Studio Responsivo
vs dev shop
When a dev shop is the better fit and when the Studio lowers the risk, point by point, no spin.
Short answer
A dev shop makes sense for large projects that need many developers for years. To take a product off the page or out of Figma and ship it on a date, the Studio is leaner and fixes the price up front.
A huge, multi-year project: a dev shop. A product live on a date at a fixed price: the Studio, leaner.
Comparison
Side by side
How the Studio and a dev shop usually work on the six points that decide a project.
Criteria
Studio ResponsivoDev shop
Studio ResponsivoDev shopPriceFixed during discovery, before any contractHourly or per dedicated team
TimelineDate set during discovery and written into the contractEstimated in sprints
TeamDesign, our in-house dev team and AI on one teamMany developers; design is usually thin
After launchOngoing evolution with the same team, if you want itDedicated team, billed monthly
MonitoringAn AI agent watching the system every dayTechnical logging and error tools
Code and accessIn your name: code, files and accessUsually transferred
Honesty
When a dev shop is the better choice
- A large project that needs several developers for years.
- Product and design already defined; you just need coding capacity.
- Heavy enterprise integrations with in-house teams.
Case studies
In practice
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