Custom business automation projects
Starts at $7,000
One report, one sync, one workflow, and most land around $13,500.
Large multi-month builds have reached $35,000.
Real Prices. Published. Because You Asked.
Most automation firms hide pricing. Here's mine. These numbers are typical ranges, not quotes. Email me the specifics and you'll have a fixed number, usually same day.
The prices
Cloud & SaaS Hosting
Quoted per your needs
Hosting cost tracks the actual workload: compute, storage, bandwidth, backup. Quoted from real numbers, not a made-up menu.
Managed IT
Per device, per month. Three tiers from the rate card I actually bill from. Right for teams up to about 75 users.
Basic
$75/device/mo
- Monitoring & alerting
- Business-hours helpdesk
- Patch management
- Database setup & monitoring
- 10 hrs/mo remote support included (non-rollover)
Standard
$125/device/mo
- Everything in Basic, plus:
- Managed backup & disaster recovery
- Security management
- License management
- Custom business automation included
- 10 hrs/mo remote support included (non-rollover)
Advanced
$175/device/mo
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- 24/7 helpdesk
- Network management
- Vendor management
- Architectural systems design
- 10 hrs/mo remote support included (non-rollover)
Volume discounts: 5% off over 20 devices · 10% off over 50 devices. Past the included hours: $112.50/hr prepurchased, or $225/hr ad-hoc. You'll always know which rate you're on before the clock starts.
Add-ons
Cloud backup storage
$25/server/mo
Server backup isn't optional, and the storage that holds it isn't either. $25 a month per server we back up is the honest cost of the Standard tier's backup promise.
Attaches to any tier that includes managed backup (Standard or Advanced).
Microsoft 365 and email licensing
$13.20/seat · $4.50 email-only
- Microsoft 365 Business Standard: $13.20/seat/mo
- Exchange Online (email-only): $4.50/seat/mo
Billed and managed through me: same licenses, one fewer invoice for you, and you keep ownership of the account and the data.
My card stays on file for renewals. If Microsoft moves their prices, these move with them.
Hardware, staged & ready
Cost + 10%
Tell me what you need, or just describe the problem. I research the right hardware for the job, buy it, stage it (updates, configuration, domain/MDM enrollment, security baseline), and ship it ready to work. It arrives ready to plug in because there's no good reason it shouldn't.
The 10% isn't padding. It covers the unglamorous hours between "we need a PC" and "it works": researching the right fit, purchasing, pickup, unboxing, and staging. On managed plans, staging can come out of your included hours instead. Your call.
Honest math
- 10 employees / ~12 devices: $900–$2,100/mo depending on tier
- + 2 servers on cloud backup ($50) and 11 Microsoft 365 Business Standard seats ($145.20) would land near $195/mo on top
- 50+ devices: the 10% volume discount kicks in
Per device, per month; every tier includes 10 hours/month of remote support (non-rollover).
I'd rather quote high and deliver more than the reverse.
What moves the number
| Drives cost up | Drives cost down |
|---|---|
| More source systems: every additional system adds mapping, edge cases, and testing | Clean data: if it's already consistent, we skip the archaeology |
| Dirty or legacy data: cleanup is real work and it bills like work | One system-to-system hop: a single sync is the cheapest thing I build |
| Compliance and encryption requirements: HIPAA-class handling changes the build | Flexible timeline: scheduled work slots cost less than priority ones |
| Tight deadlines: nights and weekends are real, so is the rush premium | You QA alongside: fast feedback loops cut my rework, so I cut the price |
| SLA formalities: formal uptime commitments and reporting come with real overhead | A reusable pattern: if I've built it before, you don't pay for my learning curve |
Half of these you control. If you can hand me clean data, one hop, and a calendar instead of a fire drill, the price drops before we've even talked.
When I'm probably not your guy
Published prices cut both ways. They should warn off the wrong fits as fast as they attract the right ones. I'm probably not for you if you need net-60/90 terms, every decision routes through a committee, getting me system access takes six weeks of tickets, or you're shopping for the cheapest bid rather than the thing that works.
If that's not you — the prices above are real, and so is the same-day fixed quote.
Fair questions
Why publish prices at all?
Two reasons. Candor: most firms hide pricing because a sales call is easier to close than a number. And pre-qualifying: if your budget is $2K and projects start at $7,000, we should both find that out in ten seconds, not after three meetings. Published prices respect your time more than a "free consultation" ever will.
Are these numbers a quote?
No. They're honest ranges from real projects. Email me the specifics (the manual process, hours a week, systems involved) and you'll get a fixed number, usually same day. If your project would land above the range, you'll hear why before you hear a price. I'd rather quote high and deliver more than the reverse.
Want your actual number?
Email me the manual process, the hours it eats, and the systems involved. You'll get a fixed price, usually same day.