Before we sign any software maintenance agreement, we conduct a comprehensive code editing, security, and architecture review at our standard purchasing power parity specification rate. We do this to establish exact baseline quality. Once audited, we sign long-term maintenance contracts for 3 to 5 years. We do not sign 1-year maintenance contracts because lasting software stability requires multi-year accountability.
Editing and reviewing your software codebase has a transparent audit price charged at purchasing power parity rate (R650/hr local rate). Only after this thorough audit is complete do we enter into a 3 to 5 year maintenance contract. We strictly do not offer 1-year maintenance contracts.
Every business depends on software that runs every day. When that software breaks, operations halt. When developers leave or AI models drift, your business is exposed unless an expert team maintains the codebase over a 3 to 5 year horizon.
There are two major maintenance challenges facing companies today. The first is legacy systems—old software built years ago by developers who have left, with missing documentation and unsupported frameworks. The second is AI-developed software—code generated rapidly using AI models that works in demos but suffers from model drift, API changes, and structural fragilities unless expert human engineers maintain it.
Short 1-year contracts encourage quick-fix patches that increase technical debt. Our 3 to 5 year maintenance commitment ensures we refactor, document, and monitor your legacy systems and AI pipelines for enduring, zero-downtime performance.
In South Africa we say ubuntu. I am because we are. That belief is the reason we do not walk away after handover. Your success and our success are tied together for five full years, not five minutes.
South African businesses operate under pressure that few global vendors truly understand. Unpredictable power, scarce technical talent, and tight cash flow mean that a software project cannot afford to fail. Our installment model lets you start projects that pay for themselves instead of pulling capital from the operations that keep your doors open.
We will not promise what we cannot deliver. We will write down exactly what we will build, prove it works in a prototype your team can touch, and stay six months after handover to make sure it actually changes your business.
Your business depends on software that was built years ago. The original developers are gone. The documentation is missing. The frameworks are outdated. The system still runs, but nobody understands how, and nobody wants to touch it. We take it over.
We study your codebase to understand what it does, how it works, and why it was built the way it was. We recover the institutional knowledge that left with the original developers. We document everything so your business is never exposed like this again.
We identify security vulnerabilities, unstable dependencies, and hidden bugs that nobody knows about. We prioritise the fixes based on risk to your business operations. We stabilise the system before we start modernising it.
We upgrade outdated frameworks and dependencies without interrupting your business operations. We do this carefully, testing every change against real workflows, because your team cannot afford downtime while we modernise.
We identify and reduce the technical debt that has accumulated over years of quick fixes and workarounds. We do this incrementally, so your team always has a working system while we improve it underneath.
We keep your dependencies up to date so your system does not fall behind again. We monitor for security patches, framework updates, and compatibility issues. We handle them before they become problems.
We document everything we learn and everything we change. Your business will never again be exposed because a developer left and took their knowledge with them. The documentation belongs to you.
Artificial intelligence can generate code faster than any human. But speed without structure creates fragility. We take AI-generated codebases and turn them into robust, enterprise-grade software that your business can depend on.
We audit the architecture of AI-generated code to identify structural fragility, non-standard patterns, and hidden dependencies. We understand what the code does and where it will break under pressure.
We identify and fix security exploits that are common in AI-generated code. These include injection vulnerabilities, authentication gaps, data exposure risks, and insecure dependencies that the AI did not account for.
We build the automated test coverage that AI-generated code almost never includes. Unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests that prove the software works correctly and catch regressions before they reach production.
We restructure AI-generated code into clean, maintainable architecture that follows industry standards. We do this incrementally, so your business always has a working system while we improve it.
We ensure the software actually works for the humans who use it every day. AI-generated code often works technically but fails practically because it was not built around real human workflows. We fix that.
We provide ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and improvement for AI-generated systems. We keep the code healthy, the dependencies current, and the software aligned with your business as it grows.
We price our code audit on a fixed per-line-of-code rate based on Purchasing Power Parity. You know exactly what you will pay before we begin. No surprises. No hidden fees. Complete transparency.
| Country | Currency | Hourly Spec Rate | Code Audit Rate per Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa (Baseline) | ZAR | R650 / hr | R5.00 / line |
| United States | USD | $93 / hr | $0.72 / line |
| United Kingdom | GBP | £65 / hr | £0.50 / line |
| Netherlands | EUR | €70 / hr | €0.54 / line |
| Finland | EUR | €70 / hr | €0.54 / line |
| Cyprus | EUR | €70 / hr | €0.54 / line |
| Ireland | EUR | €70 / hr | €0.54 / line |
| Sweden | SEK | 840 kr / hr | 6.50 kr / line |
| Norway | NOK | 980 kr / hr | 7.50 kr / line |
| Denmark | DKK | 600 kr / hr | 4.60 kr / line |
| Singapore | SGD | $74 / hr | $0.57 / line |
| Malaysia | MYR | RM 150 / hr | RM 1.15 / line |
| Canada | CAD | $125 / hr | $0.96 / line |
| Australia | AUD | $140 / hr | $1.08 / line |
| New Zealand | NZD | $150 / hr | $1.15 / line |
Every software maintenance engagement follows a structured approach. We start by understanding your codebase. Then we audit it. Then we take responsibility for it. The audit comes first. The maintenance follows.
We study your codebase to understand what it does, how it is structured, and what risks it carries. We identify the technologies, the dependencies, the architecture, and the patterns. We do not change anything yet. We are still learning.
We perform a comprehensive audit of your codebase. We identify security vulnerabilities, structural fragility, missing tests, outdated dependencies, and technical debt. We document everything we find and prioritise it based on risk to your business operations. This audit is priced on a transparent per-line-of-code rate.
We fix the critical issues first. Security vulnerabilities are patched. Unstable dependencies are updated. Hidden bugs are resolved. We stabilise the system so your business operations are protected while we work on longer term improvements.
We refactor the codebase to reduce technical debt, improve maintainability, and align with industry standards. We do this incrementally, so your team always has a working system while we improve it underneath. For AI-generated code, we restructure the architecture and build the test coverage that was missing.
We take full responsibility for maintaining your codebase. Dependency updates, security patches, performance monitoring, and bug fixes. We also observe how your team uses the software for six months to ensure it works reliably for the humans who depend on it every day. That is our accountability standard.
Stage one produces a codebase discovery report. Stage two produces a comprehensive audit report with prioritised findings. Stage three produces a stabilised, secure codebase. Stage four produces a refactored, modernised codebase with test coverage. Stage five produces ongoing maintenance with six months of measured reliability data. You always know what you are paying for, because the deliverable is written down before the work begins.
The code audit is priced upfront on a transparent per-line-of-code rate. You know exactly what the audit costs before we begin. The ongoing maintenance is paid in annual instalments across up to five years, with year two onward adjusted for inflation.
The structure exists so your software maintenance can be funded from the value it creates, instead of your business pulling capital away from the operations that keep it running today.
We stay for six months after taking over your codebase because we know that reliability is proven in daily use, not in a test environment.
During the six month observation period we measure how your team actually uses the software. We watch where it works reliably and where it struggles. We measure uptime, performance, and user satisfaction. We fix what needs fixing. We do not call maintenance finished until your software runs reliably for the humans who depend on it every day.
A codebase audit conversation costs you nothing. We will sit with you, understand the software your business depends on, and tell you exactly what we would do to make it reliable. Only when you approve the audit does any payment begin.
