How much does an AI automation agency charge?
Most AI automation agencies quote $2,000–$10,000 per project and $1,500–$8,000 a month for ongoing work. Applied Agents charges $1,500 for an audit, from $5,000 for a workflow build and from $12,000 for an AI agent, all fixed.
What does an AI automation agency do?
It connects the tools you already use, like your CRM and inbox, so routine work runs without people copying data between them. Where a step needs judgment, like scoring a lead or reading a contract, it adds an AI agent.
n8n, Make or Zapier: which should a sales team use?
Zapier is quickest for simple, low-volume flows. Make handles branching logic at a lower price per task. n8n suits high volume and AI steps, and can be self-hosted. We pick per workflow and build on all three.
Can you automate CRM data entry for a small sales team?
Yes. A typical build creates and updates deals from form fills, emails and calls, enriches the company, and assigns an owner, so reps stop typing into the CRM. It is usually a single workflow build, live in 2 weeks.
Should we build an AI agent in-house or hire an agency?
Build in-house if you have engineers with time and the agent is core to your product. Hire an agency if the agent supports sales or operations and you need it working in weeks without hiring.
Do you build AI agents on Claude, OpenAI or OpenClaw?
Yes. We build agents with the Claude Agent SDK, the OpenAI Agents SDK and OpenClaw, and pick per task after testing the same job on each. The agent runs in your account, connected to your tools.
Can you set up OpenClaw for our business?
Yes. We install OpenClaw on your own server, connect it to your chat apps and tools, set what it may and may not do, and train your team. You keep control of the host and the data.
What is a custom MCP server?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI assistants use outside tools and data. A custom MCP server gives Claude, ChatGPT or your own agents controlled access to your CRM, documents or internal systems.
What is AI document processing?
AI document processing reads documents such as invoices, contracts and forms, pulls out the fields you need and sends them to your systems. A person reviews anything the model is unsure about.
Can an AI agent answer support tickets and hand off to a human?
Yes. The agent answers common questions from your help docs, tags and routes the rest, and hands any ticket it is unsure about to a person with a summary attached.
How much does it cost to have an AI agent built?
Enterprise agent builds are often quoted at $25,000 to $80,000 or more. Applied Agents builds a single-purpose agent for a small team from $12,000, live in 4–6 weeks, with a monthly plan to run it.
Do you work with small businesses?
Yes. We work only with B2B companies of 10 to 200 people, remotely, wherever you are based.
Who owns the workflows you build?
You do. Workflows run in your own n8n, Make or Zapier account, and you get the documentation.