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vs agencies, freelancers, and teams

Arvad vs traditional development

Hiring takes kickoff, handoffs, and calendars. Arvad keeps the build in one workspace you control.

Market Insights

Context for this category

Industry Reports
$600B+

Global IT outsourcing market

Salary Data
$150/hour

Average US developer rate

PMI Studies
70%

Software projects exceed budget

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Feature
Arvad
Others
Time to Launch
Speed from idea to production
Same-day to days
Weeks to months
Cost
Compare plan price to agency or hire cost
Published plans
$5K-500K+
Communication Overhead
Fewer status meetings; review in the workspace
Low meeting load
High meeting load
24/7 Availability
Work when you work
Always available workspace
No
Consistent Quality
Same build path each time
Repeatable process
Varies
Iteration Speed
Time for a change cycle
Minutes to hours
Days to weeks
Knowledge Retention
History stays on the project
Project stays in the workspace
Team turnover risk
Scaling
Add work without a hiring cycle
Start another build
Hiring process

Common Frustrations

With traditional tools

Budget Black Hole

Full-time teams often cost $100K+ per year

Glacial Iterations

Small changes wait on sprint calendars

Lost in Translation

Specs get reinterpreted across handoffs

The Arvad Advantage

How we solve these problems

Faster cycles

Hours or days instead of months

Subscription pricing

Subscription pricing vs project fees

Less coordination overhead

Less coordination overhead than a multi-vendor team

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