Unlimited development subscriptions, explained simply.
Unlimited development is a fixed-price monthly subscription that lets you submit as many development requests as you need. They are delivered one at a time, per slot, by a team of engineers, in your priority order. No quote per request, no commitment.
Slot, queue, request: the glossary- Unlimited is the number of requests you submit, not the volume delivered: one active request at a time per slot.
- One fixed price a month for one slot. Need two things moving in parallel? A second slot.
- You order the queue, the team takes the top of it. No commitment, cancel at the end of the billing period.
Where does unlimited development come from?
The model comes from unlimited design, which appeared in the mid 2010s: a monthly subscription, design requests dropped in a queue and delivered one by one. Applied to development, it replaces the agency quote, the developer hire or the freelance assignment with a subscription to a team. AI makes the model workable for code: it speeds up production, and engineers scope, review and sign off every delivery.
What are the alternatives to unlimited development?
Connect the CRM, a client portal, a stats page, an AI agent for support. You have the list. To get it done, you have four options.
You ask. We build. You approve.
You send your requests, even by voice. We build, one request at a time. You approve, and we move to the next one.
What does unlimited mean in a development subscription?
Unlimited describes the queue, not the speed. The slot is the capacity working through that queue. It is what makes the fixed price possible, and it is written in the terms.
- One slot handles one active request at a time. Two slots, two requests in parallel.
- A request waiting on you (a question, an approval, a go-live) does not take a slot.
- The queue has no limit, and you order it: the team always takes the top of the queue.
- A slot can be added whenever you need it; a removal takes effect at the end of the period. An extra slot is at the public rate, €1,990/month ex VAT, no volume discount.
Unlimited development, subscription, staff augmentation or maintenance contract: what is the difference?
Unlimited development
A monthly subscription, requests without a cap on their number, delivered one at a time per slot. This is the Figue Unlimited model.
Development subscription, dev as a service
The generic term: a development team paid monthly rather than per project. Scope and queue rules depend on the offer.
On-demand developer
A developer brought in when you need one, often billed by the hour or day. No queue, no fixed price.
Staff augmentation
A person embedded in your team, billed by the day. You manage, you test, you approve.
Maintenance contract (TMA)
Application maintenance contracts: fix and maintain, rarely evolve. Often with a cap on hours.
Who is unlimited development for?
Yes, if
- You run a product (SaaS, app, internal tool) that needs to evolve every month.
- You have more ideas than hands, and you want a budget that does not move.
- You want to set priorities without managing developers.
No, if
- You want on-call cover: no night or weekend duty, no delivery-time commitment.
- You want someone full-time in your office: the team is shared, with one point of contact.
- You need a whole product built from scratch with a fixed scope: a fixed-price project is the better fit.
How much does unlimited development cost?
| Day to day | An agency | A hire | A freelancer | You + AI | Figue Unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay | A quote per project, an amendment per change | A loaded salary, plus recruiting | A day rate, per day worked | AI subscriptions, and your time | €1,490/month ex VAT for one slot, public rate €1,990 |
| Getting started | After scoping and signing the quote | After recruiting, often two to three months | Depending on availability | Tonight | After an onboarding call |
| Commitment | The project contract | An employment contract | The length of the assignment | None | None, cancel at the end of the period |
| Who coordinates | A project manager, agency side | You, or your tech lead | You | You | You set priorities, the team organises |
| Who tests and reviews | The agency, within the quote | Your team | Them, or you | You | Engineers, on every delivery |
| What you keep | Depends on the contract | Everything, as long as the person stays | Depends on the contract | Everything, if you can maintain it | The code and deliverables, transferred as paid work is delivered |
The other columns describe models, not observed prices: they depend on the provider, the profile and the contract. Figue’s rate is the one shown on the home page, protected for 12 months for the first clients.
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