Most product teams do not need a full-time engineer every week of the year. They need reliable shipping when work appears: a landing page, an API fix, a dashboard feature, a deployment. Software development as a subscription is built for that pattern. You subscribe, add requests to a shared board, and get production-ready work without hiring, contracting, or locking into a long engagement.
This guide explains how the model works at Shipasub, what the queue means in practice, how pricing and pause banking work, what turnaround to expect, and who it fits.
What “software development as a subscription” means
A subscription replaces project quotes and hourly retainers with a flat monthly fee for ongoing engineering. Instead of scoping a fixed project and waiting for a proposal, you keep a living queue of work. As capacity frees up, the next request moves into active development.
At Shipasub, that fee is $899 USD per month. Included scope covers web apps, APIs and backends, landing pages and marketing sites, automations and integrations, bug fixes and feature additions, database work and API integrations, and deployment and DevOps support. Heavy native mobile, video production, 3D or game engines, and enterprise-scale infrastructure are out of scope.
The engineer behind the work is Aneudy Abreu, a founder-engineer with 10+ years shipping production software—full-stack across React, Node, Python, databases, APIs, and cloud. There is no junior outsourcing layer; requests are handled by senior hands.
How the queue works (one request at a time)
You add unlimited requests to a shared task board (Trello or Linear). You have full visibility into what is queued and what is in progress. Work is shipped one request at a time. That constraint is intentional: it keeps focus high, quality consistent, and expectations clear.
In practice:
- You drop a request on the board with context, acceptance criteria, and links.
- When the current request is done (or paused for your feedback), the next item starts.
- You review; revisions continue until you are satisfied.
- The cycle repeats.
“Unlimited requests in queue” does not mean parallel engineering on every ticket at once. It means you never run out of space to capture ideas. Throughput is sequential. That matches how many early-stage and mid-stage teams already work: a prioritized backlog, not ten concurrent streams.
Pricing, pause, cancel, and 31-day banking
Billing is simple: $899 USD/mo, with pause or cancel anytime. There are no contracts and no lock-in.
Pause banking uses 31-day billing cycles. Unused days bank for later. Example from how the product works: if you use 20 days in a cycle, you can pause and keep 11 days banked for when you need them again. That matters for founders who ship in bursts—launch weeks, then quieter periods—without paying for idle capacity every calendar month.
Cancel is equally straightforward. If the fit is wrong, stop. You can restart later if needs change. Details live on the pricing section.
Turnaround: about 48 hours on average
Most requests land within two days on average (the site frames this as average 48-hour delivery). Complex work may take longer; expectations are set upfront so you are not guessing.
That average assumes a clear, well-scoped request—not an undefined “build me a product.” Good briefs shorten cycles. Vague briefs lengthen them. The revision loop is part of delivery: unlimited revisions until you are satisfied, so “done” means you signed off, not that a first draft was dumped and closed.
Who this is for—and who it is not for
A good fit if you:
- Need ongoing web, API, automation, or landing work without a full-time hire.
- Prefer a flat monthly cost over recruiting and benefits overhead.
- Can prioritize a queue and work one active request at a time.
- Want founder-level full-stack execution and clear visibility on a shared board.
- Value pause/cancel flexibility and banked unused days.
Not a fit if you:
- Need heavy native mobile, video production, 3D modeling, or game engines.
- Require enterprise-scale infrastructure as the primary deliverable.
- Need multiple engineers working in parallel every day.
- Expect instantaneous parallel throughput on an unlimited backlog.
For a deeper cost comparison with a full-time hire, see software subscription vs hiring a full-time developer. For scope boundaries, see what’s included. More on the founder behind the work: About.
Get started
If the model matches how you ship, the next step is a short call or a direct subscribe.
- Book 15 minutes: https://cal.com/aneudyac/15min
- Subscribe: https://buy.stripe.com/00wbJ1bPXalZgrAbRq0x200
- Learn more: https://www.shipasub.com
Software development as a subscription is not a replacement for every hiring decision. It is a clear alternative when you need senior shipping capacity on a predictable monthly cadence—with a queue you control, revisions included, and the option to pause when you do not need it.