Have you ever searched the Internet for Alcohol delivery near me? Well if yes, then you might have heard about Big Baskets and Grofers getting the license for Alcohol delivery. The market is so big that only the US alone has a $1 billion alcohol delivery industry. Alcohol delivery also seems like a nice option for people who do not want to go to a wine shop and stand there in line. Rather most of the beverage consumers would simply love to open an on-demand app on their mobile phone and order anything that they want to enjoy. Are you also looking to enter the market and give competition to big brands like Big Basket and take a piece of the profit? Well, if yes then all you need is an on-demand application that can allousers/customers to order the alcohol at the comfort of their home. How much it costs to develop an on-demand alcohol delivery app might be your biggest question right now. Do not worry because today we are going to share with you the key features and development cost of an on-demand app. Welcome to the Tech Pathway blog, today we are going to share with you How much it costs to develop an on-demand alcohol delivery app. 

 On-demand alcohol and beer delivery market trend

• Alone in the year 2017, the market for on-demand alcohol and beer delivery grew by 32.17%. 
• According to a recent report by IBIS World, online alcohol delivery only amounts to 1% of the total market. This means there is so much growth for these applications. 
• The US alone contributes to $983 million in the on-demand alcohol delivery market. 
• The average per year growth for on-demand alcohol delivery was 11.16% between 2014 to 2019. 
• However, in the year 2017 alone, the whole worldwide industry saw a rise of 3% per month. 
• The legalization of wine and alcohol delivery might be the biggest reason behind this growth. 
• In addition to this, festivals like Holi, Diwali, and Christmas bring even more revenue. 
• The whole alcohol industry is ruled by a total of 9 big corporations including Wine.com and Drizly.com. 
• Wine.com has the largest market share of almost 20% among all of the companies followed by Drizly at 19%. 
• Even in second place, Drizly had a sales revenue of almost $12 million in the year 2017. 
• Between 2016 and 2017 Drizly’s revenue grew by 161%. 

• In the year 2020, Drizly is available in around 180 US markets. 

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 How to make revenue in the Alcohol delivery market

Type of on-demand applications

Aggregator applications

Aggregator applications provide a platform for other business owners to sell their products. For each order, the customer and business owner both pay a little bit of money. In the end, customers enjoy hassle-free alcohol and the business owner can also be happy about making a sale. In an aggregator business model, you would have to provide both platform and delivery service to both of the parties. Zomato, Amazon, and Uber Eats are some of the examples of the Aggregator business model. 

 Dedicated applications

Sometimes businessmen do not want to share every time they make a sale. Well, in that case, dedicated applications allow business owners to use the platform and take care of everything else by themselves. Including inventory, delivery, purchasing sales, everything. However, business owners still need to pay monthly or yearly charges to put their shops and products on the platform. Craigslist is one of the finest examples of dedicated applications. 

 Marketplace applications

Marketplace applications is another way you can monetize your alcohol delivery apps. This works like a special marketplace where sellers come and put their products on the platform and sell them according to their own price. Here in marketplace applications, everything needs to be taken care of by the seller himself. 

 Revenue models

Now when you are aware of types of on-demand applications, it is time to discuss some of the ways you can monetize your platform. 

 Commission-based

In the commission-based revenue model, you will ask for a small percentage of profit every time a seller sells his/her product. 

 Feature listing based

Here in the feature listing based revenue model, you will allow sellers to sell on your platform but ask them for a little bit of money if they want their product to get a feature or show on the top. Amazon earns millions every single year just by featuring and favoring products from certain sellers. 

 In-app advertisement

Another way to earn great revenue by using the traffic on your platform is by in-app advertisement. You can even use Google ads or customized ads to promote your platform. 

 Legal challenges

Since now big corporations are keen to enter the market and get everything the industry has to offer small business owners are afraid. However, according to laws, only ones who already had a license for delivering the alcohol can sell. In addition to this, every state needs its own license and regulations. 

However, even if there are some legal hurdles, you can still make a great amount of fortune simply by investing in the industry now. 

Key features of an on-demand alcohol delivery application

User Panel

• Registration
• Sign in
• Product search
• Order history
• Schedule delivery
• Multiple payment options
• Manage profiles
• Real-time push notification
• Order tracking
• In-app call or chat feature

Delivery personal

• Login
• View delivery requests
• Accept or reject delivery requests
• Previous deliveries
• Change order status
• In-app map
• Check order details

Agency Panel

• Login
• Manage the drinks category
• Manage Snacks
• Cost management system
• Check ratings and reviews
• Manage earnings

Admin Panel

• Login
• Retail store management
• Customer management
• Product and cost management
• Order management
• Payment management 
• Reports
• Push notification management
• Cashbacks and reward management

Technology Stack for developing the on-demand alcohol delivery website

• For Payment – Braintree, e-wallet, net banking, Stripe, Paypal
• User location Finding –  Google Places API
• Direction Finding – MapKit, Google Maps
• For Registrations – Facebook SDK, Gmail SDK
• For Storage – AWS, Google, Azure, Digital Ocean
• For Analytics – Firebase, Google Analytics, Strom, Flink
• For Voice and SMS - Push.io, Twillo

How much it will cost you to develop an on-demand alcohol delivery application

The first factor that will come into play is that development companies charge you in two ways for your app development

• The fixed price for the app development: Every development company around the globe will ask you about your expectations from your on-demand alcohol delivery app beforehand and after that decide on the final development cost. If your application does not require more than usual advanced features as well as a developer can estimate total development hours then they suggest you go with a fixed price. This approach only works if your requirements are not so specific, complex, for example, you want a simple game, website, or an on-demand app.
• The per-hour development rate: In cases of big projects such as multiplayer games, complex websites, and on-demand applications where your requirements might change with time, the mobile app development company will ask you to go with a per-hour development rate. 

The second factor will be the type of on-demand application that you want to develop

• Web application: $10000 to 15000 is the average development cost for a web app. 
• Hybrid application: $15000 to $20000 is the average development cost In the case of hybrid apps.
• React Native app: $20000 to $25000 is the average development cost with React native app. 
• Native app: Any other Native app will cost you over $30000 on average.

The third factor will be development cost based on their country

Different mobile application development companies around the globe charge you differently based on the economics of their country. This means a developed country’s company from a country like the USA will charge you higher than a company based in a developing country like India. Although the difference between expertise and experience isn’t great as much as the development rates.  

• A USA based mobile application development company will charge you anywhere around $200 to $250 per hour on average.
• An Eastern European country will charge you anywhere around $150 to $200 per hour on average. 
• An Indian company will charge you around $30 to $50 per hour on average. 

The fourth factor will be based on features of the app

• The complexity of the UI & UX of the app
• The total number of features and panel
• The total number of supported platforms
• The design and development cost of the website (if you want one). 

The estimated cost of your alcohol delivery application and website will be anywhere around $20,000 to $50,000 based on your requirements and the above-mentioned factors. 

 Looking for a development company to hire

If you are looking for a software and website development company to help you with the design and development of your new on-demand application for on-demand alcohol delivery then you are exactly in the right place. TechPathway is India’s one of the top leading IT consultancy companies with experience of over 300+ complete projects for clients across the globe. With the past experience of our developers, you can be free about the quality of the application that you will receive. So contact us today to discuss how we are going to turn your dream of owning an on-demand alcohol delivery application into a reality. 

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