Intake
A call, an NDA and everything you can share: references, specs, a prototype, a hardware unit. Edge Audio Labs comes back with the program that fits, the scope in writing, the price and a release date.
Fixed-price product development, with the release date agreed up front
From simple plugins or apps to fully integrated AI platforms. Most projects start with a quote. The Launch Programs at Edge Audio Labs start with a price and a date, and both of them are on this page. You ship under your own brand and you keep 100% of every sale.
The three programs
Simple Plugin or App
Your idea, out as a real plugin or app.
Fixed price
US$ 5,000
Fixed time
4 to 6 weeks
- One focused job: a DSP effect, an instrument or a single-purpose app
- Modern, fully functional UI
- Plugin formats (VST3, AU) or a mobile app (iOS, Android), whichever your product is
- Signed installers for macOS and Windows, or a build ready for the App Store and Google Play
- The details that make it feel finished: presets, onboarding, first-run state
Fits here
One audio behavior, one interface, one platform target.
Not here
A store of your own, licensing, a trained model or a second audio behavior. Those move up a program.
For a founder or company with an idea that should exist as a real product.
Most chosen
Flagship Product
Your product, your brand, your store.
Fixed price
US$ 10,000
Fixed time
6 to 12 weeks
Everything in Simple Plugin or App, plus
- Multi-stage DSP chains
- 3D or animated interface
- Sales page and a store that takes payment
- License keys and an activation portal
- Source code handed over
Fits here
A complete product with its own store and licensing, written down in full before the work starts.
Not here
Custom AI, deep integrations with other services, or a line of products sharing one codebase.
For audio brands, hardware companies and startups that want to sell, not only launch.
Custom AI, Integrations or Platform
The stuff that needs an R&D team.
Fixed price
fromUS$ 10,000
Fixed time
12 weeks and up
Everything in Flagship Product, plus
- Custom AI, on-device or in the cloud
- Deep integrations with third-party services
- Product lines sharing one codebase
- Multi-product licensing and user accounts
- Architecture designed for your catalog
Fits here
Anything that needs architecture of its own: models, integrations, a catalog behind one codebase.
Not here
Skyrockets and NASA stuff. For everything else in audio software, ask: this one gets scoped with you.
For companies already selling that want a full lineup, not a single product.
These are fixed-scope programs. Work that needs custom architecture, hardware integration, embedded development or research is quoted individually, the way Edge Audio Labs prices the rest of its work. Edge Audio Labs has shipped enough plugins to know how long each one takes. The only part made from scratch is what your plugin does to the sound.
What the price does not cover
- A second audio behavior in the same plugin. It moves the project to another program or gets quoted on its own.
- Custom illustration, 3D rendering or a fully bespoke interface, which lives in the UX, 2D & 3D Design service at Edge Audio Labs.
- Revisions beyond the second round, billed hourly at an agreed rate.
- Marketing, content and distribution.
A fixed price only means something when the scope it covers is written down.
How it runs
Three steps, one date
- 1
Intake
A call, an NDA and everything you can share: references, specs, a prototype, a hardware unit. Edge Audio Labs comes back with the program that fits, the scope in writing, the price and a release date.
You- Refs, specs, hardware
Edge Audio Labs- Call + NDA
- Scope, price, date
- 2
Build
Edge Audio Labs builds. You get a build you can install and use every week, and two rounds of revisions at the points where your feedback still changes the product. Little back and forth: the scope is already written.
You- Feedback · Rev 1
- Feedback · Rev 2
Edge Audio Labs- Build 1 · installable
- Build 2
- Build 3
- Release candidate
- 3
Ship
Signed installers for macOS and Windows, or a store-ready build for iOS and Android. On the Flagship Product and Custom programs: store live, licensing running, source code handed over.
Edge Audio Labs- Installers + store live
Dense at intake, quiet while it is being built, one delivery at the end.
Pricing
Your Idea,
Scoped and Priced
Share your idea, under NDA if you want it, and get a plan and a price built around your scope, stack, and schedule. Sounds good, doesn't it?
Joaquín Saavedra
CEO & Co-Founder
Joaquín Saavedra
CEO & Co-Founder
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to develop a VST plugin?
At Edge Audio Labs, a single-purpose VST3 and AU plugin with your branding and signed installers costs US$ 5,000 through the Simple Plugin or App program. Adding a sales page, a store and a licensing system brings it to US$ 10,000 through the Flagship Product program. Plugin lines with shared infrastructure start at US$ 10,000. Projects that need custom architecture, hardware integration or research are quoted individually.
How can Edge Audio Labs publish a fixed price for plugin development?
Edge Audio Labs has been building audio software since 2020, and the parts every plugin needs are already built: the licensing system, the store, the signed installers and the UI component kit. Those get reused on every program, so the only work quoted from scratch is the DSP, which is the part that changes from one client to the next. That is also what makes the release date something Edge Audio Labs can commit to instead of estimate.
How long does it take to build an audio plugin?
The Simple Plugin or App program at Edge Audio Labs takes 4 to 6 weeks, Flagship Product takes 6 to 12 weeks, and Custom AI, Integrations or Platform takes 12 weeks and up. The date is agreed before the project starts, and it is part of the fixed scope rather than an estimate.
Do I own the code and the rights to the plugin?
Yes. The plugin ships under your brand and you own the product. On the Flagship Product and Custom AI, Integrations or Platform programs, Edge Audio Labs hands over the source code at delivery. Edge Audio Labs does not take a percentage of your sales.
Can I build my plugin with a no-code plugin platform instead?
No-code platforms work well when the plugin can be assembled from the audio blocks they provide. Custom DSP, hardware emulation, machine learning models, integration with hardware or custom file formats, and anything that talks to a backend service need code. That is the work Edge Audio Labs does, in C++ and JUCE, with PyTorch and ONNX when there is a model involved.
What happens if my project turns out to need more than the program includes?
Edge Audio Labs tells you before the program starts. The intake form exists so the scope is defined in writing, and if the plugin does not fit a fixed scope, Edge Audio Labs quotes it individually instead of selling you a program that will not hold.
Can Edge Audio Labs emulate my hardware in a plugin?
Yes. Hardware emulation and machine learning features are part of what Edge Audio Labs builds, in C++ with JUCE and PyTorch. That work rarely fits inside Simple Plugin or App, so it is scoped into Flagship Product or Custom AI, Integrations or Platform, or quoted individually when the modeling work is the core of the project.
