your team actually uses.
- One workflow chain, fully built
- Roles and permissions
- A live dashboard for the owner
- Documentation, demo videos, and training
Where most land
Operations
Up to $50,000
The connected middle of your business runs on one system.
Several departments talking to each other, the integrations you already depend on, and a reporting layer that answers questions without anyone exporting to Excel.
- Multiple connected departments
- Integrations with the tools you already run
- Reporting and analytics layer
- Everything in Focused
Full Platform
Above $50,000
The whole business runs on one system you own.
Multi site or multi entity, the full integration surface, analytics, and the permission model to run it all. Priced to the build, with no ceiling.
- The whole operation on one system
- Multi site and multi entity
- Full integration surface
- Everything in Operations
Final scope is custom curated after Map and Scope. Paid one 30-day milestone at a time, invoiced at each kickoff. We never start a milestone that has not been paid, and you never pay more than the current month in advance.
How a build runs
30 days at a time, start to finish.
Length varies with complexity, and most builds at this size resolve in 3 to 6 months. The whole thing is scoped and budgeted up front, so you see the full plan and the full price before it starts, then release money one month at a time.
01
Requirements and design
Its own bounded, paid milestone. It ends in a signed-off clickable prototype and a written spec. Build milestones do not start until that sign-off, so indecision never eats the build clock.
02
Build milestones
Each one scoped and priced in writing before it begins, and agreed before anyone starts. No change orders inside a milestone. It must pass written acceptance criteria before the next is billed or started.
03
Handover, as you go
Code moves to your systems at each milestone completion and sign-off. Documentation, demo videos, and training land at project completion so nothing gets re-recorded after every change.
04
Hypercare, then Assurance
A 60 day hypercare window at no extra charge, included in the build price. That is us fixing what we shipped. After it, the platform moves onto BuildXLR8 Assurance.
What we need from you
The pace of the build tracks the pace of your answers. This is the honest version of that.
- One named, empowered approver with a 24 to 48 hour turnaround
- A feedback response window per milestone, after which it is deemed accepted
- Two revision rounds per design milestone. Further rounds become a new cycle.
Boundaries
What BuildXLR8 is not.
- An enterprise ERP replacement for SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite
- A multi-tenant SaaS product built for millions of users
- A generic build-anything development shop
It is operator software for manufacturing and logistics businesses, including import and export, sold across the UAE, US, UK, and Europe, with India served on inbound interest.
FAQ
What people ask before a build
How is BuildXLR8 priced?
Three tiers, sized to how much of the business ends up on the system: Focused, up to $20,000; Operations, up to $50,000; Full Platform, above $50,000. Final scope is custom curated after we map your operation, so the tier is a sizing frame rather than a fixed menu.
What stops the cost running away?
Every 30-day milestone is scoped and priced in writing before it starts, and you approve that price up front. Paid one 30-day milestone at a time, invoiced at each kickoff. We never start a milestone that has not been paid, and you never pay more than the current month in advance. There are no change orders inside a milestone, so a cost cannot appear halfway through one.
Am I locked into a long contract?
Stop after any 30-day cycle. No cancellation fee, no penalty, no exit conversation. Every completed milestone is already deployed into your own systems the moment it completes. Walking away costs you nothing because you are never holding an IOU. We price the design milestone and the first build milestone at fair standalone value, so the model still works for us if you leave early. That is what lets us mean it.
What if you miss a milestone date?
Miss it for reasons within our control and that milestone is discounted 5% at week two, and a further 5% the week after, capped at 10%. The discount is credited on your next invoice, or refunded if the next milestone is smaller than the credit. Delays on our side only. A missed feedback window or a held-up access request on your side does not trigger it. The total discount on any single milestone is capped at 25%.
How long does the whole build take?
It varies with complexity, and most builds at this size resolve in 3 to 6 months. The whole thing is scoped and budgeted up front, so you see the full plan and the full price before the first milestone starts, then release payment one month at a time.
Do I have to do a Pilot first?
No. If you are ready for the full build we start there, and the first cycle is structured to do the de-risking the Pilot would have done: tight scope, acceptance gated, walk away after. The Pilot exists for people who want to see us work before committing to the rest.
Who actually writes the code?
Founder led. You deal with the people who scope the build and own the delivery, from the first call to go live. An experienced senior team builds it. You are not handed to a junior after the sales call, because there is no sales team to hand you off from.
Tell us what the whole thing looks like
We reply within one business day. If a The 30-Day Pilot Build is not the right call for you, we will say so and point you somewhere useful.
After it ships
Keep the platform current without thinking about it.
The platform stays patched, monitored, and current after the build ships. Scoped into the build proposal, so you know the number before you commit to the build.
We keep two Pilot builds in delivery at a time.