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SMALL BUSINESS CLOUD SENTINEL™ — Complete Pricing Architecture

You are not getting a “setup” — you’re getting enterprise-grade transformation for small businesses.

Core Value Propositions:

Therefore, our pricing reflects:

Strategic Value Delivered, not just technical hours
ROI Justification based on downtime reduction, cost avoidance, and compliance value

Tier	Target Business	Description	One-Time Setup	Monthly Management	Notes
Tier 1 – Launch Sentinel	Microbusinesses (1–10 users)	Basic hybrid cloud setup, Zero Trust enforcement, AIOps Lite dashboard	$4,997 – $7,497	$497 – $997/mo	Designed for startups & consultants
Tier 2 – Growth Sentinel	Small businesses (10–50 users)	Full 5-layer Sentinel stack: Fabric, Shield, Mesh, Insight, Nexus	$9,997 – $19,997	$1,000 – $2,500/mo	Most popular tier
Tier 3 – Enterprise SMB Sentinel	Mid-market firms (50–250 users)	Advanced security (Confidential Computing), compliance, AI observability, automation mesh	$25,000 – $49,000	$3,000 – $6,000/mo	Premium implementation
Tier 4 – Sentinel Guardian Plan (Managed)	Ongoing monitoring and optimization	Continuous AIOps, threat detection, and compliance assurance	–	$1,500 – $5,000/mo	MRR / retainer model

Component	Description	Setup Cost	Ongoing Cost
Infrastructure Fabric Setup	Terraform IaC, multi-cloud provisioning (AWS/Azure/GCP)	$2,000 – $5,000	–
Zero Trust Deployment	IAM, MFA, OPA, Confidential Computing	$2,000 – $6,000	$500–$1,000/mo (CSPM)
Automation Mesh Setup	n8n/Step Functions workflow automation	$1,500 – $4,000	$250–$750/mo
AIOps Observability	Prometheus + Grafana + anomaly detection ML	$1,000 – $3,000	$300–$800/mo
Sentinel Nexus Data Mesh	Data pipeline integration + governance automation	$1,500 – $4,000	$300–$700/mo
Compliance & Governance Engine	SOC2/HIPAA templates + policy-as-code	$1,000 – $3,000	$500–$1,500/mo
Training & Handoff	Staff onboarding, documentation, & dashboards	$1,000 – $2,500	–

Typical 5-Layer Bundle (Tier 2) = ~$15,000 Setup + ~$1,800/mo ongoing.

Benefit Category	Annual Business Impact	Sentinel Contribution
Downtime Reduction (90%)	$30,000–$80,000 saved	AIOps predictive scaling & fault tolerance
IT Labor Cost Reduction (50%)	$40,000–$120,000 saved	Workflow automation + self-healing systems
Compliance & Risk Avoidance	$10,000–$50,000 saved	Built-in compliance engine
Breach Prevention	$100K–$1M potential avoidance	Zero Trust + Confidential Computing
Productivity Uplift (10–20%)	$20,000–$60,000 gain	Unified data mesh + automation

👉 A $15K–$25K investment delivers $150K–$300K annualized value — an ROI of 6x–12x.

Add-On	Description	Setup	Monthly
AI Business Brain Integration	Connect OpenAI/Anthropic models to business data for insights	$3,000 – $7,500	$500 – $1,000/mo
Compliance Certification Package	SOC 2 / ISO 27001 audit prep + tooling	$2,000 – $5,000	–
Edge Resilience Deployment	Edge caching & offline continuity setup	$1,000 – $3,000	$250/mo
Disaster Recovery Automation	Automated failover + restore simulations	$2,000 – $4,000	$300/mo
Custom Dashboard Buildout	Branded Grafana / Power BI dashboards	$1,500 – $3,000	$250/mo
Quarterly Optimization Review	Executive reporting & re-tuning	–	$1,000 – $2,000/qtr

Phase	Deliverable	Payment %	Timeline
Phase 1	Discovery + Assessment	25%	Week 1
Phase 2	Infrastructure Fabric Setup	25%	Weeks 2–3
Phase 3	Security & Automation Deployment	25%	Weeks 3–5
Phase 4	AI Insight & Handoff	25%	Weeks 5–6
Optional Retainer	Monitoring & Optimization	Monthly	Ongoing

Anchored to Enterprise Equivalence:

“This is the same AI-driven resilience Fortune 500s pay $150K+ for — designed for small business.”
Tier 2 is the Default:

Priced at $14,997 setup + $1,497/mo, see Tier 3 for value.
Bundle Training + Monitoring:

Our “free” 30-day optimization builds trust and long-term customers.
Annual Plan Discount:

Prepay 12 months, get 10% off.

Includes:

Investment:

💰 $14,997 one-time setup

📅 $1,497/month ongoing operations

Add AIOps Guardian Monitoring for $1,500/month — includes predictive scaling, continuous patching, and 24/7 threat intelligence.

Cost Driver	Your Expense	Client Price	Margin
Cloud setup labor (contractor / AI tools)	~$2,500	$10,000–$20,000	~75%
Managed AIOps monitoring	~$300/mo	$1,500/mo	~80%
Compliance templates (prebuilt)	$0 after creation	$2,000–$5,000	100%
Quarterly optimization (remote)	~$250	$1,500	83%

Average gross margin: 70–85%.

Plan	Setup	Monthly	Key Deliverables
Launch	$4,997	$497	Cloud setup + basic Zero Trust
Growth (Recommended)	$14,997	$1,497	Full Sentinel 5-Layer Framework
Enterprise SMB	$29,997	$3,000	Confidential Computing + Compliance
Guardian Retainer	–	$1,500–$5,000	Ongoing monitoring, optimization, AI defense