Pricing

Pay for Results,
Not Hours

Start with a qualifying $199 Small Build. Other work is priced by its agreed scope, with a fixed price in writing before we begin.

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Opportunity Review$495

You know a workflow hurts, but not what to build. We review 1 workflow and give you a written action plan.

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One-time engagements, from a single setup to a full build. You own what we build, and there is nothing to cancel afterwards.

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Level 1 · Essential

Small Build

One focused site job, built and working, for one fixed price.

$199introductory price

  • 5pages, at most
  • 1site jobbuild, redesign, secure launch or prototype
  • 5business days, target delivery
  • 14days of fixes after delivery
  • Up to 2,000 words and 15 images across the site, which you supply
  • The exact result confirmed in writing before you pay
  • The full price back if you cancel before we start

Not included

  • Your web address, hosting and other paid services, which you pay for directly
  • Connections to other systems, which is Groundwork
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Level 2 · Plus

Groundwork

Your site plus 1 working connection, set up, tested and handed over.

$499and up

  • 5pages, at most
  • 2systems connectedfor example your site and your email or CRM
  • 1automation stepor your site put on a supported cloud service

Includes everything in

  • Small Build
  • Working and tested before handover
  • Credentials and access left in your own accounts
  • A short written note on what we did and how you run it

Not included

  • More than 2 systems or 1 step, which is a Quick Win
  • Hosting, licenses and subscriptions
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Level 4 · Scale

Core Build

4 to 8 systems connected and automated from 1 source of truth.

$5,000and up

  • 20pages, at most
  • 8connected systems, at mostfrom 4
  • 10automation steps, at most
  • 1source of truth
  • 1admin interfaceoptional
  • 1local inference model or existing frontier AI subscriptionoptional

Includes everything in

  • Small Build
  • Groundwork
  • Quick Win
  • Retries, logging and exceptions sent to you or your team
  • Milestones you approve, and a documented handoff you can give to any engineer

Not included

  • More than 8 systems or 10 steps, which is Custom
  • Ongoing care, which is monthly
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Level 5 · Bespoke

Custom

New products, AI agents, private AI, modernization and data platforms.

Per scopeby written agreement

  • 9+connected systems
  • 11+automation steps
  • Unlimited AI integrations, with local models or existing subscriptions
  • Scope and price agreed in writing first
  • An admin interface, if you want one
  • IoT setup, if you need it

Not included

  • A list price, because no two are alike
  • Hosting, licenses and subscriptions
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The smallest job gets the same written scope, the same testing and the same handover as the largest one.

A fixed price, in writing

Nothing starts before you have the scope and the number.

Milestones on larger builds

You approve and pay in stages, not all at once up front.

No bills that grow quietly

If conditions turn out materially different, we stop and requote.

The work is yours

What we build for you, your accounts and the documentation, once paid in full.

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How the Tiers Compare

Each level includes everything in the one before it. Numbers are the most a level includes; anything beyond them moves up a level.

Small BuildEssentialGroundworkPlusQuick WinProCore BuildScaleCustomBespoke
Price$199introductory price$499and up$1,500and up$5,000and upPer scope
Site pages5at most5at most10at most20at mostPer scope
Systems connectedNot included2your site and 1 more3at most8at most, from 49+
Automation stepsNot included1or a cloud deployment3at most10at most11+
AI integrationNot includedNot included1existing subscription, optional1local or frontier model, optionalUnlimitedno limit
Admin interfaceNot includedNot includedNot includedOptionalOptional
Fixes to an existing systemNot includedNot includedIncludedIncludedPer scope
Agents, private AI, IoTNot includedNot includedNot includedNot includedPer scope
How we count

What We Mean by System, Automation Step and Scope

These three terms set the limits on the cards above, and they mean the same thing in every quote.

System
A separately deployed or isolated resource environment, such as a database, a CMS, a CRM, a paper-document workflow, a website, an ecommerce system, an existing AWS environment, a storefront, or a similar resource.
Automation step
Communication between systems or processes. That includes two-way communication, API setup, webhooks, file uploads, file transfers, database connections and transactions, single sign-on (SSO), and background processes.
Scope
Everything we agree with you in writing and attach to your quote. Anything outside that scope needs a new quote and a separate payment.
Pricing questions

Answered Before You Ask

Is my job too small?

Probably not. A Small Build is $199 and covers an initial site build, a redesign of an existing site, a secure site launch, or a prototype of an application, up to 5 pages. Groundwork starts at $499 and adds 1 working connection between 2 systems, such as a form that reaches your email or CRM, or puts your site on a supported cloud service. Have something smaller still? Tell us the result you need and we will confirm what fits.

Why not just bill by the hour?

Because you are buying a result, not our time. A written scope tells you exactly what you get and what it costs. If the conditions turn out to be materially different from what we scoped, we stop and requote before continuing, rather than letting a bill grow quietly.

What is not included in the price?

Hosting, domains, licenses, subscriptions, and processing fees stay in accounts you own and are billed to you directly by each vendor whenever practical. Where we must place an approved charge on your behalf, that amount is collected before we incur it.

Is there an annual contract?

No. Project work ends when the work is handed over. The monthly partnership is month to month under a separate written agreement, so you are never locked into a year to have us look after what we built for you.

Can I start smaller?

Yes, and often you should. A Small Build is $199, Groundwork adds 1 working connection from $499, a Quick Win fixes problems in an existing system or connects up to 3 systems from $1,500, and the $495 review tells you what is worth building before you commit to more. You decide what comes next from the result.

Who owns what you build for me?

What we build specifically for you, your accounts and the documentation are yours after full payment. Our own reusable tools and components stay ours, and you have the right to use them in the finished work.

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Choose the tier closest to your project, then describe the work in plain language, however small. One of us reads it and replies to you within 2 business days with your next step.

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