eBay estimations
How much would it cost to build an e-commerce website like eBay?
eBay is an application that allows every user to sign up, provide shipping info, and buy everything they need. If needed, a user can also start selling their own items as well - he just needs to make a couple of photos, set description and price, and he is ready to go!
To help users find products faster, eBay also provides a sophisticated filter and sorting mechanisms, allows a user to add items to a watch list, and so on.
If you would like to create an app similar to eBay - let's figure out how much time it can take, and all the cost to run a website like eBay. If you don't need some of the features - just check those items off, and it will update the estimation.
hourly rate
let's select an hourly rate first:
$55 per hour
Senior developers. There is nothing they can't do. Expensive, but the result will be top notch: pixel perfect design, great performance, and best user experience possible.
platforms
select what you target
Registration and Account setup
As with any other app, a user will need to sign up before making purchases.
To save user's time, and increase conversion, the registration process is straightforward - just email, name, and password. However, when a user is ready to make a purchase, they will also need to fill in the details about their payments, shipping address, and so on.
To find the cost of website like eBay, we need to know which features you would like to include. The more features app has - the moe time and costs we will need for its development.
Registration and Account setup estimates
select only features you need
| Interface | Logic | Backend | Total (h.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | 32 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | |
| 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | |
| 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | |
| Estimated time (hours) | 212 | |||
| Estimated costs (USD) | $11,660 |
Products Search
One of the main parts of the eBay application is a super powerful and customizable search. Products can be searched by categories, by name, description, and so on.
To help a user find the best products even easier - there are sorting options that would help you show newest or cheapest options, and filter, that would help you narrow down the search even more.
The price of cost to build a website like eBay depends on a number of features selected. If you don't need some of them - just exclude them from estimation! It will decrease the price and development time.
Products Search estimates
select only features you need
| Interface | Logic | Backend | Total (h.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12 | 6 | 34 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Estimated time (hours) | 140 | |||
| Estimated costs (USD) | $7,700 |
Buying Products
When user found what he needs - he will be able to place his bid, or if possible - buy the product right away.
When done, a user can view products in his cart, or start a checkout process.
The checkout process is very simple: user already can already have shipping addresses, and payments added, so he will only need to select which one he would like to use, add comments to order, and order will be placed!
Buying Products estimates
select only features you need
| Interface | Logic | Backend | Total (h.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 12 | 6 | 42 | |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | 26 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | |
| 24 | 16 | 8 | 48 | |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | 32 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | |
| Estimated time (hours) | 272 | |||
| Estimated costs (USD) | $14,960 |
Selling Products
Selling products on eBay is an easy process. Basically, a user needs to fill out all the info about his products: general description, upload photos, provide shipping info, add the price, and make sure everything is fine after.
To simplify the communication, eBay has a chat, where customers can ask questions about products, shipping, prices, and more.
We are almost ready to show you the cost to set up a website like eBay! Just figure out which features you will need, and scroll to the bottom of the page to find the price and development timeframes!
Selling Products estimates
select only features you need
| Interface | Logic | Backend | Total (h.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | 12 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 16 | 12 | 6 | 34 | |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | 32 | |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | 32 | |
| 16 | 24 | 8 | 48 | |
| Estimated time (hours) | 252 | |||
| Estimated costs (USD) | $13,860 |
Selected platformsiOS and Android
Summary:
Total price for an app similar to eBay (for both iOS and Android) with a selected set of features would be around $48,180.
Development itself would take 876 hours (or around 27 weeks).
Total Costs
Hourly rate: $55 per 1h.$48,180
Total Time
876 hours~27 weeks