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Oct 16, 2026 • 5 min read

Fixed-Price Milestone Contracts vs. Time & Materials vs. Dedicated Retainers: How to Structure Your Software Build

Why open-ended hourly billing rewards slow developers—and how smart software buyers structure fixed-price milestone contracts and SLA retainers to guarantee on-time delivery.

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