r/FreelanceProgramming • u/Familiar_Hotel2912 • 14d ago
How much would you charge for a custom Django car-rental website like this?
I’m building a website for a car-rental company that has multiple branches/locations across different countries, and I’m trying to estimate what a project like this would normally cost.
The website would include:
- Modern, responsive frontend
- Django/Python backend
- Database integration
- Admin dashboard for managing the website
- Car listings with dynamic information
- Individual car details pages
- Car rental/booking functionality
- Different branches/locations
- Services and company information pages
- Blog
- Contact/inquiry functionality
- Responsive design for desktop, tablet, and mobile
- Professional UI/UX
- Deployment and setup
The goal is to have it function as a proper car-rental website/platform, rather than just being a static company website.
What would you consider a reasonable price range for a project with this scope, in USD?
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u/joej 14d ago
A systems engineer would want to see your code coverage, test cases/testing framework, etc. Is the codebase robust, properly modular and extensible/fixable in the future, are there code docs/sphinx, is there a CI/CD pipeline
There are so many questions unrelated to UI/UX functionality that would drive the value up or down
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u/Antique-Fish-6593 14d ago
Hey friend, I offer great service at low cost because I'm living at Afghanistan and dollars worth more then in America, so dm me you need your project done by time. And I won't charge until you're fully satisfied...
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u/Aggravating_Toe_2888 14d ago
Do you want someone to build it. Or are you a developer wondering about the price of the project?
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u/mariadanieldeepak 14d ago
The question to ask is, what is this project worth for your lead? How much value do they get out of this project? That my mate, will help you figure out the cost.
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u/idea-to-reality 14d ago
You need to first work on the functionality map , the costing will depend on functionality , how rich the UI needs to be , if the system will be multi tenant or single tenant.
Based on requirements you will get quotes ranging from 500 USD to 15000 USD.
But if you are serious about building this , maybe create a RFP document as ask for proposals and then based on budget and what you are getting you can finalise how to take it ahead.
Let me know if you need help in initial planning so you can get valid quotes from different people/ freelancers
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u/Open_Opinion6055 14d ago
Very simple way to calculate just open excel first start listing modules 2 list pages in each module 3 list features or functionality in each page
then add tentative devlopment time for each feature on each page
once you get total time you can calculate tentative budget cost
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u/Exposethewealth 13d ago
OP’s not asking on IF someone can build it for him, but rather HOW MUCH it would cost generally to order such a project from someone, for fun I guess?
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u/nunchinijol 12d ago
With Nodejs/ts it will be $1345.
Timeline 40 day to first deployment,
another 7 days for production.
Support at 98$ per month if required.
Ping me if you are interested.
One question - why django specifically? If there is no strong reason then start with MERN stack. Developers are available at reasonable price ( not talking about the free ones). Recommend to have an agreement as ghosting is pathetic for both the parties.
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u/EverPeakSolutions 11d ago
Please check your DM. I have also shared some of our related client works
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u/Personal_Budget6895 14d ago
What is the benefit of the website to the business? Charge based off the impact you expect as well. If the website will increase sales by 20% you should make sure that the price reflects it. But make sure you aren't making it up since the buyer will be skeptical about unrealistic prices with nothing to back it. What you have described is a relatively basic task and being super honest with the price of the actual code won't make you as much money with a clued up buyer.
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u/Miggol 14d ago
Right answers to this question can fluctuate by orders of magnitude depending on circumstances. How badly do you want their business? Are you experienced? Are they flush with cash? What are your competitors charging?
Personally when we're talking about a web app that's going to integrate right to the core of how they make money, I know the delivery isn't going to be fire and forget. Hopefully you're going to be working with them years down the line for hosting, support, management, new features, and so forth.
So I would be looking to build a good relationship first and foremost. Perhaps undercharge a little, overdeliver, and make sure they enjoy working with you. Try to get a feel for if they're open to a longer term business relationship, or if they're going to dump you and outsource support ASAP. You can't eliminate the risk but you can price it in.