Software development company in Mumbai

STYLABS is a custom software development company with an office in Santacruz East, Mumbai, and a second in Business Bay, Dubai. One senior team builds ERPs, operator dashboards, marketplaces, MVPs and AI agents on TypeScript, React, Next.js and PostgreSQL. Its India work includes the ERP and AI agents behind Hireavilla, a villa marketplace of about 150 properties, and The Mainstreet Marketplace, which has taken 8,000 orders. A typical build takes about twelve weeks and the client owns the code.

The company was founded in 2015 by Himanshu Sarda and Ajay Prabhu and trades as Stylabs Technologies Private Limited. It has between 10 and 49 people across the two offices.

This page covers the software the Mumbai studio builds, what has shipped, the stack, what Indian agencies publish as prices, and when to hire someone else. For websites, see website development in Mumbai. For apps, see mobile app development in Mumbai.

Software we build

• ERPs and back offices. One place for inventory, orders, bookings and enquiries, built around how the business already works. The pattern is explained in hospitality ERP.
• Operator dashboards. A dashboard on top of a system you already pay for, such as a property management system, that shows what that system does not. See Hostaway development.
• Marketplaces. Seller onboarding, listings, commission, payouts and the admin panel to run it.
• MVPs for founders. A production-grade version of the core flow, so it does not have to be rebuilt if it works. See MVP development and the venture studio track.
• AI agents and automation. Agents that answer customers and act inside your systems, and workflows on n8n, Make, Zapier or custom code. See workflow and AI automation and WhatsApp AI agents.
• Takeovers. We take over live codebases. A takeover starts with a dependency, risk and test-coverage audit.

Strategy and design sit with the same team (product strategy, product design), so a client in Mumbai does not manage three vendors to get one product.

Software we have shipped

Hireavilla: marketplace, ERP and AI agents

Hireavilla is a multi-host luxury villa marketplace across North Goa, Alibaug, Mangalore, Bali and Dubai. Before the rebuild, in the words of the case study, "inventory lived across spreadsheets and channel managers, bookings ran on calls and manual confirmations." STYLABS built the marketplace, a direct booking flow on real availability, and an ERP that gives the team "one view of inventory, bookings and guest communication across all destinations." Around it sit a guest app, an owners app for payouts, calendars and reports, and AI agents that run the booking conversation on WhatsApp and Instagram, handing VIP guests and offline payments to a person.

The Mainstreet Marketplace: marketplace and ERP

The Mainstreet Marketplace is a resale marketplace for sneakers and streetwear. STYLABS built it in 2022, in three months, as a venture partner working for reduced fees in exchange for equity. It has a web storefront, native iOS and Android apps, seller onboarding, authentication that pairs machine learning with a dedicated authenticator, and an admin panel and ERP for listings, orders and fulfilment. Payments run on Razorpay and shipping on Prozo; the stack is React and Node.js on AWS. It has taken 8,000 orders.

Stayscape: booking site and dashboard

Stayscape (stayscape.in) is a custom Hostaway booking site for private villas in Lonavala, Karjat, Pali and Igatpuri, with its own dashboard so the team runs listings, content and bookings without Hostaway's website builder.

Work for clients outside India runs from the same two offices and is described on the Dubai software page. All published case studies are at stylabs.com/work.

The stack and how we work

Front ends are written in React, Next.js and TypeScript; back ends in Node and Python on PostgreSQL; deployment is on AWS and Docker through CI pipelines that run tests on each merge. Types are shared from the client to the database, so a change to a field is made once. Logging, error tracking and alerts are set up before launch.

• Scoping call, then a fixed proposal. Scope and integrations move a quote more than headcount does.
• About twelve weeks from kickoff to launch, with a demo every week and real users on the beta from around week three.
• Code and IP belong to you, including the repositories.

STYLABS positions its delivery at up to 40% below traditional development cost, because AI handles boilerplate, QA cycles and deployment pipelines while senior engineers work on the hard parts.

What custom software costs in Mumbai

References are at the end of the page. Web Gurus India states its figures exclude 18% GST. Ask every agency whether its quote does.

What STYLABS charges. Every project is a fixed proposal after a scoping call. An MVP runs from ₹8 lakh to ₹30 lakh, a booking website with an operator dashboard from ₹10 lakh to ₹35 lakh, and an ERP or internal platform starts from ₹8 lakh. The full arithmetic, with developer salary data, is in how much an MVP costs in India and Dubai.

When to hire someone else

• A product already does the job. For a standard process and a small team, a subscription CRM or ERP costs less than a custom build and carries none of the delivery risk.
• You have a finished spec and only need hands. Buy capacity from a development shop at a lower hourly rate.
• You want engineers seated in your office on a timesheet. STYLABS works as a studio team on a scoped engagement and does not embed staff.
• Your project is regulated fintech, healthcare or defence. Nothing in the published work covers those sectors. Ask, and the team will say whether it has done it.
• You want the cheapest quote. STYLABS is not the lowest bid in Mumbai.

If none of those describes you, start a project or write to hello@stylabs.com.

FAQ

How much does custom software development cost in Mumbai? Published ranges vary widely. Codingclave lists custom CRM or ERP software at ₹2 lakh to ₹12 lakh, and Web Gurus India lists a custom web app or portal at ₹6 lakh to ₹15 lakh or more, before 18% GST. A STYLABS MVP runs from ₹8 lakh to ₹30 lakh, an ERP starts from ₹8 lakh, and a booking website with an operator dashboard runs from ₹10 lakh to ₹35 lakh.

What software has STYLABS built in India? For Hireavilla, a villa marketplace of about 150 properties: the marketplace, an ERP, guest and owners apps, and AI agents that run booking conversations on WhatsApp and Instagram. For The Mainstreet Marketplace: a resale marketplace with native apps and an ERP, which has taken 8,000 orders. For Stayscape: a booking site with its own dashboard.

Should we build custom software or buy a product? Buy when a product fits a standard process and a small team; it costs less and carries no delivery risk. Build when no product fits how the business works, or when the software is what you sell. Hireavilla's inventory and bookings ran on spreadsheets and calls before its ERP, because no product covered a multi-host marketplace across several destinations.

How long does a software project take? About twelve weeks from kickoff to launch is the standard STYLABS engagement, with a demo every week and real users on the beta from around week three. The Mainstreet Marketplace was built in three months.

Which technologies does STYLABS use? TypeScript, React and Next.js on the front end; Node and Python on PostgreSQL behind them; AWS and Docker with CI pipelines for deployment; Flutter or native code for mobile apps. AI agents are built on Anthropic's Claude models, Opus and Fable.

Who owns the code? You do. The code, the repositories and the IP belong to your business when the project ends. After launch, STYLABS offers a monthly retainer for changes and support.

Sources

1. Web Gurus India, What Does Website Design Actually Cost in Mumbai (2026)? A Transparent INR Breakdown by Website Type, Feature & Agency Tier (20 July 2026) — https://blog.webgurusindia.in/what-does-website-design-actually-cost-in-mumbai-2026-a-transparent-inr-breakdow/ (retrieved 19 October 2026). Verified: fetched and read. Figures stated as excluding 18% GST.
2. Ideamagix, Website Development Cost in Mumbai (2026 Guide): Pricing, ROI & AI Trends (14 May 2026) — https://www.ideamagix.com/blog/website-development-cost-in-mumbai/ (retrieved 19 October 2026). Verified: fetched and read.
3. Codingclave, Website Development Cost in Mumbai (2026) — https://codingclave.com/cost/website-development-cost-in-mumbai (retrieved 19 October 2026). Verified: fetched and read. The publisher is based in Lucknow.
4. Unico Connect, Mobile App Development Cost in 2026: Pricing Guide (updated 17 October 2026) — https://unicoconnect.com/blogs/mobile-app-development-cost-2026 (retrieved 19 October 2026). Verified: fetched and read.
5. EngineerBabu, How Much Does It Cost to Build an App in Mumbai? (10 September 2026) — https://engineerbabu.com/blog/?p=24274 (retrieved 10 November 2026). Verified: fetched and read. The publisher's India office is in Indore.