Skiply-hosted
Lower upfront · ongoing monthly retainer
Skiply builds it, hosts it, monitors it and keeps improving it. You never think about servers or updates — the retainer covers everything, end to end.
See if this is your fit →Every build is different — here's how it actually works.
No mystery, no pressure. A no-risk way to find out what's actually worth doing — then a build scoped to exactly that.
- Scoped before you spend
- A detailed, fixed quote before you commit a dollar to a build.
- No lock-in contracts
- If it isn't earning its keep, you shouldn't be paying for it.
- ROI or we say so
- If the numbers don't stack up for your business, we'll tell you — we won't recommend a build that doesn't pay for itself.
Start here · no risk
AI Opportunity Audit
We come into your business, review how it actually runs, and hand you a written report: where AI genuinely helps, where it doesn't, what each opportunity is roughly worth, and what it would cost. The report is yours either way — useful even if you take it to someone else.
You'll know exactly where the opportunities are — and what they're worth — before spending a dollar on a build.
The build
A one-off build fee, scoped to the job
Every business is different, so every build is too — which means the price is as well. We scope it to exactly what your business needs, so you're never paying for a package with bits you'll never use. Whatever its size, every build runs the full process end to end:
- Discovery — getting into how your business actually runs
- Diagnosis — what's worth automating, and what isn't
- Solution design — architected with you, not at you
- Build
- Proper testing — before it ever touches a customer
- Deployment into your business
- Handover and training for your team
- The first period of monitoring once it's live
Bigger, more comprehensive builds cost more — all scoped during design so there are never surprises. The frame for all of it is return on investment: the right build recovers more than it costs, month after month, or we won't recommend it. You'll get a firm figure for your business on a free discovery call, before you commit to anything. Book a free discovery call →
Running a full build
Two ways to run it — pick what suits how you operate
Once it's live, most businesses keep it on a monthly retainer where we host it, keep an eye on it, update it as the tools around it change, and keep improving it — the whole thing stays on our plate, not yours. It covers hosting, monitoring, updates and support, and it's scoped to how much you actually use it, so you're never paying for more management than you need.
Client-hosted
Higher upfront · smaller support retainer
We supply and set up a dedicated device at your place — yours to keep, running on your own network. A smaller retainer keeps it maintained and updated as everything around it changes.
See if this is your fit →Not sure which?
A few quick questions and you'll have a straight answer — with the reasons why.
Your quote
What shapes the number
Complexity of the build
A single booking flow is simpler than a voice agent that handles eight call types. The design stage scopes this precisely, so the quote reflects what's actually being built.
Volume of usage
Calls, chats and bookings per month all carry running costs. A business handling 50 enquiries a month sits differently to one handling 500.
Number of integrations
Calendar, CRM, job management, accounting, SMS — each system the build talks to is more capability, and more to build and maintain.
Build time
Most basic solutions are live within 14 days of quote acceptance. Bigger or phased builds take longer, and the timeline is agreed before you commit.
Ongoing management level
From 'keep it alive' through to 'keep improving it every month as the business changes' — you choose how much stays on Skiply's plate.
Website rebuild vs integration
Rebuilding from scratch costs more upfront than plugging automation into an existing site. Most tradies benefit from a fresh build, but we can work with what you have.
Fair questions, straight answers
Will it sound robotic?
No — and you won't have to take our word for it. Modern voice AI speaks with natural pacing, handles interruptions, and doesn't sound like a phone menu. We don't pretend it's a person: it can introduce itself as your business's AI assistant, and callers overwhelmingly prefer that to voicemail. You hear it and approve it before it ever takes a live call.
What happens when it gets something wrong?
It fails the way you'd want a careful employee to: it says so plainly, captures the caller's details and the reason, and routes to a human under rules you set. It never bluffs an answer. The worst case is a perfectly logged message — which is still better than the voicemail that call gets today. And because everything is logged, we see the misses and tune them out.
Do I have to change my existing systems?
No — the build connects to what you already run: your calendar, your booking system, your job software, your CRM. That's the whole point. If something in your stack genuinely can't be reached, we tell you during design, not after you've paid. The only time we'd suggest changing a system is when you're running the business off a paper diary.
Where does my customer data live?
On Australian-hosted infrastructure wherever the platforms allow it, and we document exactly what's stored where so your privacy policy can say so accurately. Your customer data is yours — we host it, we never own it, sell it, or use it for anything beyond running your solution.
Am I locked into a contract?
No lock-in contracts. Retainers run month to month after a short initial bed-in period agreed in your quote — typically three months, so the build has time to prove itself. If it isn't earning its keep, you shouldn't be paying for it, and we'd rather you leave than resent it.
Why not just use a $99/month app?
Honestly? Try one — some are decent. But the app is the easy 20%. The 80% is the integration into your actual calendar, your job software, your workflows, your edge cases — and that's where DIY dies, usually three weekends in. The app also doesn't notice when an update breaks the connection to your booking system; we do, because watching it is the job. You're not paying for software. You're paying for it to work, keep working, and fit your business.
What an AI phone agent actually costs to run
Real numbers for Australian small business: what drives the monthly cost, what a typical month looks like, and the questions to ask any provider — including us. Email gets you straight in.
Book a discovery call and we'll scope it properly.
You'll get a straight answer on what it would cost for your business — and whether it's worth doing at all.