How Pricing Works
Datarex does not publish rates because the number depends on scope. Every engagement fits one of three fee shapes, and you get a written proposal with the figure in it before any work begins.
The Three Fee Shapes
Whichever of the three services you buy, the fee takes one of these shapes. None of them is a rate card: the number is scoped to the work and written into the proposal before anything starts.
| Engagement type | Fee shape | Commitment |
|---|---|---|
| Advisory | A fixed-scope deliverable, such as an audit or a roadmap, or a monthly retainer | Retainer work has a minimum of one day a week |
| Design + Build | A paid, fixed-scope discovery, then a fixed proposal for the build | Discovery does not commit you to the build that follows |
| Managed and Support | A single monthly fee | Managed SaaS specifically starts at a twelve-month term |
What Moves the Number
- Scope: how much has to be assessed, designed or built.
- The number of integrations: every connected system adds design work, testing and something to keep working afterwards.
- The condition of your existing data: clean, well-structured data moves fast, and years of manual workarounds do not.
- Compliance obligations such as PHIPA: regulated data changes what has to be built, reviewed and documented.
- Support hours: how many hours a month a retainer or support arrangement actually needs to cover the work.
What the Proposal Contains
Before any work starts, you get a written proposal covering the following. There is nothing to sign to have the conversation that produces it.
- The scope of work, written down rather than implied.
- The fee, as a fixed price or a monthly figure, before anything starts.
- What is explicitly out of scope.
- A timeline for the work described.