Why development quotes differ 10× between vendors
The same requirements come back anywhere from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars. Three reasons. ① Scope is read differently — is a "member feature" just login, or tiers, payments and notifications too? ② Labor structure differs — how many developers for how many weeks is the quote. ③ The business plan behind the quote differs — some start cheap and plan to earn on maintenance.
So the basis for comparison should never be the total, but how scope is fixed and what the cost structure looks like afterwards.
Development cost in the AI era — why published prices are possible
AI changed development productivity: work that used to take weeks now takes days. MAEUM works AI-native, so our labor cost structure is different, and we return that cost advantage as published prices. That's why a from ₩0 is possible.
This isn't a cut-rate approach. Before any contract, you check a real, working demo for free and proceed only if you like it. Judge by the result.
Choosing a cost structure — build-and-done vs build-and-run
A web app isn't finished at launch. Servers run, errors happen, users send requests. So there are two paths.
- the owned stack (the Private tier) — built in your environment, no monthly fee afterwards. For organizations with operations staff or security requirements.
- SaaS (managed) (from ₩1M/mo) — MAEUM takes responsibility for servers, errors, improvements and new features every month. For a web app that keeps evolving without an operations burden.
With SaaS (managed), a monthly report shows what was improved and what was handled automatically — and you can cancel if the value isn't there.
Start with a free demo & diagnosis (₩0). Every plan includes server operations, data management, ongoing updates, the marketing video pipeline and SEO/GEO visibility work — no per-seat pricing. KRW is authoritative. Try the demo, and sign only if you like it.