How Much Does Automation Cost?
Straight answer: there is no public rate card. Every engagement is a custom fixed price scoped on a free 30-minute discovery call. What you pay depends on the systems, data, channels, and custom logic involved — not on the clock.
The straight answer
Every engagement is a fixed price scoped during a free 30-minute discovery call. No public rate card, no hourly billing. Price is driven by the number and complexity of systems connected, data volume, channels such as email, SMS, or voice, and custom logic. You approve scope and price before work starts, with a 50/50 payment split tied to a KPI review.
What drives the cost
Price tracks the work, not the calendar. These are the real factors, per type of project.
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Engagement models
Names for how we work together. Exact price follows discovery — no public rate card.
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Timeline and payment terms
Most automations go live in 2–4 weeks once scope is locked. Larger platform work takes longer — we say so up front, in the fixed-price proposal before any work starts.
Payment terms: 50% to start, 50% after KPI review
Success metrics live in the SOW. We optimize in the post-launch window against those metrics — the second 50% follows the KPI review.
A note on cheap fixed-price retainers
You will see agencies advertise a flat monthly price for "AI automation." A single number for every business hides the scope underneath — the systems you run, the data you move, the channels you touch. We never publish a bucket price because the price is a reflection of the work, and the work is different from business to business.
Instead you get a written scope, timeline, and fixed price after one free call. No hourly billing, no open-ended retainer, no surprises at invoice time.
Fixed price, agreed before work starts
Covers your systems, data, and channels
Payment: 50% to start, 50% after KPI review
Success metrics written into the SOW
Automation cost FAQ
Number and complexity of systems, data volume, channels (email/SMS/voice), and custom logic. Each engagement is scoped individually after a free call.
Most automations go live in 2–4 weeks once scope is locked. Larger platform work takes longer — we say so up front in the proposal.
Price depends on the number and complexity of systems, data volume, channels, and custom logic. You get a fixed-price proposal after a free discovery call — before any work starts.
You get scope, timeline, and a custom fixed price. We agree on the KPI the project will be measured against, then build toward it.
50% to start, 50% after the KPI review. Success metrics and optimization sit in the SOW.
Ready for a custom proposal?
On a free 30-minute discovery call we map the highest-impact work and outline a fixed-price plan if we are a fit.
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