Starting prices by type of solution
The figures come from what suppliers on the Czech market quote for custom development. Each is a floor — the price moves up from there with scope. Treat it as a basis for a first conversation, not as an offer. Euro amounts are indicative at roughly 25 CZK to the euro.
| What it is | From | What usually sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| One feature in an existing system | 15,000 CZK + ~ €600 | An export, a new field, one interface hooked up |
| Simple application | 60,000 CZK + ~ €2,400 | One role, a few screens, no complex calculations |
| Internal system | 150,000 CZK + ~ €6,000 | Several roles and permissions, reports, accounting integration |
| Company information system | 400,000 CZK + ~ €16,000 | Warehouse, orders, invoicing, multiple integrations |
| Ongoing work and maintenance | 5,000 CZK + / month ~ €200 | Running it, small changes, security updates |
Careful when comparing against off-the-shelf. A custom ERP normally starts making financial sense at around twenty users, or where a licensed system would need heavy modification anyway.
The five things that drive the price most
- Number of roles and permissions. A system where everyone sees everything is many times cheaper than one where the warehouse, sales and accounting each get a different view and different rights.
- Number of integrations. Every additional system you have to talk to adds work: the interface, mapping the data, handling outages. It is usually the largest hidden item.
- Complexity of the rules. “Calculate the margin” is one thing. “Calculate the margin, but differently for consignment stock and differently again for seasonal discounts” is another thing entirely.
- Data migration. Moving off a spreadsheet or an old system is almost never just an import. The data is usually inconsistent and cleaning it takes longer than the transfer.
- Who will run it. Deployment, backups, monitoring and updates are work that starts after delivery and is often missing from quotes.
Where you can genuinely save
Not by cutting the budget, but through decisions made before the work starts.
- Do not rebuild what already works. If your accounting or e-shop suits you, leave them alone and just connect them. It is usually an order of magnitude cheaper than replacing everything.
- Start with what hurts most. One annoyance solved delivers more than half of a large system.
- Deliver in pieces. You use the first piece while the second is being built — and adjust the brief based on what real use reveals.
- Budget for running it. A cheaper delivery without maintenance usually costs more within two years.
Why nobody wants to quote a number up front
Because without knowing the scope it is guesswork — and a supplier who throws out a blind number then either has to raise it or loses money on the job. Neither is a good start.
The sensible way round is the opposite: say what slows you down most, then have it broken into pieces with an estimate against each. You will see where the money sits and can start with the part that pays back soonest.
Grants worth knowing about
Small and medium companies registered in Czechia can draw on the OP TAK — Digital Enterprise programme in 2026, covering roughly 30–60% of eligible digitisation costs. Terms change with each call, so always check the current wording with Agentura API, which administers it. It is worth sorting before you sign anything — once a project is under way it is usually too late.