$ cat pricing-model.md
Own your platform. Lower your costs.
Stop renting software. We build custom platforms you own outright — with lower monthly costs, your choice of payment processor, and no vendor lock-in. You keep the code, the data, and the freedom to switch hosting anytime.
Renting (SaaS subscription)
// Toast · Shopify · ShopWare · others
+ per-transaction fees, hardware fees, app fees
costs scale up with usage · forever
- monthly software subscription
- per-transaction processing markup
- hardware fees (terminals, printers)
- app marketplace fees for “basic” features
- locked to their payment processor
- locked to their feature roadmap
- no source code · ever
- can’t move hosts · can’t take the data with you
Owning (Stagg build)
// one-time build + flat hosting
+ one-time fixed-price build · costs flatline after the build
- fixed-price build · quote before we start
- $150/mo managed hosting · flat
- $0 platform fees from us · ever
- processor of your choice · swap any time
- 100% code ownership · day one
- customize anything · we own the codebase
- move hosts whenever · take the data
- hire your own dev to extend it
$ ls how-it-works/
From idea to launch in weeks, not months.
Discovery Call
We learn your business, map your workflows, and identify what you actually need — not what a sales team wants to sell you.
Scope & Quote
You get a fixed-price quote with a clear timeline. No hourly billing surprises. No scope creep. You approve before we build.
Build & Review
We build in sprints with regular demos. You see real progress weekly and can request changes before anything ships.
Launch & Support
We deploy, train your team, and hand over the source code. $150/mo covers hosting, monitoring, and ongoing support.
$ cat hosting.md
What $150/mo gets you.
$ faq
Common questions.
Do you require a long-term contract?
No. The build is a one-time fixed fee. Hosting is month-to-month. You can leave any time — we hand off the code, data, secrets, and DNS in a documented bundle with no exit penalty.
What if I want to host it myself?
Welcome to it. We hand off the code with deploy instructions. We can also help your team get it onto AWS, DigitalOcean, your VPS, or in-house infrastructure. Once you’re running it, you’re running it.
What if I need to add features later?
Three options: (1) we quote a small addition at a fixed price, (2) you hire your own dev — we write in standard tooling so any senior dev can pick it up, (3) we set you up on retainer for a fixed monthly dev budget.
How does payment processing work in your pricing?
We’re processor-agnostic. We don’t take a cut of your transactions — ever. You sign up with Stripe, Square, Venmo, Zelle, or your bank directly; you pay their rates; we integrate. See the Payments page.
Can you do cleared / federal builds?
Yes. Government & defense work is a separate practice with FedRAMP-aligned compliance, STIG/SCAP hardening, audit-evidence pipelines, and clearance overhead. See For government for past performance (Fortem Technologies, Hill AFB — 309 SWEG) and full scope.
Do you offer a free consultation?
Yes. Free consultation to scope your project. We typically respond within 24 hours. If we agree to work together, the discovery + design phase is the first deliverable — you can stop after design and walk away with the spec if we’re not the right fit.
$ stagg --quote
Get a fixed quote.
Free consultation. Tell us about your workload. We typically respond within 24 hours with a scoped, fixed-price quote. No scope creep.