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.

How much does a website from Stratus cost?

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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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

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.

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.

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.

$49/month

  • Managed hosting on Vercel
  • SSL certificate renewal
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Security updates
Best value

$99/month

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

$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
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

$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

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

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

  • 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.