What does a logo cost in Egypt, and what changes the price?

The difference is not the quality of the sketch. It is what you receive.

What each price gets you

• Very cheap: one PNG. Cannot be scaled or printed.
• Mid: vector files at any size, plus colour variants.
• Full: a brand identity — colours, typefaces and a usage guide.

Why vector matters

If you only get an image, the first banner or T-shirt will show it breaking apart. Vector scales to any size cleanly.

Always request the source files. Without them the logo is not really yours.

Signs of a bad logo

• Unreadable at icon size
• Does not work in black and white
• Resembles a well-known mark
• Too detailed to print

Build a budget that survives the real project

A useful budget separates the build from the operating cost. The build covers discovery, design, development, testing and launch. Operating cost covers hosting, paid services, maintenance, content and advertising. Mixing them into one number makes a cheap first quote look better than it really is.

Compare quotations using the same scope and insist that every price is written in Egyptian pounds. Ask whether VAT, third-party subscriptions, support, content entry and post-launch changes are included. For services invoiced from abroad, record the actual Egyptian-pound charge shown by the bank on the payment date instead of promising a fixed conversion.

• Write the exact pages, screens, integrations and revision rounds.
• Separate one-time delivery from monthly and annual costs.
• Keep a 10–15% contingency for approved scope changes, not unclear requirements.
• Tie payments to visible milestones and a written acceptance checklist.

A topic-specific field checklist

• A usable logo package is more than one image: it needs vector masters, colour versions, spacing rules and export sizes.
• A logo-only engagement and a broader identity starter are two different pieces of work, and the second carries research, applications and guidelines the first does not.
• Price rises with research, naming, number of concepts and applications—not with file count alone.
• Confirm font and stock-asset licences and written ownership of approved work.

Details most proposals miss

A price becomes meaningful only when it is connected to deliverables and operating assumptions. The useful comparison is not “how much?” but “what business capability exists on launch day, what evidence proves it works, and what will it cost to keep reliable?”

• A scope matrix that ties every screen and integration to an owner and acceptance test.
• Three cost columns: build, recurring operation and optional growth work.
• A dependency list for content, licences, payment providers, hosting and client approvals.
• A change-control rule that prices only genuinely new scope.
• A handover pack covering accounts, source files, backups and support contacts.

The TechMate implementation layer

In a TechMate scope, the useful difference is the operational layer around the deliverable. The client sees where the money goes and receives a product that can be measured, maintained and handed to another qualified team if needed.

• Arabic and English scope reviewed separately, including RTL behaviour.
• Mobile acceptance on real screen sizes, not a desktop preview resized by eye.
• Analytics events agreed before development instead of added after launch.
• Egyptian integrations and invoice requirements treated as core scope.
• A launch checklist with evidence for forms, payments, speed, access and recovery.

Delivery phases that reduce risk

A sensible commercial plan releases money when uncertainty falls. This protects both sides and keeps early discovery from being confused with finished production.

• Discovery: confirm users, goals, constraints and existing assets.
• Specification: approve scope, exclusions, dependencies and acceptance evidence.
• Prototype: validate risky journeys before full production.
• Delivery: test complete scenarios with real content and accounts.
• Operation: monitor, support and price later improvements from actual usage.

Questions that reveal implementation quality

• Which line items disappear if the scope is reduced?
• Which recurring costs are controlled by third parties?
• What evidence releases each payment milestone?
• Who owns every account and editable source file?
• How are defects separated from new change requests?

A realistic scenario

Example: a mark that looks good on a presentation may fail as a 24-pixel app icon or one-colour stamp. Testing those constraints before approval is cheaper than redesigning packaging and signage after launch.

Important: The figures shown are starting estimates in Egyptian pounds, not a fixed quotation. Scope, taxes and third-party services determine the final price.