Pricing
Transparent starting points. Every quote is still custom.
Pacific Solutions consults on a case-by-case basis — the figures below are honest starting indicators per practice, in EUR, excluding VAT. Your actual quote depends on scope, urgency and system complexity, and is always confirmed in writing before work begins.
How engagement types work everywhere on this page:
Advisory is hourly, pay-as-you-go judgment with no delivery obligation.
Project is a fixed-price, fixed-scope engagement defined in a written Statement of Work.
Retainer is an ongoing monthly relationship for continuous support, monitoring, or fractional leadership.
01 / 06
Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture
Migration strategy, IaC, multi-cloud design, FinOps.
Advisory
€150/hour
- Architecture reviews & second opinions
- 4-hour minimum block
- Async Slack/email support
Most common
Project
From €6,000
- Migration or multi-cloud design & build
- Terraform/OpenTofu modules delivered
- Fixed price after scoping
Retainer
From €3,200/mo
- Ongoing FinOps & cost governance
- Quarterly architecture roadmap
- Priority response window
02 / 06
DevOps & Platform Engineering
CI/CD, containerization & orchestration, internal developer platforms.
Advisory
€150/hour
- Pipeline & workflow audits
- 4-hour minimum block
Most common
Project
From €5,500
- CI/CD pipeline build-out
- Kubernetes/ECS rollout
- Internal developer portal MVP
Retainer
From €3,000/mo
- Platform maintenance & upgrades
- Release process ownership
03 / 06
Custom Software Engineering & Modernization
Modernization, full-stack builds, architecture reviews.
Advisory
€140/hour
- Codebase & architecture reviews
- 4-hour minimum block
Most common
Project
From €8,000
- Monolith-to-microservices migration
- Full-stack app or API build
- Milestone-based delivery
Retainer
From €4,500/mo
- Ongoing feature development
- Fractional senior engineer capacity
04 / 06
Site Reliability Engineering & Observability
Monitoring, incident response, performance & load testing.
Advisory
€150/hour
- Incident post-mortems
- 4-hour minimum block
Most common
Project
From €5,000
- Monitoring & alerting rollout
- Load testing & capacity report
- Runbook & SLA design
Retainer
From €2,800/mo
- Dashboard & alert upkeep
- Scheduled on-call escalation
05 / 06
Security, Compliance & Governance
Audits & hardening, ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / HIPAA / GDPR readiness, IAM.
Advisory
€160/hour
- Security posture consultations
- 4-hour minimum block
Most common
Project
From €6,500
- Infrastructure audit & hardening
- Compliance-readiness roadmap
- Zero Trust IAM redesign
Retainer
From €3,500/mo
- Continuous compliance monitoring
- Quarterly audit & access review
06 / 06
Strategic Technology Consulting
Technical due diligence, technology roadmaps, vendor evaluation.
Advisory
€180/hour
- Fractional CTO-style sessions
- 4-hour minimum block
Most common
Project
From €4,000
- Technical due diligence report
- Technology roadmap & vendor scorecard
Retainer
From €5,000/mo
- Fractional CTO advisory
- Board / investor-ready reporting
Fine print: all prices exclude VAT, which is added where legally required. Advisory hours are billed in 30-minute increments after the minimum block. Project prices are indicative starting points for typical scope — final pricing is confirmed in a written proposal before any commitment. Payment terms, IP ownership and liability are set out in full in our Terms & Regulations.
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