Consulting pricing & engagement options

Below is how I usually structure work with startups and scale-ups. All amounts are quoted after a short scoping (ex. VAT / reverse charge per your status). A free 30-minute call is usually enough to produce a written estimate.

How pricing works

Day-based — most fractional and audit work is quoted in person-days or a monthly retainer tied to days per week.
Fixed sprint — short audits or well-bounded deliverables (e.g. “CI/CD hardening sprint”) can be a fixed package after a short discovery.
Expenses — cloud spend, travel or third-party tooling are billed at cost with prior agreement.

Fractional DevSecOps / cloud architect

TJM : 750 € à 790 € (day rate, ex. VAT)

Monthly retainer from agreed days per week — typically 1–3 days per week equivalent, remote-first (EU timezones).

Roadmap, architecture reviews, hands-on IaC and pipelines.
Security and compliance alignment (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR-aware design).
Slack/email async + agreed working sessions.

Discuss retainer

Audit & assessment sprint

Fixed-fee sprint — after discovery (often 2–4 weeks elapsed)

Focused review with written outcomes — not a full-time embed.

Cloud / platform architecture, CI/CD, or security posture review.
Findings report, prioritized backlog, and optional read-out workshop.
Can be a stepping stone to fractional or project follow-up.

Request a scope

Project-based delivery

Milestone Statement of Work (SOW) or time-and-materials within an agreed cap — TJM 750 € à 790 € (day rate, ex. VAT)

Defined milestones: migration, platform build, compliance sprint, etc.

Statement of work with milestones and acceptance criteria.
Weekly demos or written progress, depending on the engagement.
Handover docs and knowledge transfer included in scope.

Outline your project

Add-ons

Evening / weekend critical work — by prior agreement, separate from standard advisory days.
On-call rotation — priced separately from advisory days; not default on fractional tiers.
Training / workshops — half-day or full-day sessions, fixed fee after objectives are clear.

Next step

Book a free 30-minute consultation to sanity-check fit and get a written estimate. If you prefer async, email a short context (company stage, cloud, main pain) to job@dr-alban.com.

Book intro call Back to services

Commercial terms and numbers are confirmed in the proposal or SOW. EU B2B invoicing; reverse charge may apply for valid EU VAT IDs.