Platform Audit: Know What You Have Before You Build What's Next

You built something. Now what?

You hired a developer, or an agency, or maybe you built it yourself with Cursor and v0. It works. People use it. But you have no honest answer to the questions that matter: Is this codebase a foundation or a liability? What would it cost to rebuild from scratch? And if you're planning to turn it into a real product, how far away is that?

Most founders answer these questions by hiring another developer and hoping for the best. The second developer says the first developer's code is bad (they always do), quotes a rebuild, and six months later you're in the same spot with a different stack and a thinner bank account.

There's a better first step.

A $2,500 codebase audit, fixed price, no surprises

A Platform Audit is a structured, independent review of your software system. We read every file, run the tools, map the architecture, grade the security posture, model the replacement cost, and deliver everything in two standalone HTML reports you can share with anyone.

Fixed price. Fixed scope. Delivered in one week.

The audit is not a rewrite quote. It is not a sales pitch disguised as a review. It is the honest, evidence-based assessment you need before you make your next development decision, whether that's with us or someone else.

Two reports, one walkthrough, zero jargon

Report 1: Platform Audit

Eight sections covering architecture, code quality, security findings, performance, error handling, cost analysis, and a prioritized action plan. Every finding is rated by severity, estimated by effort, and explained in plain English. The cost analysis section models what your system would cost to rebuild at market rates.

Report 2: SaaS Readiness Assessment

A seven-dimension scoring rubric that answers the question: how far is this from being a product people can pay for? Multi-tenancy, user management, billing, customization, API design, onboarding, and monitoring. Each dimension gets a percentage score, a written gap analysis, and a cost band to close the gap.

The walkthrough

A 60-to-90-minute call where we walk through every page of both reports with you and whoever you want in the room. Bring your CTO, your co-founder, your board member. We'll answer every question.

How we run the audit

Every audit follows the same eight-phase checklist so nothing gets skipped:

1. Repository intake -- clone, inventory, pin the commit SHA so every finding is reproducible.
2. Architecture mapping -- identify the stack, the boundaries, the data model, the runtime.
3. Static code quality -- type safety, linting, dead code, duplication, structural smells.
4. Security review -- known vulnerabilities, configuration, authentication, headers, secrets exposure.
5. Performance and reliability -- bundle size, render cost, database patterns, error handling gaps.
6. SaaS readiness -- seven-dimension rubric with written gap analysis per dimension.
7. Cost modeling -- replacement cost at three rate tiers, plus the demo-to-launch delta.
8. Reporting and walkthrough -- HTML deliverables, the call, the prioritized action plan.

A real audit on a real codebase

We don't ask you to trust a brochure. We published a complete Platform Audit on a real system -- our own Ad Display demo platform -- with every deliverable available to browse. The source code is public on GitHub.

13,700 lines of TypeScript across 75 files. 19 page routes. 50 mock API endpoints. Zero automated tests. The audit graded it C+, found 17 security findings (2 High, 5 Medium, 4 Low, 6 Info), and modeled the replacement cost at $60K-$180K with a SaaS conversion delta of $150K-$300K.

For the full methodology walkthrough with commentary on each finding, read the companion case study.

From audit to engagement

The audit is designed to stand on its own. You can take the reports, hand them to any developer or agency, and use them as the spec for your next phase of work. No lock-in, no pressure.

But if you want us to build what the audit recommends, the transition is simple. The audit's prioritized action plan becomes the scope of work. The cost model becomes the budget conversation. The SaaS readiness gaps become the project phases. You skip the discovery period entirely because we already did it.

Most clients who go through the audit engage for Phase 1 at minimum, because the quick wins alone tend to pay for the audit several times over. But whether you go further is entirely your call.

The goal of a Platform Audit is to hand you a defensible, reproducible number and a sequenced plan, so the next conversation with a developer or investor starts from facts instead of vibes. -- Dovito Engineering

Good fit, bad fit