Meridianstacks is a distributed team of senior engineers that builds software for UK companies while working UK hours. You get the cost advantage of offshore development — typically 40–70% below a London or Manchester agency — without the timezone gap, the language friction, or the rotating bench of juniors. Your matched hub is Lagos (UTC+1) — a 0–1 hour offset, so our engineers share your full working day.
Offshore software development means hiring a skilled software team outside the UK to build your product for less. Meridianstacks removes the usual trade-off: our fluent-English engineers work the UK business day, so you keep real-time collaboration and same-day delivery, own all the code and IP under UK law, and pay 40–70% less than a local agency.
From idea to launched product for UK startups and scale-ups — fast, scoped, and built to grow.
React/Next.js and Laravel on the web; Flutter & React Native for iOS and Android from one codebase.
Wallets, lending, KYC and trading platforms built by engineers with deep high-volume payments experience.
Vetted, full-time engineers embedded in your team and standups on a simple monthly retainer.
Add a specialist for a sprint or a stack gap — you manage, we resource and support.
LLM features, retrieval and workflow automation wired into your product and operations.
The reason UK firms hesitate over offshore software development is the 12-hour handoff, patchy English, and not knowing who is actually building their product. Meridianstacks is built to remove all three: engineers in your timezone, native-level English, and senior engineers you video-call before you commit.
| Option | UK overlap | Cost vs UK agency |
|---|---|---|
| Meridianstacks | Near-full (0–1h) | 40–70% less |
| UK agency | Full | Baseline (£50–130/hr) |
| India offshore | Partial (~4–5h) | Lowest, but async |
| In-house hire | Full | Highest + slow to hire |
| Build | Typical UK agency | Meridianstacks |
|---|---|---|
| MVP web app | £30,000–£80,000 | ~£12,000–£30,000 |
| Mobile app (iOS + Android) | £30,000–£75,000 | ~£15,000–£35,000 |
| Custom SaaS platform | £50,000–£150,000+ | ~£16,000–£45,000 |
| Dedicated developer (monthly) | £8,000–£16,000 | ~£2,500–£5,000 |
Prices published from our Open Price Book (v1.0 · July 2026 · next review October 2026). All prices exclude VAT.
Indicative ranges; every engagement is quoted as a fixed price in pounds before work begins.
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