Outsourcing Software Development to Nepal, for US Companies
United States · pricing in USD
A senior US engineer costs more per month than a small team in Kathmandu costs per quarter. The tradeoff has never been the rate, it has been the risk: silence, churn, and code nobody can maintain. Nepal is 10 to 14 hours ahead of you, so this page is mostly about how that gap is run, not how cheap we are.
When we are online, in your time
Nepal is UTC+5:45, which is 10 hours 45 minutes ahead of New York and 13 hours 45 minutes ahead of San Francisco. Our standard day ends before yours begins, so we do not pretend there is passive overlap. Instead the team holds a scheduled evening window for US calls, and the rest runs as a handover cycle: you finish your day, we work, and the result is waiting when you start.
| Your city | Zone | Live overlap | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York / Boston | EST (UTC-5) | 9:00 to 10:30 your time | Our evening, 19:45 to 21:15 NPT. |
| Chicago / Austin | CST (UTC-6) | 8:00 to 9:30 your time | Our evening, 19:45 to 21:15 NPT. |
| Denver | MST (UTC-7) | 7:00 to 8:30 your time | Our evening, 19:45 to 21:15 NPT. |
| San Francisco / Seattle | PST (UTC-8) | 7:00 to 8:30 your time | Our evening, 20:45 to 22:15 NPT. |
Async is the model, not a compromise
Trying to run a 12-hour time difference as if everyone were in one office is what makes offshore feel slow. We run it deliberately instead: written updates at the end of our day, decisions batched into your morning call, a staging environment you can check whenever you want, and enough written context that work never stalls waiting for an answer.
- A scheduled live window in your morning, taken from our evening.
- Written end-of-day updates in your Slack, not a monthly report.
- Your tools: your repo, your board, your CI, your standups.
- Overnight cycle: your evening's feedback is handled before your morning.
Where the cost difference actually goes
A US senior engineer costs roughly 12,000 to 18,000 dollars a month fully loaded. A senior engineer here starts from 2,200. The gap is cost of living, not skill or hours, and it means a US company can staff an entire squad for less than one local hire. What it does not buy is management: a team still needs a clear roadmap and someone to make decisions, and we say so before you sign rather than after.
Contracts, IP and compliance
We work under a US-style MSA with a statement of work per project, an NDA on request before any discussion, and IP assigned to you on payment. Invoicing is in USD by bank transfer or Wise. For projects touching regulated data we agree the handling terms in writing first, and we will tell you plainly where an offshore arrangement is a poor fit for your compliance position.
AI, data and automation without a US ML salary
The specialist roles are where the arithmetic is hardest in the US market. Machine learning engineers, data engineers and automation specialists are expensive and slow to hire. Those are core disciplines here, and they are often the reason a US client starts a conversation: an assistant over their own documents, a forecasting model, a document pipeline that removes a full-time data entry role.
What it costs, next to hiring locally
| Role | US market | With us |
|---|---|---|
| Senior full-stack developer | $12,000 to $18,000 per month loaded | From $2,200 per month full-time |
| Mobile developer | $11,000 to $16,000 per month loaded | From $2,200 per month full-time |
| AI / ML engineer | $15,000 to $22,000 per month loaded | From $2,600 per month full-time |
| Data engineer | $12,000 to $18,000 per month loaded | From $2,400 per month full-time |
| Fixed-scope marketing site | $15,000 to $60,000 | From $900 |
US figures are typical fully loaded employment cost for comparison, not agency rates. 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 US buyers ask
How do you handle a 10 to 14 hour time difference?
Our standard day ends before yours starts, so we schedule an evening window in Nepal that lands in your morning: 09:00 to 10:30 EST is 19:45 to 21:15 for us. Add written end-of-day updates and a staging environment you can open at any time, and the difference becomes an overnight cycle rather than a delay.
Will we work with the same people throughout?
Yes. You are told who is on your project, and if that has to change you are told before it happens, not after.
Do you sign a US-style MSA and NDA?
Yes. Send your own paperwork or use ours. IP is assigned to you on payment and accounts are registered in your name from day one.
How do we pay you from the US?
USD invoices, paid by international bank transfer or Wise, against milestones for fixed-scope work or monthly in advance for a dedicated team.
Is Nepal a better choice than India or the Philippines?
Not automatically, and it depends on what you need. Nepal is a smaller market with lower churn and strong English, which suits teams that want continuity on one product. If you need 200 engineers next month, India is the better answer and we will say so.
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 USD within one business day, with no obligation to proceed.
NDA on request before any discussion. IP assigned to you on payment.