What if my project is smaller than the Starter?

Tell us anyway. If we can do it for less, we will. The Starter price is a ceiling for productized work, not a floor.

Do I have to provide content, copy, or photos?

Mostly no. We research your business using public info — Google reviews, business profile, existing materials. You approve. For custom engagements we'll work with what you have or write fresh.

Do I own the website?

Yes, fully. Once you've paid, the site is yours. Host it yourself, or let us handle it.

What about ongoing changes?

Minor changes are free for 30 days after launch. After that, our Hosting + Updates plan covers up to 2 changes per month, or we can do one-off updates as needed.

Why not have three tiers like everyone else?

Because three tiers is a sales tactic, not a pricing strategy. One flat price for productized work. Custom for everything else. If you fall in between, we talk.

Can I cancel hosting?

Anytime. Your site stays live for the rest of the billing period. After that you can move it elsewhere or we take it down.

Pricing

Two paths. One conversation.

Productized for the straightforward. Custom for everything else. No tier ladders, no "starting from $X*" with hidden footnotes — just transparent pricing.

Two pricing paths

How much does a website from Stratus cost?

Starter

Productized · Self-serve

A real website,
without the markup.

$1,495flat · one-time

vs $5,000–$10,000 at typical agencies

For solo operators, contractors, and local service businesses who want a real site without the $10,000 marketing-firm markup. Ships in 5–7 business days.

7-day money-back guarantee

Single-page or compact multi-page site
Custom design — no templates
Mobile-first, fast, accessible
Click-to-call & contact buttons
Google Maps & Business Profile integration
Live Google reviews on your site
Basic on-page SEO + meta tags
SSL certificate included
1 .com domain (first year, registered in your name)
Delivered in 5–7 business days

Get started — $1,495

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Custom

Scoped engagement

Built around what
your business actually needs.

From $5,000

vs $15,000–$50,000+ at full-service agencies

Multi-page sites, automation, AI tools, online presence systems. Quoted per project. Most engagements land between $5,000–$15,000.

Fixed-price · No retainer

Multi-page sites & brand systems
Internal process automation
Marketing automation & CRM integration
Customer-facing flows (booking, intake, quoting)
AI tools, chatbots, and agents
Reputation & reviews management
Advanced SEO and local visibility
Custom integrations with your existing tools
Scoped per project · 2–6 weeks typical

Get a custom quote

Quote within 2 business days

In between?

You don't fit either path? That's usually the most interesting kind of project. Tell us what you're trying to do — we'll figure out a fair way to price it.

Start the conversation

Typical ranges

What custom work usually lands at.

Custom is custom — every quote is scoped to the project. But here's where similar work has historically landed, so you can budget honestly before we talk.

WebsitesTypical

Multi-page marketing or brand site

$3K – $7K

Custom design, 4–8 pages, copywriting, basic SEO. 3–5 weeks.

WebsitesTypical

Brand system + multi-page site

$6K – $12K

Logo refinement, full brand system, content-heavy site. 5–8 weeks.

WorkflowsTypical

Process automation project

$3K – $8K

Quote-to-invoice, lead capture, intake forms, integrations. 2–4 weeks.

+ $0 – $200/mo if AI is in the loop (pass-through API)

WorkflowsTypical

AI tools, agents, or chatbots

$5K – $15K

Custom AI agent for support, sales, or internal ops. 3–6 weeks.

+ AI Care from $199/mo + $50 – $500/mo API (pass-through)

Online presenceTypical

Google Business Profile setup

$250 one-time

Profile build, optimization, photos, services, posts.

Online presenceTypical

Reputation & reviews management

$149/mo

Ongoing review requests, response, and on-site display.

These are historical ranges, not contracts. Your quote depends on scope.

Ask for a real one — it's free.

Hosting & care

Optional. Useful. Cancel anytime.

You can host the site yourself or let us handle it. Both options run on Vercel, both include SSL, both are month-to-month.

Basic Hosting

$49/month

Managed hosting on Vercel
SSL certificate renewal
Uptime monitoring
Security updates

Hosting + Updates

Best value

$99/month

Everything in Basic Hosting
Up to 2 content updates per month
New photos, services, or copy changes
Priority support

AI Chat Widget

Productized · Add-on

The assistant you see
on this site. Yours.

$800flat · one-time

A custom AI assistant, trained on your business and embedded on your site. The widget you're looking at in the corner of this page is exactly what you get — minus the Stratus branding. Ships in 3–5 business days.

No full workflow build required

Custom AI assistant trained on your business
Streaming chat with page-context awareness
Proactive nudge on pricing and services pages
Full conversation logging — you see every chat
Session management + monthly cap protection
Plug into AI Care Light ($199/mo) for ongoing tuning
Pass-through API costs (~$5–$30/mo for most)

Get the widget — $800

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AI Workflow Care

How much does AI Care cost?

AI workflows aren't set-and-forget. Models drift, prompts need tuning, edge cases surface, costs need watching. Care covers our time. API costs are always separate and pass-through, so you only pay for what you use.

Estimate your AI workflow's monthly cost

Light

$199/month

Up to 3 hrs/mo

Single-purpose AI workflow with light volume. Monitoring + small fixes + model upgrades.

FAQ chatbot
Email triage / classification
Lead scoring
Document tagging

Discuss Light

Standard

Most common

$399/month

Up to 6 hrs/mo

Multi-step workflows with memory, integrations, or moderate volume. Most clients land here.

Customer support bot with memory
Quote / estimate generators
Lead qualification with research
Document Q&A with RAG

Discuss Standard

Pro

$899/month

Up to 12 hrs/mo

High-volume or complex multi-agent systems. White-glove monitoring + priority response.

Voice AI agents (telephony + AI)
Multi-agent autonomous systems
High-volume real-time pipelines
Enterprise integrations

Discuss Pro

How AI workflows are priced

How does Stratus price AI workflows?

Most agencies hide the ongoing cost of AI and surprise-bill clients later. We don't. Every AI quote is broken into these three components, in writing, before you commit.

01 — Build (one-time)

The engineering work to design, build, test, and deploy.

Quoted firm in your proposal. Includes design, implementation, integration testing, and a launch playbook. For most AI workflows: $5K – $15K.

02 — AI Care (recurring, our time)

Monitoring, prompt tuning, model upgrades, and small fixes.

Light $199/mo · Standard $399/mo · Pro $899/mo. Tier matched to your workflow's complexity. Includes the observability stack — Sentry, LLM tracing, uptime monitoring — so you don't pay for tools separately.

03 — API costs (recurring, pass-through)

LLM tokens, third-party APIs, vector storage.

Always pass-through. You can use your own API keys (we just consume them) or we manage the keys and bill you cost + 15% admin. Light workflows: $0–$50/mo. Moderate (most): $50–$500/mo. Heavy (voice, real-time): $500+/mo.

Estimate your specific workflow

Try the estimator

See what your workflow costs.

Pick your workflow type, volume, and model. Get a live cost range before you talk to anyone. Need a full breakdown with third-party APIs and latency? Use the detailed estimator.

Quick estimate

Workflow type

Monthly volume

Model tier

API cost (pass-through)

$9.2 – $12 / mo

Recommended Care

Light ($199/mo)

Total estimated monthly

$208 – $211 / mo

API cost + Care tier. Build (one-time) quoted separately.

This is an estimate. Run full breakdown

Common questions

What if my project is smaller than the Starter?
Tell us anyway. If we can do it for less, we will. The Starter price is a ceiling for productized work, not a floor.
Do I have to provide content, copy, or photos?
Mostly no. We research your business using public info — Google reviews, business profile, existing materials. You approve. For custom engagements we'll work with what you have or write fresh.
Do I own the website?
Yes, fully. Once you've paid, the site is yours. Host it yourself, or let us handle it.
What about ongoing changes?
Minor changes are free for 30 days after launch. After that, our Hosting + Updates plan covers up to 2 changes per month, or we can do one-off updates as needed.
Why not have three tiers like everyone else?
Because three tiers is a sales tactic, not a pricing strategy. One flat price for productized work. Custom for everything else. If you fall in between, we talk.
Can I cancel hosting?
Anytime. Your site stays live for the rest of the billing period. After that you can move it elsewhere or we take it down.