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2026 rate card · excl. VAT

Hourly rates 2026

For work whose scope is not fixed up front, for maintenance and for consulting, we bill by the hour. Three tiers each for software and design; you know who does the work and what their hour costs before it starts. No hidden line items, and no hour beyond the estimate is billed without your written approval.

Hourly rate summaryStarting rates · € / hour · excl. VAT
2026
TierHourly rate
Software
JuniorEveryday tasks €35/ hour
Mid-LevelDevelopment €60/ hour
SeniorIntegration & AI automation €90/ hour
Design
JuniorProduction work €30/ hour
Mid-LevelDesign development €55/ hour
SeniorBrand & art direction €80/ hour
Min. 1 hour 30-min increments Weekly time report
Rate card

Three tiers, matched to the weight of the work

Each tier exists for a specific kind of task: you never pay a senior rate for a simple fix, or a junior rate for an integration. We recommend the tier based on the brief; the decision stays with you.

Web, mobile, CRM, integrations and AI automation

Junior

Everyday tasks

Small fixes, content updates and routine maintenance.

Starting at €35 / hour excl. VAT

Typical tasks

  • Website content and image updates
  • Form, button and page fixes
  • WordPress / theme / plugin maintenance
  • Minor bug fixing and testing
  • Template-based landing pages
Who does it: Junior developer, supervised by a senior
Start: Same-day start
Ask about this tier
Most work lands here

Mid-Level

Development

New modules, custom pages, dashboards and e-commerce features.

Starting at €60 / hour excl. VAT

Typical tasks

  • Custom PHP / Laravel / JS development
  • Admin panels and reporting screens
  • E-commerce customisation (payments, shipping, stock)
  • Database design and optimisation
  • Payment, SMS and invoicing API connections
Who does it: Experienced developer, code review included
Start: Start within 1–2 business days
Ask about this tier

Senior

Integration & AI automation

Connecting systems and building AI-driven workflows.

Starting at €90 / hour excl. VAT

Typical tasks

  • ERP / CRM / accounting integrations
  • AI assistants and automated reply systems
  • WhatsApp, e-mail, form → CRM automation chains
  • Architecture, security and performance audits
  • Technical consulting and team guidance
Who does it: Senior engineer from the Gurizon core team
Start: Scheduled after a discovery call
Ask about this tier

Social media, brand identity, UI and art direction

Junior

Production work

Day-to-day visuals produced from an existing identity.

Starting at €30 / hour excl. VAT

Typical tasks

  • Social media post and story visuals
  • Banner, cover and ad size adaptations
  • Text / image changes on existing designs
  • Simple presentation and document layouts
  • Image retouching and background clean-up
Who does it: Junior designer, checked by an art director
Start: Same-day start
Ask about this tier
Most work lands here

Mid-Level

Design development

Pages, catalogues and identity applications built from scratch.

Starting at €55 / hour excl. VAT

Typical tasks

  • Web page and landing UI design
  • Catalogue, brochure and presentation design
  • Brand identity applications (cards, letterhead, signatures)
  • Ad creatives and campaign visuals
  • Social media template systems
Who does it: Experienced designer, revision round included
Start: Start within 1–2 business days
Ask about this tier

Senior

Brand & art direction

Strategic design work that sets the direction of a brand.

Starting at €80 / hour excl. VAT

Typical tasks

  • Logo and brand identity design
  • Brand guidelines and design systems
  • UX / UI system design (products and apps)
  • Art direction, shoots and campaign management
  • Motion / video creative direction
Who does it: Art director from the Gurizon core team
Start: Scheduled after a discovery call
Ask about this tier

Rates are starting rates and exclude VAT. The 2026 rate card is valid until 31 December 2026; the rate stated in a written quote stays fixed for the life of that quote. Invoices are issued in EUR, USD or GBP.

Estimator

How many hours, how much?

Pick a category and tier, then slide the estimated hours. Package discounts and the rush surcharge are applied automatically. The result is an approximate budget; the exact figure comes with a written quote.

Category
Tier
Estimated time10 h
1255075100
Estimated budget
excl. VAT
Hours × rate

Calculated with starting rates; VAT is added where applicable. From 10 hours upward the prepaid package discount is applied automatically.

Request a quote for this budget
How it works

Four rules for hourly work

Hourly billing has a bad reputation because of uncertainty. We remove the uncertainty before the first hour.

Estimate first, then approval

We listen to the brief and send the estimated hours and tier in writing. The clock does not start until you approve.

Min. 1 hour, then 30 min

The first charge is 1 hour; after that time is counted in 30-minute increments, not rounded up to the hour.

Weekly time report

Every week you see line by line which task took how many hours. The report arrives by e-mail or in your CRM.

No overrun without written approval

If the estimate is about to be exceeded, work pauses and we write to you. You decide whether to continue; no unapproved hour is invoiced.

Hour packages

Prepaid hours, lower hourly rate

For companies with ongoing maintenance, continuous development or monthly design needs. Package hours are valid for 12 months and can be used across categories and tiers.

10hours
%5 off

A starter package for small teams and websites that need a few fixes a month.

25hours
%10 off

For companies with continuous small development and regular social media production.

50hours
%15 off

For integration projects, CRM development or full monthly design support.

Rush jobs: +50%Work requested for delivery within 48 hours carries a 50% surcharge on the hourly rate. We agree on the urgency together before taking the job.
Out of hours: +50%Work requested at weekends or after 20:00 Istanbul time carries a 50% surcharge. Planned work never triggers this line.
Free discovery callThe first 45-minute call and the time spent preparing the estimate are not billed. If we do not go ahead, you keep a written roadmap.
Post-delivery fixes includedAny defect on our side in delivered work is fixed free of charge within 15 days; no hours are counted.
InvoicingPackages are invoiced up front, single jobs at the end of the month. Invoices are issued in EUR, USD or GBP; bank transfer or card.
If the scope growsA growing job can be converted to a fixed-price project; hours already spent are deducted from the project fee.
Which model

Hourly or fixed price?

We do both. When the scope is clear, a fixed price is fairer; when the scope takes shape along the way, hourly works out cheaper.

Hourly suits you if

You do not yet know exactly what you will need, or the work is continuous.

  • Maintenance, fixes and small developments
  • Extra capacity for your existing team
  • Consulting, audits, training
  • Monthly social media and visual production
  • Integrations whose scope becomes clear step by step
Start hourly

Fixed price suits you if

What you want can be written down, so we lock the budget from day one.

  • Corporate website, e-commerce, landing page
  • Logo and brand identity package
  • CRM and custom software projects
  • Brand guidelines, catalogues, presentations
  • Anything with a delivery date and fee in the contract
Request a project quote
FAQ

Questions about hourly billing

We recommend it after hearing the brief, with the reasoning. Changing website copy is junior work; connecting that website to an accounting system is senior work. If one job spans several tiers, the hours are recorded separately and shown separately in the report.

It is the lowest hourly rate of that tier and what you pay for work that needs no special technology, night work or rush handling. If a different rate applies, you see it in the written quote before work starts; there are no later increases.

Start and end times are logged for every task and shown line by line in the weekly report. The first charge is 1 hour, then 30-minute increments. Meetings and messaging count only when they are needed for the work and agreed in advance.

Work pauses and we write to you: why it went over and how many more hours are needed. You decide whether to continue. No hour you did not approve is invoiced, and the work done so far is delivered.

No, all rates exclude VAT. For clients outside Turkey, invoices are issued in EUR, USD or GBP and VAT is applied only where the law requires it. The Turkish page shows the domestic rate card in Turkish lira.

Yes. Single jobs are billed by the hour at the end of the month. Packages are an option that lowers the hourly rate for companies with regular work; they are not required.

The 2026 rate card is valid until 31 December 2026. Written quotes stay fixed for their stated period even if the rate card changes. The next year's rates are published on this page.

Describe the job,
we tell you the tier and the hours.

In a short call we tell you in writing which tier the work falls into and how many hours it should take. Free, no commitment.

Free discovery call No unapproved hour is billed Reply within 24 hours