# Ship in Hours (shipinhours.com)

> Autonomous software development by AIPOS OÜ (Estonia, registry code 16966532). From the moment the client's scope is signed off in writing, an autonomous development system works on the project 24/7 until delivery: no nights off, no weekends, no handovers, no waiting for the next sprint. It builds against an architecture and specification designed in-house by AIPOS OÜ and agreed with the client in writing. 24 hours of its work equals four to eight weeks of a small software company (measured on AIPOS OÜ's own production systems). Fixed prices only; remote only, worldwide; all communication in writing (no calls or meetings). For companies that need serious development capacity fast, without hiring a team.

## Delivery model

- Starts within hours of written scope sign-off.
- Runs around the clock until delivery: autonomous, continuous, without pauses.
- Every change tested and committed in AIPOS OÜ's own secure development environment; the client receives a written progress report every day; tested code is delivered at agreed milestones as file packages (with a password-protected preview link and a test report), in full after final payment.
- Architecture and specification by AIPOS OÜ, agreed with the client before any code is written.
- No subcontractors, no outsourcing, no freelancers: all development is carried out by AIPOS OÜ's own proprietary delivery system (own code and tooling, working with leading commercial AI models under business terms). The AI model providers and hosting are the third-party services used; they are named in the contract.

## Offer

- Step 1, trial build: a real piece of the client's development plan, not a demo. Fixed price 9,900 EUR excl. VAT. Delivered within 72 hours of written scope confirmation as a password-protected preview link, a test report and the code as a file package. Tested and documented code; full intellectual property transfers to the client on full payment. The price is deducted in full from the main project.
- Founding clients: the first three clients receive the trial build for 4,900 EUR excl. VAT in exchange for a public reference.
- Step 2, main project: the full scope at one fixed price, delivered in days and weeks; every change tested and committed; architecture and specification designed in-house by AIPOS OÜ and agreed with the client in writing.
- Payment for both steps: 50% on written scope confirmation, 50% after written acceptance against the agreed acceptance criteria; 30 days of free defect fixing after hand-over within the written scope.
- Not offered: hourly or time-and-materials billing, staff augmentation or renting developers, small one-off tasks, calls or meetings.

## VAT

- All prices exclude VAT. AIPOS OÜ is VAT-registered in Estonia (VAT no. EE103006613) and works with businesses only (B2B). Estonia: Estonian VAT at 24% is added. Other EU country with a valid VAT number: no Estonian VAT, reverse charge (Article 196, Council Directive 2006/112/EC), VAT number checked in VIES before the first invoice. Other EU country without a valid VAT number: 24% added. Outside the EU: no Estonian VAT. VAT is determined at invoicing, separately for each payment.

## Security model

- Each project runs in a separate, disposable environment with isolated containers and a locked-down network; the control environment is kept separate.
- AIPOS OÜ never connects to client systems (code hosting, servers, cloud accounts, development environments) and never works in a client repository; existing code reaches it as a file package the client sends and is treated as untrusted input behind multi-layer protection.
- Every delivery is scanned and reviewed by an independent review agent; the client receives tested packages only.
- Code and IP go to the client; platform and methodology stay with the provider. Work runs through commercial AI model APIs; details are in the contract.

## How the client verifies the work

- A written specification with measurable acceptance criteria, prepared by AIPOS OÜ and confirmed by the client before development starts.
- A written progress report by e-mail every day: work done, tests passed, status against the criteria, next step, open questions.
- At every milestone: a password-protected preview link where the client tries the product working.
- At every milestone: a test report and the product's code at that point as a file package, which the client can run and have independently audited; the complete code after final payment.
- Written acceptance against the criteria; 50% paid on scope confirmation and 50% after acceptance; then 30 days of free defect fixing within the written scope. All communication in writing by e-mail.

## Ownership

- Your product is yours. Our system stays ours. The client receives the code of the software built for it. AIPOS OÜ's proprietary delivery system (tools, agents, internal code and methods) is never shared, shown or licensed. Pre-existing AIPOS OÜ components included in the product are licensed to the client perpetually for use in that product.

## Pages

- [Home](https://shipinhours.com/): offer, engagement steps, security, fit, FAQ
- [How it works](https://shipinhours.com/how-it-works): request → trial build → main project; inside a build cycle; security
- [Track record](https://shipinhours.com/track-record): description of the system; no client logos or invented numbers
- [Request a project](https://shipinhours.com/request-a-project): the form; reply is a written scope description
- [Trust & delivery standards](https://shipinhours.com/trust): company and VAT details, EU entity and GDPR, security, code quality standard, how the client verifies the work, ownership, 30-day warranty, 50/50 payment, VAT rules, contacts
- [Who it's for](https://shipinhours.com/for): hub for the audience pages below
- [Large software projects](https://shipinhours.com/for/large-software-projects): Outsource a large software project at a fixed price and receive tested code in days, not quarters.
- [Startups](https://shipinhours.com/for/startups): MVP development in days: a real, production-grade first build at a fixed price, with the IP in your hands.
- [Investors and portfolio companies](https://shipinhours.com/for/investors): Accelerate product roadmaps across a portfolio without adding headcount to any company.
- [After developer layoffs](https://shipinhours.com/for/reduce-development-costs): Reduce software development costs while the roadmap keeps moving: fixed prices instead of payroll.
- [Scale without hiring](https://shipinhours.com/for/scale-without-hiring): An alternative to hiring developers for a large project: capacity measured in cycles, not headcount.
- [Instead of hiring developers](https://shipinhours.com/instead-of-hiring-developers): hiring developers compared with ordering a fixed-price build

## Alternatives compared (fair, sourced comparisons of engagement models)

- [Alternatives compared](https://shipinhours.com/alternatives): hub
- [Toptal alternative for large projects](https://shipinhours.com/alternatives/toptal-alternative-for-large-projects): A Toptal alternative for large projects: screened freelancers by the hour compared with a fixed-price build delivered as tested commits within 72 hours.
- [Upwork alternative for large projects](https://shipinhours.com/alternatives/upwork-alternative-for-large-projects): An Upwork alternative for large projects: one written scope, one fixed price and tested commits within 72 hours instead of proposals, fees and coordination.
- [Software development agency alternative](https://shipinhours.com/alternatives/software-development-agency-alternative): Shortlisted agencies on Clutch, GoodFirms or DesignRush? Compare the directory-and-RFP route with a fixed-price build: written scope, trial build in 72 hours.
- [Staff augmentation alternative](https://shipinhours.com/alternatives/staff-augmentation-alternative): A staff augmentation alternative: instead of renting developers by the day, order a fixed-price scope built 24/7 by an autonomous system, delivered as tested commits.
- [Offshore development team alternative](https://shipinhours.com/alternatives/offshore-development-team-alternative): An offshore development team alternative: a fixed-price build from an EU company, delivered in 24/7 cycles as tested commits, no time-zone overlap required.
- [Freelance developers alternative for large projects](https://shipinhours.com/alternatives/freelance-developers-alternative): An alternative to hiring freelance developers for a large project: one written scope, one fixed price, tested code in 72 hours, and no coordination of individuals.

## Where we work (regional pages; remote only, no local offices)

- [Where we work](https://shipinhours.com/regions): hub
- [Fixed-price software development for US companies](https://shipinhours.com/regions/united-states): Fixed-price software development for US companies from an EU vendor: written scope, trial build within 72 hours, tested commits, no cross-time-zone meetings.
- [Fixed-price software development for UK companies](https://shipinhours.com/regions/united-kingdom): Fixed-price software development for UK companies from an EU vendor two hours ahead: written scope, 72-hour trial build, tested commits, EU–UK adequacy in place.
- [Softwareentwicklung zum Festpreis for DACH buyers](https://shipinhours.com/regions/germany-dach): Softwareentwicklung zum Festpreis for companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from an EU vendor one hour ahead: written scope, 72-hour trial build, tested commits.
- [Fixed-price software development for Nordic companies](https://shipinhours.com/regions/nordics): Fixed-price software development for companies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland from an EU vendor across the Baltic: written scope, 72-hour trial build.
- [Fixed-price software development for Benelux companies](https://shipinhours.com/regions/benelux): Softwareontwikkeling vaste prijs for companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg from an EU vendor one hour ahead: written scope, 72-hour trial build.
- [Fixed-price software development for Singapore firms](https://shipinhours.com/regions/singapore): Fixed-price software development for Singapore companies from an EU vendor: written scope, trial build within 72 hours, tested commits, no overlap hours needed.
- [Fixed-price development partner for Japanese companies](https://shipinhours.com/regions/japan): Fixed-price software development for Japanese companies from an EU vendor: written English, trial build within 72 hours, tested commits, EU–Japan data adequacy.
- [Fixed-price software development for Indian companies](https://shipinhours.com/regions/india): Fixed-price product development for Indian startups and enterprises from an EU vendor: written scope, trial build within 72 hours, tested commits, EU entity.

## Guides

- [Accelerating portfolio company product roadmaps](https://shipinhours.com/guides/accelerating-portfolio-company-product-roadmaps): Diagnose why roadmaps slip, offer a repeatable fixed-price delivery option, keep founders in control, and compare delivery across the portfolio in writing.
- [Alternatives to hiring developers for a large project](https://shipinhours.com/guides/alternatives-to-hiring-developers-for-a-large-project): Six ways to add capacity compared on speed to start, cost structure, management load, quality, ownership and what is left when the project ends.
- [Code ownership and IP when outsourcing development](https://shipinhours.com/guides/code-ownership-and-ip-when-outsourcing-software-development): Assignment versus licence, possession of the code at every milestone, third-party components, vendor platform lock-in, and the questions to ask before signing.
- [Fixed price vs time and materials for large projects](https://shipinhours.com/guides/fixed-price-vs-time-and-materials-for-large-software-projects): Who carries the risk under each contract model, when each one is right, and how to make a fixed price work on a large project.
- [How to build an MVP in days](https://shipinhours.com/guides/how-to-build-an-mvp-in-days): Scope to one outcome, decide what must survive traction, pick the build route, and avoid the rebuild that most fast MVPs force later.
- [How to evaluate an autonomous AI development vendor](https://shipinhours.com/guides/how-to-evaluate-an-autonomous-ai-software-development-vendor): Who owns the architecture, how quality is gated, how your code is isolated, what you own, how claims can be verified, and how to run a bounded trial.
- [How to keep shipping after developer layoffs](https://shipinhours.com/guides/how-to-keep-shipping-after-developer-layoffs): Triage the roadmap, protect the remaining team, decide which work to buy as fixed-price scopes, and avoid paying twice for the same capacity.
- [How to prepare for a 72-hour trial build](https://shipinhours.com/guides/how-to-prepare-for-a-72-hour-trial-build): Choose the right piece of your plan, write the scope, prepare the material and sample data, name a decision-maker, and know how you will judge the result.
- [How to write a software scope that can be fixed-priced](https://shipinhours.com/guides/how-to-write-a-software-scope-for-a-fixed-price-quote): The format of a scope document that leads to a fixed price instead of an estimate, with before-and-after examples of vague wording.
- [Security when AI agents build your software](https://shipinhours.com/guides/security-when-ai-agents-build-your-software): The threat model for autonomous coding agents building a client's software and the controls that address it, from isolation and zero access to client systems to scanned deliveries and provider terms.
- [The real cost of an in-house developer](https://shipinhours.com/guides/the-real-cost-of-an-in-house-developer): Acquisition, employment overheads, ramp-up, management, tooling, utilisation and exit: the full cost structure, and how to compare it with a fixed-price result.
- [What to build first when runway is short](https://shipinhours.com/guides/what-to-build-first-when-runway-is-short): Rank candidate features by the question they answer, cut by the cost of being wrong, and sequence builds so each one informs the next.

## Contact

- General: info@shipinhours.com
- Project requests: projects@shipinhours.com or the form at https://shipinhours.com/request-a-project
- All communication in writing; no calls or meetings.


## Legal

- AIPOS OÜ, registry code 16966532, VAT no. EE103006613, Pargi tn 1, Kabala küla, Türi vald, 72001 Järva maakond, Estonia (European Union).
- [Trust & delivery standards](https://shipinhours.com/trust)
- [Privacy policy](https://shipinhours.com/privacy)
- [Terms of service](https://shipinhours.com/terms)

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