Our prices, next to theirs.
Every figure below is from the other company’s own pricing page, checked November 2, 2026. Ours are the highlighted row in every table.
Running one business, monthly
| Option | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping alone — Bench | $399/mo | Bookkeeping only (their plans run $199–$649/mo) |
| 20 hours of a virtual assistant — Time etc | $760/mo | Hours, paid whether they produce or not |
| A human receptionist service — Smith.ai | from $300/mo | Calls answered — nothing else run |
| A done-for-you AI service — LocalAIHero | $999/mo | AI employee, done-for-you (voice usage billed per minute on top) |
| KAIROS — one business, everything run | $999/mo | Sales follow-up, online presence, books & back office — run together; app builds included |
Bookkeeping plus 20 assistant hours, bought separately: $1,159 a month — before anyone has chased a lead or posted a thing.
Paying for results
| Option | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Intercom Fin (AI support agent) | $0.99 per resolved outcome | Support conversations only |
| Collections agencies | 20–50% of what’s recovered | The cheapest published flat alternative is 20% |
| KAIROS — pay as you go | $0.49 per finished task + 15% of money actually collected | Every kind of task; the percentage is taken on money as it lands |
Bigger work
| Option | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| AI assessment — EquipmentFX (their listed prices) | $1,500 · deeper $2,500–$5,000 | Assessment only |
| KAIROS — the map of your business | from $1,500 | And the full fee comes off anything you buy within a year — the map is yours to keep |
| An outsourced department — Cove Agency / Red Branch Media (listed) | $5,000–$25,000+/mo | One function, staffed |
| KAIROS — a department | from $10,000/mo | Service levels agreed in writing — a named lead answers for them, every month. |
| An MVP app build — Base44Devs (listed) | $4,500 · standard $9,000 | The build alone |
| KAIROS — an app build | from $4,900 one-time | Fixed price before work starts — and included if you’re on a plan |
The value, in one line each
- Pay as you go — You pay for finished work and collected money.
- Solo & small business — The daily work of a business, handled for less than any two of its parts cost separately.
- Portfolio — Every business you own gets its own brain and its own person answering for it, at one per-business price.
- Enterprise & Custom — A whole function, run with service levels in writing and a named lead who answers for them.
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