Code audit and project takeover
The project stalled. We'll take it over and tell you the truth about its condition
When the relationship with the previous vendor ends, the first question isn't "how much to fix this" — it's "what is even here."
Who it's for
- Companies that parted ways with their team, left with code nobody understands
- Boards facing an investment decision, needing an independent technical assessment
- Product owners where every release breaks something else
What you get
Code audit
Quality, technical debt, test coverage, dependency freshness and security vulnerabilities.
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With a risk list ranked by the cost of leaving each one unaddressed.
Infrastructure audit
Where it runs, who has access, what deployment looks like, whether backups exist, and whether anyone has ever confirmed they can be restored.
Takeover feasibility assessment
How long it'll take a new team to get up to speed, and what needs doing first to ship changes safely.
Recommendation: extend or rewrite
With a cost comparison of both options.
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Rewriting is sometimes cheaper, but far less often than first impressions suggest.
Takeover and stabilisation
Cleaning up deployments, adding tests in the riskiest spots, and taking over ongoing development.
How we work
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Access and first review
Repository, infrastructure, documentation. This stage alone often surfaces the most serious risks.
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The audit itself
Code and infrastructure analysis, ending in a report with a risk list and a recommendation.
- 03
Report walkthrough
We go through the findings and agree a plan together. You can stop here and use the report elsewhere.
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Takeover
Stabilisation, cleaning up deployments, and settling into a normal development rhythm.
Pricing models
Audit only, fixed price
From PLN 12k net.
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Ends with a report that's yours to keep and doesn't commit you to further work with us.
Audit with takeover
The audit cost is credited against the first month of development.
Development after takeover
Time & material or an SLA retainer, depending on the pace of change.
See the case study
DSS by Caredo — a product we build together with the Caredo team
Frequently asked questions
What if the previous vendor won't hand over access?
It happens more often than it should. We help reconstruct the infrastructure from what's available and flag what's missing. It's worth checking in advance whose accounts the domain, hosting and repository sit on — that's the most common flashpoint.
Is the audit unbiased if you want to take the project over yourselves?
A fair question. That's why the audit can be bought separately and used with any vendor. A recommendation to rewrite is financially better for us, so when we recommend extending the existing code — which is what we do most often — that goes against our own short-term interest.
How long does it take to get up to speed on someone else's code?
For a mid-sized project with any documentation at all, 2–3 weeks to the first safe changes. With no tests and no documentation, it can take twice as long.
What do I get in the report?
A risk list ranked by the cost of ignoring each one, a code and infrastructure quality assessment, a list of security vulnerabilities, and a recommendation with costs for both options. Written so the board can understand it, with a technical appendix for developers.
Got an idea? Let's talk.
The first call is free. We reply within one business day.