What moves the price
The biggest factor is the state of the systems the automation has to work with. Clean software with good connections is quick to work with. Old tools, messy data and systems that don’t talk to each other add time. The number of steps, the exceptions and how many people approve things matter too.
A simpler workflow can come in under the typical range, and a more involved one can go above it. Either way, you see a fixed price in a written plan before anything is built.
What the running cost covers
Once it’s live, a system needs hosting, patches, monitoring and small improvements. Ongoing support covers those. The cloud providers bill you directly for hosting, with no markup, so you see exactly what the system costs to run.
Where to start
A free, thirty-minute workflow review looks at how your business runs and finds the easiest wins. Where there’s enough information, you’ll get a preliminary cost range before deciding anything.
Related questions
- Is custom software cheaper than SaaS?
- Usually not, unless you pay for far more than you use or no product covers the step.
- Can I automate with the software I already have?
- Often, yes, and that's the cheapest place to start.