Development Retainers

A retainer buys a workstream, not a block of hours. You keep a prioritized list of requests, we work on the one at the top until it ships, then start the next. One workstream is $4,500 a month and two are $7,500. You get a demo and a written report every week, and you can change or cancel with 30 days notice.

All retainers include a dedicated workstream, direct communication channels, source code ownership, GitHub access, infrastructure access, monthly progress reports, and architecture documentation. You also get a 30-day cancellation notice period.

Yes, you can move between one and two workstreams, or to an hourly block, at any time with 30 days notice. We’ll prorate the billing for the current month and adjust for the following period.

A workstream is capacity held for you, so the price is the same in a quiet month. If you expect a longer gap, cancel with 30 days notice and start again when you are ready. On an hourly block, unused hours do not roll over.

Yes, for teams that want a fixed block of time. Hourly retainers are $150 an hour, from 24 hours a month ($3,600). Most clients choose a workstream instead, because the price does not depend on counting hours.

For Website Care, cancel before your next renewal; your care plan stays active through the current paid billing period. Take your site with you. Development retainers require 30 days notice to cancel. During that period, we’ll complete any in-progress work, provide documentation, and ensure a smooth handoff of your codebase and infrastructure.

Retainers don’t include design work, 24/7 emergency support, or third-party service costs (hosting providers, domains, external APIs). These can be added as needed at their respective rates.

Yes! For custom software with a defined scope, we offer fixed-price development starting at $25K. For a local business that needs a simple website, the Local Website Starter is a flat $2,500. Contact us to discuss your project requirements and timeline.

Yes. The Local Website Starter is a flat $2,500 for up to five simple pages, a mobile-friendly design, click-to-call, a contact form, basic page titles and descriptions, and two rounds of revisions. An optional Website Care Plan covers hosting, updates, backup checks and small content edits for $149 a month. We don’t promise leads or search rankings.

For $149 a month we host your Local Website Starter site, apply security and software updates, check backups, and make small content edits such as hours, prices, text and photos. It is optional and month to month. Cancel before your next renewal; your care plan stays active through the current paid billing period. Take your site with you.

An AI agent pilot starts at $7,500 and covers one workflow connected to your tools, with human review. An MCP integration starts at $5,000. A SaaS product is priced as Custom App Development, from $25,000. Setting up AI inference on hardware you own starts at $7,500. We agree on deliverables, access and timeline before work begins.