It really depends on the strategy and how much automation/AI you want baked in. A basic grid or DCA bot is fairly straightforward, but something with AI-driven signals, multi-exchange support, and proper risk management takes a lot more dev time — mostly for backtesting and security hardening.


I looked into a few teams for this a while back and firms like Dappfort tend to scope it based on strategy complexity (arbitrage vs. market-making vs. AI-based) rather than a flat rate, which made more sense once I understood how different the backend requirements are for each type.