Estimated Cost
Analyzed
3 months
ago.
based on code collected
5 months
ago.
*Using the Basic COCOMO Model
Estimate seems way too high?
Open Hub scans all files at any given code location to calculate the cost estimate.
Open Hub lets you exclude files and direc-tories from this calculation on the Code Locations page. You can get a more realistic estimate by excluding:
- External dependencies or libraries
- Non-code files
About Cost Estimates
- Software cost estimation is tricky business even when all the variables are known -- knowledge which we certainly don't have.
- We calculate the estimated cost of the project using the Basic COCOMO Model.
- For those familiar with the details, we are using coeffcients a=2.4 and b=1.05.
- Please note that COCOMO was created to model large institutional projects, which often don't compare well with distributed open-source projects.
- COCOMO is meant to include the design, specification drafting, reviewing and management overhead that goes along with producing quality software.
- This model seems to be most accurate with mature, large projects. Young projects with little activity are typically overvalued.