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If you've ever tried to find out what a BI platform costs, you know the drill. "Contact sales for pricing." "Custom quote based on your needs." "Let's schedule a call to discuss your requirements." Translation: it's expensive and we don't want to tell you until you're emotionally invested.

We think that's disrespectful to your time and intelligence. So here's everything, right on the page.

The Orca Pricing Philosophy

Our pricing is built on three principles:

  1. Zero upfront cost. We build your complete system before you pay anything. Full stop.
  2. One monthly fee covers everything. No per-seat charges, no data overage fees, no hidden add-ons.
  3. Cancel anytime. No long-term contracts. We earn your business every month.

Why? Because if you need a 12-month contract to keep a customer, your product isn't good enough. We'd rather build something so valuable you'd never want to leave.

The Bottom Line

You pay $0 until you see a working system built on your real data. After that, one fixed monthly fee that includes everything. No surprises, ever.

The Three Tiers

Starter — $799 to $1,999/month

For businesses that need to get their data organized and start making smarter decisions. This is where most businesses start, and for many, it's all they ever need.

What's included:

Best for: Small businesses, startups, or departments within larger companies that need focused intelligence on specific metrics -- sales performance, marketing ROI, operational efficiency.

Business — $1,999 to $4,999/month

For companies ready to connect their entire operation into a single intelligence layer. This is the sweet spot for most mid-market businesses.

Everything in Starter, plus:

Best for: Growing businesses that need complete visibility across departments and want AI doing the heavy analytical lifting so their team can focus on strategy.

Enterprise — $4,999 to $12,999/month

For organizations with complex data environments that need the full power of AI-driven intelligence at scale.

Everything in Business, plus:

Best for: Established companies with diverse data sources, multiple teams, and decisions that directly impact revenue at scale.

How We Compare

Let's put these numbers in context. Here's what the alternatives actually cost:

Industry Comparison

Traditional BI consultancy: $30,000-$150,000 upfront + $2,000-$10,000/month maintenance
Enterprise BI platform (Tableau, Power BI, Looker): $70-$150/user/month + implementation costs of $20,000-$80,000 + a data analyst hire at $85,000-$130,000/year
Orca: $0 upfront + $799-$12,999/month all-inclusive. No additional hires needed.

When you factor in the implementation costs, the staff needed to maintain and interpret traditional tools, and the time-to-value (months vs. weeks), Orca isn't just more affordable -- it's a fundamentally different value equation.

What Your Monthly Fee Includes

There's no "base price + add-ons" game here. Your monthly fee includes:

What Your Fee Does NOT Include

Because transparency goes both ways, here are the costs that are not part of your Orca subscription:

No Contracts. Seriously.

Month-to-month. Cancel anytime. We'll even help you export your data and transition if you decide to leave.

Why? Because confidence in our product means we don't need a contract to keep you. If we're delivering value every month, you'll stay. If we're not, we deserve to lose your business. That accountability keeps us sharp.

"I was paying $4,200/month for a BI platform plus $95,000/year for an analyst to run it. Orca replaced both for $2,999/month. The AI is better at finding insights than my analyst was -- and I say that with love for the guy. He's now doing strategy work instead." -- CFO, healthcare services company

Getting Your Exact Price

Within each tier, your exact monthly price depends on the complexity of your data environment, the number of integrations, and the sophistication of the AI models needed. But here's how we handle it:

  1. We have a discovery call (free, 30 minutes)
  2. We tell you the exact monthly price -- no range, no "starting at"
  3. We build the system (at our cost)
  4. You see it working and decide

The price we quote is the price you pay. No negotiations, no upsells, no "oh, that feature is actually extra." What we quote is what it costs.

Want to know your exact number? Let's talk.