AI & Software Development Blog | RaftLabs
Production lessons, cost breakdowns, architecture decisions, and the tradeoffs that disappear from polished case studies.
Jul 2, 2026
App Development
Generic AI assistants give generic answers. This guide is for businesses building domain-specific AI chatbots: customer support bots, legal research tools, medical triage assistants, and internal knowledge bases trained on your own data.
By Ashit Vora · 12 min read
Jun 26, 2026
Builder's Guide
Custom event management software costs $60,000–$200,000 to build. At 10,000 tickets per year, Eventbrite fees run $30,000–$80,000 - a custom platform pays for itself in 2–3 years and permanently ends per-ticket fees. Here is the full breakdown.
By Ashit Vora · 16 min read
Aug 4, 2025
App Development
Online course marketplace development costs $25K-$60K for an MVP and takes 14-20 weeks. Here is what EdTech companies, professional associations, and training operators need to know before they commit budget.
By Ashit Vora · 14 min read
Mar 22, 2026
App Development
Mobile app development costs $20,000-$200,000+. This guide breaks down cost by complexity, app type, platform, team location, and what drives the number up or down.
By Riya Thambiraj · 10 min read
Sep 1, 2025
Buyer's Guide
Your vendor says their AI add-on already handles it. Your tech team says build custom. Here's the five-question framework that tells you who's right - before you spend a dollar.
By Ashit Vora · 7 min read
Jun 14, 2026
AI & Automation
Every software vendor is now calling their product an 'AI agent.' Most of them are chatbots with extra steps. Here's what an actual AI agent does, what makes it different from a chatbot or RPA, and when your business actually needs one.
By Ashit Vora · 9 min read
Dec 3, 2025
News and Updates
RaftLabs won the 2023 Clutch Champion and Clutch Global Award for custom software development. Both awards are based on verified client reviews, placing RaftLabs in the top 10% on the platform.
By Riya Thambiraj · 3 min read
Jul 9, 2026
AI & Automation
95% of generative AI pilots produced no measurable profit. Here is why AI speeds up the parts that were never the bottleneck - and what to do instead.
By Ashit Vora · 7 min read
Nov 23, 2025
Industry Playbooks
Healthcare admin is 30% of US spending. AI agents that schedule, authorize, and triage while staying HIPAA compliant cut that cost. Here's what works.
By Riya Thambiraj · 12 min read
Dec 16, 2025
AI & Automation
Researchers tested LangChain, AutoGPT, and the OpenAI Agents SDK against six containment principles. Zero native compliance across all three. One injected memory note drove wrongful denial rates to 88.9%.
By Riya Thambiraj · 15 min read
Nov 17, 2025
App Development
Hopin hit a $7.8B valuation and sold its events business for $15M. The lesson is not about fundraising. It's about building horizontal when your buyers need vertical. Here's what custom virtual events platform development actually costs, who should do it, and how to phase the build.
By Ashit Vora · 13 min read
Oct 11, 2025
Loyalty Programs
A POS loyalty program for e-commerce businesses embeds the loyalty engine directly in the checkout API so points are credited and tier status is updated the moment a customer completes a purchase, no separate step required. For brands that sell both
By Ashit Vora · 4 min read
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