What it actually costs to fix a vibe-coded app.
You built an app with Lovable, Bolt, Replit, v0 or Cursor, it works, and now you need it production-ready — and nobody will give you a straight number. So here is ours: free audit, security hardening from ₹2L (approx. $2,100), full takeover, or a scoped rebuild. Fixed-price, no hourly billing.
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Four ways forward, and what each costs
Most agencies will not publish a number for this. We will. Here is the whole menu — and the free audit tells you exactly which tier you need, so you never pay for more than you have to.
Security Audit
Free
48 hours · no obligation
A written report on what is exposed, what is salvageable, and what each fix costs. We read the code, the data, and the deploy, and tell you the truth. You keep the report whether you hire us or not.
- Full code and security review
- Written report with real numbers
- Honest verdict: fix, take over, or rebuild
Security & Hardening
Most Common₹2L – ₹5L (approx. $2,100 – $5,300)
About 1 week
We close the security holes, move secrets out of the browser bundle, lock down database rules, and put a basic CI/CD pipeline in place. The bleeding-stops work, done properly, on the app you already have.
- Security fixes + secrets management
- Database rules locked down
- Basic CI/CD pipeline
Full Takeover & Stabilization
₹2L – ₹6L (approx. $2,100 – $6,300)
1 – 2 weeks
We inherit a live app and make it safe to run: secure it, stabilize it, build a real deployment pipeline, and add monitoring and backups so you find out about problems from an alert, not an angry user.
- Secure + stabilize a live app
- Real pipeline, monitoring, backups
- Clean hand-off whenever you want it
Rebuild
4 – 8 weeks · scoped
When the foundation can't be trusted
Sometimes the foundation simply cannot hold real users and real data. When that is the honest answer, we rebuild the risky parts on solid ground — keeping what works, replacing what does not. Always scoped and fixed-price after the audit.
- Rebuild only the parts that need it
- Solid, maintainable foundation
- Scoped and fixed-price up front
Not sure which one you need? That is exactly what the free technical audit is for — read the production-readiness checklist to see what we look for.
What moves the number up or down
No two vibe-coded apps are the same, so no honest agency can quote you sight-unseen. These are the four things that actually decide where your project lands in the ranges above — and the audit prices all of them honestly.
How much is salvageable
If the core architecture is sound, we harden what you have and you pay less. If large parts have to be rewritten before they can be trusted, that is real work and it costs more. The audit tells you which it is — and we never pretend a rebuild is needed when a fix will do.
Data complexity
A single clean table is cheap to secure and migrate. Tangled schemas with no constraints, no migrations, duplicated data, and live production records that cannot go down push the effort — and the price — up.
Integrations and payments
Every third-party service, webhook, and payment flow is another thing to secure and test. A standalone app is simpler than one wired into Stripe, auth providers, email, and half a dozen APIs that all need to keep working.
How exposed the security is
An app with database rules off, API keys in the browser bundle, and no authorization checks needs urgent, careful work before anything else. The more exposed it is, the more there is to close — and the more it matters that it is done right.
Fixed-price. And a fraction of US/UK rates.
We are a Bangalore studio working worldwide, so two things are true at once: you get one agreed number before we start, and that number is a fraction of what a Western agency would charge for the same senior engineering.
One number, agreed up front
After the audit we quote a fixed price for the agreed scope. No hourly meter, no surprise invoice. If the scope changes, we agree the new number with you before we touch it — you are never billed for a surprise.
India rates, senior engineering
A security-and-hardening job that runs 20,000–40,000 USD at a US or UK agency lands in the ₹2L–₹5L (approx. $2,100–$5,300) range with us. Same work, same standards — you are paying for the engineering, not an expensive zip code.
We never up-sell the audit
The free audit exists to tell you the truth, including when the truth is cheap. If a one-week hardening fixes it, we say so — we never default you to the biggest tier to pad the invoice.
For the full picture on AI-built apps, see the vibe code to production guide and our software rescue service.
USD figures are approx., at ₹95 = $1. Pricing for every engagement. Hiring your own engineers later? Agency now, in-house later.
Fix or rebuild your AI-built app? · Agencies that take Lovable apps to production (compared)
How much does it cost to make my app production-ready?
It depends on how much is salvageable, but here are real numbers. A security audit is free. Security and basic hardening runs ₹2L–₹5L (approx. $2,100–$5,300) over about a week. A full takeover and stabilization of a live app is typically ₹2L–₹6L (approx. $2,100–$6,300) over one to two weeks. A rebuild of the parts that cannot be trusted is usually a 4–8 week scoped engagement. The free audit tells you exactly which tier you need before you spend anything.
Why is the audit free?
Because we cannot quote you honestly without reading the code, and you should not have to pay to find out whether your app is in trouble. You get a written report in 48 hours: what is exposed, what is salvageable, and what each fix costs. You keep the report whether you hire us or not — there is no obligation.
Do you really charge a fixed price, not by the hour?
Yes. After the audit we give you one number for the agreed scope. We do not bill hourly, so there is no meter running and no surprise invoice at the end. If the scope changes, we agree the new number with you first — you are never surprised.
How are you so much cheaper than a US or UK agency?
We are a Bangalore studio, so our cost base is a fraction of a US or UK shop — the same senior engineering at Indian rates. A security-and-hardening engagement that might be 20,000–40,000 USD with a Western agency lands in the ₹2L–₹5L (approx. $2,100–$5,300) range with us. You are paying for the work, not for an expensive zip code.
What makes the price go up or down?
Four things, mostly: how much of the existing code is salvageable versus needs rewriting, how complex and messy the data is, how many third-party integrations and payment flows are wired in, and how badly the security is exposed. A clean Lovable export with one database is cheap to harden. A tangled app with live payments, real user data, and secrets in the browser bundle costs more — and the audit prices it honestly.
Want the real number for your app?
Get a free technical audit and a written report in 48 hours — what is exposed, what is salvageable, and exactly what each fix costs. No obligation, fixed-price after.
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