FAQ

Questions we get asked, with concrete answers.

Not industry-specific (those live in each hub) and not service-specific (those live on each service page). These are the cross-topic questions that come up before, during, and after a project.

About Adamarant

What is Adamarant?

A design and engineering studio operating as one team with humans on senior decisions and AI agents on repetitive execution. We own the whole product from design to deploy, with one point of contact across strategy, code, and infrastructure.

How big is the team?

A small core team of humans handling strategy, design, architecture, and the calls that matter, paired with internal AI agent teams (Design System Ops, Dev Ops, Social Ops) on repetitive execution. We do not scale by adding bodies; we scale by improving the system that runs the work.

Where are you based?

Europe, with operational presence in Italy and Spain. We work remotely with clients worldwide, async by default and real-time when a decision needs three voices in the same room.

What languages do you work in?

We deliver the website and product surfaces in English, Italian, and Spanish, with hreflang and locale-aware URLs from the first commit. Internal communication adapts to your team. Adding a fourth language is a contained scope, not a rebuild.

How we work

What does a typical engagement look like?

A paid scoping phase produces a written specification, then we deliver in concentrated blocks of work with weekly visible progress. Most greenfield SaaS ship in four to eight weeks. We do not start without a written agreement on scope and a number.

How do you handle async vs sync work?

Async by default, sync when a decision needs three voices in the same room. We work in writing through shared documents and a real-time progress view; one weekly call covers what writing cannot. Timezone overlap is not a prerequisite.

Do you accept fixed scope or only time-and-materials?

Both, with a preference for fixed scope after a paid scoping phase. We will quote a fixed number when the scope is decidable in writing and a daily rate when discovery is genuinely open-ended. The contract states which one applies before work starts.

How fast can you start once we sign?

Two weeks for greenfield work, faster for a contained module. We commit to a calendar start date in the contract rather than an "as soon as possible" promise.

Do you provide weekly updates?

Yes. A shared progress view stays live throughout the project, plus one weekly written summary and one weekly call when needed. You always know what is being worked on, what shipped, and what is next.

Pricing and engagement

What is your pricing range?

The contact form carries the brackets we use for scoping. A greenfield SaaS in the four-to-eight-week range sits between thirty and eighty thousand euros depending on scope; design system as a service runs on a monthly retainer. After the scoping call we give a concrete number, not a brochure.

Do you require a deposit?

Yes. A deposit of around thirty percent covers the kickoff and the discovery phase, with the balance split across milestones tied to delivery. For long retainers, billing runs monthly in advance.

Can we pay in installments?

Yes, with milestones tied to deliverables rather than time. For public-sector engagements we accept the partial-completion certificates and tracked payments that public procurement requires.

What is and is not included in the price?

Design, code, deployment, and the first ninety days of post-launch fixes are included. Third-party fees (hosting, Stripe, monitoring, identity providers) and content authoring beyond what the spec covers are billed separately and listed in the contract.

Stack and technical choices

Why Next.js, React 19, TypeScript strict?

Because they hold up after the contract ends. One repo for marketing and product, type safety that survives team changes, and a deployment story that does not require dedicated DevOps. We pick technology that the next team can pick up, not the trendiest framework of the quarter.

Do you use AI in your work?

Yes, as an internal capability. AI agents handle code review, documentation sync, content QA, and repetitive build steps under governance we wrote ourselves. Humans own architecture, design, and every decision the customer sees.

Can we choose a different stack?

Possible, with a caveat. We are fastest and most predictable on our default stack; moving to a different one is a feasibility conversation before signing. We will not silently pretend a foreign stack costs the same as our default.

Do you do migrations from WordPress, Webflow, or Bubble?

Yes. The existing content moves to a real codebase, the data goes to Postgres, and the new product ships as an application rather than a no-code prototype with a ceiling. We treat the existing users as the baseline, not a clean slate.

Output and ownership

Who owns the code we pay you to write?

You. The contract assigns intellectual property on delivery; the source lives in your repositories, the infrastructure in your accounts, the design files in your workspace. We retain no claim on the deliverables.

Do we get the design files?

Yes. Figma source files, design tokens, component documentation, and the design system as a versioned package. The handover is meant to be usable by another team, not a black box.

Can our team take over after handover?

Yes. Documentation comes from the code itself rather than a template, runbooks cover the operational paths, and the design system arrives as a versioned package with a changelog. Another team can pick up the work without a guided tour.

What happens if we end the project early?

You keep what was built up to that point, with the code, the design files, and the documentation produced so far. The contract specifies how the remaining deposit is handled depending on the stage at which the engagement ends.

Contracts and partnership

Do you sign an NDA before scoping?

Yes, as a standard step before the first scoping call. We will sign your template or ours. We do not need to read sensitive material to decide whether we want to work on a project.

Can you white-label or subcontract?

Yes, for agencies who want a delivery partner without growing their own team. The work appears under your brand, with documentation written for your team and your client. We do not approach your clients directly.

Do you act as agency-of-record?

For some clients, yes. It means we own the product surface across strategy, design, build, and post-launch operations on a continuing basis. We will recommend it when the relationship benefits from continuity, and a project engagement when it does not.

Can we engage you on retainer instead of a project?

Yes. Retainers fit ongoing design system maintenance, AI-operations governance, and product surfaces that evolve continuously. The contract defines a monthly capacity envelope and the kind of work that fits inside it.