Dedicated team or studio

A dedicated remote development team, or a studio that delivers?

A dedicated team works when someone on your side can direct developers and review their code. If nobody can, a studio that quotes and delivers the product fits better. OTTOPILOTE is that kind of studio: we don’t rent developers.

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  • Free, capped quote
  • A demo every Friday
  • We absorb our delays
  • 30 days of fixes included
  • Code assigned in writing

The model

What you get with a dedicated remote team, and what it expects from you.

A dedicated remote development team is a group of developers assembled and managed by a provider, working only on your product. The provider supplies the people. You decide what they build, every week.

What the provider does.

It assembles the team, then handles HR, payroll, local compliance and retention. Depending on the provider, the team may include its own tech lead or a QA engineer.

What stays with you.

Priorities, the backlog, code review and the product roadmap. ParallelStaff, a provider, puts it plainly: the client directs the work. That role needs someone who can judge technical choices and who has time for it every week.

What you pay for.

Time. Providers usually price the model per developer and per month, for as long as the team works on your product. The invoice then follows the calendar rather than what ships: a later launch means more months billed.

The decision table

Dedicated team or project studio: seven questions to settle it.

The left column describes the model as providers present it, with its consequences; the right column is what OTTOPILOTE publishes. Choose the column whose answers suit you.

QuestionDedicated remote teamProject studio (OTTOPILOTE)
What you buy Developers’ time, usually billed per person and per month. A defined result: a first version in production, quoted with a ceiling.
Who directs the daily work You: priorities, backlog, code review, acceptance of each feature. The studio, within the scope you approved. You see the product every Friday.
What you need on your side A tech lead or a product owner who can judge technical work. One decision-maker who answers questions and validates each step.
Who pays for a delay You: more weeks means more months billed. The studio: if we’re running late, we absorb the extra days.
Price commitment A monthly rate. The total depends on how long it takes. A free, capped quote: the maximum is known before work starts.
Who owns the code Whatever the contract says: read the IP clause. Assigned in writing; handed over once paid, with accounts and docs.
After launch The team stays as long as you keep paying for it. 30 days of fixes included, then optional upkeep or a handover to your team.

Dedicated-team column: the model as its providers describe it, for example ParallelStaff in How to Hire a Dedicated Remote Development Team in 2026 (published June 25, 2026, accessed October 9, 2026): The partner handles HR, payroll, local compliance, benefits, and retention. You direct the work: setting priorities, reviewing code, and owning the product roadmap. Terms vary from one provider and one contract to the next. Studio column: OTTOPILOTE’s terms as published on our pricing page.

When it’s the wrong call

Three situations where a dedicated team works against you.

The advantages of the model are well documented. These are the conditions it needs, and what happens when they are missing.

No technical lead

Nobody on your side can review the code

A dedicated team writes code every day. If nobody in the company can read it, the work is judged on demos alone: structure, security and maintainability stay invisible until something breaks or the team changes.

Choose honestly

Two lists, one choice.

If most of the left column describes you, a dedicated team is the better model. If the right column does, a project studio is the better fit.

A dedicated team is the right call when…

  • You already have a CTO or a tech lead who sets priorities and reviews code.
  • Your roadmap has no end date: features keep coming, release after release.
  • You want the same developers inside your sprints and your tools, under your management.
  • You need more capacity for a team that already ships.

OTTOPILOTE doesn’t rent developers. If this column describes you, choose a dedicated-team provider; we will say the same in our first conversation.

A project studio fits better when…

  • Nobody in the company can review code or run a development team.
  • You need a defined product: a SaaS, a web application, business software or a mobile app.
  • You want to know the maximum price before work starts.
  • You want the code, the accounts and the documentation at the end, once the project is paid, and the freedom to keep a partner or not.

Already have a developer in-house? We can come in on a specific phase (an overhaul, a critical sprint, an audit), work with your developer, document, and leave.

How it runs, remotely

A remote project with OTTOPILOTE, from brief to handover.

Remote by default across the US, Europe and Asia, with aligned time zones. Workshops on site or by video at kickoff and before launch; the rest happens in a shared Slack and a demo every Friday.

  1. 01Day 1

    Brief

    Describe the project in a few minutes, no technical vocabulary needed. A human replies within 24 hours with an honest first read, a ballpark and the first risks.

  2. 02Week 1

    Scoping

    A workshop on site or by video, then a clear document and a capped quote, signed before the first line of code. No firm price before the scope is written down.

  3. 03Every week

    Build

    Weekly sprints and a demo every Friday: you watch the product take shape. Payment is staged by delivered milestone, never a blind deposit.

  4. 04Launch

    Go-live

    A workshop before launch, then go-live. If we’re running late, we absorb the extra days.

  5. 05After

    Handover

    30 days of fixes included. Then an optional monthly upkeep plan, quoted, or a clean handover to your team. The source code is assigned to you in writing and handed over at delivery, once the project is paid.

Published timelines

What a project takes, before you hire anyone.

The timelines and starting prices we publish, per type of product. Ranges, not a firm price: the quote that follows your brief is capped.

SaaS MVP

4–6 weeks

  • From €12,000. A first version in production, on a tight scope.

Management tool or dashboard

6–8 weeks

  • Quoted after a brief.

Full SaaS in production

8–12 weeks

  • €25,000 to €100,000 and up: several users and roles, integrations, ready for real load.

Mobile app, iPhone + Android

8–12 weeks

  • Quoted after a brief.

Sources: our pricing page and our SaaS cost page, as published in October 2026.

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B2B SaaS · Legal

Quorum, a legal SaaS in production since June 2026.

The problem
For a law firm, drafting deeds and reviewing its client companies’ legal files took a considerable amount of time, file after file.
What we built
A web platform in five modules: company and capital records, fundraising and cap table, shareholders’ agreement, legal registers, AI-assisted generation of articles of association.
The result
Delivered in June 2026 and used by the firm ever since. Its feedback: a considerable time saving on drafting and file review. No figure here: we only publish what has been measured.
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June 2026

went live

5

business modules

AI

AI-drafted articles of association

Frequently asked questions

What we get asked before signing.

Another question? Write to us: a human reply within one business day.

Is a dedicated team cheaper than a project studio?

It depends on how long the work lasts and on who directs it; there is no reliable average to quote. Compare like for like: the monthly rate of the team multiplied by the months until launch, plus the time your own lead spends directing it, against a capped quote for the same scope.

Can a non-technical founder manage a dedicated remote team?

Only with someone who leads the technical work. The model expects the client to set priorities, review code and own the roadmap, as providers such as ParallelStaff describe it. Without that person, on your side or added by the provider, you judge the work on demos alone.

Who owns the code?

With a dedicated team, whatever the contract says: read the intellectual property clause before signing. With OTTOPILOTE, the rights are assigned to you in writing in the contract, and the source code is handed over at delivery, once the project is paid, together with the accounts and the documentation.

What happens after the product ships?

30 days of fixes are included. After that, you choose: an optional monthly upkeep plan, quoted according to what it covers, or a clean handover to your in-house team.

We already have a developer. Can you work with them?

Yes, on a defined phase: an overhaul, a critical sprint or an audit. We work with your developer, document what we do, and leave. We do not place developers in your team for an open-ended period.

Do you work with US companies?

Yes. OTTOPILOTE LLC is registered in Wyoming and the studio is based in Sophia-Antipolis, France. We work remotely by default across the US, Europe and Asia, with aligned time zones, workshops on site or by video at kickoff and before launch, and a demo every week.

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One brief, one capped quote. A human reply within one business day.

Describe the project in a few minutes. We come back with an honest first read, a ballpark and the first risks.

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