Us vs. what you're probably weighing.
You're not just choosing us — you're weighing us against the agency you could renew, the AI person you could hire, or the SaaS you could subscribe to. Here's how we see the tradeoffs. Honestly — each of these wins on something.
What it costs
$3,500 Audit · Implementation from $28,500 · Advisory from $3,500/mo. Audit fee credits toward larger engagements.
$4,000–$15,000/mo retainer, often with setup fees. Pay every month you want access.
$80k–$150k fully loaded, plus benefits. 3–6 months to hire, 6+ months to ramp on AI.
$200–$2,000/mo per seat, stackable. Plus setup, migration, and configuration time.
How fast you see value
Audit delivered in 2 weeks. Most Implementation wins land inside 30 days.
60–90 days of onboarding before outputs start to match your business.
3–6 months to hire. 6+ months before they're producing independently.
Fast to install. Months to configure. Often never quite fits.
How well it fits your business
Bespoke. We adapt to your tools, voice, compliance posture, and pace.
Their playbook with your logo on top. Your specifics negotiated in over time.
Fit improves with tenure. Bounded by one person's bandwidth and blind spots.
The platform's shape. You configure to its assumptions, not the other way.
Who runs it day-to-day
Your staff, after we've trained them on what we built together.
Their team. You get reports; they retain the knowledge.
Your hire. Bus factor of one.
You, usually — or you pay for managed services on top.
What you keep when it ends
Integrations, prompt libraries, playbooks, trained staff. Handoff is the point.
Campaign history, maybe. Process knowledge walks out the door with the account manager.
Everything — while they're there. Very little if they leave.
Your data, if you can export it cleanly. Not the AI configurations or the workflows.
Lock-in
None. No subscription. No platform you're trapped in.
Soft. Switching costs grow with tenure and institutional knowledge.
Low — until succession planning matters.
Hard. Data migration fees, retraining, renegotiation.
NoteAgencies, in-house hires, and platforms are all the right answer for some businesses. The Audit is the fastest way to find out which is actually right for yours.
Still on the fence?
The Audit is a flat $3,500 and delivered in two weeks. If we end up recommending an agency or a different tool, we'll say so. We'd rather be honest than add you as a client.