Should we run it, or hand it to you?
Both are real options and we quote both. The honest test is not the monthly fee, it is who you expect to answer when something breaks at an inconvenient hour.
The comparison, without the marketing
Every row is something we have actually been asked in a scoping call.
| Built and handed over | Betr | |
|---|---|---|
| Up-front | The build price, once | The same build price, once |
| Ongoing to us | Nothing | From $390 a month, more as the estate grows |
| Platform usage | Billed to your account at cost | Billed to your account at cost, identical |
| Who monitors it | You, if you remember to | Us. Every flow has a heartbeat and a missing one pages someone. |
| Who fixes a break | Your developer, or us at an hourly rate | Us, inside the agreed response time |
| Changes to wording or rules | You edit it | Included; you send a message and it changes |
| Compliance upkeep | Yours to track | Ours to track, with the evidence captured |
| Warranty | 30 days of fixes at our cost, then it is yours | Continuous |
| What you own | Everything: accounts, data, repository | Everything: accounts, data, repository. Identical. |
When the other option is the right one
A comparison page that never recommends the alternative is an advertisement, not a comparison.
Built and handed over wins when
- You have a developer or a genuinely technical person on staff
- The automation is simple and stable, and a day of downtime costs you nothing
- You would rather absorb the risk than the fee, which is a reasonable trade
If two of those are true of you, do that instead. We would rather tell you now than take a deposit for something that will not pay for itself.
We win when
- The automation touches customers, money or a legal obligation
- Nobody in the business would notice if it quietly stopped
- You want changes to happen the day you ask, not the next time someone has a spare evening
If two of those are true, the build usually pays for itself inside a year. You can check that yourself on the instant scope page.
What this looks like as a build
Priced on the page, and you can add them to a scope without talking to anyone.
Automation Monitoring & Alerting
Every flow emits a heartbeat, a missing heartbeat pages a human, incidents are logged with a cause, and the...
On-Call & Incident Response
Every flow emits a heartbeat, a missing heartbeat pages a human, incidents are logged with a cause, and the...
Monthly Automation Report
Every flow emits a heartbeat, a missing heartbeat pages a human, incidents are logged with a cause, and the...
Know which way you are leaning?
Price the build yourself first. If the number does not work, you have saved us both a call.