Price List 2026
Nine Lab (Engineering Squad)
Specialization: HighLoad, DevOps, Backend, Security
Entry Services (Fixed Price)
Goal: quick competency check.
Express Infrastructure & Security Audit
$800
Time: 2–3 days
Report on critical vulnerabilities, Nginx/Apache configuration check, basic DB log analysis.
Deep Performance Analysis (Code + DB)
$1,800
Time: 5–7 days
Finding architectural bottlenecks under 1k+ RPS load. Slow SQL query profiling, Code Review of critical nodes, optimization roadmap.
Hourly Work (Time & Material)
Role | Rate (USD/hour) | Tasks |
|---|---|---|
Senior DevOps / Sysadmin | $90 | Server setup, CI/CD, backups, DB tuning. |
Senior Fullstack Developer | $90 | Backend logic, refactoring, API, Frontend. |
Squad Team (Dev + Ops) | $170 | Synchronous pair work (10-15% more cost-effective). |
Retainer / SLA
Infrastructure Package
$1,400 / mo.
- 24/7 Monitoring (Zabbix/Prometheus)
- Incident Response (SLA 1 hour)
- Backups, OS updates
Overtime: $90/hour.
POPULAR
DevOps + Development Package
$3,600 / mo.
- Everything in Infrastructure package
- 20 hours of work included
- CTO consultations, queue priority
Overtime: $80/hour.
Typical Project Tasks
Task | Min. Price (USD) | Complexity |
|---|---|---|
| Migration to Kubernetes (K8s) | $3,400 | High |
| CI/CD Setup (GitLab/GitHub) | $900 | Medium |
| Server Migration (Zero Downtime) | $700 | Medium |
Coefficients & Markups
Urgency
- x2.0
Emergency call outside working hours/weekends
- x1.5
Urgent task (ASAP) disrupting other clients' schedule
Risk Buffer
- x1.3
for Fixed Price projects
Legacy Code
- x1.5
working with undocumented third-party code