A Community Business Operations Hub (CBOH) — custom software that runs your company, self-hosted and AI-native. Every line item, every hour, every cost. Fully transparent.
A Community Business Operations Hub (CBOH), self-hosted on your hardware. Built for your exact workflow. AI-native from day one. You control the code, the data, and the hosting — with full source and export rights. Full ownership and license terms are in the Master Services Agreement.
Local server keeps your data on hardware you own. Cloud VPS is available if you don't want hardware on-site — approximately $20/mo VPS cost is covered by your membership while the membership is active (based on current Hetzner/DigitalOcean pricing; exact rate depends on the provider and plan at setup). Local is available on every membership tier, including Essentials — one-time hardware purchase, then no monthly VPS fee. A $200 setup fee covers procurement, assembly, OS installation, and configuration. Onsite delivery available. All hardware purchase, delivery, warranty, and buyback terms are governed by the Hardware Terms and MSA.
Toggle add-ons off to reduce scope. Required items are locked. Everything marked "at cost" is pass-through — no markup.
The upfront cost is labor — my time building your platform. Here's every component broken down by hours and rate. The standard rate is $40/hr. A commercial dev shop charges $80–$150/hr for the same scope — at $150/hr, this build would cost $29,160 in labor alone. At $80/hr, it's $15,552. You're at $9,800 (225 hrs + $800 hardware/setup).
The membership covers ongoing service after launch — remote infrastructure costs (VPS, domain, email, SMS, backups) plus our service fee. If we save money, you save money. Local hosting skips the approximately $20/mo VPS bill, and we pass that savings to you as a discount.
Three ways to work with us: Essentials ($79/mo cloud, $59/mo local, pre-built), Core Build (~$6,600 + $149/mo local, custom core + add-ons a la carte), or Premium Build ($9,800 + $229/mo local, everything custom). Growth & Visibility marketing packages are a separate add-on and not included in the membership price. The only SaaS that matches our Premium feature set is ServiceTitan — and they charge $245–$498 per technician per month, plus $5K–$50K implementation. Housecall Pro and Jobber are cheaper but don't include AI, custom workflows, or data ownership. Pricing verified June 2026.
| Feature | Our Build | ServiceTitan | Jobber | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dispatch & Scheduling | ✓ Custom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Dispatching | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| AI Customer Chat | ✓ | Partial | Add-on | — |
| Custom Mobile App | ✓ Your brand | ✓ Their brand | ✓ Their brand | ✓ Their brand |
| Marketing Attribution | ✓ Built-in | ✓ | Add-on | Basic |
| Customer Self-Service Portal | ✓ | ✓ | Client hub | — |
| QuickBooks Sync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Ownership | ✓ Full | Their servers | Their servers | Their servers |
| Per-seat Pricing | ✓ None | Per tech | Per user | Per tier |
| Vendor Lock-in | ✓ None | High | Medium | Medium |
| Custom Workflows | ✓ Unlimited | Limited | No | No |
| AI Ad Management | ✓ Add-on | ✓ Marketing Pro | — | — |
| AI Bookkeeping | ✓ Add-on | Partial | — | — |
| AI Business Advisor | ✓ Add-on | — | — | — |
| Video Ad Creation | ✓ Add-on | — | — | — |
| Option | Upfront | Monthly | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Essentials Pre-built platform · $79/mo cloud, $59/mo local |
$499 | $79 | $1,447 | $2,395 | $3,343 |
| Our Custom Build Local server · all add-ons · Premium membership · no Growth package |
$9,994 | $229 | $12,742 | $15,490 | $18,238 |
| ServiceTitan (Essentials) 6 techs · $398/tech/mo + $15K avg implementation |
$15,000 | $2,388 | $43,656 | $72,312 | $100,968 |
| Jobber (Grow) Up to 7 users · fewer features |
$0 | $349 | $4,188 | $8,376 | $12,564 |
| Housecall Pro (Essentials) Up to 5 users · the real small-shop competitor |
$0 | $149 | $1,788 | $3,576 | $5,364 |
| Housecall Pro (MAX) Up to 8 users · fewer features than our build |
$0 | $299 | $3,588 | $7,176 | $10,764 |
Includes both software cost savings AND operational waste recovery (admin time, marketing waste, delayed invoices). Growth & Visibility services are separate marketing investments and are not included in these baseline projections.
Custom Build includes ~$1,440/mo in admin waste recovery (dispatch, invoicing, follow-up, re-entry). Marketing optimization is part of the separate Growth & Visibility add-on. Essentials includes ~$800/mo in admin waste recovery.
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