Outsourcing Software Development to Nepal, for European Companies
Europe · pricing in EUR
For a company in London, Berlin or Amsterdam, Nepal is not a night-shift arrangement. We are four to six hours ahead, which means most of your working day is inside ours and a question asked at 10am is answered before lunch.
When we are online, in your time
Nepal is UTC+5:45, so we are four to six hours ahead of most of Europe. Our working day covers your morning and early afternoon, which is enough to run daily calls, code review and decisions without anyone working unsocial hours.
| Your city | Zone | Live overlap | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| London / Dublin | GMT (UTC+0) | 9:00 to 12:15 your time | Our afternoon covers your morning. |
| Berlin / Amsterdam / Paris | CET (UTC+1) | 9:00 to 13:15 your time | Four hours live, every day. |
| Helsinki / Athens | EET (UTC+2) | 9:00 to 14:15 your time | Longest overlap in Europe. |
| Lisbon | WET (UTC+0) | 9:00 to 12:15 your time | Same as London. |
Why European companies look further than nearshore
Poland, Portugal and Romania are the usual nearshore answers, and their rates have climbed steadily. Nepal costs less, has strong English, and has far less of the hiring churn that makes a nearshore team turn over twice in a year. The tradeoff is distance, and we handle it with a fixed daily overlap rather than by pretending it does not exist.
- Rates below EU and UK nearshore markets, quoted in EUR or GBP.
- Four to six hours of live overlap with CET, GMT and EET.
- English as the working language for specs, review and updates.
- Written scope and fixed price before any work starts.
- IP assigned to you, accounts registered in your name from day one.
GDPR and personal data
If your project touches personal data of people in the EU or the UK, we agree the arrangement in writing before we start: what data we process, where it is stored, who has access, and the standard contractual clauses that cover a transfer outside the EEA. Where a project should keep data inside EU infrastructure, we build it that way and host it there. If an offshore arrangement is a poor fit for your compliance position, we will say so rather than take the work.
What we take on for European clients
Product builds where you have no in-house engineering, extension of an existing team, maintenance of software someone else wrote, and the specialist work that is expensive to staff in Europe: AI and machine learning, data engineering, and process automation.
Contracts, invoicing and VAT
We work to your contract or ours, with an NDA on request before any discussion. Invoices are issued in EUR or GBP, paid by SEPA transfer, Wise or international bank transfer. As a supplier outside the EU we do not charge EU VAT; the reverse charge applies for VAT-registered businesses, and your accountant will recognise the arrangement.
What it costs, next to hiring locally
| Role | European market | With us |
|---|---|---|
| Senior full-stack developer | €6,500 to €10,000 per month loaded | From €2,050 per month full-time |
| Mobile developer | €6,000 to €9,000 per month loaded | From €2,050 per month full-time |
| AI / ML engineer | €8,000 to €12,000 per month loaded | From €2,400 per month full-time |
| Data engineer | €6,500 to €10,000 per month loaded | From €2,250 per month full-time |
| Fixed-scope marketing site | €12,000 to €45,000 | From €840 |
European figures are typical fully loaded employment or agency cost for comparison. Ours are starting points for full-time engagement, confirmed in a written quote after scoping.
Full tier detail is on the pricing band, and the delivery method is set out on our outsourcing page.
Work delivered from Nepal
- NepalBihekocardA product, not a brochure: design a biheko card in the browser, share one link on WhatsApp or Viber, and collect RSVPs.Read the case study
- NepalTravellers HubA tour operator with no digital front door, turned into a site that explains its programmes and captures enquiries.Read the case study
- Nepal · AustraliaHub Int'l EducationA consultancy drowning in unqualified walk-ins, given a site that answers the first three questions before anyone calls.Read the case study
Questions European buyers ask
How much overlap do we get with CET?
Four hours and fifteen minutes on a normal day. Our day runs 09:00 to 18:00 Nepal time, which is 04:15 to 13:15 CET, so your whole morning is covered.
How do you handle GDPR?
We agree data processing terms in writing before work starts, including standard contractual clauses for any transfer outside the EEA. Where the data should not leave EU infrastructure, we build and host it inside the EU.
Can you invoice in EUR or GBP?
Yes. Invoices are issued in EUR or GBP and paid by SEPA, Wise or international bank transfer. As a non-EU supplier we do not charge EU VAT, and the reverse charge applies for VAT-registered businesses.
Is Nepal cheaper than nearshore options like Poland or Portugal?
Yes, usually by a meaningful margin at the same seniority. What you give up is the one-hour time difference and the ability to fly over for a day, which is why we fix the daily overlap and keep a staging environment open to you at all times.
Do you sign an NDA before we discuss the project?
Yes, and we would rather you asked. Send yours or use ours.
Book a 20-minute intro call
Tell us what you are building and how your team works. You get a written scope and a fixed price in EUR within one business day, with no obligation to proceed.
NDA on request before any discussion. IP assigned to you on payment.