Web Application Maintenance: Key Investment for Continuity

Launching a web application is just the beginning. Without proper maintenance, even the best application will degrade over time, accumulate security issues, and become obsolete.

Types of Maintenance

Corrective Maintenance

Bug fixes and errors that appear in production. There will always be edge cases not detected in testing.

Preventive Maintenance

  • Framework security updates
  • Dependency updates
  • Proactive monitoring
  • Backups and restoration tests

Evolutionary Maintenance

Improvements and new features as the business evolves. Your application must grow with you.

Adaptive Maintenance

Adaptation to external changes: new PHP versions, third-party API changes, legal requirements (GDPR).

How Much Does Maintenance Cost?

As a general rule, annual maintenance represents between 15% and 25% of the initial development cost. This cost includes:

  • Technical support hours
  • Security updates
  • Minor improvements
  • Monitoring

Risks of Not Maintaining

  • Security vulnerabilities: Breaches exposing customer data
  • Performance degradation: Increasingly slow
  • Incompatibilities: Integrations that stop working
  • Technical debt: Every change is more expensive
  • Service interruption: Outages affecting business

Our Maintenance Service

We offer maintenance plans that include:

  • 24/7 monitoring
  • Priority security updates
  • Guaranteed response time (SLA)
  • Hour bank for improvements
  • Monthly status reports

Does your application need professional maintenance? Contact us to learn about our plans.

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