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Published pricing. Because trust shouldn't require a discovery call.

Seven of eight competitors hide their pricing. Ours is below — every engagement is fixed-price or monthly retainer, no hourly billing, no surprise invoices.

Fowara's pricing is transparent and retainer-based. Technology Due Diligence starts at $2,500 — the fixed-price entry engagement. Fractional CTO retainers start at $10,000/month. Platform migrations range $25,000–$75,000. Native punchout implementation starts at $15,000 and includes buyer onboarding — no per-buyer fee, no matter how many buyers connect. AI Search Visibility audits and AI-Era Cyber Defense assessments start at $10,000.

The engagement

You hire the leader; the capabilities come with him. Two ways to run the retainer:

CTO Retainer

$10,000
PER MONTH
  • Architecture ownership, weekly leadership cadence
  • Vendor evaluation and hiring decisions
  • Hands-on development — not advisory only
  • AI-first methodology, documented fallbacks

CTO + Engineering Team

$15,000–$25,000
PER MONTH
  • Everything in CTO Retainer
  • Dedicated engineering team (2–4 developers)
  • Project management and QA
  • Full delivery capability

Fixed-price work, by capability

Project work runs as documented playbooks inside or alongside the retainer — grouped here the same way as on Services, so the two pages read as one system.

Commerce Platform & Migration

Standard Migration $25,000–$50,000 Up to 10,000 products. Data, theme, integrations, SEO preservation, go-live support.
Enterprise Migration $50,000–$75,000 10,000+ products, complex integrations (ERP, punchout, multi-store), custom development.

Procurement, Punchout & B2B Operations

Native cXML — no middleware contract. Compare: the leading middleware provider requires a mandatory three-year contract totalling nearly $50,000 before your first buyer transacts.

Punchout Implementation from $15,000 Native cXML/OCI integration, built and connected to your buyers' networks (Prendio, Ariba, Coupa-class). Includes StackProcure Scale for the first 12 months; renews at the published StackProcure rate. Buyer onboarding is included — there is no per-buyer onboarding fee.

AI Integration & Search Visibility

AI Search Visibility Audit $10,000 SEO + AEO/GEO gap analysis, accessibility scan, performance review, Schema.org audit, competitor AI visibility analysis.
Audit + Implementation $15,000 Everything in Audit, implemented across all pages — FAQ restructuring, content formatting, accessibility and performance fixes.
Ongoing Retainer $5,000 /MO Continuous optimization, monthly AI platform monitoring, content freshness, quarterly competitive analysis.

Security & Infrastructure

Threat Assessment $10,000 OWASP Web + API Top 10, STRIDE threat model, compliance readiness check, recommendations report.
Full Implementation $15,000–$40,000 All 8 layers deployed: Govern, Pipeline, Harden, Deceive, Trap, Detect, Kill, Learn.
Continuous Defense $5,000 /MO Monthly AI security analysis, monitoring, incident response, secret rotation drills.
Continuous Trust $2,500 /MO SOC 2 readiness, quarterly attestation, Trust Center page, cyber insurance alignment.
The entry offer

Not ready for a CTO? Start with an assessment.

Technology Due Diligence is a fixed-price, fixed-scope engagement: codebase quality review, security and vulnerability scan, platform and integration assessment, AI search visibility check. You get specific findings and a prioritized roadmap — useful whether or not you ever hire me again. It's also how most retainer clients started.

From $2,500 — PRICED PER SCOPE, FIXED BEFORE WORK BEGINS
Start with due diligence

Pricing FAQ

How much does a Fractional CTO cost?
Fowara's Fractional CTO engagements start at $10,000/month. CTO + Engineering Team engagements are $15,000–$25,000/month including dedicated developers, QA, and project management.
Can I start with a smaller engagement?
Yes. Technology Due Diligence starts at $2,500, fixed before work begins — and most retainer clients started exactly there. The AI Search Visibility Audit ($10,000) is the next rung.
Do you charge hourly?
No. All engagements are retainer-based or fixed-price. You know what you're paying before work begins — no surprise invoices, no scope-creep billing.
What are your payment terms?
Retainers are billed monthly in advance. Projects are 40% upfront, 30% at midpoint, 30% at go-live; all migrations include 30 days of post-launch support. StackProcure subscriptions are billed monthly or annually in advance — annual includes two months free. Upgrades are prorated immediately against your remaining term and your renewal date doesn't change; downgrades take effect at your next renewal. No hourly billing on any engagement.
What happens if I upgrade my StackProcure plan mid-term?
You're charged the difference for the time remaining, not a new full term. On an annual plan, we credit the unused portion of your current plan and charge the unused portion of the new one — so upgrading from Starter to Growth with nine months left costs the nine-month difference, and your renewal date stays where it was. Downgrades take effect at renewal, and you keep your current plan until then.
Do you charge per buyer connection?
No. Buyer onboarding is included on every plan — no per-buyer fee, no onboarding charge, no matter how many buyers connect. Middleware vendors typically bill per connection and per year on a multi-year contract; with a native integration there is nothing to meter, so we don't.

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