How to Work With Us: Our Bubble Architecture Engagement Models
Three engagement models for three different situations: an architecture review for existing apps, a full architecture and build engagement, and a monthly retainer for teams building continuously. What each includes, what it costs, and who each is designed for.
Three Ways to Engage Simple Automation Solutions as Your Bubble Architects
We structure our engagements to match where you are in your product journey. A pre-revenue founder needs something different from a post-launch founder whose app is breaking under growth. A founder who wants to build their own app needs something different from one who wants our team to build it. Here are our three engagement models and who each one is designed for.
For Founders With an Existing App
| What You Get | Timeline | Investment | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full review across 7 architecture areas | 48-72 hours | $500-$800 USD | Founders with an existing Bubble app that feels slow, insecure, or hard to extend |
| Written report: findings + severity ratings | Apps approaching enterprise sales where security questions are expected | ||
| Prioritised remediation roadmap | Founders who built their own app and want validation before scaling | ||
| 60-minute architecture briefing call | Founders preparing to hire a developer and needing benchmarks to evaluate against | ||
| Deducted from any subsequent engagement | Anyone who wants to understand what is wrong before deciding what to do about it |
For Founders Ready to Build Right From the Start
This is our core engagement: we architect and build your Bubble SaaS from day one. The deliverable is a production-ready application that meets every item on our 50-point architecture checklist, accompanied by complete documentation.
| Phase | What We Deliver | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery & Architecture | Business requirements, data model, user role matrix, workflow map, billing architecture | 1 week |
| Build – Core Loop | Authentication, workspace model, primary data types, core workflow, privacy rules | 2-3 weeks |
| Build – Full Feature Set | All planned features, Stripe billing, email sequences, admin dashboard | 3-6 weeks |
| Security & Performance Audit | Full 50-item checklist, tenant isolation test, performance benchmark | 3-5 days |
| Documentation & Handover | Architecture document, workflow dictionary, deployment guide, handover call | 3-4 days |
Investment: $8,000–$35,000 USD depending on scope. We provide a fixed-price quote after the initial architecture scoping session. No hourly rates, no scope creep surprises.
For Teams Building Continuously
For funded startups and growth-stage products that are building features every week, we offer an architecture retainer. This is not development time — it is architectural oversight: we review every data type, every workflow, and every search expression added by your internal or contracted development team.
Monthly Security Audit
Every month we run the full tenant isolation test, review all new data types for privacy rules, and audit all new workflows for role enforcement. We deliver a one-page security status report.
Performance Review
Every quarter we benchmark dashboard load times, audit all search expressions for performance anti-patterns, and review denormalisation coverage for any new data types added.
Architecture Consultation
Up to 4 hours per month of architecture consultation: data model design for new features, workflow pattern advice, API integration design, and billing architecture questions.
Investment: $800–$1,500 USD/month depending on the complexity of the application and the volume of changes.
Work With a Bubble Architect
Most developers build Bubble apps. We architect them. Data models designed for scale, multi-tenant security built from day one, Stripe billing that never fails, and workflows engineered for performance. This is what a Bubble Architect delivers.