Features take longer every sprint
Small changes touch ten files and estimates keep slipping. The cause is usually structure, not effort: tangled components, shared state with no owner and logic copied between pages.
Service·Architecture review·Code audit
Vue.js consulting: a senior review of your codebase, and a plan you can act on
Your Vue app works, but every feature takes longer than the last and nobody agrees on why. A senior VueSquad engineer reads your repository, talks to your team and writes down what is wrong, what it costs you and what to fix first. You can carry out the plan yourself or have us do it with you.
Vue 3 · Nuxt
Composition API
Pinia / Vuex
Vue Router
TypeScript
Vite
Component libraries
$1,499
Part-time senior engineer
per month · 80 hours
$2,499
Full-time senior engineer
per month · 160 hours
48 h
Typical start
in most cases
You approve
Meet the engineer first
before onboarding
When teams call us
When an outside review pays for itself
One store everything depends on
A single Pinia or Vuex store holds half the app. Every component reads from it and writes to it, so a change on one screen breaks another.
Data fetching in every component
Each page calls the API its own way, with its own loading and error states. Caching, retries and token refresh get solved five times, slightly differently.
Decisions nobody wrote down
The engineer who designed it has left. The team works around patterns it doesn't understand, and new hires copy whatever they find first.
A big decision coming up
You're choosing between a refactor and a rebuild, or a Vue SPA and Nuxt, and you want a senior opinion from someone who isn't pushing the bigger option.
Integrations you aren't sure about
OAuth callbacks, webhooks and API keys are where products leak data or break quietly. You want someone to read that code before a customer finds the problem.
What we look at in a code audit
- Component boundaries: what each component owns and what leaks out
- State design: which data lives in Pinia or Vuex, and why
- Data fetching, caching and error handling across pages
- Routing, guards, auth and third-party integrations
- TypeScript coverage, and where loose types hide real bugs
- Build setup, dependency health and test gaps on critical flows
How we work
From first call to handover
01
Scope the questions
We start with what you need to decide. A review aimed at "why is shipping slow" reads the code differently from one aimed at "refactor or rebuild".
You get
- The questions the review will answer
- A short list of the access we need
- The people we should talk to
02
Read the code
A senior engineer reads the repository, runs the app and traces the main user flows through components, composables, stores and API calls.
You get
- Notes on each area of the codebase
- Your critical flows traced end to end
- Early findings shared as we go
03
Talk to your team
Code shows what was built, not why. Short calls with your developers explain the constraints behind it, so we don't flag a deliberate trade-off as a mistake.
You get
- Context behind the odd parts
- Your team's own list of pain points
- Findings checked against reality
04
Write the review
Every finding gets a risk level, an effort estimate and a concrete fix, with the files involved. We rank them so the cheap, high-impact items come first.
You get
- A written review
- Findings ranked by risk and effort
- Vue examples of the patterns we recommend
05
Walk through and decide
We go through the review with your team and answer questions. Then you choose: your team carries out the plan, or our engineers do it with you.
You get
- A walkthrough call
- A plan you can turn into tickets
- The option to have us implement it
Deliverables
What you have at the end
Written review
A document your whole team can read: what we found, where it lives in the code and why it matters.
Ranked findings
Each issue rated by risk and by effort to fix, so quick wins and expensive changes sit side by side.
Architecture map
How components, stores, composables and API calls connect today, drawn from the real code, not the original plan.
Target patterns
Short Vue examples of how state, data fetching and component boundaries should look in your app from now on.
Decision records
For each big call, such as refactor or rebuild, the options we weighed and why we recommend one.
Action plan
The order of work, split into pieces your team can ticket and ship one at a time.
Engagement and price
Pick the model that fits the work
Monthly billing at a flat rate. No onboarding fees, no minimum commitment, and you can pause or cancel anytime. Our hours overlap with US and EU time zones.
Part-Time Senior Vue Engineer
$1,499/ month
80 hours per month
A senior engineer reviews the codebase, then stays on part-time to guide the first fixes and review your team's pull requests.
Full-Time Senior Vue Engineer
$2,499/ month
160 hours per month
The reviewer moves straight into implementation and takes the highest-risk findings off your team's plate.
Dedicated Vue Squad
Custom
Several engineers + a lead
For large or multi-app products, where the review turns into a refactor that runs alongside your roadmap.
Short engagement
Scoped
Add-on or one-off
A frontend architecture review on its own: the written review and walkthrough, which your team then carries out.
Relevant work
Where we've done this before
Real-time project management SaaS
TaskGrid
Card order uses LexoRank keys, so a drop never renumbers the whole column. Batch moves update the UI at once and roll back if the save fails, and the GitHub App and Slack integrations use secure OAuth.
Read the case study
Product-mockup SaaS with a render API
Render Engine
A designer sets up a mockup once in the browser, and the server replays that exact setup for every render, with the same compositing in the browser and in Node.
Read the case study
Music-lesson marketplace
Craft Music
Booking stays correct across time zones and daylight saving changes, and two students can't book the same slot at once.
Read the case studyHonest fit
When we're not the right call
We'd rather tell you now than sell you the wrong engagement.
- You only need the app to load faster. A performance audit is narrower and gets to fixes sooner.
- You want a free audit to compare vendors. We don't do free reviews, because a useful one takes senior time to read your code.
- You want a report that confirms a decision already made. We write down what the code shows, even when it points the other way.
- Your app is an early prototype with one developer. A review costs more than it saves until the codebase and team have grown.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask us
What is the difference between a code audit and a performance audit?
A code audit looks at the whole codebase: structure, state, data flow, types, dependencies and risk. A performance audit only asks why the app is slow and what fixes it. If speed is your one problem, start with the narrower one.
How long does a review take?
It depends on the size of the codebase and the questions you need answered. We agree on the scope before we start, so you know what the review covers and when you'll have it.
What access do you need?
Read access to the repository, a way to run the app locally or on staging, and a few short calls with the people who built it. A code review doesn't need production credentials.
Is the code audit free?
No. A useful review takes senior engineering time to read your code properly, so we don't offer free audits. Ask us about scope and price for a frontend architecture review.
Can you implement what the review recommends?
Yes. Our engineers can take on the first, riskiest fixes while your team handles the rest. You can add a part-time or full-time senior engineer, billed monthly with no minimum commitment.
Do you review Nuxt apps too?
Yes. For Nuxt we also look at rendering modes, server routes, runtime config and what runs on the server versus the client. If the app is still on Nuxt 2 or Nuxt 3, the review covers the upgrade path too.
Get started
Want a second opinion on your Vue codebase?
Tell us what you need to decide, roughly how big the app is and which Vue or Nuxt version it runs. A senior engineer will reply with how we'd scope the review.
Matched in 24 hours·48 hours free on every plan·No long-term contract