GUIDES · PRICE TABLE · UPDATED 14 NOVEMBER 2026

    How much do AI automation agencies charge in 2026? Published prices from 22 providers

    Mark Shcherbakov
    Mark Shcherbakov
    Founder of lowcoding.dev, Tbilisi, Georgia. 300+ automations for 20+ companies since 2020.

    DISCLOSURE · I'm Mark Shcherbakov and I run lowcoding.dev, which is on this list. Nobody paid to be listed. Every other provider's price and facts come from their own website or partner listing, linked at the bottom and checked on the date above.

    SHORT ANSWER

    Of 22 providers checked on 14 November 2026, 17 publish a price. A first workflow from a small studio starts at about $1,000–3,000 (A$1,500 at Nullpoint, £1,500 at Softomate, $1,990 at lowcoding.dev, $3,000 at Glivera and The Automators). Fixed projects with AI and several integrations run $5,000–25,000 (Goodspeed, Sandlabs, 2V Automation, RapidDev). An embedded engineer starts at $3,000 a month (AY Automate); a fully outsourced automation team costs $15,000–30,000 a month (n8n Lab).

    On top of the build you pay for the tools and the AI usage, usually from your own accounts: Zapier from $19.99 a month, n8n Cloud from €20 a month, and AI costs per item that are often cents or a few dollars.

    THE TABLE

    17 providers that publish a price.

    • NullpointAustralia
      A$1,500 inc. GST; Pro (2–3 workflows, 7 days) A$2,500
      One workflow, up to 3 connected tools, delivered in 5 days
    • n8n LabNot stated (London and New York pages)
      $1,000 one-time; custom work from $150/hour; outsourced team $15,000–30,000/month
      n8n Cloud setup with 5 starter workflows
    • SoftomateLondon, UK
      From £1,500, care from £99/month; platform and usage extra
      Simple workflow setup
    • lowcoding.devTbilisi, Georgia (remote)
      From $1,990 fixed; next stages priced in writing
      First build: one process working on your data in 1 week, in your accounts
    • Glivera TeamUkraine
      From $3,000; AI agents from $5,000; support from $500/month
      Fixed-price automation project
    • The AutomatorsCalgary, Canada
      From $3,000; $125 USD/hour ($175 CAD)
      Project, live in 2–6 weeks
    • SandlabsAustralia
      A$2,999 audit (credited to the build); builds from A$5,000, most A$5,000–60,000
      Audit with a fixed quote, then the build
    • 2V AutomationLisbon and New York
      $2,000 (1–20 people) or $4,000 (21–50); projects $6,000–24,000 each
      Discovery week, then fixed projects
    • GoodspeedNot stated
      $5,000
      Fixed n8n build, up to 4 production workflows
    • RapidDevBoston area, US
      $13,000–25,000 fixed
      Internal tool, CRM-lite or admin dashboard with 1–3 integrations, 6–10 weeks
    • Build Simple SystemsNot stated
      $2,000 audit (credited); systems from $20,000; care from $1,000/month
      Paid audit, then a complete system
    • Spark InteractAustralia
      $15,000–50,000 (Australian site)
      Published range for small-business AI automation
    • AY AutomateNot stated
      From $3,000/month
      AI automation engineer placed in your team
    • Flow DigitalBrooklyn, US
      $297
      75-minute implementation session (Airtable, Zapier, HubSpot)
    • Base FlowsLos Angeles, US
      Starting at $500 (Softr partner listing)
      Portals, dashboards and internal tools on Softr, Airtable and Make
    • MindflowsFrankfurt, Germany
      Starting at $1,000 (Softr partner listing)
      No-code and low-code business systems
    • Sunset StudioSydney, Australia
      Starting at $2,000 (Softr partner listing)
      Business systems and automations

    Each provider name links to the page the price comes from, checked 14 November 2026. Prices in the currency each provider publishes; no conversions.

    5 providers checked that publish no price

    • Axe Automation: Make Gold Partner, US; quotes after an operations audit
    • Scelia: Make Silver Partner
    • flowmondo: Zapier Platinum and Airtable Gold partner, London
    • Team400: AI automation consulting
    • Akveo: Low-code and Retool agency; offices in Poland, Lithuania and the US
    THREE TYPICAL SCOPES

    What each price level usually buys.

    One workflow between tools you already use (new lead to CRM to follow-up, documents filed and routed): about $1,000–3,000 at a small studio, delivered in 5 days to 2 weeks.

    A custom tool or several connected workflows with AI steps (reading documents, sorting emails, scoring calls): $5,000–25,000 at an agency, usually 2–10 weeks, often after a paid audit or discovery week of $2,000–3,000.

    Ongoing capacity (a person or team that keeps building and fixing): from $3,000 a month for one embedded engineer up to $15,000–30,000 a month for an outsourced automation department.

    WHAT MOVES THE PRICE

    Five things decide where your quote lands.

    • How many tools the workflow touches, and whether they have usable APIs.
    • Whether AI makes decisions alone or prepares them for a person to approve.
    • Whether a paid audit comes first (many agencies credit it to the build).
    • How long support lasts after launch: 14 days, 30 days, or a monthly retainer.
    • Whose accounts it runs in. If it runs in yours, you pay tool and AI costs directly and can leave without a migration.
    RUNNING COSTS FROM OUR BUILDS

    The build is one cost. Running it is another.

    From our own case pages: Atlas People's AI talent reports cost under $3 each in AI fees, and each takes about 20 minutes instead of 3–5 hours. A US kitchen-design firm's AI visualizer costs about $0.138 per render, measured over 258 runs. These are paid from the client's own accounts.

    Tool plans checked the same day: Zapier Professional from $19.99 a month; n8n Cloud Starter €20 a month billed annually (2,500 executions), or free to self-host; Claude Pro $20 a month ($17 billed annually).

    REAL CASES

    The builds behind this page.

    ON THE FIRST CALL

    Questions to ask any provider, including me.

    • Is the price fixed, and what exactly is in scope for it?
    • Is there a paid audit first, and is it credited to the build?
    • Which tool and AI costs will we pay every month, and from whose account?
    • How long is support included after launch, and what does it cost after that?
    • Can we see a working first version before paying for the rest?
    • If we leave, what do we keep: code, workflows, data, logins?
    QUESTIONS

    Frequently asked.

    • How much does an AI automation agency charge for one workflow?

      Among the providers checked on 14 November 2026: A$1,500 at Nullpoint (5 days), from £1,500 at Softomate, from $1,990 at lowcoding.dev (working version in 1 week), from $3,000 at Glivera and The Automators, and $5,000 for up to four n8n workflows at Goodspeed.

    • What do AI automation retainers cost?

      Published retainers range from care plans at £99 a month (Softomate) and support from $500 a month (Glivera) to an embedded engineer from $3,000 a month (AY Automate) and an outsourced automation team at $15,000–30,000 a month (n8n Lab).

    • Why do so few agencies publish prices?

      Five of the 22 providers we checked publish no price at all, and several publish only an audit price. Most quote after a discovery call or a paid audit because scope varies a lot. A published starting price still tells you which tier a provider works in.

    • What does lowcoding.dev charge?

      The first build starts at $1,990: one process, working on your real data within a week, in your own accounts, with the scope and fixed price agreed on one page before work starts. Bigger systems continue in fixed stages, each priced in writing.

    • Are Upwork or Fiverr gigs cheaper?

      Often, for a small clearly defined task. Both sites blocked our automated price check on 14 November 2026, so we left their gig prices out of the table rather than quote them unchecked.

    SOURCES · CHECKED 14 NOVEMBER 2026

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