# AI Automation Builds

> CloudNSite automation build lanes, published price bands, scope drivers, exclusions, and terms.

**Canonical URL:** https://cloudnsite.com/automation-builds
**Last updated:** 2026-07-30

## What it is

CloudNSite prices automation builds by scope. Four published lanes define the delivery boundary. The signed SOW controls the exact number, and the $999 Current State Assessment sets the lane, scope, and price before a build begins.

The Assessment is delivered in as little as 3-5 business days and hands over two documents together: the Current State Assessment, mapping how the workflow runs today across systems, volume, and cost, and the Automation NSite, with the proposed automation, architecture, and the proposal.

## The four lanes

### Defined Automation Build

**Price:** from $8,000 one-time.

For one known, contained workflow using a supported delivery pattern:

- One accountable business owner.
- Up to two supported integrations.
- Standard cloud deployment.
- Defined evaluation and acceptance test.
- Team handoff and launch stabilization.

This lane is below the Assessment credit threshold.

### Focused Custom Automation

**Price:** $12,000 to $20,000 one-time.

For one primary workflow requiring tailored logic or a broader integration set:

- Tailored workflow logic and controls.
- Integrations defined in the SOW.
- Moderate data mapping and preparation.
- Workflow-specific evaluation.
- Training, documentation, and handoff.

This is the first credit-eligible lane.

### Operations Automation

**Price:** $25,000 to $60,000 one-time.

For linked workflows, multiple teams, or deeper production integration:

- Multiple systems or linked workflows.
- Permissions, human review, and traceability.
- Expanded evaluation and regression suite.
- Multi-team rollout and operating handoff.
- Planned change-control process.

This lane is credit-eligible.

### Business-Critical, Private, or Regulated

**Price:** custom proposal only.

Required when data, autonomy, assurance, deployment, or operating responsibility materially changes risk:

- Sensitive or regulated data.
- Private deployment or custom architecture.
- Consequential autonomous actions.
- Formal security and assurance review.
- Availability, recovery, or a tailored SLA scoped in the proposal.

No public figure applies. Scope and price appear in the proposal.

## What moves a build up a lane

- **Workflow breadth:** one contained workflow is Defined; a tailored primary workflow is Focused Custom; linked workflows or multiple teams are Operations; enterprise, regulated, or high-consequence processes are proposal work.
- **Systems and data:** up to two supported integrations are Defined; SOW-defined integration and data preparation are Focused Custom; multi-system production data flow is Operations; private, sensitive, or regulated data is proposal work.
- **Actions and autonomy:** bounded actions with a clear owner are Defined; tailored actions with exceptions are Focused Custom; cross-system actions with human review are Operations; consequential autonomous actions are proposal work.
- **Assurance:** a defined acceptance test is Defined; custom evaluation with standard security is Focused Custom; regression, permissions, and traceability are Operations; formal security, recovery, or availability requirements are proposal work.

## Assessment credit

The $999 Assessment fee is credited toward one implementation SOW of $12,000 or more signed within 30 calendar days and applied to the final invoice. The credit is nonrefundable and nontransferable. The Defined Automation Build is below that threshold; Focused Custom Automation and above qualify. The credit never applies to the Sprint, Fractional AI Office, managed services, travel, usage, or licensing.

## Exclusions and terms

No lane automatically includes cloud or model usage, licenses, legal or compliance attestation, 24/7 coverage, a tailored SLA, or uncapped new feature work. The signed SOW controls exact systems, data, acceptance criteria, support, usage, third-party costs, and exclusions.

Typical build delivery is 4 to 8 weeks. Complex, multi-team implementations can run longer. HIPAA scope is confirmed during the Current State Assessment, never assumed by lane, and sensitive or regulated data routes to the custom-proposal lane.

Every lane ends with a defined stabilization window. Ongoing operation is a separate managed service with its own published pricing and terms.

## Next step

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