Hourly Rates
At Hals & Hounds we offer hourly rates to all clients.
Our hourly rates are dynamic and can vary depending on
our workload and capacity at any given time. For clients
under our maintenance we offer discounted hourly rates.
Our current hourly rates are displayed here.
Our hourly rates are dynamic and can vary depending on
our workload and capacity at any given time. For clients
under our maintenance we offer discounted hourly rates.
Our current hourly rates are displayed here.
MVR 1,080
Per hour for maintenance clients.
MVR 1,580
Per hour for non-maintenance clients.
Corporate and Profile Websites
The following table briefly details our pricing structure
for corporate and profile websites. Please get in touch
with us if you have any enquiries.
for corporate and profile websites. Please get in touch
with us if you have any enquiries.
| Features | Basic Corporate | Advanced Listing | Custom Platforms |
| Suited for | Companies, Guesthouses, Brands | Travel Agencies, Complex Service Providers | Powerful Custom Platforms |
| Service Listings | |||
| Advanced Listings | |||
| Analytics | |||
| Contact Forms | |||
| Advanced Forms | |||
| Payment Gateway Integration | 3 | ||
| Design Customization | 1 | 4 | |
| Custom Features | 4 | ||
| Additional Features | 4 | ||
| Revisions and changes | |||
| Hosting | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| External System Integrations | 5 | 5 | |
| Delivery Timeframe | 1-2 Weeks | 2-4 Week | 4-8 Weeks |
| Payment Plant | 100% Before Delivery | 50% Before Initiation 50% On Delivery | 50% Before Initiation 50% On Delivery |
| Prices | Starting From MVR 20,000 | Starting From MVR 25,000 | Starting From MVR 45,000 |
- We offer basic design customizations for basic corporate websites. However, based on the level of customizations these may incur additional costs.
- We will assist you with choosing the best hosting options that are most suited for your requirements.
- Payment gateway integration for corporate sites will incur additional charges. However, in most cases with modern payment gateways integration is unnecessary.
- Our websites are highly extendable and can be customized in almost any way to suit your requirements. These changes will however incur additional costs.
- We offer integration with external systems such as POS and inventory control systems. These will however incur additional costs.
E-Commerce Solutions
The following table briefly details our pricing structure
for e-commerce solutions. Please get in touch
with us if you have any enquiries.
for e-commerce solutions. Please get in touch
with us if you have any enquiries.
| Features | Basic QuickStore | Startup Shopify | Advanced WooCommerce |
| Suited for | Startup Shops, Cafes, Restaurants | Medium Shops, Cafes, Restaurants | Complex Shops, Cafes, Restaurants |
| Product Management | |||
| Bulk Products | |||
| Minimum Order Quantity | |||
| Minimum Order Amount | |||
| Shopping Cart | |||
| Order Placement | |||
| Order Status Updating | |||
| Product Categories | |||
| Analytics | |||
| Inventory/Stock Management | |||
| Reporting and Analysis | |||
| Payment Gateway Integration | 2 | ||
| Checkout Customization | 3 | ||
| Design Customization | 4 | ||
| Custom Features | 4 | 7 | |
| Additional Features | 4 | 7 | |
| Revisions and changes | 5 | 5 | |
| Hosting | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| External System Integrations | 9 | 9 | |
| Delivery Timeframe | 1-2 Days | 1 Week | 2-3 Weeks |
| Payment Plant | 100% Before Delivery | 50% Before Initiation 50% On Delivery | 50% Before Initiation 50% On Delivery |
| Prices | Fixed Price MVR 5,000 | Starting From MVR 15,000 | Starting From MVR 25,000 |
- QuickStore pricing includes 1 year free managed hosting and managed hosting for consecutive years at a rate of MVR 1,500.
- Payment gateway integration for Shopify is managed through pay.hals.io. This will incur additional charges.
- Shopify does not offer customization of checkout fields in its three standard subscription plans.
- Shopify customizations are limited and depends on “apps” (plugins) that are usually charged on a monthly subscription basis. You can learn more here.
- We offer unlimited revisions and changes for our websites free of charge as long as the changes are reasonable and don’t involve major customizations and feature additions.
- The monthly subscription plans of Shopify include managed hosting by Shopify.
- WooCommerce can be customized in almost any way to suit your requirements. These changes will however incur additional costs.
- We will assist you with choosing the best hosting options that are best suited for your requirements.
- We offer integration with external systems such as POS and inventory control systems. This will however incur additional costs.
Maintenance Packages
The following table briefly details our pricing structure
for maintenance packages. Please get in touch
with us if you have any enquiries.
for maintenance packages. Please get in touch
with us if you have any enquiries.
| Features | Monthly | On-Demand |
| Suited for | Platforms and E-Commerce Solutions | Simple Corporate Websites2 |
| Website Changes and Content Update The website content setup and update as well as any changes to the website is covered under the maintenance package. Major feature additions are however charged separately at a discounted price. For content setup and changes, all you will need to do is, send it to us and we will update them accordingly. | ||
| Website Core Update New updates for website core (WP Updates) will usually come every few weeks. These are usually security updates and patches. Updating the core WP is critical to ensure that your website stays secure and safe. | ||
| Website Codebase Update The website is coded in the latest available stable version of PHP and new updates to PHP are regular. Unless the codebase is updated to reflect changes in future versions of PHP, the website may not work properly with future versions of PHP. | ||
| Server Maintenance This includes everything from troubleshooting your hosting server to ensuring that all server software is kept up to date and free of any security vulnerabilities. Ensuring that the version of PHP and MySQL is kept up to date is critical for the security of the website and server. | 1 | |
| Website Maintenance Ensuring that any libraries used are kept up to date and free of any security vulnerabilities. | 1 | |
| Website and Database Backups This is necessary to ensure that in case something goes wrong, the website can be restored. | 1 | |
| DNS Management For websites under our maintenance we will manage the DNS as well as Cloudflare configurations, to ensure that the website stays live always across the globe. | ||
| Technical Support This includes general troubleshooting, bug fixing, technical assistance with your website, and general technical consultation. | ||
| Payment Plan | Paid Monthly | One-Off Payment |
| Delivery Timeframe | 24/7 On Call | 24 Hours |
| Prices | Starting From MVR 3,5003 | Starting From MVR 5,000 |
- These actions are only available on-demand and are not carried out regularly.
- Monthly maintenance is important for heavy traffic websites that cotain user data. On-demand maintenance is best suited for websites in which content changes rarely. On-demand maintenance can be done once a year or once every 6 months to ensure that the site is running smoothly.
- Monthly maintenance prices for systems and platforms are calculated based on the price of development. Depending on the scale of work that need to be done, prices usually start at 5% to 15% of the total development cost per month.