Tech Guard
How We Engage

Solutions for
every budget.

We work on a project basis. Every engagement is scoped before we build — fixed price or capped T&M, with deliverables and milestones agreed up front. The ranges below are starting points.

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Engagement Sizes

Scoped against your goal

Most engagements fall into one of these four sizes. Use them as ballpark — actual quote depends on what you need built.

Starter

$1k – $5k

Focused, single-scope

Audits, small integrations, single-page tools, simple AI agents, tight fixes. Quick to scope, fast to deliver.

Example projects

  • Custom integration between two systems
  • Single AI agent or small workflow
  • Marketing landing page with copy + design
  • IT or security audit with remediation plan
  • SEO or compliance gap assessment
Most Common

Build

$5k – $25k

Most engagements live here

Custom applications, complex integrations, AI workflows, custom websites, platform migrations. Scoped, built, shipped.

Example projects

  • Custom internal tool or client portal
  • Multi-system integrations with custom logic
  • AI receptionist or LLM workflow build
  • Custom marketing site or e-commerce build
  • Cloud or SaaS platform migration
  • Compliance program (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2)

Scale

$25k – $100k

Multi-phase or multi-system

Full platform builds, comprehensive migrations, multiple AI workflows, or programs combining engineering with security.

Example projects

  • Full custom platform or web application
  • Enterprise migration with data + cutover
  • Multiple AI/LLM agents wired into core workflows
  • Combined build + secure-by-design + compliance
  • Custom software with ongoing support window

Enterprise

$100k+

Multi-quarter programs

Multi-phase technology programs, org-wide migrations, dedicated team engagements. Scoped against business outcomes.

Example projects

  • Multi-quarter custom software program
  • Org-wide platform replacement and migration
  • Embedded engineering or AI team engagement
  • Combined IT modernization + new build

Smaller scope? Tighter budget? Tell us anyway. We'll either scope a focused engagement or point you to the right resource — even if it's not us.

The Process

From idea to live system

Same four steps for a $3k integration as a $300k platform — just scaled to fit.

01

Discovery Call

Free 30-minute conversation. Tell us the goal, the constraints, what success looks like. No pitch deck.

02

Scope & Estimate

We write the engagement scope: deliverables, milestones, timeline, fixed price or T&M cap. You see it before you commit.

03

Design & Plan

Architecture, security model, integrations mapped, UX where relevant. Agreed before we cut code.

04

Build & Validate

Engineering with regular check-ins. Secure-by-design, tested as we go, validated against the original goal.

Pricing Principles

What you're
paying for.

Every engagement is scoped, priced, and documented up front. No surprise invoices, no padded hours, no upsells buried in change orders.

  • Fixed price or capped T&M — your choice, agreed before work starts
  • Secure-by-design engineering — security is part of the build
  • Documented architecture, code, and runbooks — you own everything we ship
  • Clean handoff to your team or ongoing support — your call
  • Direct access to the engineers, not a sales gateway
Free discovery call

Tell us what
you're trying to build.

Whether it's a $3k integration or a multi-quarter program, the conversation starts the same way. No charge to talk.

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