Built in India.
For Indian engineering teams.
Most AI code review tools are $20/seat US SaaS with a currency-converter slapped on. LGTM is the opposite — INR from day one, GST handled by an Indian Payment Aggregator, governed by the Indian Contract Act, designed for the DPDP Act 2023. The legal entity behind it is GST-registered and based in Bangalore.
What "India-first" actually means
It's easy to claim "India-built". Below is what it concretely means at LGTM — not marketing copy, verifiable facts.
₹399/month Pro, INR-priced from day one
No dollar-base price quietly converted with whatever today's exchange rate is. ₹399 was set as the actual price; it doesn't fluctuate with the USD. Free tier is ₹0 with 20 reviews/month, also priced in INR.
GST automatic via Dodo Payments
Dodo Payments is the Indian Payment Aggregator we use for billing — licensed by RBI, GST-compliant. Your invoice shows GST broken out correctly; you can claim ITC if you're GST-registered yourself. No "we figured out GST later" awkwardness.
Indian Contract Act 1872 governing law
The Terms of Service are explicitly under Indian Contract Act, IT Act 2000, IT Rules 2021, Consumer Protection Act 2019, and DPDP Act 2023. Disputes under Bangalore jurisdiction. No cross-border arbitration clause that requires you to fly to Delaware.
DPDP Act 2023 aligned
The DPDP Act's substantive enforcement begins May 14, 2027. We're building to it now, not waiting. The Privacy Policy maps to actual code behavior — every claim verifiable against the codebase. Grievance Officer named + reachable per DPDP §8.
GST-registered legal entity
The legal entity behind LGTM is a sole proprietorship, GST-registered, based in Bangalore. The grievance officer for DPDP purposes is the founder, reachable at the email in the Privacy Policy. No shell corporation in Delaware.
Singapore region for lowest Asia latency
Application servers run in Fly.io's Singapore region — lowest-latency POP for traffic from India. Your reviews run within 50ms ping from Bangalore / Delhi / Mumbai. No US-East 250ms round-trips for every API call.
Why "USD with a currency converter" is worse than it sounds
Most international SaaS bill in USD with INR "equivalents" that move with the exchange rate. For an Indian team, that has three real costs.
Price moves under you
Tool announces $20/seat. INR rate climbs from 83 to 86. You're paying 4% more without a price increase. Your eng budget shifts based on macroeconomics.
GST handling is your problem
Cross-border SaaS often doesn't break out GST. Your accountant has to reverse-charge IGST on every invoice. Multiply by 5 tools and it's a real ops burden.
FEMA + LRS complications
Above ₹2.5L/year sent abroad triggers LRS reporting. A founder paying for 8 SaaS tools in USD hits this threshold faster than you'd think. INR-first sidesteps it entirely.
Card forex fees
Indian credit cards charge 2-3.5% forex markup on every USD transaction. ₹399 actually paid as ₹399. $20 actually paid as ₹1,750 + ₹35-60 in forex fees.
Refund headaches
Cross-border refunds take 5-10 business days and lose 1-3% to forex swing. Dodo/UPI refunds are same-day, full INR.
Compliance grey zones
US-incorporated SaaS using your repo source — where does DPDP say their data-controller obligations sit? Indian-incorporated removes the ambiguity entirely.
Compliance, in plain English
The legal text lives in Privacy and Terms. Here's the version your compliance lead actually needs to know.
DPDP Act 2023
- Lawful purpose declared per §6 — data processing for the stated code-review purpose only
- Consent collected per §6 — versioned (ToS v1.0 + Privacy v1.0), opt-in marketing separate
- Data Principal rights per §11-§14 — access, correction, erasure, grievance — all exercisable via the dashboard or email
- Grievance Officer per §8 — Tarin Agarwal, founder, reachable at email in Privacy
- Breach notification per §8(6) — process documented in Privacy Policy
GST + invoicing
- GST handled automatically by Dodo Payments at checkout — included in the displayed ₹399
- Tax invoice emailed monthly with GSTIN line item
- Input Tax Credit (ITC) claimable for B2B Indian customers with valid GSTIN
- No cross-border IGST reverse-charge headache — domestic supply by an Indian entity
IT Act 2000 + IT Rules 2021
- Reasonable security practices per §43A — encryption at rest, HTTPS in transit, audit log
- Intermediary liability covered per §79 — we don't publish user code, we process it under instruction
- Grievance redressal mechanism per IT Rules 2021 — Grievance Officer + 30-day SLA documented
Cross-border data
- Application runs in Singapore (Fly.io); MongoDB Atlas can be configured for Mumbai region on request
- AI provider calls (BYOK) hit your provider directly — no LGTM-side cross-border data flow
- DPDP §16 cross-border transfers covered via Privacy Policy explicit list of countries
- Source code never leaves your GitHub + our worker memory + your AI provider — no "LGTM ships your code to a third party for analysis" flow
India-team FAQ
Can my Indian company expense LGTM Pro?
Does using LGTM count as cross-border data transfer for DPDP?
Is the founder reachable in India business hours?
What about UPI / domestic payment methods?
Are there Indian-language reviews available?
Can our compliance team see exactly what code leaves our infra?
Do Indian-team customers get any preferential support?
₹399/mo. GST included. India-first.
Free tier: ₹0, 20 reviews/month. Pro: ₹399/mo flat for your whole team. Cancel anytime. No card needed to start.