Why Outcome-based Pricing?

Hourly rates don't reward productivity. Traditional staffing is based on hourly billing, which pushes clients to chase cheaper offshore rates, often at the cost of quality. AI enables fair, neutral estimates. By measuring task difficulty in story points, AI removes bias from engineers or managers who might have conflicting incentives. Better engineers thrive. The best engineers can work faster without losing quality, and with Productivity Pricing, they earn more for delivering good work. Clients win too. Onshore quality at offshore prices. This model allows Fraction to deliver top-tier engineering at competitive rates.

Software is infinitely flexible. Clients naturally request changes throughout the process. Vendors pad or low-ball. To cover those changes, bids are either inflated upfront or filled with expensive change requests later. Productivity pricing solves this. Work is broken down at the task level, giving clients granular control over spend instead of committing to an entire project upfront.

What is a Story Point?

Fraction AI automates story point estimates for tasks (story points measure task complexity). 10 story points might equate to 3-5 easy tasks or 2 medium tasks in a week. Task difficulty is non-linear. We break big tasks into sub-tasks to account for that.

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Pricing

$149 per story point. That's it.

Story points replace hours as the basis for pricing. Each task is scoped for complexity and effort, so your costs stay predictable and tied to completed deliverables.

1 pt

Simple + Minimal Effort

Update error messages, add a field to an existing API response, change environment variables

3 pts

Straightforward, Real Work

Client-side form validation, CSV export for a data table, new email notification template

5 pts

Some Complexity, Few Unknowns

New REST API endpoint, real-time webhook with retry logic, usage dashboard component

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Our Approach

Built different. On purpose.

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01 — Price Transparency

Know the cost before you commit.

Every competitor asks you to get on a call before you know what anything costs. Fraction shows you the number first — via the Instant Project Estimator. No discovery calls, no waiting on proposals, no surprises.

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02 — Outcome-Based Pricing

Pay for what ships. Not hours logged.

We price per story point delivered — not time spent. That means Fraction only wins when you win. No hourly billing, no padding, no ambiguity.

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03 — Senior US-Based Talent

Battle-tested engineers. Not an offshore gamble.

Every engineer is US-based, senior, and has built AI products before. Available during regular or off-hours — so your roadmap moves on your schedule.

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04 — Strategy and Execution

We've seen this decision 150+ times. We'll tell you which path wins.

Integrate AI into what exists, or go AI-native? We've helped 150+ teams make this call — then we execute it. Strategy and delivery in one motion.

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05 — Nothing Stalls

Powered by DevHawk, our AI project manager.

Every engagement is tracked by DevHawk in the background — flagging blockers, monitoring velocity, and keeping work moving while you sleep.

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06 — Senior Talent Without the Overhead

The impact of a full-time hire. Without the cost or lock-in.

No hiring cycles, no sourcing delays, no benefits overhead. Fraction engineers plug in fast, align to your tools from day one, and scale up or down as your needs change.

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