Custom retail software development: Retail Build Cost Index
The median published figure in the Retail Build Cost Index is 16 USD across 2 sources' own pages (range 10 to 22 USD), read 12 October 2026.
Footfally sells its own paid plan in this category (our pricing). It is not counted here: every figure in this index is another provider's own published price, read from its own page.
2 of the 37 named sources read in full publish a figure; 35 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 16 USD across 2).
Every figure, with its source
One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Saigon Technology development cost | 22USD | 2026-10-12 |
| Fulminous POS software development cost | 10USD | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (2)
- Saigon Technology development cost, read 2026-10-12:
ISO-certified senior engineers from $22/hr, with a 24-hour RFP-to-prototype guarantee.
- Fulminous POS software development cost, read 2026-10-12:
Our team offers affordable engagement choices and hiring plans starting at $10 per hour so that businesses of all sizes can add the latest POS systems.
Read in full, publishes no figure
35 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- ScienceSoft software development costs, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- ScienceSoft software development pricing, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Keyhole Software custom development cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Blackthorn Vision development cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- TechAhead software development cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Neontri software development costs, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- STS Software hourly rates, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Appinventiv software development cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- ADEVS custom software cost (USA), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Space-O Technologies development cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Stratagem Systems pricing guide, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- DevTechnosys POS development cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Netclues POS software development cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- SumatoSoft development cost calculator, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- PixelCrayons developer hourly rate guide, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Geomotiv US engineer hourly rate, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Clarion Technologies developer hourly rates, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- FullStack Labs price guide, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Contus software development cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Leads360 custom software cost (USA), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- TechJDI development cost breakdown, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- MobiDev retail software development companies, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Computools retail development companies, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Itransition retail, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Emerline retail, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Geniusee retail, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- EffectiveSoft retail software development, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Grid Dynamics retail, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Zoolatech retail, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Intellectsoft retail, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- N-iX retail software development companies, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- the retail development firm universe, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Clutch software development pricing study, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Techreviewer software development pricing guide, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Arc.dev freelance developer rates, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 37 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 35 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 301 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per firm: the hourly rate it publishes (and for which seniority and which delivery region), the project band it publishes, whether it names a RETAIL or POS build specifically, and whether it publishes anything at all.
The derivation is the join nobody makes: the rate a firm publishes on its own site against the rate band its own Clutch profile sits in, the ratio of build cost to the monthly subscription of the off-the-shelf system it would replace (the price index has that number), and the share of firms serving retail that publish a rate rather than a contact form.
301 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (37)
- ScienceSoft software development costs(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ScienceSoft software development pricing(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Keyhole Software custom development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Saigon Technology development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Blackthorn Vision development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- TechAhead software development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Neontri software development costs(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- STS Software hourly rates(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Appinventiv software development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ADEVS custom software cost (USA)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Space-O Technologies development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Stratagem Systems pricing guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Fulminous POS software development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DevTechnosys POS development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Netclues POS software development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SumatoSoft development cost calculator(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- PixelCrayons developer hourly rate guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Geomotiv US engineer hourly rate(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Clarion Technologies developer hourly rates(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FullStack Labs price guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Contus software development cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Leads360 custom software cost (USA)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- TechJDI development cost breakdown(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MobiDev retail software development companies(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Computools retail development companies(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Itransition retail(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Emerline retail(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Geniusee retail(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EffectiveSoft retail software development(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Grid Dynamics retail(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Zoolatech retail(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Intellectsoft retail(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- N-iX retail software development companies(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- the retail development firm universe(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Clutch software development pricing study(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Techreviewer software development pricing guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Arc.dev freelance developer rates(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The median published figure in the Retail Build Cost Index is 16 USD across 2 sources' own pages (range 10 to 22 USD), read 12 October 2026.
2 of the 37 named sources read in full publish a figure; 35 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 16 USD across 2).
Cite as: "Footfally Retail Build Cost Index", updated 2026-10-19, https://footfally.com/datasets/retail-build-cost-index/.
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