Pricing Buy Discovery hourly, or pick a monthly retainer from Starter through Custom. Month-to-month — if a month delivers, hire us again; if not, no strings.

Every retainer is staffed with senior engineers. No junior layer, no offshore handoff, no ball-and-chain contract. Cancel any month, no questions, no early-termination fee.

Boutique, month-to-month. Love it? Hire us again. If not, no strings.

Discovery

$250 /hour

Scoping, consulting, and early technical direction — billed by the hour with no minimum.

What you get per dollar: One senior engineer loaded into your stack, your codebase, and your questions.

  • Architecture & tooling review
  • Proof-of-concept guidance
  • Integration & vendor assessment
  • Written scoping notes and estimates
  • Buy a block when you need it

Starter

$1K – $4K /month

Small, targeted work — fixes, light features, and steady upkeep without a full retainer.

What you get per dollar: A few focused senior hours a month, aimed at one clear outcome at a time.

  • ~4–12 senior hours per month
  • One priority workstream at a time
  • Bug fixes, small features, polish
  • Shared Slack or email thread
  • Month-to-month — renew if it’s working

Growth

$5K – $9K /month

Consistent momentum with a dedicated technical partner shipping most weeks.

What you get per dollar: A reliable weekly cadence on a shared roadmap you help steer.

  • ~20–40 senior hours per month
  • Weekly ship cadence
  • Feature delivery and refactors
  • Bi-weekly sync plus async updates
  • Month-to-month — renew if it’s working
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Scale

$10K – $14K /month

Multiple workstreams moving in parallel — real velocity without hiring in-house.

What you get per dollar: Multi-track execution with architecture, product, and delivery folded into one price.

  • ~45–70 senior hours per month
  • Parallel feature and platform work
  • Architecture reviews and upgrades
  • Weekly sync plus async updates
  • Month-to-month — renew if it’s working

Enterprise

$15K – $24K /month

A small senior pod running multiple workstreams like an extension of your team.

What you get per dollar: A senior pod you direct week to week. If it lands, renew next month.

  • Small dedicated senior pod
  • Parallel product and platform work
  • Architecture and code review
  • Weekly sync and planning session
  • Month-to-month — renew if it’s working

Custom

$25K+ /month

Bigger programs with more people or a tighter timeline. Scoped together, run the same way.

What you get per dollar: More hands, same style — no lock-in, no ball-and-chain contracts.

  • Multiple engineers on one program
  • Tighter timelines and more surface area
  • Works on long or short horizons
  • Straightforward scope and rate
  • Month-to-month — renew or step back anytime

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Want a structured monthly retainer instead? See fractional consulting tiers ($5k, $10k, $25k/month).