The scope of the process
A process with three people involved and one exception is different from one with eight people involved, three sites and legal duties. The more roles, exceptions and approvals, the longer the logic – and the more gets built.
Pricing
Pricing and pilot models: what drives the effort – and how a pilot is built
No price list. Three factors, one pilot model, an honest price range in the first call.
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2–4 weeks
Duration of a pilot during normal operations – one process or one role, fixed scope.
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3–6 months
Duration when equipment, sensors or machines are involved.
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30 minutes
First call. Afterwards we name the price range, without a speculative quote.
Effort
Three factors determine the effort
The systems and interfaces
An existing ERP with an open interface is connected quickly. A scale without a network, a phone system without an API or a system that has to be replaced take more time. What we connect is fixed before the quote.
Operation
Do we operate the result – with monitoring, updates and a fixed point of contact – or does your IT? Do AI employees run on our servers or on yours? That determines the running costs, not the project price.
A pilot: fixed scope, fixed duration, one number at the end
A pilot with us has a fixed scope (one process or one role), a fixed duration (2–4 weeks during normal operations; with equipment 3–6 months, preceded by 2–4 weeks to measure the baseline) and acceptance based on a number: time per case, error rate, follow-up questions, downtime – before and after.
- What's included: process mapping, logic document, build or connection for the defined scope, training of the employees involved, measurement before and after.
- What's not included: anything that is not in the logic document. Extensions are the next step, not an add-on.
What the five steps behind it look like: → How we work. What a pilot covers for each service: → Services
Try before you buy: demo and pilot
Before you commission a pilot, you can try an AI employee in a test environment – access on request, with test data. → Request a demo
And the pilot itself is our reference: at your company, with your numbers. Whether you expand afterwards is your decision – based on the number, not on a presentation. → Why we don't name customers
Public funding
There are federal and state funding programmes for digitalisation and AI projects in SMEs. We check in the first call which ones fit your project and whether the conditions are met – we can't promise funding, because programmes change.
Why there are no figures here
Because a process is not a catalogue item. A figure on this page would either be so broad that it says nothing, or so specific that it is wrong for your company. What we do instead: after a 30-minute first call we give you the price range for the first step – and within two working days it is set out on one page. Numbers instead of adjectives – your numbers.
Frequently asked questions about costs
What does a pilot cost?
That depends on scope, systems and operation – the three factors above. We name the price range in the first call, based on your process, and in writing within two working days.
How are the costs calculated – fixed price, time and materials, or operation?
The pilot has a fixed scope and a fixed price. Extensions are estimated by effort before they start. Operation is a monthly amount that depends on roles, systems and hosting.
What does ongoing operation cost?
That depends on whether we or your IT operate the system and how many AI employees and interfaces are running. The operating costs are fixed before the pilot – there is no surprise after acceptance.
Is there public funding?
Possibly. There are federal and state programmes for digitalisation and AI in SMEs; we check in the first call whether your project fits.
When will you give us a figure?
In the first call, based on your process – as a price range. In writing within two working days. No process, no figure, because otherwise it would be wrong.
First call
Bring a process. Take away a price range.
After a 30-minute first call we give you the price range for the first step – in writing within two working days.
Free of charge and without obligation.