Pricing & Engagement Guidance

Predictable, Scope-Based Advisory Rates

We operate on fixed-fee advisory sprints and transparent milestone-based engagements. Pricing reflects the depth of code analysis, infrastructure footprint, and direct senior architect involvement.

Code Review Sprint

IaC & Security Hardening Audit

Rigorous static and dynamic inspection of Terraform/OpenTofu codebases and IAM configurations.

NT$110,000
Starting fixed fee (~$3,500 USD) • 2–3 Weeks
  • Up to 4 production IaC repositories
  • Least-privilege IAM policy remediation
  • Automated drift detection CI integration
  • 2 collaborative engineering working sessions
  • Comprehensive executive findings report
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Flagship Engagement

Cloud Infrastructure & Reliability Advisory

Complete multi-region topology blueprinting, resilience stress testing, and code refactoring.

NT$195,000
Starting project rate (~$6,200 USD) • 4–6 Weeks
  • Multi-region VPC & BGP network redesign
  • Kubernetes ingress & egress routing review
  • Database quorum & partition stress tests
  • Weekly 1-on-1 sessions with Principal Architect
  • Complete modular IaC blueprints & runbooks
  • 30-day post-handover advisory warranty
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Ongoing Retainer

Quarterly Principal Architecture Retainer

Dedicated monthly architectural review hours and on-demand escalation counsel for platform leads.

NT$75,000
Per month (~$2,400 USD) • 3-Month Minimum
  • 15 hours/month direct architect advisory
  • Bi-weekly RFC & architecture review calls
  • Priority async PR review on critical IaC changes
  • On-call escalation for high-severity outages
  • Quarterly cloud cost telemetry review
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Scope Transparency

Key Factors Influencing Engagement Scope & Costs

Because every production topology possesses unique architectural debt and compliance requirements, our formal statement of work is customized following an initial discovery briefing. Scope is primarily determined by:

1. Infrastructure Footprint & Multi-Region Span

Single-region monolithic VPCs require fewer verification cycles compared to globally distributed meshes with cross-Strait BGP peering across Tokyo, Taipei, and Frankfurt.

2. State Complexity in IaC Codebases

The presence of large, unsegmented terraform.tfstate files or extensive manual console drift increases refactoring and safe-state migration efforts.

3. Compliance & Audit Requirements

Engagements requiring strict adherence to SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001, or financial regulatory frameworks include formal cryptographic audit trails and IAM verification matrices.

All quotes are provided in writing within 2 business days following your discovery briefing.

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