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Pricing

Pricing: one engagement, scaled to your company

Backend&Co costs from AED 12,000 a month plus onboarding, priced by company size. That is less than the cost of one senior AI engineer in Dubai, whose salary alone is AED 40,000 to 60,000 a month.

Your exact investment comes in writing within 48 hours of the strategy session.

Your AI department, priced by company size

Less than the cost of one senior AI engineer.

Company sizeInvestment
Starter: 10 to 30 employeesAED 12,000 a month + AED 15,000 one-time onboarding
Core: 31 to 100 employeesAED 20,000 a month + AED 25,000 one-time onboarding
Growth: 101 to 300 employeesAED 35,000 a month + AED 40,000 one-time onboarding
Enterprise: More than 300 employeesfrom AED 60,000 a month + from AED 60,000 one-time onboarding

What the monthly fee includes

  • A new AI capability every month
  • A dedicated CTO and a business operations expert
  • A team of AI engineers
  • Company analysis and a 12-month AI strategy
  • Your Business OS, live in month 1
  • A monthly strategy meeting and a written update every Friday
  • Team training, monitoring and maintenance

Terms

  • Pay a year upfront: 12 months for the price of 11.
  • Running costs (AI usage, servers, software) at cost, with no markup.
  • A first term of three months, then 30 days’ notice.

Running costs

AI usage, servers and software licences are billed at cost, with no markup.

Only running costs: AI usage, servers and software licences, billed at cost with no markup. You see every line.

Compared with building it yourself

OptionCost
One senior AI engineer in DubaiAED 40,000 to 60,000 a month, salary alone
One custom system for the whole companyUSD 40,000 to 250,000 and 3 to 12 months
Backend&CoA CTO, an operations expert, a team of engineers and your Business OS, from AED 12,000 a month

Our commitments

  • Your data stays yours Export it at any time. If you leave, you receive a full export within 14 days.
  • No long lock-in An initial term of three months, then 30 days’ notice.
  • Confidential from day one An NDA before we see any of your data. Nothing is shared with another company.

Questions owners ask

How much does it cost?
It depends on the size of your company. AED 12,000 a month plus AED 15,000 one-time onboarding for 10 to 30 employees; AED 20,000 plus 25,000 for 31 to 100; AED 35,000 plus 40,000 for 101 to 300; and from AED 60,000 plus 60,000 above 300. That’s less than one senior AI engineer in Dubai, whose salary alone is AED 40,000 to 60,000 a month. Paying a year upfront gives you 12 months for the price of 11. Your exact investment comes in writing within 48 hours of the strategy session.
Is the strategy session paid?
No. There’s no charge and no obligation.
Are there costs on top of the fee?
Only running costs: AI usage, servers and software licences, billed at cost with no markup. You see every line.
What happens if we stop?
After the initial three months, you can stop with 30 days’ notice. Your data comes with you in a full export, and what we built inside your own tools keeps working, such as WhatsApp flows, your website and funnels. The Business OS runs on our platform and stops when your notice ends.

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  • AI department vs AI engineer

    A senior AI engineer in Dubai costs AED 40,000 to 60,000 a month in salary alone. An AI department costs from AED 12,000 a month and brings a CTO, an operations expert and a team.

  • AI department vs agency

    Most agencies deliver one project and move on; a custom system costs USD 40,000 to 250,000 and 3 to 12 months. An AI department stays accountable, from AED 12,000 a month.

  • How it works

    A 30-minute strategy session, a written proposal within 48 hours, your 12-month AI strategy and Business OS in month 1, then a new AI capability every month.

Let’s talk about your company.

Confidential. No charge, no obligation.

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