Compare your options

Do it yourself, buy a platform, or have it run for you.

Three ways to connect your website, inbox, calendar, CRM and social so no inquiry slips through, and what each one asks of you.

Side by side

The short answer.

Do it yourself costs time. A platform costs flexibility. AI Ops Core costs a monthly subscription, and in return someone else builds it, runs it and keeps it working.

Do it yourself, an all-in-one platform and AI Ops Core compared
	Option 1Do it yourselfConnect the tools yourself with automation apps and an AI chat assistant.	Option 2All-in-one platformMove onto one large platform, or hire a big agency to roll one out.	Option 3AI Ops CoreWe build it in the tools you already use, then run and improve it every month.
Who builds it	You or someone on your team, around the day job.	The vendor's onboarding team or an agency, on their template.	We do, after a two-week Blueprint of how work moves today.
Who runs it day to day	Whoever built it, when something looks wrong.	Your team, inside the platform's way of working.	We do. We review drafts, follow-ups and workflows every week and tune them to your edits.
Fits the tools you already use	Yes, if the connectors exist and someone keeps them working.	Usually means replacing them with the platform's own versions.	Yes. We start from what you have and only swap a tool when it removes real work.
Time to live	Fast to start, slow to finish. Often never fully done.	Months of migration, training and configuration.	Six to eight weeks, including testing with real inquiries and training.
Who owns accounts and data	You.	Your data lives in the vendor's system; leaving means an export project.	You. Every tool is opened in your name, with 30 days of handover if you leave.
Which AI	Whichever assistant you subscribe to.	The vendor's built-in AI.	Your choice: Claude, ChatGPT or another platform.
Support	You find out when a customer does.	A support ticket with the vendor.	Support for everything we built is included; critical issues get a first response within four business hours.
Getting better over time	Only when someone has spare time.	When the vendor ships features, for everyone at once.	Every month: a new form, sequence, report or page edit, plus a monthly review call.
How the cost works	Low software spend, high cost in your own hours.	Per-seat licenses and a long contract, often for features you will not use.	A fixed setup quote and one monthly subscription. Software billed to you at cost, no markup.

AI Ops Core

We build it in the tools you already use, then run and improve it every month.

Who builds it: We do, after a two-week Blueprint of how work moves today.
Who runs it day to day: We do. We review drafts, follow-ups and workflows every week and tune them to your edits.
Fits the tools you already use: Yes. We start from what you have and only swap a tool when it removes real work.
Time to live: Six to eight weeks, including testing with real inquiries and training.
Who owns accounts and data: You. Every tool is opened in your name, with 30 days of handover if you leave.
Which AI: Your choice: Claude, ChatGPT or another platform.
Support: Support for everything we built is included; critical issues get a first response within four business hours.
Getting better over time: Every month: a new form, sequence, report or page edit, plus a monthly review call.
How the cost works: A fixed setup quote and one monthly subscription. Software billed to you at cost, no markup.

All-in-one platform

Move onto one large platform, or hire a big agency to roll one out.

Who builds it: The vendor's onboarding team or an agency, on their template.
Who runs it day to day: Your team, inside the platform's way of working.
Fits the tools you already use: Usually means replacing them with the platform's own versions.
Time to live: Months of migration, training and configuration.
Who owns accounts and data: Your data lives in the vendor's system; leaving means an export project.
Which AI: The vendor's built-in AI.
Support: A support ticket with the vendor.
Getting better over time: When the vendor ships features, for everyone at once.
How the cost works: Per-seat licenses and a long contract, often for features you will not use.

Do it yourself

Connect the tools yourself with automation apps and an AI chat assistant.

Who builds it: You or someone on your team, around the day job.
Who runs it day to day: Whoever built it, when something looks wrong.
Fits the tools you already use: Yes, if the connectors exist and someone keeps them working.
Time to live: Fast to start, slow to finish. Often never fully done.
Who owns accounts and data: You.
Which AI: Whichever assistant you subscribe to.
Support: You find out when a customer does.
Getting better over time: Only when someone has spare time.
How the cost works: Low software spend, high cost in your own hours.

Which is right

Each one is the right answer for someone.

Do it yourself if…

you have one or two simple handoffs, someone on the team enjoys building automations, and a missed inquiry would not cost much.

Choose a platform if…

you are happy to change how the whole team works to fit the software, and you have the budget and months to migrate.

Choose AI Ops Core if…

inquiries and follow-ups are slipping, you want to keep the tools you know, and you would rather someone else built it and kept it working.

Questions

What people ask when comparing.

Is it cheaper to set up automation ourselves?

In software, often yes. The real cost is time: building, fixing broken connections and remembering to check them. AI Ops Core bills software to you at cost and charges for the work of building and running it.

Can AI Ops Core work alongside a platform we already pay for?

Yes. If a platform already does a job well, we connect to it rather than replace it. We only add or swap a tool when it removes real work.

What happens if we stop using AI Ops Core?

You keep everything. Every account is in your name, and you get 30 days of handover, documentation and exports.

Which AI does AI Ops Core use?

Your choice of Claude, ChatGPT or another platform. We are vendor-neutral and build on the one that suits you.

Not sure yet

Tell us what you have, and we will tell you which fits.

Thirty minutes, no deck. If doing it yourself is the right answer, we will say so.

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