Retainer

A team on call, after launch.

Workflows shift. Vendors change their APIs. New ideas surface. The retainer is monthly engineering capacity to absorb the after-launch reality without standing up an internal team. Three tiers, no annual commitments, cancel anytime.

AThree tiers
Tier 1

Starter

Starting at $500 / mo

For teams that need someone on call for the occasional question, tweak, or change.

  • Ad-hoc support requests
  • Response within 2 business days
  • Small extensions (under a day of work) included
  • Quarterly check-in call
Cancel anytime
Tier 2

Standard

Starting at $1,500 / mo

A scheduled monthly review plus capacity to extend the system as your team's needs evolve.

  • Monthly review and roadmap call
  • Response within 1 business day
  • Extension work up to 8 hours / month
  • Platform monitoring and patch management
  • Year-end summary of impact and savings
Cancel anytime
Tier 3

Embedded

Starting at $4,000 / mo

Effectively a fractional internal engineering team — weekly cadence and ongoing build capacity.

  • Weekly sync with your team
  • Same-business-day response
  • Ongoing build capacity (20+ hours / month)
  • Active maintenance and incident response
  • Quarterly strategy sessions
Cancel anytime
A retainer is optional. Plenty of clients do not need one after launch — and we will say so when that is the case.
BHow retainers work

Honest pricing. Easy exits.

Monthly, not annual

No annual commitments. We bill monthly. Pause or cancel with a month's notice; nothing about the system you own changes.

Hours roll over within a quarter

Standard and Embedded tiers include extension hours that roll over inside the same quarter. Slow month, busy month — they balance out.

Tier changes are easy

Start at Starter. Move up if your usage justifies it. Move back down when it doesn't. We will tell you when the tier you're on is the wrong one.

Clean handoff if you leave

Decide to bring it in-house? We document handoff, train your internal team, and step back. We have never tried to make leaving difficult.

A 30-minute call · No pitch

Let's find out where the
hours are going.

Book a free discovery call. We'll talk through what your team is doing, where AI could help, and where it can't. You'll leave with a clearer picture either way.