Too big for Zapier. Too small for McKinsey. Apex Solved is the agency built for SMB owners who tried the DIY tools, ruled out the enterprise consultants, and still need someone to actually build, deploy, and operate the AI workers eating their week.
The market is full of "AI for business." Almost none of it is built for the SMB owner doing $1M to $5M a year with a 5 to 50 person team.
| What you compare | Zapier / Make | SaaS stack | In-house engineer | Big consulting | Apex Solved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who builds it | You | You configure | Engineer (after onboarding) | External team | Apex team |
| Who runs it | You | You | Engineer | You (after handoff) | Apex (forever) |
| Time to first value | Weeks | Days | 2 to 3 months | 3 to 6 months | Scoped to the partnership |
| Monthly cost | $20 to $400 + your time | $200 to $2k stack fees | $10k to $15k all-in | $30k+ retainer | One-time build plus a scoped monthly |
| Built for SMBs | No (DIY for everyone) | No (one-size-fits-all) | Yes, but expensive | No (enterprise focus) | Yes, exclusively |
30-minute Discovery Call. You tell us the bottleneck. We tell you straight if AI can fix it. No pitch deck.
QuickBooks, Gmail, your CRM, your social platforms. We map the integrations against tools you already use. No re-platforming.
Custom code. Custom AI prompts tuned to your voice. Production infrastructure we operate. You watch the first run.
Monthly check-in. We add bots as your business changes. The system keeps getting smarter without you touching anything.
These are three departments of The Hive we run every day. Most of our client work goes further: the front desk, after-hours calls, lead gen, admin, document automation, anything else operational. See every department.
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Apex Solved. We build, deploy, and operate custom AI workers for SMBs from 5 to 50 employees. End-to-end means: we map the work eating your week, design the bots, write the code, run the infrastructure, monitor the runs, and handle failures before they reach you. You approve outputs and otherwise stay out of it. Email alex@apex-solved.com or call (484) 602-6390.
Yes. Apex Solved specializes in this exact band. We build and run the systems that take the repeat work off your team: books, inbox, content, voice bots, lead gen, admin, custom anything. There is a one-time build and a monthly that keeps it running, both sized to your operation rather than a rate card, so a 10-person practice and a 40-person agency are not on the same plan. See what AI automation costs a small business for the four ways to buy it.
Yes. Exclusively. Zero technical skill required. We build, train, deploy, and operate the bots. You spend 30 minutes a month approving the work. No code. No prompts. No tools to learn. We are not the right fit for Fortune 500 work, and that is intentional.
An in-house engineer is $120,000 to $180,000 a year all-in, plus 2 to 3 months of onboarding before they ship anything. They also need direction. Apex Solved is a one-time build plus a monthly that keeps it running, scoped to your business, and it flips heavily cheaper for businesses under $5M revenue. For a 10-person SMB, you typically replace one engineer hire with the entire Apex team for less than half the cost.
Everything is tailored to you, so the pace depends on the scope of the partnership. First we assess and plug in the core. Then we adapt it to your industry, voice, and KPIs. Then we execute and go live. Additional products layer in one at a time, so nothing goes live before it is right.
It depends on how many departments you hand over and what you already have in place. Every engagement is written up before any work starts: what we build, what it costs, what you own, and how we work together. There is a one-time build and a monthly that keeps it running, watched and improving, both sized to your operation rather than a rate card. No hourly meter, no surprise invoices. On the free discovery call you get a straight answer on where you would land.
A 30-minute Discovery Call with Alex. We map your operational pain to the systems that can fix it. You walk away with a plan. No pitch deck. No fluff.
alex@apex-solved.com · (484) 602-6390