Pricing

Pricing and engagement models

Four ways to work with us, from a few hours of senior advice each month to a full platform build or a dedicated team in Ho Chi Minh City. The ranges below are where most engagements land. We send an exact quote after a first conversation about your goals.

01 · Fixed scope

Project-based

$15K to $150K per project

Agreed deliverables, dates and price before we start. Typical projects are custom ERP and business platforms, AI workflow automation and digital agents, BigQuery data warehouses with dashboards, legacy and cloud migrations, IoT prototypes, and architecture or security reviews.

Timeline: 2 to 12 weeks, depending on scope
Terms: 50% upfront, 50% on completion. Ongoing support is optional.

What we build →

02 · Monthly retainer

Fractional CTO

$3K to $15K per month

Senior technical leadership without a full-time hire, for startups, growing SMEs and investors. We cover technology roadmaps, vendor evaluation, hiring plans, executive reporting and mentoring for your team.

Commitment: 3-month minimum
Time: 15 to 20 hours of senior time each month, from 1 or 2 leads

See the three packages →

03 · Shared risk

Project plus revenue share

Reduced upfront fee plus 2% to 5% of revenue

For startups with limited capital and a product that will earn revenue. We build the full product and keep improving and monitoring it after launch, in exchange for a lower fee upfront and a share of revenue.

Typical terms: 30% to 50% off the upfront fee, then a 2% to 5% revenue share for 2 to 3 years
Note: These figures are a reference only. Final terms depend on the project's complexity and jurisdiction.

Ventures we co-build →

04 · Dedicated team

Build-Operate-Transfer team

$3K to $8K per developer per month

We hire and run a dedicated development team for you in Ho Chi Minh City, with project management and QA, then transfer the team and its knowledge to your company. It is also part of our investor package for portfolio companies.

Team size: 2 to 20 developers
Commitment: 6 months or more

Ask about a team →

How the models compare

	Project-based	Fractional CTO	Revenue share	B.O.T. team
You pay	A fixed price	Monthly	Less upfront, then a revenue share	Monthly, per developer
Commitment	2 to 12 weeks	3 months or more	2 to 3 years	6 months or more
Who works on it	A project team	1 or 2 senior leads	A full team	2 to 20 developers
Ongoing support	Optional	Included	Included	Included
Knowledge transfer	Partial	Included	Full	Full, including the team
We share the risk	No	No	Yes	No

Smaller ways to start

Short audits and workshops are scoped separately and often lead into one of the models above.

Lean Tech Audit

A fractional CTO reviews your architecture, hosting and workflows. Startups spending more than $2,000 a month on hosting can usually cut that bill by 50% or more. About the audit →

AI workshop for your team

A half-day seminar, run in-house for your team, on automating online operations with AI workflows. About the workshop →

A chat with Ava

Our AI receptionist can answer questions about scope and pricing at any hour, and passes qualified requests to the team. Talk to Ava →

Not sure which model fits?

Tell us what you want to build or fix, and we will suggest a model and a budget range.

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