Start with a useful scope
Free initial discovery clarifies one core workflow, its supporting features and a prototype before you order development.
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AlmOps vs traditional custom development
Custom software with an ongoing delivery and operations team.
Launch software tailored to your business, then keep the team, tests and operating knowledge that help it improve through one monthly plan.
- Experienced engineers
- Test cases and release checks
- Managed hosting and monitoring
A continuing service
Plan for the first release and the work that follows.
A project contract usually defines a delivery scope and acceptance. Hosting, maintenance and later changes depend on the wider agreement. AlmOps brings the first launch and continuing service into one defined plan.
Agree the monthly capacity
Your plan defines application limits, improvement budget, active delivery lanes and planned releases.
Keep the delivery relationship
Hosting, support, requirements and agreed improvements continue after the first version goes live.
The comparison
Continuity is part of the service you buy.
Good development firms also test and support software. Compare the complete agreement: who remains responsible, what is included and how the next change is delivered.
Discovery
Project-based development
Requirements work is included or commissioned according to the project agreement.
AlmOps
Free initial discovery with guided questions, specialist review, a Blueprint and a prototype of the first version.
Scope and budget
Project-based development
The project price covers agreed scope; additional work and support follow the contract.
AlmOps
The first version is agreed before development. Monthly improvements are sized and approved within your plan.
Testing and quality
Project-based development
Review, tests and acceptance depend on the project’s delivery standards.
AlmOps
Experienced engineers review changes, create test cases and check key scenarios and affected regressions before release.
Hosting and support
Project-based development
Provided by the developer, a separate operator or your team, as contracted.
AlmOps
Managed deployment, monitoring and support are part of the subscription within the chosen plan.
Documentation
Project-based development
Handover and ongoing updates depend on the maintenance arrangement.
AlmOps
We maintain requirements, product decisions, test cases and operating documentation as the software evolves.
Future development
Project-based development
You arrange further capacity or a new phase with the same or another team.
AlmOps
Agreed improvements move through your monthly priority queue and delivery capacity.
Source-code handover
Project-based development
Rights and access are defined by the project contract.
AlmOps
Handover timing and non-exclusive independent-use rights follow your subscription plan and agreement.
An agreed budget
See what the monthly plan covers before work starts.
There is no upfront development fee. The subscription covers the agreed first launch, hosting, support and ongoing improvement, with explicit limits.
Define the first version
Approve the Blueprint and prototype. Additional ideas become separately agreed improvements rather than hidden initial scope.
Choose the next priorities
Requests are sized before implementation. Larger changes are divided into stages; extra scope needs your approval.
Separate fixes from improvements
Correcting defects in our agreed work does not consume your improvement budget or planned update allowance. Compare monthly plans.
Experienced people. Continuing responsibility.
Experience and reusable foundations support the next release.
Our founder, Dmitry Yurkin, brings 15+ years of custom software development for small and medium-sized businesses. Meet the people behind AlmOps.
Use a suitable starting point
Configurable starters and common components provide a foundation for the business rules and interfaces your team needs. Explore starters.
Keep knowledge with the product
Requirements, decisions and operating instructions stay current so future work does not start from a lost project handover.
Review and test every release
We create test cases, check business rules and access, and run regression checks for affected scenarios. Additional security and load checks follow the agreed risk and scope.
After launch
We keep the application working as your business changes.
Your monthly plan combines hosting, support and agreed improvements. The operating coverage is defined for your system.
Watch the whole workflow
We monitor availability, application errors, integrations, scheduled jobs and agreed business-critical signals.
Respond and recover
We investigate issues, communicate their impact and organise fixes or recovery according to the agreed support scope.
Keep changes controlled
Requirements, test cases, documentation and release records evolve with the application. Hosting options and source-code handover follow your plan. Explore hosting and support.
When the alternative fits
A project contract can fit a large, specialised initiative.
Traditional custom development can be appropriate for a substantial one-off scope, a specific technology requirement or a business with its own engineering and operations team. AlmOps fits a useful first launch followed by managed operation and regular improvement.
Before you decide
Questions about choosing AlmOps.
What is included in the subscription?
The agreed first launch, hosting, support and improvements within the selected plan. Application limits, improvement budget, delivery capacity and planned releases are defined on Pricing.
How are new features paid for?
We size the work before it starts. Agreed improvements use your monthly budget; additional scope or capacity requires your approval.
When do we receive the source code?
The handover date depends on your subscription plan and is recorded in your agreement. Handover includes non-exclusive rights to run and maintain your version independently. See security and ownership.
Can the software run on our own servers?
Core and Growth use the AlmOps cloud. Scale also supports client-owned servers; Enterprise arrangements are agreed individually. Hosting and support follow your chosen plan.
Explore the alternatives
Compare another approach.
Start with your workflow
Start a software relationship that continues after launch.
Define one useful workflow and choose the monthly plan for its delivery, operation and next improvements.