The verdict in three sentences
A custom B2B booking platform costs 10,000,000 to 30,000,000 FCFA (about USD 16,500-49,500) in 2026, delivered in 4 to 7 months, with maintenance of 400,000 to 1,200,000 FCFA/month. The essential core is calendar + online payment + notifications; everything else (multi-site, pro accounts, invoicing) pushes the budget up. Against a foreign booking SaaS, custom wins when you must integrate Wave, Orange Money and local business logic.
What the booking platform budget covers
A B2B platform is more than a calendar: it manages professional client accounts, payments, reminders and dashboards. The budget reads by functional block.
| Function | 2026 range (FCFA) | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Core (pro accounts, roles) | 2,000,000 - 4,500,000 | 4-6 wks |
| Calendar & booking engine | 3,000,000 - 7,000,000 | 5-9 wks |
| Online payment (Wave, OM, card) | 1,500,000 - 4,000,000 | 3-5 wks |
| Notifications (SMS, email, WhatsApp) | 1,000,000 - 2,500,000 | 2-4 wks |
| Back-office & reporting | 1,500,000 - 5,000,000 | 3-6 wks |
| Testing & go-live | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 | 3-5 wks |
| Total | 10,000,000 - 30,000,000 | 4-7 months |
Monthly maintenance (400,000 to 1,200,000 FCFA) covers hosting, fixes, security updates and an enhancement buffer. It's essential for a platform that collects payments.
Custom build or booking SaaS
International booking SaaS platforms exist, but African mobile payment integration and local invoicing are often missing or costly. Here's the 3-year comparison.
| Criteria | Custom build | Booking SaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | 10 - 30 M FCFA | 0 - 3 M FCFA (setup) |
| Recurring cost | 400 k - 1.2 M FCFA/month | subscription + per-booking fee |
| Wave / Orange Money payment | Native | Rare or via workaround |
| Business customisation | Total | Limited |
| Data ownership | You | The vendor |
| Total cost over 3 years | ~24 - 60 M FCFA | variable, often 15 - 40 M FCFA |
Read: if your booking volume is low, SaaS is enough. As soon as you collect heavily via Wave/OM, want to own your client data and invoice your pro sellers your own way, custom becomes a strategic asset.
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Mini case study
Mrs Kone runs a group of wellness centres and wants to open booking to her pro clients (hotels, companies). She handles 900 bookings/month at an average basket of 25,000 FCFA. A custom platform at 18,000,000 FCFA plus 700,000 FCFA/month maintenance costs 26,400,000 FCFA over 3 years. By cutting no-shows by 12% through automated reminders, she recovers ~2,700,000 FCFA/month in revenue, i.e. 32,400,000 FCFA/year secured. Payback is reached within the first year.
FAQ
What does a B2B booking platform cost in 2026? Between 10,000,000 and 30,000,000 FCFA depending on modules and pro-account count. A core calendar + payment version can start around 10-12 M FCFA.
Can Wave and Orange Money be integrated? Yes, natively. That's the main advantage of custom over foreign SaaS, which rarely handle African mobile payments well.
What's the delivery timeline? 4 to 7 months. A calendar + payment core can ship in 3 months, with advanced modules following.
How much is maintenance? 400,000 to 1,200,000 FCFA/month depending on booking volume, payment criticality and pace of enhancements.
Is custom worthwhile against a SaaS? Yes once volume is significant and local mobile payments are central: you avoid per-booking fees and own your data.
Let's scope your project. Tell us your monthly booking volume, your target payment methods and your pro-account count, and we'll cost a platform with a core deliverable in 3 months. Detailed quote within 48 h. WhatsApp +221 77 596 93 33.
Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.
