Offshore vs In-house Savings Calculator
Choose what you want to build. Compare the same team in-house and with an India delivery partner, then adjust only what matters to you.
Live results. No contact details required. All starting assumptions are editable examples.
What are you planning?
A quick starting team, not a fixed scope or delivery promise. Choosing a preset resets its cost assumptions.
Typical planning context: Core user workflow · Basic admin · Release validation.
Advanced cost assumptions
Tune QA, management, salaries, supplier fees and overhead. In-house salaries use USD; India delivery fees use USD. Exchange rates are illustrative, not live.
Your cost comparison
MVP / first releasePotential saving over 6 months
USD 102,204
72.6% lower modeled cost. Includes one-time recruitment and transition costs.
- In-house monthly cost
- USD 20,295
- India delivery monthly cost
- USD 6,190
- Monthly recurring savings
- USD 14,105
- First-year savings
- USD 186,833
The same 1.70 FTE on both sides: 1 developers, 0.25 QA and 0.45 PM. Equal capacity does not guarantee equal productivity.
Full breakdown and assumptions
Offshore vs In-house Savings Calculator MVP / first release United States in-house vs India delivery; 6 months Capacity: 1 developers, 0.25 QA and 0.45 PM FTE In-house monthly: USD 20,295 India delivery monthly: USD 6,190 In-house period total: USD 140,844 India delivery period total: USD 38,640 Signed saving: USD 102,204; 72.6% compareCountry: US displayCurrency: USD developers: 1 qa: 0.25 pmSupport: shared seniority: mid horizonMonths: 6 localDeveloperSalary: 120000 localQaSalary: 85000 localPmSalary: 110000 annualEquipment: 3000 employerLoadPercent: 25 recruitingPercent: 10 offshoreDeveloperMonthly: 3800 offshoreQaMonthly: 2600 offshorePmMonthly: 3200 monthlyGovernance: 300 transitionCost: 1500 usdPerGbp: 1.25 usdPerAud: 0.65 usdPerInr: 0.012 Illustrative editable planning inputs, not a quote, live salary benchmark or guaranteed saving. Equal capacity does not guarantee equal productivity.
Planning comparison only. These editable defaults are not a quote, verified market salaries or guaranteed savings.
A fairer comparison
Both sides use the same team capacity and seniority. Salary, benefits, equipment, recruiting, supplier fees and transition costs are included as visible assumptions. The comparison period is a budgeting horizon, not a promised delivery timeline.
Calibrate your inputs
Use your actual salary budget, hiring costs, supplier proposal and exchange rates. The defaults are illustrative.
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FAQs
Are the salaries and exchange rates live?
No. Defaults are illustrative October 2026 planning inputs. Enter researched salaries, employer costs, supplier fees and a current exchange rate for your own scenario.
Does this compare the same team capacity?
Yes. The same developer, QA and PM FTE is used on both sides. Shared PM is 0.45 FTE. Cost alone does not establish equal productivity or service scope.
Can offshore delivery cost more?
Yes. Savings are in-house minus offshore costs and can be zero or negative. First-year and comparison-period results include one-time recruitment and transition costs.
Can I use GBP, AUD or INR?
Yes. Local salaries use USD for the US, GBP for the UK and AUD for Australia and INR for India. Results can be shown in any of these four currencies using editable conversion assumptions.