Foster Commerce pricing & pace of work

2024

Become a Foster Commerce Member and receive 50% off your first year of site and server management.

New! For all Craft CMS and Craft Commerce website owners we offer a Foster Commerce Membership that gives access to our site and server management services regardless of client status.

We manage the infrastructure, uptime, core code updates, and more for your Craft CMS website.

For new Foster Commerce clients and members we offer a special 50% introductory discount:* $300/month or one payment of $3,300/year (one month free).

*Please note: New clients receive all the benefits of our management plan except Craft CMS updates.

Site and server management services, first year

Annual billing, 1st year

$3,300/yr

Annually

Get 50% off your first year and one month free

Offerings

  • Site monitoring
  • Urgent security patches
  • Private GitHub repository
  • Database backups
  • Server management
  • Staging environment for content & feature tests
  • Invoiced annually

Monthly billing, 1st year

$300/mo

Monthly

Get 50% off your first year and pay in convenient monthly installments

Offerings

  • Site monitoring
  • Urgent security patches
  • Private GitHub repository
  • Database backups
  • Server management
  • Staging environment for content & feature tests
  • Invoiced monthly

Annual billing, 1st year

$3,300/yr

Annually

Get 50% off your first year and one month free

Offerings

  • Site monitoring
  • Urgent security patches
  • Private GitHub repository
  • Database backups
  • Server management
  • Staging environment for content & feature tests
  • Invoiced annually

Monthly billing, 1st year

$300/mo

Monthly

Get 50% off your first year and pay in convenient monthly installments

Offerings

  • Site monitoring
  • Urgent security patches
  • Private GitHub repository
  • Database backups
  • Server management
  • Staging environment for content & feature tests
  • Invoiced monthly

Site & server management services, ongoing

We manage the infrastructure, uptime, core code updates, and more for your Craft CMS website.

Annual billing, ongoing

$6,600/yr

Annually

Get one month of management free with annual billing

Offerings

  • Site monitoring
  • Urgent security patches
  • Private GitHub repository
  • Database backups
  • Server management
  • Staging environment for content & feature tests
  • Craft CMS updates
  • Invoiced annually

Monthly billing, ongoing

$600/mo

Monthly

Get one year of management with convenient monthly billing

Offerings

  • Site monitoring
  • Urgent security patches
  • Private GitHub repository
  • Database backups
  • Server management
  • Staging environment for content features & tests
  • Craft CMS updates
  • Invoiced monthly

Annual billing, ongoing

$6,600/yr

Annually

Get one month of management free with annual billing

Offerings

  • Site monitoring
  • Urgent security patches
  • Private GitHub repository
  • Database backups
  • Server management
  • Staging environment for content & feature tests
  • Craft CMS updates
  • Invoiced annually

Monthly billing, ongoing

$600/mo

Monthly

Get one year of management with convenient monthly billing

Offerings

  • Site monitoring
  • Urgent security patches
  • Private GitHub repository
  • Database backups
  • Server management
  • Staging environment for content features & tests
  • Craft CMS updates
  • Invoiced monthly

Marketing websites

We can help you design and build a new website, update an existing website, or migrate to Craft CMS.

For new marketing websites and migrations, we offer a fixed-fee, fixed-scope development option that ranges in price from $35k-$50k depending on your needs.

For ongoing development we offer one hourly rate at $160/hour and two pacing options so you can choose to move quickly or go slowly.

Faster Pace

$160/hr

Monthly

Recommended for monthly budgets of $8,000 and above.

Offerings

  • Development hours scheduled each month in 25-hour blocks
  • Priority scheduling
  • 45-day cancellation notice
  • Invoiced monthly

Slower Pace

$160/hr

Quarterly

Recommended for monthly budgets between $1,500 - $7,999.

Offerings

  • Development hours scheduled each quarter in 25-hour blocks
  • Committed scheduling
  • 30-day cancellation notice
  • Invoiced monthly

Faster Pace

$160/hr

Monthly

Recommended for monthly budgets of $8,000 and above.

Offerings

  • Development hours scheduled each month in 25-hour blocks
  • Priority scheduling
  • 45-day cancellation notice
  • Invoiced monthly

Slower Pace

$160/hr

Quarterly

Recommended for monthly budgets between $1,500 - $7,999.

Offerings

  • Development hours scheduled each quarter in 25-hour blocks
  • Committed scheduling
  • 30-day cancellation notice
  • Invoiced monthly

Monthly Pace

Recommended for monthly budgets of $8,000 and above.

What's Included

Predictable Scheduling
Yes
Dedicated Lead Developer
Yes
Transparent Communication in Basecamp
Yes
Consistent Hourly Rate (No "Urgent" Pricing)
Yes
No Long-Term Contract Required
Yes
Regular Monthly Invoicing
Yes
Additional Hours Available Upon Request
Yes
Project Start Date Within Two Weeks of Engagement
Yes
Website Performance Analysis and Strategic Planning Reports
Yes
Priority Scheduling
Yes
Weekly Progress on Projects
Yes
Performance Reports
Yes
Regular Strategic Consulting Hours
Yes

Quarterly Pace

Recommended for monthly budgets between $1,500 - $7,999.

What's Included

Predictable Scheduling
Yes
Dedicated Lead Developer
Yes
Transparent Communication in Basecamp
Yes
Consistent Hourly Rate (No "Urgent" Pricing)
Yes
No Long-Term Contract Required
Yes
Regular Monthly Invoicing
Yes
Additional Hours Available Upon Request
Yes
Project Start Date Within Two Weeks of Engagement
Yes
Website Performance Analysis and Strategic Planning Reports
Yes
Priority Scheduling
No
Weekly Progress on Projects
No
Performance Reports
No
Regular Strategic Consulting Hours
No

Ecommerce development

Migrate an existing store to Craft Commerce or build a new one!

We offer one hourly rate for ecommerce development services. Choose a slower or faster pace depending on your budget and business goals.

For the fastest possible timeline to market pair Commerce Foundations, our ecommerce boilerplate, with our development services.

Faster Pace

$160/hr

Monthly

Recommended for monthly budgets of $8,000 and above.

Offerings

  • Get started with an initial low investment
  • Additional development hours scheduled each month in blocks of 25 hours
  • Priority scheduling
  • 45-day cancellation notice
  • Invoiced monthly

Slower Pace

$160/hr

Quarterly

Recommended for monthly budgets between $1,500 - $7,999.

Offerings

  • Get started with an initial low investment
  • Development hours scheduled each quarter in blocks of 25 hours
  • Committed scheduling
  • 30-day cancellation notice
  • Invoiced monthly

Faster Pace

$160/hr

Monthly

Recommended for monthly budgets of $8,000 and above.

Offerings

  • Get started with an initial low investment
  • Additional development hours scheduled each month in blocks of 25 hours
  • Priority scheduling
  • 45-day cancellation notice
  • Invoiced monthly

Slower Pace

$160/hr

Quarterly

Recommended for monthly budgets between $1,500 - $7,999.

Offerings

  • Get started with an initial low investment
  • Development hours scheduled each quarter in blocks of 25 hours
  • Committed scheduling
  • 30-day cancellation notice
  • Invoiced monthly

Consulting & advising

Your first consultation with us is free!

If you’d like to hire us for ongoing input, we charge the same hourly rate for advising as we do for development.

Free First Consult!

$160/hr

Hourly Consults

The first consultation is free! Ongoing we charge the same hourly rate for advising as we do for development.

Offerings

  • Close knowledge gaps
  • Move through roadblocks more quickly
  • Establish proven development workflows
  • Fulfill developer education goals

Free First Consult!

$160/hr

Hourly Consults

The first consultation is free! Ongoing we charge the same hourly rate for advising as we do for development.

Offerings

  • Close knowledge gaps
  • Move through roadblocks more quickly
  • Establish proven development workflows
  • Fulfill developer education goals

Brand strategy

We approach brand strategy with a unique process that identifies your brand's core archetype. The heart of our method ensures that your brand tells a story and moves customers on an emotional level toward greater trust and engagement.

Brand Strategy

$5,500/project

Brand Strategy Project

Tell a compelling story and move customers on an emotional level with your brand strategy.

Offerings

  • Your brand story
  • Your brand archetype
  • Your brand voice & tone
  • Profiles of your target customers
  • Your brand value, or “USP”
  • A competitive analysis

Brand Strategy

$5,500/project

Brand Strategy Project

Tell a compelling story and move customers on an emotional level with your brand strategy.

Offerings

  • Your brand story
  • Your brand archetype
  • Your brand voice & tone
  • Profiles of your target customers
  • Your brand value, or “USP”
  • A competitive analysis

Brand design

Good design communicates your brand to customers and prospects. As familiarity with, and trust in, your brand grows so do referrals and repeat customers — with increased revenue as a natural result.

Please note:* Additional designs for non-digital assets such as print or packaging are priced separately.

Brand Design

$2,700/project

Brand Design Project

Stand out in a crowded marketplace, strengthen campaigns, and increase ROI.

Offerings

  • A logo use guide
  • A color palette
  • Typography
  • Graphic elements
  • Photography direction

Brand Design

$2,700/project

Brand Design Project

Stand out in a crowded marketplace, strengthen campaigns, and increase ROI.

Offerings

  • A logo use guide
  • A color palette
  • Typography
  • Graphic elements
  • Photography direction

New logos & logomarks

When it comes to pricing for logos and logomarks, each situation is unique and can range from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. Please contact us to discuss your specific needs.

Would you like to discuss your project?

Schedule a no-obligation consultation with our CEO, Stephen Callender

Foster Commerce has helped Haute Living optimize any capability — from ecommerce functionality to email marketing. Their expertise in platform integration and cross-channel functionality shines through in every project.

Grace Heutel, Digital Marketing Specialist at Haute Living

The project management skills brought to our project were in contrast to what we had experienced. Foster Commerce brought outstanding competence and an efficient system. They met deadlines. They answered the question: When can we launch, and what would the process look like to get us there?

David Tritelli, Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs at AAC&U

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