UK automation pricing guide

How much does small business automation cost in the UK?

A useful first price is not a giant transformation budget. It is the smallest paid test that can prove whether one repetitive workflow is worth automating.

Direct answer

At PERSIK LTD, an Automation Studio pilot starts from £199. The final scope and price are agreed before work begins. Ongoing maintenance starts from £99/month only after the workflow proves useful and repeatable.

These are PERSIK starting prices, not a claim about the whole UK market.

What the first £199 pilot is meant to prove

  • One recurring manual workflow is defined clearly.
  • Sample inputs and the systems involved are agreed.
  • One small working automation is produced.
  • A runbook and exception path show how the process should operate.
  • A before/after baseline makes the result measurable.

What can change the scope and price

  • How many systems must exchange data.
  • How consistent the inputs and business rules are.
  • Volume, timing and reliability requirements.
  • How credentials or API access must be provisioned.
  • Data sensitivity and required controls.
  • How many exceptions still need human review.
  • The level of ongoing support required.

A simple example

A staff member repeatedly takes the same information from an inbox or form, checks agreed fields, updates another system and prepares a notification. A bounded pilot can test that single route first. If the inputs are stable and exceptions can be handed to a person, the workflow may be a good candidate. If the rules change every time, automation may not be the right answer yet.

When £99/month maintenance may make sense

Only after the workflow is proven and the business wants PERSIK to keep operating, monitoring or maintaining it. A recurring fee should support an already useful process rather than rescue an unproven one.

What stays human

Scope approval, client credential provisioning and material business decisions remain human checkpoints. PERSIK does not bypass access controls or anti-abuse protections.

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Describe the task, how often it happens, the systems involved and the finished result. We can assess whether it is a sensible automation candidate and define the smallest useful pilot.

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