Most automation companies won't tell you a price until you've sat through a sales call. That makes it hard to know whether a fix is worth exploring. Here's what the most common small business automations cost in 2026, what you'd pay for software or an agency instead, and where our prices fall.

The three ways to pay

  • Software subscriptions. Monthly tools you set up and run yourself.
  • Agencies. Larger teams, usually with bigger projects and monthly retainers.
  • A local builder. A fixed price to set it up on accounts you own, with optional monthly support.

What the market charges

  • All-in-one lead and marketing platforms: HighLevel runs $97 to $297 a month, Weave starts at $199 a month and Podium prices by custom quote (Quo comparison, Capterra).
  • Business phone apps with missed-call text-back: about $15 to $55 a month per user (Quo comparison).
  • Websites: freelancers typically charge $500 to $5,000, agencies $5,000 to $15,000, with maintenance from $50 to $150 a month for freelancers (Levitate).

Subscriptions add up. A $297 monthly platform is more than $3,500 a year, every year, whether or not you use half of it.

Our starter prices

  • Never-Miss-a-Lead Setup: from $500 one-time. Request and quote forms, instant confirmations, owner alerts, one tracker and rush flags.
  • Quote Follow-Up Autopilot: from $300, included with the setup above.
  • Missed-Call Text-Back: from $300 one-time, plus your own phone plan.
  • Review & Google Profile Booster: from $250 one-time, optional upkeep from $35 a month.
  • Booking and reminders: from $250.
  • Local prospect lists: from $150.
  • Websites and refreshes: from $1,500.
  • Monthly check-up plan: from $35 a month, cancel any time.

Most of our lead systems run on free tools like Google Forms, Sheets and Gmail, so there's no monthly software bill unless you choose the check-up plan.

How to tell if it's worth it

Use one number: what one saved job is worth to you. If a $500 setup saves one $500 job, it has paid for itself. Owners we talk with usually land on a payback of a few weeks to a few months.

What protects you

  • A 50% deposit to start, and the balance only after agreed tests pass in your own accounts.
  • Your deposit back if the tests can't be made to pass.
  • 30 days of free fixes and full ownership of everything we build.

See all starter packages, or ask which one fits your business.