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Core Business Philosophy
Radical Transparency
We show you exactly what we pay for infrastructure. You pay our cost + fair margin. That's it.
Why Cost-Plus?
AWS marks up 5-25x (charges $303 for $12 of infrastructure)
Traditional SaaS hides costs behind "tiers"
We believe you deserve to know what you're paying for
25% markup is fair, sustainable, and honest
Our Values
Transparency over tricks - Show all costs on every invoiceFair margins - 25% markup is sustainable for us, fair for youNo BS pricing - No hidden fees, no surprise chargesCustomer choice - Pick your infrastructure providerHuman support - Solo founder who actually responds
Standard Tiers (Fixed Pricing)
All tiers include Contabo infrastructure by default.
┌─────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┐
│ SHARED │ DEDICATED │ PRO │ ENTERPRISE │
│ $59/month │ $119/month │ $179/month │ $299/month │
├─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┤
│ 2GB RAM │ 8GB RAM │ 16GB RAM │ 32GB RAM │
│ 20GB storage│ 200GB │ 400GB │ 800GB │
│ Shared CPU │ 4 vCPU │ 6 vCPU │ 8 vCPU │
│ 10 databases│ Dedicated │ Dedicated │ Dedicated │
│ per VPS │ VPS │ VPS │ VPS │
└─────────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┘
All Tiers Include
PostgreSQL 16 (latest stable)
Daily backups (30-day retention)
Point-in-time recovery (7 days)
Multi-region backup redundancy
24/7 monitoring (Betterstack)
Email support (4-hour SLA, M-F 9am-6pm ET)
TLS/SSL encryption
Firewall protection
Connection pooling (pgBouncer)
No surprise charges
Enterprise Tier Also Includes
Private Slack Connect channel (+$10/mo our cost)
Data Processing Agreement (DPA template)
Audit logs
Priority support (1-hour response)
How Flat-Rate Pricing Works
Why not strict cost + 25% on everything?
Good question. Our base tiers use flat-rate pricing , while add-ons use strict cost + 25% . Here's why:
Base Tiers = Flat-Rate (Higher Margins) Our flat-rate tiers ($59/$119/$179/$299) include MORE than just infrastructure. They include:
Base infrastructure - Contabo VPS ($2-30/mo)Management overhead - Setup, monitoring, support, maintenance (not free)Backup infrastructure - Wasabi S3, pgBackRest configuration (~$5/mo)Monitoring tools - Betterstack, alerting ($8/mo)Our time - 4-hour support SLA, incident response, provisioning
Why higher margins on base tiers? Because the value isn't just the VPS - it's the management, support, and expertise. AWS doesn't show you this breakdown. We do.
Add-Ons = Strict Cost + 25% When you add optional upgrades, those are priced at exact cost + 25% and shown transparently on your invoice:
Infrastructure upgrades (Hetzner/DigitalOcean/AWS)
High Availability (+$99/mo)
VPN Access (+$15/mo)
Read Replicas (+$15/mo)
Compliance Package (+$100/mo)
You'll see the exact cost we pay on every invoice. No tricks.
Base Tier Cost Breakdown
Tier
Infrastructure Cost
Management Included
Your Flat Rate
Shared
$2/mo
Setup, monitoring, support, backups
$59/mo
Dedicated
$12/mo
Setup, monitoring, support, backups
$119/mo
Pro
$20/mo
Setup, monitoring, support, backups
$179/mo
Enterprise
$30/mo
Setup, monitoring, support, backups
$299/mo
Flat rates cover all base management. You only pay cost + 25% for add-ons you choose.
Infrastructure Upgrades (Cost + 25%)
Choose your infrastructure provider. We show you what we pay.
Provider Comparison
Contabo (Default - Included)
Location: Germany / US
Our cost: $12/month
Your price: Included in base tier
Best for: Budget-conscious, excellent value
Hetzner (+$20/month)
Location: Germany / Finland / US
Our cost: $47/month
Your price: +$20/month (cost × 0.43 markup)
Best for: Developer favorite, EU compliance
DigitalOcean (+$40/month)
Location: 14 regions worldwide
Our cost: $62/month
Your price: +$40/month (cost × 0.65 markup)
Best for: Enterprise trust, global reach
AWS (Cost + 25%)
Location: Global
Our cost: $73-120/month (varies by region)
Your price: Our cost × 1.25
Example: $73 → $91/month extra
Best for: Maximum compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2)
GCP (Cost + 25%)
Location: Global
Our cost: $73-95/month (varies)
Your price: Our cost × 1.25
Best for: Google Cloud integration
Region Selection (+$10/month)
Choose specific datacenter
EU (GDPR compliance)
US West/East
Asia Pacific
Launch Timeline:
Day 1: Contabo + Hetzner availableMonth 2-3: Add DigitalOceanMonth 4-6: Add AWS/GCP
Enterprise Add-Ons (Cost + 25%)
For customers who need Google/AWS-level features.
Add-On
Our Cost
Your Price
Availability
High Availability (Auto-Failover)
$79/mo
$99/mo
Month 6+
Read Replicas
$12-30/mo
$15-38/mo
Month 3+
Extra Storage (+200GB)
$4/mo
$5/mo
Day 1
VPN Access (WireGuard)
$12/mo
$15/mo
Month 2+
Compliance Package
$80/mo
$100/mo
Month 12+
Managed Migration (any size)
$400
$500
Day 1
Custom Monitoring
$40/mo
$50/mo
Day 1
Transparency Commitment
Every invoice shows:
Base tier cost
Each infrastructure component with our cost and your price
Each add-on with our cost and your price
Total comparison to equivalent managed service
Your monthly savings
Questions? Email jeremy@intentsolutions.io
Last Updated: October 19, 2025Version: 1.0