Software built by someone who runs the same kind of business you do.
Not a dev shop. An operator who builds tools for trade, then ships them and runs them. CargoDesk, our freight forwarding platform, is the proof. Digital discovery $600. A five-page export website $2,500. A catalog website $5,000. Bounded automation $1,500. Care is $250 or $450 per month. A custom app or SaaS is a custom quote after paid discovery.
Digital discovery
$600. Public fixed price.
One workshop, three systems, and a costed plan.
Term. One sprint of up to five working days. One credit against the same client's website, automation, or app build signed within 60 days.
What's included
- One 60-minute workshop and a review of up to three existing systems.
- One primary user journey, a requirements document up to 10 pages, a prioritized backlog, and a costed delivery plan.
- One revision round. Working language English or Chinese.
Limits
- Five working days. Three systems reviewed. Report up to 10 pages.
Not included
- No production code, deployment, migration, legal or compliance certification, or open-ended technical investigation.
Add-ons
- For a Factory Growth System base, use one integrated intake and one Alibaba diagnosis credit. Do not charge a second digital diagnosis for the same base scope.
- One credit against the same client's website, automation, or app build signed within 60 days.
Five-page export website
$2,500. Public price.
Five pages, one language, and one inquiry form.
Term. One project. Target four to six weeks after content approval. 30 days of agreed-spec defect correction after acceptance.
What's included
- One brand, one domain, five core pages, one language, one shared design system, and mobile layouts.
- Up to 2,500 words of copy in total.
- One inquiry form with up to eight fields, delivered to one client inbox.
- Standard page metadata, two design and content revision rounds, two 45-minute calls, and one 60-minute handover.
- Up to five product summaries may sit on one page. Twenty client-supplied images maximum.
Limits
- Five pages. 2,500 words. Eight form fields. 20 images. Two revision rounds.
Not included
- Ecommerce, payments, login, a custom CRM, custom illustrations, unbounded integrations, legal-policy drafting, native apps, and ongoing hosting or support.
- Domain, hosting, and third-party fees are separate.
Add-ons
- One standard page up to 500 words: $200.
- A second language across the base five pages: from $500, after reviewer confirmation.
- One simple supported form-to-CRM integration: from $400, with the scope fixed before work.
Catalog website
$5,000.
Five core pages plus 30 product records, in one language.
Term. One project. Target six to eight weeks. 30 days of agreed-spec defect correction after acceptance.
What's included
- Five core pages plus 30 product records across five categories.
- One product-page template. Up to 200 words and five client-supplied images per product.
- Simple filters, one inquiry form, and one language.
- Two consolidated revision rounds and the same calls and handover as the five-page site.
- The client provides clean structured product data.
Limits
- 30 product records. Five categories. 200 words and five images per product.
Not included
- No checkout, inventory system, custom customer pricing, ERP, bulk data cleanup, or buyer portal.
- New features remain paid changes.
Add-ons
- 10 extra product records on the same template: $300.
- A new template or a data migration is quoted separately.
Bounded automation build
$1,500.
One workflow, two systems, and up to 10 steps.
Term. One workflow. Target two to three weeks.
What's included
- One workflow, two already-supported systems, and up to 10 functional steps.
- One normal path plus one error and retry path. One language.
- Five acceptance test cases, documentation, and one 60-minute handover.
- Two revision rounds against the agreed logic.
- Reference capacity: up to 1,000 workflow runs per month, subject to paid platform limits and provider policies.
Limits
- One workflow. Two systems. 10 steps. 1,000 runs per month as a reference. Two revision rounds.
Not included
- No live customer-facing autonomous agent, regulated decision, payments, credential creation, bulk migration, or unlimited API calls in the base.
- Production activation and permissions need their own approval. Provider and AI usage is client-paid.
Add-ons
- An additional bounded workflow: $750.
- A complex or security-sensitive integration needs discovery and a fixed quote.
- No automatic usage overage. Alert at 80%, then get a new limit or pause the affected workflow.
Care plans
Website Care $250/month. Automation Care $450/month.
Monthly care for one website, or for up to three workflows.
Term. Monthly renewal after acceptance. Cancel before the next month under the signed agreement. Extra approved work is $100 per hour, quoted and authorized before the work.
What's included
- Website Care: one site, a monthly health and dependency review, and up to two hours of minor text or image changes, one batch per month.
- Automation Care: up to three named workflows and three hours of monitoring, troubleshooting, or minor changes per month, within existing run limits.
- Each plan has one working language, one consolidated request and revision cycle, and a one-business-day acknowledgment.
Limits
- Website: 2 hours per month. Automation: 3 workflows and 3 hours per month. Hours do not roll over.
Not included
- No 24/7 uptime promise, new feature work, platform fees, or unlimited incidents.
- Restoration time is not guaranteed by these care plans.
Add-ons
- Extra approved work: $100 per hour, quoted and authorized before the work.
Custom app or SaaS
Custom quote after paid discovery.
A quote after paid discovery, inside a written envelope.
Term. Milestones. No generic list fee. During the first 90 days, at most one tightly scoped app, and only when it will not displace the core pilot. Otherwise, discovery only.
What's included
- Reference envelope, replaced by the purchased limits before any build agreement: one organization, two user roles, five distinct screens, one core workflow, two integrations, and one language.
- A clean import of up to 1,000 records, 10 acceptance tests, three milestones, and two revision rounds per milestone.
Limits
- Replace every reference count with the actual purchased limits before any build agreement.
- Security review, recurring operating costs, ownership and handover, and incident support are explicit line items.
Not included
- A multi-tenant SaaS, a mobile app, a billing system, or a regulated-data system is outside that envelope and cannot inherit its quote.
- No blank unlimited features or unspecified integrations.
Add-ons
- Anything larger is a separate estimate.
- Security review, recurring operating costs, ownership and handover, and incident support are explicit line items.
- Later, mobile or multi-tenant work is added only with a named engineering and security reviewer, support ownership, and a priced load envelope.
The problems we build against.
Fragmented systems: disconnected tools and manual processes creating data silos across quoting, operations, and finance. Domain-blind developers: technically capable teams that don't understand Incoterms, consolidation, or why a shipment milestone matters. Slow digitization: competitors moving to cloud-native operations while legacy spreadsheets hold the line.
What we build.
A multi-tenant SaaS, a mobile app, a billing system, or a regulated-data system is outside the pilot envelope and is quoted separately after paid discovery. Freight and logistics platforms: shipment tracking, documentation, carrier integration, client portals. Trading and procurement tools: quotation, order management, supplier workflows. AI where it earns its place: document processing, chat agents, predictive views. Workflow automation and integrations across the systems you already run.
Proof: CargoDesk.
Our white-label freight forwarding platform runs real logistics operations under their own brands. It's the standard every client build is held to, because we operate it ourselves. → /software
How engagements work.
A paid, fixed-price discovery sprint defines scope. Build proceeds in approved milestones. Delivery is handover or hosted, your choice, with the stack stated plainly: Next.js, Supabase, Vercel. Scoped per project; fixed price agreed before build.
FAQ
Do you take projects outside trade and logistics? +
Selectively. Our edge is domain depth; if your project doesn't benefit from it, we'll say so and point you somewhere better.
Who owns the code? +
You do, on handover engagements, completely. Hosted engagements state terms up front.
Can you integrate with our existing systems? +
Integration is usually the point. Bring the mess; scoping starts there.