Bangalore has India's most expensive technology talent — which is exactly why a full-time CTO rarely makes sense for a growing non-tech business here. Varisya gives Bangalore distributors, manufacturers, clinics, and D2C brands the same architecture judgement and dedicated engineering on an annual retainer: software customised to your operation, SLA-backed support, and self-hosted software you own.
Remote-first, with on-site scoping visits for Bangalore clients when a project warrants it. Every engagement starts with a scoping call.
Bangalore is the most competitive engineering market in India. Funded startups, unicorns, and global capability centres bid up senior technical salaries far above the national average — a full-time CTO here commonly costs ₹35–60 lakh/year plus equity, and even a capable senior developer runs ₹15–28 lakh/year. That is the right investment if you are a software company. It is the wrong one if you are a distribution business in Peenya, a clinic chain in Indiranagar, or a D2C brand shipping out of Bommasandra.
The paradox: the city with the deepest engineering bench is also where it is hardest and most expensive for a non-tech SME to hire and retain one. Attrition is high, good engineers are constantly recruited away, and the workload of a small business rarely justifies a full-time technical seat. A fractional CTO model resolves this — you get senior technical direction and dedicated engineering, sized to your actual need, without competing with VC money for a permanent hire.
Varisya is not a software subscription. It is a dedicated technology partnership for Bangalore businesses — covering the full stack from implementation through ongoing maintenance and technical direction, delivered remote-first with on-site scoping when a project calls for it.
Implementation
Software built around your workflows
We customise a full suite of products — Books, Inventory, Billing, Storefront, Ecommerce, POS and more — to your specific Bangalore operation. Not configured to defaults. Customised to the exact workflows your business runs on.
Architecture
Technical decisions in your interest
Build vs buy. Self-hosted vs cloud. Integration architecture. Data ownership. A dedicated engineer with CTO-level context makes these calls based on your business — not on vendor upsell incentives.
Engineering retainer
Ongoing monthly development
Dedicated engineering hours each month for new requirements, workflow changes, and improvements. Your engineer carries context from every previous month — you never brief the same person twice.
Support SLA
Issues resolved, not tickets filed
SLA-backed support on phone, WhatsApp, and email. The person who picks up knows your system. Resolution, not escalation chains. Operational issues are resolved in hours, not days.
Three ways to cover the technical function for a growing Bangalore SME. Here is how they compare.
| Factor | Full-time CTO / developer (Bangalore) | Freelancer | Varisya |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | ₹1.5–5 lakh/month (Bangalore salary + benefits) | Variable; project-scoped | From ₹39,000/year; unlimited users |
| Hiring difficulty | High — competing with funded startups & GCCs | Easy to start; hard to keep | None — onboard in days, no recruitment |
| Technical context | Deep — until they are recruited away | Low — resets per project | Deep — carries across every month, held as a company |
| Accountability | Full — direct employee | Limited — deliverable-only | SLA-backed — outcome responsibility |
| Attrition risk | High — Bangalore churn is steep | Low — but no continuity | None — retainer continues; documentation maintained |
| Data ownership | Depends on setup | Depends on project | Self-hosted on your infrastructure; you own the data |
| Strategic decisions | Yes — full CTO scope | No | Yes — architecture and vendor decisions included |
Does Varisya have an office in Bangalore?
Varisya is a remote-first dedicated engineering partner serving Bangalore businesses. You do not visit an office and you do not host a team — your named engineer works your engagement remotely, with on-site or in-person scoping visits arranged for Bangalore clients when a project warrants it (for example, a warehouse stock-take in Peenya or a billing-counter walkthrough). What matters for a fractional CTO engagement is continuity of context and SLA-backed responsiveness, both of which Varisya delivers without a physical office overhead that would be priced back into your retainer.
Why hire a fractional CTO in Bangalore instead of a full-time one?
Bangalore has India's most competitive technology talent market, which means CTO and senior-engineer salaries here run at the top of the national range — a full-time CTO is commonly ₹35–60 lakh/year plus equity, and even a senior developer is ₹15–28 lakh/year because they are being bid for by funded startups and global capability centres. For a growing non-tech business in Bangalore — a distributor, manufacturer, clinic chain, or D2C brand — that math rarely works. A fractional CTO gives you the same architecture judgement and dedicated engineering on a retainer from ₹39,000/year, without competing with VC-funded companies for a full-time hire or carrying the notice-period and attrition risk that is especially high in the Bangalore market.
What kinds of Bangalore businesses does Varisya work with?
Varisya is built for growing Bangalore businesses that depend heavily on software but are not themselves software companies — distributors and wholesalers, manufacturers (including the industrial belts around Peenya, Bommasandra, and Jigani), retail and D2C brands, clinics and healthcare groups, logistics operators, and professional-services firms. The common thread is a business that has outgrown off-the-shelf SaaS or Tally and needs software customised to how it actually works, plus someone accountable for keeping it running. You do not need an internal technical team — that is precisely the gap Varisya fills.
How does Varisya pricing compare to a Bangalore senior developer or CTO?
A full-time CTO in Bangalore costs ₹35–60 lakh/year in salary alone, plus equity, benefits, and management overhead; a senior developer is ₹15–28 lakh/year and comes without the strategic and architecture layer. Varisya's Professional plan is ₹79,000/year (₹9.48 lakh/year) for a dedicated engineer covering software customisation, architecture, SLA-backed support, and ongoing maintenance — with no hiring process, no notice-period risk, and no recruitment cost in a market where good engineers are hard to retain. For most growing Bangalore SMEs, the retainer is 40–70% less than a comparable full-time hire.
Is the software self-hosted and do we own it?
Yes. Varisya's products — Books, Inventory, Billing, Storefront, Ecommerce, POS and more — are self-hosted on your own infrastructure and white-labelled under your brand, with the source code in a repository you own and unlimited users (never priced per seat). Your data and your software stay yours whether or not the retainer continues. For Bangalore businesses that care about data ownership and avoiding vendor lock-in, this is structural, not a promise — the same model Varisya applies for every client, regardless of city.
A 30-minute scoping call. We'll understand your operation, your current software setup, and what's not working — and give you an honest view of what dedicated software support would look like for your business.
No checkout, no per-seat pricing. Every plan routes through a consultation.