Coming from hourly developers
Last checked November 8, 2026.
Some firms rent out developers by the hour or the month and leave the direction to you. With the right lead on your side, that's flexible and quick to scale.
Do you have someone to direct them?
That's the whole question. If a technical lead on your side writes the tasks and reviews the code, and you need more hands for a stretch of work, rent them. It's also a good way to add one skill your team lacks for a few months without changing how your team runs.
Who carries what
Without that lead, the plan, the priorities and the quality checks still land on you. Here's how the load shifts:
| Step | Developers by the hour | With Zaions |
|---|---|---|
| Who plans the work | you | we do, in a written plan against your brief |
| What sets the price | the hours | the written estimate |
| A change in scope | more hours | estimated in writing first; the price moves only when you agree |
| Progress | tasks closed on your board | a link to the working build at every milestone |
Halfway through with hourly developers?
Send the brief and, if work has started, the repository. We estimate what's left from where the code stands, and the project ends with the handover. Both routes are compared on the website at zaions.com/compare/hourly-developers (opens in a new tab).
Next: Writing your brief: every project starts there.