Service Line · Pricing
Bespoke Software Pricing
Internal tools, full web apps, and multi-tenant platforms.
For the engagements that don't fit a category — admin dashboards, client portals, operations tooling, full SaaS products. Fixed-price build after paid discovery, plus flat monthly management.
One-time build fee
Fixed build, milestone payments
Every engagement is quoted as a fixed build fee split across four milestones: 30% at signing, 20% at requirements approval, 25% at functional prototype, 25% at production launch.
Internal Tool / MVP
Admin dashboard, single integration, reporting tool
Focused internal app for one team. Auth, one or two integrations, reporting. Launched in weeks, not months.
Start with discoveryFull Web Application
User-facing app, auth, API-driven, multi-role
Production-grade app with customer-facing UI, role-based access, APIs, billing integration, and operational tooling.
Start with discoveryComplex Platform
Multi-tenant SaaS, advanced integrations, AI pipelines
Multi-tenant architecture, complex integrations, AI where it earns its keep, observability, and an eval harness for the ML parts.
Start with discoveryRanges reflect scope variability. Final fixed quote is issued after paid discovery.
Monthly management
Flat monthly retainer, starting at launch
Pick the level of involvement you want after launch. No per-seat fees, no billable-hour surprises. Three-month minimum commitment after launch; then month-to-month with 30 days notice. Early cancellation inside the initial term carries a $500 fee.
Maintain
- Hosting and deployment
- Uptime monitoring
- Security patches
- Dependency updates
Managed
- Everything in Maintain
- Bug fixes
- Minor feature requests
- Monthly status and usage reporting
Strategic
- Everything in Managed
- Active feature development
- Architecture reviews
- Quarterly growth and roadmap sessions
What's always included
- ✓Paid discovery before any fixed-price quote
- ✓Milestone-based payments with clear deliverables
- ✓You own the code, the data, and the infrastructure accounts
- ✓Documentation: architecture, deployment, env, APIs
- ✓Staging environment for every production deploy
- ✓Handoff-ready from day one
Not included
- —Ongoing data entry or content creation
- —Third-party SaaS subscriptions billed to you directly
- —Paid ad campaign management
- —Hardware procurement
Paid discovery · Introductory rate
Discovery: $1,000 flat, credited to build
Required before any fixed-price build quote on AI, CRM, and bespoke engagements. Introductory rate while we build our initial portfolio — full rates ($2,500–$5,000) resume once five public case studies are live. The fee is credited toward your build if you proceed.
What you receive
- ✓Stakeholder interviews
- ✓Current-state analysis
- ✓Technical requirements document
- ✓Architecture recommendations
- ✓Formal project proposal with fixed build quote and MRR retainer
- ✓15–30 page proposal document
Why it's paid
- —Filters non-serious buyers — real discovery takes 6–12 hours and deserves compensation
- —De-risks the build — honest scoping, even if the conclusion is 'this shouldn't be built'
- —Protects you — you walk away with the requirements doc whether or not we build
Payment schedule
Paid on milestones, not calendar dates
Every build fee is split across four milestones. You only pay as real deliverables land.
Scope changes
Work outside the original scope is billed hourly
Anything added after scope is locked runs at the service-line rate below, quoted in writing before work begins.
Ready to scope your build?
Paid discovery is the first step. You walk away with a requirements document either way — whether you build with us or not.