EHow a build actually runs

Four stages. One
has no end date.

No deck, no discovery phase, no account manager relaying messages between you and the person writing the code. This is the whole of it.

  1. 01

    Scope

    What happens

    We write down what the thing does before anyone writes code — every screen, every rule, every integration you already depend on. Then we put a fixed number on it.

    What you leave with

    A written scope, and a price that does not move under you afterwards.

    What we need from you

    An hour, and access to whoever actually knows how the work gets done today.

  2. 02

    Build in the open

    What happens

    A staging URL from the first week, updated as we go. You watch it being built instead of waiting for a reveal at the end.

    What you leave with

    A link you can open any day of the build, and forward to anyone on your side.

    What we need from you

    Your content as it actually exists — photos, menus, price lists. We will tell you what is missing.

  3. 03

    Ship

    What happens

    Deploy, DNS, SSL, analytics and the SEO plumbing. The boring parts are included rather than quoted separately at the end.

    What you leave with

    The thing live on your own domain, with every account in your name.

    What we need from you

    Domain access, or twenty minutes with whoever has it.

  4. 04

    Stay

    What happens

    We keep it running. The two people who built it are the two you message a year later — there is nobody for it to be handed over to.

    What you leave with

    Sixteen of the sites we have built are still ours to maintain. One production incident was found and closed inside 48 hours.

    What we need from you

    Nothing. You message us when something looks wrong.

?Questions people ask

The short answers.

What does Devkiln do?
Devkiln is a website development and custom software company in Mumbai, India. We build business websites first, and after that ERPs, internal tools, dashboards, SaaS products, automation pipelines and AI or RAG systems. We also build white-label for agencies.
Who works on my project?
Two engineers: Mujammil Mahaldar (Python, Flask, Django, Linux infrastructure and AI) and Shivangi Gupta (Java, Spring Boot, React and retrieval). There is no account manager or project manager. The person you message is the person who writes the code.
Where is Devkiln based, and who do you work with?
We are based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and work with businesses across India. Our code runs for clinics, counsellors and caterers, and for a company that runs its whole operation on an ERP we built.
How is a project priced?
At a fixed price for a written scope. We write down what the thing does before anyone writes code, put one number on it, and agree it before work starts. That number does not move under you afterwards.
When will I see progress?
From the first week. You get a staging link that we update as we build, so you can open it any day and forward it to anyone on your side, instead of waiting for a reveal at the end.
What is included when a website launches?
Deployment, DNS, SSL, analytics and the SEO setup are all included rather than quoted separately. The site goes live on your own domain, with every account in your name.
Who maintains the website or software after launch?
We do: the same two people who built it. Sixteen of the sites we have built are still ours to maintain, and when a production incident came up it was found and closed inside 48 hours.
Do you have ready-made website designs for my business?
Yes. There are 31 finished website designs across 10 trades (caterers, interior designers, dental clinics, event planners, makeup artists, car detailing studios, NGOs, WhatsApp shops, wedding photographers, xerox and print shops). Every design opens as a real, working site. You pick one and we fit your menu, photos and prices into it.
Do you build white-label projects for agencies?
Yes. We build under your name and stay out of sight: your brand, your process, your tracker and your repository. We sign an NDA before the first call if you want one, and nothing we build for you appears on our site without your written sign-off.
Which technologies does Devkiln work with?
Python (Flask and Django) and Java (Spring Boot) are both first-class on the backend, with React on the front end. On the AI side we work with AWS Bedrock and OpenAI behind a provider layer, so one vendor going down is not your outage. The 11 systems in our work section show the stack each one runs on.
How quickly will you reply to an enquiry?
Within one working day, usually the same day. One of us answers: the same person who would write the code. If somebody else is a better fit for your project, we say so straight away.
—Before any of that

What happens after
you send the form.

  1. 01

    You send it. Two lines is plenty. The messy version is fine.

  2. 02

    We answer straight. Whether it is for us, and what we would do first. Within one working day.

  3. 03

    Twenty minutes on a call if it helps. No deck, no discovery phase, no second meeting to repeat the first.

  4. 04

    A fixed number agreed before anyone starts, and it does not move under you.

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