Netbase engagement models: fixed price first, AI-augmented delivery in every shape
Most Netbase projects are delivered on fixed-price contracts: discovery sets the scope, then the price and milestones are agreed. Netbase also offers fully managed delivery, on-demand support and dedicated teams, with milestone-based, monthly team retainer and KPI-linked terms. Every model runs with AI-assisted engineering and people accountable for the result.
Choose an engagement model View our workReviewed by David (CEO) · Updated 17 Sep 2026
Why fixed price is the default
Netbase is a consulting company first and sells outcomes rather than hours. As AI changes how software is built, buyers want to pay for a working result, not for time spent.
A fixed price only works on a scope both sides understand. That is why discovery comes first: your goals, users, constraints and success measures become a written scope with acceptance criteria, and the price and milestones follow from it. Dedicated teams and other capacity-based models remain available as secondary options, for work that cannot be scoped up front.
Engagement models compared
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Project-based development
- Best fit
- A defined outcome with a scope agreed in discovery
- Who steers scope
- Shared, through the agreed scope and change process
- What Netbase is accountable for
- Delivering the agreed scope at each milestone, usually for a fixed price
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Fully managed delivery
- Best fit
- An outcome you want owned end to end
- Who steers scope
- Netbase, against goals you approve
- What Netbase is accountable for
- The result, from planning through delivery
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On-demand support
- Best fit
- A live system that needs fixes, updates or small changes
- Who steers scope
- You, request by request
- What Netbase is accountable for
- Handling the requests you raise
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Dedicated development team
- Best fit
- An open-ended roadmap that needs steady, long-term capacity
- Who steers scope
- You, through your product owner
- What Netbase is accountable for
- A stable, named team and its delivery rhythm
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Fractional technology leadership
- Best fit
- No technology executive, or a transformation with no leader
- Who steers scope
- You, advised by the leader
- What Netbase is accountable for
- Technology and AI decisions for an agreed term
Project-based development at a fixed price
Project-based work starts from an agreed scope and ends with a delivered outcome. Discovery turns your goals into that scope; a fixed price and milestones track progress against it.
Fully managed delivery
In fully managed delivery, Netbase owns the outcome end to end: planning, building and releasing, against goals you approve. You keep the decisions that matter and hand over the execution.
On-demand support
On-demand support keeps a live platform healthy without a full-time team: fixes, updates and small improvements as you need them.
Dedicated development team
A dedicated team is the secondary option for open-ended work. It runs your roadmap as an extension of your company. Teams of 3 to 30 people combine business analysts, project managers, solution architects, developers, QA and UI/UX, shaped to your product.
The dedicated development teams service page covers team shapes in detail.
Fractional technology leadership
A part-time or interim CTO, CIO or Chief Digital Officer works with your executive team or board on a monthly retainer of agreed days for 3 to 12 months, then hands over to a permanent hire. The advisory role can be contracted separately from delivery. See fractional CTO, CIO and transformation leadership.
How every model is delivered
The commercial frame changes; the delivery practice does not. Every model runs Agile sprints with weekly demos of working software, lean discovery and a first release that proves value, remote-first collaboration from Hanoi in English, security built into each increment, API-first design and AI-assisted engineering reviewed by people. The details are in how we work.
Commercial models
Each engagement runs on one of four commercial models.
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Fixed price (default)
- How it works
- Scope, price and milestones are agreed after discovery; changes go through the change process
- Suits
- Project-based development and fully managed delivery
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Milestone-based
- How it works
- Payments are tied to delivered milestones
- Suits
- Larger projects delivered in stages
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Monthly team retainer
- How it works
- A monthly commitment for a dedicated team
- Suits
- Dedicated teams and ongoing co-building
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KPI-linked
- How it works
- Part of the commercial terms is tied to agreed KPIs
- Suits
- Engagements where success can be measured in business numbers
Onsite work is available on request, at extra cost. Productized modules are licensed separately, either one-time or as SaaS. We do not publish prices or rate cards: the price comes from the scope agreed in discovery.
How onboarding works
Whatever model you choose, the first weeks follow the same path:
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Discovery
Your goals, users, constraints and success measures are agreed, and the scope for the chosen model is set.
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Model and terms
The engagement model and the commercial model are confirmed together; for most projects that means a fixed price for the agreed scope.
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Team shape
The team is sized to the work, from 3 to 30 people, with the roles the scope needs.
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Start
Work typically starts within 1–2 weeks after discovery.
Who owns the IP
Netbase keeps the rule simple and scoped:
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Custom development
You own the IP created for you.
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Netbase productized modules and Business Division products
Licensed to you, not transferred.
That split is what lets you reuse proven modules, for example through the SaaS product accelerator, without giving up ownership of the code that makes your product yours.
Changing or leaving an engagement
A good engagement model makes change and exit easy to plan:
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Switching models
A fixed-price project can move to on-demand support or a dedicated team once the platform is live.
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Scaling the team
A dedicated team can grow or shrink within the 3 to 30 range as your roadmap changes.
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Exit
Because you own the custom IP created for you, leaving Netbase never means losing your product. Licensed modules and products remain under their license terms, so plan for them before you exit.
Where to go next
See what these models have delivered in our work, starting with the 4over4 e-commerce conversion case study. For how every model is governed, read the rest of the trust record under Why Netbase; for the usual fit by company type, see client types. Beyond a single engagement, Partner with Netbase covers co-development, white-label work and long-term centres, and our guide to the AI-first offshore development center explains how such a centre is governed.
Choose an engagement model with us
Not sure which shape fits? Choose an engagement model with Netbase: tell us your goal, your timeline and how much of the steering you want to keep, and we will recommend a model and a commercial frame to match, usually a fixed price after discovery.
Frequently asked questions
It is one reason Netbase prices outcomes, not hours. AI-assisted drafting, code review and test generation are part of how the team works, so discovery sets a fixed price for the agreed result; engineers still review every change.
Yes. Discovery scopes the AI feature like any other, including AI integration into existing systems, often as a lean pilot with acceptance criteria, followed by a fixed price for the production build.
Yes. The team works remote-first from Hanoi, in English, joins your sprint ceremonies and uses the AI tools you approve for your code.
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