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How much would it cost to make a strava website?

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  • 15-11-2013 2:46pm
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    duffyshuffle
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭


    Anyone an IT pro that would have an idea how much a site like strava would cost to bulild and run i.e. a site with its functionality, user log in, uploads etc...

    Thanks


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    amen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    I'm sure you will get some IT guy telling you a few hundred or less that 1,000 but site like that with all of the functionality, the apps, ongoing maintenance, regular backups, performance monitoring is going to cost a few 10ks plus ongoing costs.

    I don't much about strava but they appear to be in business of selling technology i.e. the GPS tracking performance data etc.

    If you only wanted a quick and simple site that allowed someone to logon and manually add data you could do something quickly and cheaply.


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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,049 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    If you're going to pay people to build it, megabucks. Literally.

    edit: as of March 2013 Strava was reported to have $16m of funding and employed 60 people.


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    kenmc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,276 ✭✭✭kenmc


    this must be one of the most unusual questions I've ever seen on the cycling forum, friday or not.


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    Valentine1
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭Valentine1


    To build a site like that and maintain it? literally millions.


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,891 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    ... and once there's one out there already the chances of another taking off are going to be low. It would have to offer some substantial improvement to take much traffic away from the site that's already established


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    droidus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,545 ✭✭✭droidus


    The technical and design side could probably be done for low 5 figures. The data management, hosting, customer support etc... could easily run into 6. Depends how many users you have.


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    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭buffalo


    I'll do it for €500. Cash in advance.


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    on_the_nickel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭on_the_nickel


    Uh oh! Buffalo from Boards.ie just stole your idea!

    Hey Strava,

    You just lost your half your members to There's_a_40kph_tail_wind_I'm_fecking_going_for_it.com for €500.

    Now get out there, have fun and be safe.

    -Your friends at There's_a_40kph_tail_wind_I'm_fecking_going_for_it.com


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    duffyshuffle
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭duffyshuffle


    droidus wrote: »
    The technical and design side could probably be done for low 5 figures. The data management, hosting, customer support etc... could easily run into 6. Depends how many users you have.

    Cool, thanks, not looking to make a new strava! Just wanted an idea of cost on a site with similar users/functionality.


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    Rambling Man
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭Rambling Man


    In related news, I see Under Armour have bought Map My Ride etc, for $150m http://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2013/11/14/under-armour-buys-mapmyfitness-150m

    You'll be able to store data in your vest.


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