Pricing - Clear pricing, no surprises
There are two costs to plan for: my fee for the work, and what your cloud provider charges to host the app. Azure is what I use by default. Here is how both work, so you can budget with confidence.
What I charge
Secure Cloud Deployment
From $2,500
Your app running safely on cloud accounts in your name, for an app that does not hold protected records. The final price depends on how much there is to set up, and you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
See what’s included →Compliance-Ready Deployment
From $6,000
For an app that holds health records, financial and tax data, or legal matters. Everything in a Secure Cloud Deployment, then the evidence that the rules were met. You get a written check against the technical rules your field imposes, proof that your data is encrypted, a record of who can reach what, and the data-protection agreement your cloud provider has to sign — collected into one document you can hand to whoever asks. The price depends on which rules apply and what your app already does, and you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
Talk about a Compliance-Ready Deployment →Keep your app running
Contact for a quote
Keeping a live app healthy is its own job: security updates, small changes to the app I deployed, and a regular look at your hosting bill so you are not paying for capacity you never use. Up to 10 hours a month, written into the agreement so we both know what it covers, and anything larger is quoted before it starts. A daily check on your app is included. I already know how your app is put together, so none of it starts from scratch.
Get in touch →A daily check on your app
$49/month
An insurance policy for an app that is already live. Every day I check that it is up and answering, and that the security settings in front of it are still in place. Once a month you get a written report of what I found, in plain language. Keep the reports: they are your evidence that the checks ran, which is what a customer security review or an insurer will ask you for. Nothing is fixed under this. If I find something, I tell you what it is and what it would cost, and you decide. The first two months are free, and more than one app costs less each.
See what it covers →Live help while you build
From $150 per session
Hands-on help building or fixing your app with your AI tools, one-on-one on a video call.
Book a session →An engineer on call
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An engineer you can ask, on a monthly basis. I help you make technology decisions, check the work your developers or agency do for you, and answer the questions that come up. Advice when you need it, without hiring anyone.
Get in touch →What cloud hosting costs
Your cloud provider bills you directly, not me, and you only pay for what your app uses. It is a monthly cost rather than a one-off, and it stays steady unless your usage changes.
Choosing the right services is a big part of the value I add: I assess your project and pick the most cost-effective setup for what you need, rather than paying for capacity you will never use.
The written plan you approve at the first milestone names every service you will be billed for. Put those names into your cloud provider’s own pricing calculator and you will see the monthly figure before you commit to anything.
Twenty minutes, and no pitch.
I'll tell you what I'd fix first in what you've built, and why. No pitch.