We build software for not quarters

Nearshore development

Nearshore software development

Nearshore software development, without the coordination tax: a senior team two hours from your office and inside your working day.

What nearshore means Nearshore software development

Nearshore software development means the team sits close enough to share your working day.

When nearshore beats the alternatives

A team with the right skills starts in weeks instead of the months a local hire takes — and answers a blocking question before the day is over.

Signs this is the right format

  • you need a product built and there is no reason to build an in-house team for it;
  • your own team is at capacity and the new project has been queued for a quarter;
  • one specific skill is missing: mobile, DevOps, integrations, data;
  • hiring has dragged on and the deadline has not moved;
  • you inherited a product without the team that built it and it still has to grow;
  • you want a predictable budget instead of payroll, holidays and churn.
Signs a business needs an outsourced team: no in-house engineering, hiring stalled, a product with nobody to build it

Price

Projects from $7,990 · teams from $12,000/mo

Timeline

Start in 2 weeks · MVP in 3 weeks

Payment

Fixed price 30/30/40, or monthly for a team

Services

What teams hand to us

Building, growing and keeping software running — six lines of work:

  • Web products and portals.
    Business systems, SaaS, client portals and B2B platforms — from architecture to release.
  • Mobile apps.
    iOS, Android and cross-platform — including store submission and support after launch.
  • Business and ERP systems.
    ERP and CRM landscapes, customisation and support — by engineers who have run these systems in production.
  • Growing an existing product.
    We take over someone else's codebase after an audit and keep it moving: backlog, releases, technical debt — without stopping the business.
  • Support and infrastructure.
    Maintenance under an SLA and server administration — the IT function without an in-house IT department.
  • Integrations and automation.
    Links to ERP and accounting, payments, marketplaces and any external API; process automation.
Engagement model

A managed team or engineers in yours

The two models solve different problems: with a managed team we own the outcome; with staff augmentation you manage the engineer yourself.

What differs
Engineer inside your teamStaff augmentation
Managed projectNearshore development
Who manages
You: your backlog, your sprints, your priorities
We do: PM, team and release plan sit on our side
What you pay for
Hours actually worked
The outcome, against a fixed quote
Accountable for the release
You
Us
When to choose it
You have a team and need more hands
You want to hand it over and get a release
Formats

How we can work together

Four formats — from a fixed-price project to taking over someone else's codebase.

Managed project

We fix the price and the date and run the project from scoping to release.

Paid by milestone — 30% / 30% / 40%, against delivered results.

Managed team

A standing team on your product: engineers, QA, an analyst and a PM.

Billed monthly; you change priorities between sprints.

Dedicated team

A long-running format with a team that works only on your product.

A service of its own with its own terms.

Taking over from another vendor

We take the project over through a code audit, stabilise it and carry on building.

A routine scenario, not an exception: code, access and documentation are handed over against a checklist.

Cost

What nearshore development costs

Fixed-price projects from $7,990, dedicated teams from $12,000 a month, individual engineers from $28 an hour. An equivalent onshore team in Western Europe runs $35,000–60,000 a month. The estimate is free.

Managed project

From $7,990

Scoping, development, testing and release; paid 30/30/40 by milestone

MVP in 3 weeks

Engineers by the hour

From $34/hour

Targeted reinforcement under the augmentation model

Starts in 2 weeks

Audit before we start

From $4,490

A review of the code, the process and the risks, with a scope and a plan

5–7 working days

What moves the price: team composition, product complexity, the number of integrations and how fast you need to launch.

Process

How we start

The code lives in your repository from the first sprint; progress is visible in the tracker and at a demo every two weeks.

  1. First call — same day.
    A call, an NDA, and the goals and constraints written down.
  2. Estimate and plan — 3–7 days.
    A quote, the team composition and a release plan: fixed price for projects, a monthly budget for a team.
  3. Start — within 2 weeks.
    The team joins and the first sprint ends with a demo two weeks later.
  4. Run in the open.
    Access to the tracker, a demo every two weeks, written reports.
Why us

Why companies choose Cast & Ship

Every skill under one roof — development, analysis, QA, DevOps and support: no assembling a delivery chain out of three vendors.

230+ projects in 17 years

Business systems, e-commerce, fintech, logistics and mobile — we know how a product lives after release and design for that.

30–50% below market

AI on the code-writing share and senior review on every merge: 30–50% below a traditional estimate, with the method published.

The code and the data are yours

100% of the rights to the code, documentation and IP are yours by contract; the repository and access from the first sprint; the NDA before the details.

MVP in 3 weeks

The first working version is in front of users three weeks after the start — then it grows in iterations you prioritise.

Industries

Industries we know

We build with the domain in mind — from fintech and retail to manufacturing and healthcare.

18 sectors

  • IT companies and digital agencies
  • Insurers and brokers
  • Lenders and microfinance
  • E-commerce
  • Wholesale and distribution
  • Manufacturing
  • Freight and forwarding
  • Clinics and medical centres
  • Dental
  • Car dealers and service centres
  • EdTech
  • Legal and consulting firms
  • Equipment rental
  • Real estate agencies
  • Property developers
  • Travel and events
  • Beauty and wellness
  • Construction and renovation
FAQ

Frequent questions about nearshore development

How much does nearshore development cost?

Fixed-price projects from $7,990, a dedicated team from $12,000 a month, individual engineers from $28 an hour.

How quickly can you start?

A team starts within two weeks: the first call the same day, an estimate and plan in 3–7 days, then the first sprint.

What's the difference between nearshore and offshore?

Overlap. Nearshore means the team works your hours; offshore usually means a handoff and a day of latency. When you compare nearshore software development companies, that overlap is what changes delivery speed — not the hourly rate.

Who owns the code?

You do: 100% of the rights to the source code, documentation and IP by contract, with the repository in your account from the first sprint and a documented chain.

How do we keep control of the work?

Access to the tracker, a demo of working software every two weeks, and written reports. Priorities change between sprints without stopping development.

Fixed price or time and materials?

Both: a defined scope goes fixed price with 30/30/40 milestones; a product with moving priorities goes time and materials with a monthly budget.

Can you take over from another vendor?

Yes — it's routine. We audit the code, take over the repository and artefacts against a checklist, stabilise and carry on.

Do you cover support and infrastructure too?

Yes: maintenance under an SLA and server administration are ours, so development, support and infrastructure sit in one place.

What shouldn't be outsourced?

Product strategy and knowledge of your customer — those stay with you.

What guarantees do you give?

A contract with a fixed price and date, an NDA, payment by milestone, and a warranty period after release with defects fixed at no charge.

2–4×
faster on the code-writing share
in 3 weeks
from idea to MVP
230+
projects delivered
17 years
of engineering experience
Work

Work we can show you

Tell us the task — we'll propose the format (project or team), the composition and a price.

We normally reply within one business day.