Pricing
Every price in one place, with exactly what it buys. Pay in KSh or USD, by card or M-Pesa.
How it fits together
- Start free. Read TechOps News and create an account at no cost.
- Join the community for $15, once. Every sector community, sprint and event on our Slack, for life.
- Train with a program for $50 a month. Mentors, a structured curriculum and a portfolio of shipped work. Membership is included.
For learners
Structured training with mentors, from age 6 to postgraduate research.
Academy programs
Spark (ages 6–17), Build, Launch, Pro, Elevate, Lab and Venture
Mentored training that ends in work you can show an employer, a university or an investor.
$50/month
KSh 6,500/month
Or $480/year ($40/month), 20% less
- Structured, level-by-level curriculum with live and self-paced learning
- Lifetime community membership and Slack, included
- Mentor review of every project you ship
- A portfolio of real, shipped work by the end
- Monthly plans are paid a month at a time: stop whenever you like
For members
The community where the building happens, on our Slack.
Community membership
Engineers, founders, writers and researchers
One payment for a working network of builders in your sector, for good.
$15 once
KSh 1,950 once
Lifetime. No subscription. Included free with any program.
- Every sector and craft community on our Slack
- Weekly build sprints, office hours and monthly Demo Day
- Peer reviews of your code, writing and models
- Jobs, freelance work and co-founder matching
For businesses
Rent a system, have one built, keep it running, or add engineers to your team.
Ready-made systems
Businesses that need a proven system live in days
A production system for a monthly fee instead of a build budget.
From $50/month
From KSh 6,500/month
Each system has its own plan, from $50 to $70 a month
- Hosting, updates and security handled by us
- Set up on your data and branding
- Support from the engineers who built it
Custom build
Software designed and built for your exact need
A fixed price agreed before work starts, so the budget never moves under you.
From $1,000 per project
From KSh 130,000 per project
Fixed-scope quote from your brief. Most projects run $1,000–$50,000.
- Discovery, design, build and launch
- You talk to the engineers, not a sales team
- You own the code
Care plan
Keep a live system healthy after launch
Your system stays fast, safe and current without hiring a team to watch it.
From $300/month
From KSh 39,000/month
Priced by the size of the system
- Hosting and uptime monitoring
- Security updates and backups
- Bug fixes and small improvements each month
Dedicated engineers
A team that works as part of yours
Senior output without the cost and time of hiring.
Quoted upfront
Fixed weekly rate per engineer, quoted upfront. Pause or scale with two weeks’ notice.
- Engineers matched to your stack
- Weekly delivery and reporting
- Swap or add people as the work changes
For hiring partners
Hire engineers whose shipped work you can see first.
Hiring partner
Companies hiring engineers
Hire engineers whose work you can see before the first interview.
From $99/month
From KSh 12,870/month
Plus a one-time fee per hire, agreed before you interview
- First look at graduate portfolios of shipped work
- Post roles on the Opportunities board
- Candidates matched to your stack
Questions about paying
- Does a program include community membership?
- Yes. Every Academy program includes lifetime community membership and access to our Slack, so you never pay the $15 separately.
- Can I pay in shillings?
- Yes. Checkout is in Kenyan shillings through Paystack, by card or M-Pesa. Prices show in both USD and KSh.
- Can I stop a monthly plan?
- Yes. Monthly plans are paid one month at a time and never renew on their own, so you simply stop paying when you are done.
- What does the annual plan save?
- $120 a year: $480 once instead of $600 over twelve months, the same as $40 a month (20% less).
- Why are some prices "from"?
- Ready-made systems, custom builds, care plans and hiring partnerships depend on your size. We quote a fixed price before any work or billing starts, so nothing changes under you.
- Are there scholarships?
- Yes, need-based scholarships are available for Academy programs. Mention it when you apply.
Something else? Ask us and an engineer replies, not a sales team.