Achiote Studio

Software with a known outcome.

Senior engineers build the system your operation needs, in fixed-price phases. You know what you get, when, and what it costs before we start.

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Most of our clients had already paid once for software that never got finished.

  • The project never ended.There was always one more week.
  • The developer disappeared.And took everything they knew about the system.
  • They couldn’t see what was being built.Until it was too late to change course.
  • They were locked in.The vendor held the code and the access.

We work in a way that makes that impossible.

The agreement comes before the code.

Every project starts with these five clauses signed. They are not sales promises; they are terms of the contract.

Engagement agreementAchiote Studio

  1. Fixed price per phase

    If the agreed scope costs us more, the overrun is ours. Any change in scope is priced before it’s touched.

  2. A working demo every week

    You see real progress in your own environment, not a status report. Anything off gets fixed that same week.

  3. Everything in your name from day one

    Repositories, cloud, domains and accounts. Leave whenever you want and take it all with you.

  4. Senior engineers only

    No one learns on your budget. Whoever starts your project is who delivers it.

  5. Bilingual, in your hours

    We work from Mexico on Central Time, inside the US workday.

Achiote StudioFor the studio
 For the client

Four kinds of work, one method.

Each one starts with a Blueprint and moves forward in fixed-price phases.

Digitize operations

Custom internal systems that replace spreadsheets, chat threads and paper processes.

For mid-sized companies

Build your product

The SaaS or app you sell to your customers, without hiring an in-house team.

For funded startups

Rescue failed software

We take over the system someone left broken or half-built, diagnose it and finish it.

For whoever inherited the problem

Automate with AI

Agents and automations wired into your systems, with a measurable result in every phase.

For teams already in operation

You never sign an open-ended project.

  1. Blueprint

    2 weeks, fixed fee

    We define scope, architecture, phases and the price of each one. The document is yours either way.

  2. Fixed-price phases

    4 to 6 weeks each

    Every phase leaves working software in production. You pay per milestone met and decide whether the next one goes ahead.

  3. Support and evolution

    Monthly

    Maintenance and new features from the same team that built it.

What it costs to start.

USD 4,500 Two-week Blueprint, fixed fee. Fully credited to your first phase.

Phases are priced, fixed, inside the Blueprint. A typical project starts at USD 15,000 per phase.

Start with two weeks.

You leave the Blueprint with scope, architecture and a fixed price for every phase. Continue with us within 30 days and it’s fully credited.

Email us to book [email protected]