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Clear from the first conversation.
No opaque quotes, no surprise invoices, no lock-in. Here is exactly how we engage, how we price it, and what you get to keep. If a number cannot be justified, it does not go in a proposal.
You pick the shape that fits the problem — not a package we need to sell.
Fixed-scope project
A defined build, migration or assessment with a written scope and a fixed price agreed up front. You know the number and the deliverables before we start. Best when the outcome is clear: a custom system, a cloud migration, a penetration test, a security assessment.
Managed retainer
A monthly agreement for ongoing administration, monitoring, support and security — with agreed response times and a named engineer who knows your environment. Best when you need IT and security to simply keep working, and want a predictable monthly cost instead of firefighting.
Advisory & extra capacity
Priced by the day or the block of hours, sitting alongside your existing team. Best when you have people but need senior depth — a threat model reviewed, an architecture decided, a project that needs one more experienced pair of hands.
The honest version. Four things move a quote, and none of them are hidden.
A fair price starts with an honest scope. When we quote a project, four things decide the number, and we will tell you which ones are driving it: the size and complexity of the work, how much of it is build versus operate, the security and compliance bar you are held to, and the urgency. A straightforward migration on a normal timeline sits at one end; a bespoke platform that has to pass audit, on a deadline, sits at the other.
What we do not do is pad. We are a small, senior team working remotely, which keeps our overhead low and lets us quote sensibly rather than building a margin for a sales layer you never asked for. More than one client came to us after being over-quoted elsewhere and stayed because the price matched the work. For requirements under the micro-purchase level, we can turn around a fixed quote within one business day.
Included in every engagement, regardless of size or price.
You own everything
Repositories, credentials, infrastructure code and documentation live in your accounts from day one. End the engagement whenever you like and keep operating — no hostage negotiation.
Documented handover
Runbooks and documentation so your team, or the next provider, can pick up where we left off. We build things to be maintained, not to make us indispensable.
The same engineers
You talk to the people doing the work. No account layer translating between you and the person who understands your system.
Honest scoping
If you do not need the expensive thing you asked for, we say so. If a request is out of our lane, we tell you and point you somewhere better.
Tell us the problem. Get a real number.
Describe what you need in technical terms and we will come back with a scope and a price you can actually plan around — usually within one business day. No obligation, no sales script.
Request a quote- Fixed-scope project
- Quoted up front, agreed before we start
- Managed retainer
- Monthly, with agreed response times
- Advisory
- By the day or block of hours
- Turnaround
- Quote within one business day