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We build custom web apps, mobile apps, and plugins for ambitious teams.
Shakvaro is a Chattogram, Bangladesh-based engineering studio that builds custom SaaS platforms, eCommerce, and Flutter mobile apps end-to-end, with WordPress plugins and growth marketing on the same roof.
Accepting projects Q3/12 countries served/Based in Bangladesh · Serving globally
The stack we ship with
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwindCSSFramer MotionAlpine.jsFlutterReact NativeDartKotlinSwiftNode.jsExpressNest.jsLaravelPHPPythonDjangoGraphQLWordPressElementorWooCommerceShopifyPostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisPrismaSupabaseFirebaseAWSVercelDockerStripeNext.jsReactTypeScriptTailwindCSSFramer MotionAlpine.jsFlutterReact NativeDartKotlinSwiftNode.jsExpressNest.jsLaravelPHPPythonDjangoGraphQLWordPressElementorWooCommerceShopifyPostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisPrismaSupabaseFirebaseAWSVercelDockerStripe
Why builds fail
Five places a software budget leaks before anything ships.
Each one looks like a normal project on week one. Together they explain why most founders pay for their product twice.
We work the other way around: written scope before code, senior review on every merge, a clickable build every two weeks, and the repo in your name from commit one.
See how we work- 01
The quote was cheap. The scope was fiction.
A lump-sum price with no architecture behind it hides the real cost. Change requests become invoices, the timeline doubles, and you pay twice for the same feature.
Marketplace bidsFixed-price templatesNo discovery phase
- 02
You bought a template, not a product.
Page-builder stacks look fine at launch and collapse the moment you need custom logic, a real integration, or a second developer to read the code.
Theme shopsDrag-and-drop buildsPlugin soup
- 03
Nobody owns the build after launch.
The freelancer moves on, the repo access is unclear, and the first production bug turns into a week of forensics before anyone can even deploy a fix.
Solo freelancersNo CI/CDNo documentation
- 04
You were sold seniors and staffed juniors.
The pitch call has the lead engineer. Delivery has whoever is free. Reviews get skipped, patterns drift, and quality shows up as bugs in month three.
Body-shop agenciesRotating teamsNo code review
- 05
Six months in, still nothing in front of users.
Long silent build phases feel productive and teach you nothing. Without shippable increments you find out what is wrong after the budget is gone.
Waterfall scopesBig-bang launchesNo staging demos
What we do
Custom builds. One team. Shipped end-to-end.
Custom web apps, mobile apps, WordPress plugins, and growth marketing. Shakvaro owns every layer of your product stack.
Selected work
Products we're proud to ship.
A glimpse at recent builds across SaaS, marketplaces, content platforms, and WordPress tools.
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Why Shakvaro
A partner, not a vendor. Engineering, not templates.
We pair senior engineers with founders who want their product built right the first time. Every decision (from the database schema to the landing page copy) is owned end-to-end by people who care about the outcome.
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Client stories
Founders and operators don't sugarcoat.
Here's what our partners say after we've shipped together.
“Shakvaro shipped our platform in half the time we'd budgeted, and it still runs flawlessly at 10x the traffic.”
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Akash Husain
Founder · CodeCareBD
“Shakvaro delivered websites that actually reflect how we operate, fast, polished, and built to scale with us.”
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Carl Lawrence
CEO & Founder · Rideshareguides, EtynOnline & Book the Don
How we work
Scoped in a week. Shipping in two.
Four stages, real dates, and something you can click at the end of every sprint. You always know what is being built, what it costs, and what lands next.
- Step 1
Discover
Day 0–2
One call plus a written brief. We map users, must-have flows, integrations, and the hard constraints (budget, launch date, compliance) before anyone estimates.
You get: Written brief + risk list
- Step 2
Scope
Day 2–5
You get a milestone plan with fixed scope per milestone, the stack we recommend and why, and a price band you can approve or trim, line by line.
You get: Milestone plan + quote
- Step 3
Ship
Week 1 onward
Two-week sprints on your own staging URL. Every sprint ends with something you can click, a demo, and a written changelog. No silent build phases.
You get: Staging build every 2 weeks
- Step 4
Support
Post-launch
You keep the repo, the infra, and the docs. We cover launch bugs for 30 days, then stay on a monthly retainer only if you want us to.
You get: Repo, docs, 30-day bug cover
Start with a scoping call
Free, 30 minutes, no deck. You leave with a rough band and a timeline.
Your options
Shakvaro vs a freelancer, a body-shop, or your next hire.
All four can work. They fail in different places, and the difference shows up in month three, not week one. Here is the honest version.
ShakvaroUs
- Time to first shippable build
- Staging build in 2 weeks
- Code, repo, and IP ownership
- Yours from commit one
- Typical cost for a v1 product
- $5k–$50k, fixed per milestone
- Senior engineers on your build
- Senior-led, every review
- Design, backend, mobile, and SEO under one roof
- One team, five disciplines
- Post-launch support
- 30-day bug cover, then optional retainer
- Accountability when something breaks
- Named lead, 1-business-day reply
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Solo freelancer
- Time to first shippable build
- Fast start, slows at scale
- Code, repo, and IP ownership
- Often personal accounts
- Typical cost for a v1 product
- Cheap hourly, high rework
- Senior engineers on your build
- One person, one skill set
- Design, backend, mobile, and SEO under one roof
- You coordinate the rest
- Post-launch support
- Gone to the next client
- Accountability when something breaks
- Single point of failure
Depends
Depends
Depends
Depends
No
No
No
Offshore body-shop
- Time to first shippable build
- Weeks of onboarding first
- Code, repo, and IP ownership
- Contract-dependent
- Typical cost for a v1 product
- Low rate, long hours billed
- Senior engineers on your build
- Sold senior, staffed junior
- Design, backend, mobile, and SEO under one roof
- Extra units, extra handoffs
- Post-launch support
- New contract, new ticket queue
- Accountability when something breaks
- Account manager relay
No
Depends
Depends
No
Depends
Depends
Depends
In-house hire
- Time to first shippable build
- 1–3 months to hire and ramp
- Code, repo, and IP ownership
- Yours by employment
- Typical cost for a v1 product
- Salary + tooling from day one
- Senior engineers on your build
- Whatever you can hire
- Design, backend, mobile, and SEO under one roof
- Multiple hires needed
- Post-launch support
- Ongoing, if they stay
- Accountability when something breaks
- In the room with you
No
Yes
No
Depends
No
Yes
Yes
Get a scoped quote
If a freelancer is the right call for your scope, we will tell you that too.
Want our 2026 SaaS launch playbook?
Tech stack picks, budget bands, and the 12-step launch sequence we use with our clients.
FAQ
The questions founders actually ask us.
Cost, timeline, ownership, and what happens after launch. If yours is not here, ask us directly and you will have an answer within one business day.
How much does a custom web or app build cost?
Most v1 products land between $5,000 and $50,000 depending on scope, integrations, and whether you need mobile. Smaller marketing sites and plugin work start lower. You get a milestone plan with a price per milestone before any code is written, so you can trim scope instead of negotiating a mystery number.
How long does a project take?
Discovery and scoping take about a week. From kickoff, a focused v1 typically ships in 6 to 12 weeks, in two-week sprints, with a clickable staging build at the end of every sprint. Larger platforms run longer, but you never wait more than two weeks to see progress.
Who owns the code and the intellectual property?
You do, from the first commit. We work in your GitHub organisation (or hand it over at launch), and design files, infrastructure, and documentation transfer with it. There is no license fee to keep using what we built for you.
You are in Bangladesh. How does the timezone work?
We are on Asia/Dhaka (UTC+6) and keep a daily overlap window with Europe and the Americas for calls. Day-to-day work runs async on Slack or WhatsApp with written sprint updates, and we reply to anything you send within one business day.
What if I do not like the design?
Design starts with a concept round on the key screens before we build anything, and includes two revision rounds at that stage. We only move into development once you have signed off on direction, so there are no surprise reveals at the end.
Do you maintain what you build?
Yes. Every launch includes 30 days of bug cover on the delivered scope. After that you can move to a monthly retainer for maintenance, updates, and new features, or take it in-house with the docs and CI/CD we hand over. Both are fine with us.
How do you decide on the tech stack?
We pick for your constraints, not our comfort. Next.js and React for web products, Laravel or Node.js for backends, Flutter for mobile, WordPress when content ops matter most. The reasoning goes in the scope document so you can challenge it before we start.
Can you take over a project someone else started?
Often, yes. We start with a paid audit of the codebase and infrastructure, then tell you honestly whether it is cheaper to continue or rebuild. You get the audit either way, even if the answer is that you should not hire us.
Let's build
Ready to build something great?
Tell us about your product, your users, and where you want to be in 12 months. We'll reply within one business day with a scoped plan.