After the release of your app, the application maintenance stage is the thing you should focus on to get things going.
So, if you do not want to bear any sudden expenses, be prepared and make a budget for it in advance. It is best to anticipate how much the maintenance cost of an app.
It’s difficult to come up with app maintenance costs since there are so many variables to consider.
But, you don’t have to worry about it. We being a leading application maintenance company will help you in estimating the cost through this article. Also, we’ll walk you through the cost of development using different frameworks. Keep reading, to know more.
12 crucial factors to consider while calculating the maintenance cost of an app.
2. Enhancements & Feature requests
5. Security Patches & Speed Optimization
6. Cost to maintain Core PHP/Laravel/CI Application & APIs.
7. Cost to maintain .Net & .Net Core MVC Application & APIs.
8. Cost to maintain Frontend Application – AngularJs, React Js, HTML 5/CSS 3 & UI/UX
9.Cost of Mobile Application maintenance – Android & iOS
11.Cost to maintain Ecwid Application
We usually estimate bugs/story points using the scrum Fibonacci series. Feel free to propose your project management methodology.
- Story Points 1 to 2 will take 1 to 4 hours
- Story Points 3 or 5 will take 1 to 3 days of work.
- Story points 8 and above will take 4 to 10 days of work
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1. Bug Fixing
Regular updates can help resolve bugs and errors while also improving the user experience. The price of the updates varies and is determined by a number of factors.
Consider the following scenario: you have a single defect that requires a simple patch in a line of code that will cost you roughly around €30/$35. And it will further increase or decrease depending on the bugs and errors in your application.
- Minor Bug fixing
Type of issue: Updating small contents or fixing minor bugs.
Story Points: 1 or 2
Complexity Level: Minor
Hours: 1 to 3 hours of work
Cost: €15 to €45 - Minimum Size Bug Fixing
Type of issue: Investing an issue, impact analysis, development, testing and deployment
Story Points: 3 or 5
Complexity Level: Medium
Days – 2 to 3 days
Cost: €200 to €300 - Major Bug Fixing
Type of issue: Fixing complex scenarios like Data Errors, authorization or authentication bugs, error handling, implementing new solutions, making changes to multiple systems or features.
Story Points: 8 and above
Complexity Level: High
Days – 5 to 10 days including worrying on spike
Cost: €500 to €800+
2. Enhancements & Feature requests
Constant application enhancements and features requests improves app’s overall performance and security while also making them more dependable and user-friendly.
So, in order to improve the user experience and stay ahead of competitors, timely enhancements are recommended.
And, if you want to add any new features to the app, it could take a few weeks to complete and would roughly cost you around €500 to €2000+.
The app maintenance cost is usually determined by the size of the app and the nature of the functional improvements.
3. User experience
Improving the User Interface and User Experience of your software to make it more user-friendly is a good move. You may look at the most popular programmers, read user feedback, and make improvements accordingly.
Your ultimate goal should be for people to feel compelled to download your app or visit it quite often. The cost of improving user experience is somewhere around €500 to €1000+ based on your business requirements.
4.Infrastructure Support
The app server cost and data storage are a significant part of the app maintenance costs. You’ll need to figure out what kind of server and how much storage you’ll need for your app.
The cost of an app hosting server & data storage can range from €50 to €300+ per month, depending on a variety of factors, such as the content, the number of active users, and predicted growth.
5. Security Patches & Speed Optimization
Another important factor to consider when calculating the maintenance cost of an app is the security and speed of your app.
To protect the security of your app, clients’ information, and the payment gateways, you’ll need a premier application maintenance services provider.
In addition, the application must retain a fast loading time while allowing for seamless navigation throughout. It would cost between €100 to €1000+ for complete security and enhanced loading speed.
The total maintenance cost of an application –
- Bug Fixing – €15 to €800+
- Enhancements & feature updates – €500 to €2000+
- User experience – €500 to €1000+
- Infrastructure support – €50 to €300+
- Security patches and speed optimization – €100 to €1000+