ArchestackStudio

Engineers who have run the software you picked

You chose an open-source project from our rankings. Our engineers have deployed that project before, they work in your accounts, and you deal with one company: Archestack.

Describe the workSee a sample estimate
Open WebUI 0.5 on a Hetzner box for 40 people. SSO with Entra ID, sign-up closed, nightly backups to S3.
Estimate10–16 h
First block$500
EngineerLinh · proven on Open WebUI
  • Estimate20 sfrom your description to a task breakdown with hours
  • Engineer match1.5 sto find one who has run that software, inside your hours
  • First block$250five prepaid hours; the ones you do not use are refunded
  • Review window5 daysto question any logged hour before it counts

How it starts

Four screens, one afternoon. Each step below is the real screen, reduced.

  1. 01Describe the work2 min
    Open WebUI with SSO for 40 users
    $ 80030 Nov 2026

    We run Open WebUI 0.5 in Docker on a Hetzner box for 40 people. We want SSO with Microsoft Entra ID…

  2. 02Read the estimate20 s
    01Access and setup2–4 h
    02SSO and users4–6 h
    03Backups and alerts3–5 h
    04Hand-over1 h
    First block10 h · $500
  3. 03Meet your engineer1.5 s
    L
    Linh TranProven on Open WebUI · 14 engagements · 4.9
    Identity checkedInside working hours3 h overlap with Berlin
    Pay $500Nothing charged until now
  4. 04Follow the projectsame day
    On track· updated 1 d ago
    2 of 5 tasks6.5 of 10 hnext T3
    KWeekly update: OIDC app registered, pilot Tuesday

What you get

Engineers who have run what you run, working in your accounts, under one contract.

Proven on your stackEngineers who have built and run what you run. We match on their stack, not on a CV.
Your code, your serversWork happens in your repositories and your cloud accounts. Access ends with the engagement.
Every hour accounted forEach hour comes with a note on what was done. Five working days to question any line.
One contractArchestack signs, invoices and stands behind the work. If an engineer cannot continue, another steps in at no cost.

Pricing

Hourly blocks for upkeep, fixed price for builds, manual QA when you want a second pair of eyes.

Prepaid blocks$50/ hour

Five hours at a time, for upkeep, fixes and small changes. Hours you do not use are refunded.

Fixed pricePer milestone

For a build. Quoted from the task breakdown; each milestone is a usable result on its own.

Add-on$20/ hour

Manual QA by a tester who is not the engineer, working from a written plan.

Nothing charged until an engineer acceptsUnused hours refundedA receipt for every block

Common requests

What teams usually ask for first, with the hours our estimates land on.

Software our engineers have run

Proven by a live deployment check before the first offer.

Open WebUIn8nDifyQdrantLibreChatOllamaFlowiseand the rest of our rankings

What we commit to

Written into every engineer agreement and every receipt.

  1. 01NDA before detailsWe sign yours before you share anything, when you ask.On request
  2. 02Engineer agreement firstConfidentiality with no end date, all work yours once paid, no copies kept, no subcontracting.Signed before the first offer
  3. 03Least accessInside your own systems, only what the work needs. Passwords and keys never go through chat.Engineer agreement
  4. 04Tools you approveYour code goes only into tools you have approved.Engineer agreement
  5. 05Identity checkedThe name on the payout account must match the person doing the work.Payout check