Level One

Aether

$12,500 – $17,500
per month

The operating foundation. Document production, research, knowledge management, workflow automation, and quality assurance deployed inside your firm.

  • Document production to firm standards
  • Research and compliance analysis
  • Knowledge management and retrieval
  • Workflow automation and QA
  • Read-mode Salesforce connectivity
  • 24/7 availability
Level Three

Aether + Business Intelligence + Business Development

$32,500 – $40,000
per month

The complete architecture. Everything in Business Intelligence, plus full-cycle business development — systematized prospect identification through pipeline management.

  • Everything in Business Intelligence
  • Prospect research and identification
  • Qualification scoring and prioritization
  • Pipeline enrichment and analytics
  • Contextualized outreach generation
  • Full two-way Salesforce integration
  • Market intelligence and competitive monitoring
Engagement Terms
How the engagement works.

Implementation Fee

One-time fee covering discovery, configuration, system integration, and team training.

$5,000 – $10,000

Scales with Salesforce complexity and integration depth.

Annual Commitment

All engagements require a 12-month minimum commitment. This ensures sufficient time for Aether to integrate fully with your firm's workflows and demonstrate measurable value.

Billing

Monthly billing, annual commitment. Implementation fee invoiced at engagement signing. First monthly invoice upon activation.

Level Changes

Upgrade to a higher level at any time during the engagement. Downgrade at renewal. This gives your firm the flexibility to scale as your appetite for the architecture grows.

Capability Matrix
What's included at each level.
Capability Aether$12.5–17.5K/mo + Business Intelligence$22.5–30K/mo + Business Development$32.5–40K/mo
Document Production
Proposals and deliverables
Memos, reports, correspondence
Firm-branded formatting
Research & Analysis
Market and industry research
Regulatory and compliance analysis
Competitive landscape mapping
Knowledge & Operations
Knowledge management and retrieval
Workflow automation
Quality assurance framework
24/7 availability
Business Intelligence
Strategic advisory for firm operations
Client engagement analytical support
Growth strategy and financial modeling
Compensation benchmarking
M&A advisory support
Business Development
Prospect research and identification
Qualification scoring
Contextualized outreach generation
Pipeline enrichment and analytics
Market intelligence briefings
CRM Integration
Read-mode Salesforce connectivity
Full two-way Salesforce integration
The Value Equation
What it would cost to build internally.
The capabilities Aether delivers would require significant internal investment. Here's the math on building the equivalent in-house.

Internal Build Cost (Annual)

Research analyst (1 FTE) $85,000 – $120,000
Document/content specialist (1 FTE) $65,000 – $95,000
Business development associate (1 FTE) $75,000 – $110,000
AI/data engineer (contract) $120,000 – $200,000
Software and infrastructure $30,000 – $60,000
Management overhead $25,000 – $50,000
Estimated annual cost $400,000 – $635,000

CYPHR RED (Annual)

Aether + Business Intelligence + Business Development — the complete architecture, fully deployed, continuously optimized, with no headcount to manage.

$390,000 – $480,000
$32,500 – $40,000/mo × 12 months

And that's the top tier. At the Aether level, the annual investment is $150,000 – $210,000 — a fraction of the internal build, with no recruiting risk, no management overhead, and no ramp-up time.

Let's find the right level for your firm.

Every firm's needs are different. Let's talk about where Aether would create the most value inside yours.

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