No smoke. No lock-in. No mystery invoice.
You should know what you're buying, what it costs, and what happens next. The important terms are in plain English, and ownership stays with you.
Try an agreed demo free for 14 days
Explore a tailored demo free for two weeks (14 days), starting when the agreed demo is available for you to use. It may be near-live with test data or limited integrations, or fully live with systems you approve. We confirm scope, access, limitations and dates first. There is no AetherForge trial fee, no purchase obligation and no automatic paid continuation. Paid work needs your agreement to a written quote or plan; separate third-party charges need advance disclosure and approval. Demo access may end after the trial unless we agree to continue. The free demo offer does not make separately purchased packages, paid discovery, deposits or monthly plans free, and does not automatically refund them.
Paid discovery, and it stops there if you want
$2,500 buys a written project plan you own outright — what we'll build, how it will work, the schedule, and a fixed price. You can take that plan to another developer. There is no obligation to continue and no ongoing commitment attached to it.
Milestone payments tied to working software
Builds are split across milestones. Each payment is released only after you have seen and signed off on the feature it covers, running in a staging environment you can click through yourself.
Know what your payment covers
Prepaid packages are paid at the price shown. Custom projects start with the listed deposit, credited toward the balance in your written quote. Larger builds can use milestone payments and optional third-party escrow.
Month-to-month on everything ongoing
Hosting, care plans, monitoring, and retainers can be cancelled anytime, with no notice required. Your site, data, code, and accounts stay in your name. We'll explain the handover so you know what happens next.