Software when product engineering is too expensive
Most engineering cost stays invisible until burn is obvious. Leadership sees delays and budget asks. Engineering sees coupling and handoffs. Nobody shares one number.
Beamer software puts that cost on the P&L in language both sides can use, and keeps the redesign in place after consulting ends. Each tool stays small on purpose, so it does not become another expensive system.
Products
- Defusor: Engineering overspend measured from your git history, in a quarterly PDF report.
- Engineering Cost Report: A free PDF on where the engineering budget goes, from 18 multiple-choice questions.
- Infographics by Beamer: Done for you: one designed page from one document, within 24 hours.
Free tools
- Engineering Cost Calculator: The Sync Tax and the Total Cost of Complexity from your own estimates, and what AI adoption does to them.
- Engineering Snapshot: Six questions, 60 seconds, one complexity score. No email required.
- Calculator API: The calculator as a REST API and an MCP server, for your own dashboards and agents.
How Beamer decides what to build
Every tool is built because:
- The problem shows up when product engineering is already too expensive
- Existing tools are bloated, overpriced, or misaligned with profit
- A simpler solution meaningfully reduces burn and risk