a university administrative system for students and faculty
Estimated monthly cost at the usage scale below — billed by actual usage
160 req/s
Peak Concurrency
3.92 GB
Database Storage
1.39 TB
Object Storage
0 GB
Outbound data transfer
What is this app
This is a comprehensive university administrative management system designed to streamline academic operations for 15,000 students. The platform enables students to view their class schedules with classroom locations, submit assignments, and record attendance check-ins before classes. It also features an AI-powered chatbot to assist students with policy inquiries and school-related matters, while providing teachers with tools to manage coursework and track student progress.
As a student, I want to view my class schedule and classroom locations so I can arrive at my classes on time.
As a student, I want to check in for attendance before each class session.
As a student, I want to submit my assignments through the system for grading.
As a student, I want to chat with an AI assistant to get answers about school policies.
As a teacher, I want to create and manage assignments for my students.
As a teacher, I want to view student attendance records for my classes.
As an administrator, I want to manage student and teacher accounts to maintain system security.
15000
student
The primary student body of the university.
1000
teacher
Faculty members who manage courses, schedules, and assignments.
50
administrator
System administrators who manage users and global settings.
Requirements to minimum viable plan to cost
Momen doesn't give a vague quote: it first sizes the project's actual demand for each capability and resource, then costs each item out.
The numbers in the "Project demand" column below — their scale assumptions and derivations — are detailed in Scale & sizing.
Minimum viable plan
PRO
The project requires organization-level account management (SSO) for 15,000 students, which is a PRO feature.
See the capability-by-capability assessment ▾
PROJECT DEMAND
ALLOWANCE PROVIDED (COMPOSITION)
PRO
Pro is the minimum viable plan
Pro
(Plan tier: PRO)
See minimum viable plan above
99
single-tenant kit
160 req/s
single-tenant kit × 1
(plan/kit 175 req/s)
Covered by plan/kit (margin ~9%)
120
Database storage add-on
41.25 GB
10GB × 4/year, amortized monthly
(plan/kit 3.00 GB + add-on +38.25 GB)
Add-on fills +38.25 GB gap beyond plan/kit
33.33
Object storage
add-on
1.53 TB
100GB × 15/year, amortized monthly
(plan/kit 60.00 GB + add-on +1.47 TB)
Add-on fills +1.47 TB gap beyond plan/kit
43.75
Outbound data transfer add-on
0 B/mo
not purchased
(plan/kit 60.00 GB/mo)
No requirement
0
AI points add-on
721K points
not purchased
(plan/kit 5.0M points)
Covered by plan/kit (margin ~593%)
0
plan + add-ons · usage-based · no development cost
Your options for this project
In the table below, the "monthly infrastructure" for the self-built / AI routes is derived from the AWS list prices shown below, sized against this project's actual usage.
4 × t4g.large × 730h
EC2 t4g.large → 196.22
2 × db.m6g.large (Multi-AZ) × 730h
RDS PostgreSQL db.m6g.large → 232.14
4.20 GB-month
RDS gp3 storage → 0.48
1530.92 GB-month
S3 Standard → 35.21
0.00 GB (first 100GB free)
Internet egress → 0
Total ≈ $464.06 / mo
Pure cloud resources
DEVELOPMENT COST
MONTHLY CLOUD INFRA ($/MO)
MONTHLY TOTAL
(INFRA + OPS)
Traditional outsourcing / self-built
≈ $464
Per AWS usage sizing above
≈ $2464
Infra $464 + ops ~$2,000
4-6 months
5 / 5
AI coding (Cursor, etc.)
≈ $464
Per AWS usage sizing above
≈ $1964
Infra $464 + ops ~$1,500
3-6 weeks
5 / 5
AI full-stack generators (Lovable/Bolt/v0)
≈ $464
Per AWS usage sizing above
≈ $1964
Infra $464 + ops ~$1,500
hours
3 / 5
Off-the-shelf SaaS / vertical solution
N/A
≈ $16,000+
Per-seat pricing, tens of thousands of users
days
1 / 5
Momen
Recommended
$296
All-in: egress / storage / auto-scaling included
$296
hours
5 / 5
Servers, databases, traffic and storage are inherent infrastructure costs for this project — you pay them whether you outsource, use Cursor or Lovable, or build it yourself (self-built runs ≈ $441/mo at AWS list prices, often more), plus the extra dev and ops staff. Momen bundles all of it into $368/mo all-in and removes the need for an ops team.
The frontend can be generated with AI tools (Cursor, Lovable, etc.); the hard part is the backend — auth, database, scaling, data security and ops. Momen delivers a production-grade backend as a BaaS: keep the vibe-coding speed on the frontend, while the backend runs on proven infrastructure — reliable, with no self-hosting or ops.
What scale this estimate assumes, and how the numbers are derived
Cost depends heavily on usage volume. First see the key assumptions and business scenarios this estimate uses, then the full calculation derived from each scenario for every resource — all adjustable to your real situation.
The university has 15,000 students. We estimate an additional 1,000 teachers and 50 administrative staff members to manage the system and courses, totaling 16,050 users.
A university management system is a typical stock migration system where data for 15,000 students is present from day one and accumulates steadily over semesters. We use 365 days to reflect a full year of operational data.
Top-of-the-Hour Check-in Peak
Top-of-the-Hour Check-in Peak
Top-of-the-Hour Check-in Peak
Daily Routine Activity Window
88
times/month
160 req/s
Peak load
We assume this scene occurs at the start of major class blocks (e.g., 4 times a day) on 22 weekdays per month. The 300-second duration reflects the typical window students have to record attendance before being marked late.
Main impact: Peak Concurrency
The scenarios above set the assumptions for each resource; below is the full calculation based on those assumptions. Click to expand each item.
How this app works
What exactly does this budget support? Broken down by business scenario, showing the pages, data tables, automation flows and AI
assistant behind each one.
The daily routine where a student checks their timetable to find their classroom.
The process of checking into a class for attendance tracking.
The process of viewing a homework task and submitting the completed file.
Asking the AI chatbot for school policy information.
Teachers managing coursework and monitoring student attendance.
Administrative staff managing system users.
page
data_table
ai_agent
action_flow
Home View
Student's personal dashboard showing class schedules.
Attendance View
Interface for pre-class check-in.
Assignment List View
List of current assignments for the student.
Assignment Detail View
Detail view for a specific assignment with submission capabilities.
AI Support View
Conversational interface with the school's policy AI.
Teacher Management Dashboard
Dashboard for teachers to manage assignments and attendance.
Admin Control Center
Console for administrative management of the platform.
What you might want to know about this project
The Q&A below is generated by AI based on this project's type, features and scale.
What are the main resource consumption drivers for this system?
How does the AI customer service chatbot affect costs?
Does the system support roles other than students?
Copy to discuss with AI
Challenge & re-estimate