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What GTA Agencies Charge for AI Automation (October 2026)
A single automation from a GTA agency that publishes its prices costs from $799 plus HST (Runway) to $3,500 CAD (Kaizan Labs' Quick Win Pilot), and Orbys advertises a first automation free. Monthly plans start at $99 a month plus HST with a $199 setup (Runway Starter) or $180 CAD a month after a $1,250 CAD setup (EngageFit AI Essentials), while done-for-you programs run $650 to $8,500 CAD a month. All figures were taken from the agencies' own sites on October 6, 2026.
By Scott Holmes · Published October 6, 2026
Last updated: October 6, 2026. Prices change, so check each provider's page before buying.
What does one automation cost from a GTA agency?
One-time prices for a single automation or a small build. Lowest published price first.
| Agency (where its site says it is) | Published price | What's included | Pricing model | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbys (Milton) | "Your first automation, free"; each additional custom agent $1,800 CAD, once | First automation live 5 business days after access. A paid 30-day pilot is $2,500 CAD. | Free first job, then paid builds or a subscription | orbys-ai.com/pricing |
| Runway (GTA) | Custom Automation Build from $799 (CAD, plus HST) | One-time project. Free 30-minute audit first. Optional on-site GTA setup visit for $249. | One-time build | runwaydigital.ca/pricing |
| Nextimate (Canada, no city named) | $25 CAD/month to run, after a setup cost that is "typically less than CAD $1,000" | A custom app with AI agents built in, aimed at replacing SaaS subscriptions. | Setup plus running cost | nextimate.ca |
| Kaizan Labs (Toronto) | Quick Win Pilot $3,500 CAD, fixed | One automation, fully live in 14 days. | Fixed price | kaizanlabs.com |
| Aurora Designs (Toronto) | $3,500 to $25,000 CAD for a Custom Automation Build | 2 to 6 weeks, documentation, training, and you own the infrastructure. | Fixed project, priced by scope | aurora-designs.ca |
| Webom AI (Mississauga) | From $4,999 one-time for a Custom Build (currency not stated) | A custom build; the company also sells its own software suite. | One-time build | webomai.com/pricing |
| Flowgrammer (Toronto) | AI automation from $7,500 CAD | Turns one defined workflow into a working system; testing, docs, training and human review are part of the price. | Project | flowgrammer.ca |
What do GTA monthly automation plans cost?
Subscriptions where the agency builds and looks after your automations. Lowest entry plan first.
| Agency | Published price | What's included | Pricing model | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runway (GTA) | Starter $99/mo + HST, $199 setup; Growth $249/mo + HST, $399 setup; Scale $599/mo + HST, $799 setup | Starter: 1 core automation. Growth: up to 3. Scale: unlimited automations and a monthly strategy call. | Setup plus monthly, cancel anytime on Starter | runwaydigital.ca/pricing |
| EngageFit AI (Toronto) | $180, $300 or $550 a month, after a $1,250, $2,950 or $5,750 CAD one-time setup | Essentials covers 2 integrations, Professional up to 5, Business Suite unlimited. Prepay a year for 15% off; cancelling takes 30 days notice. | Setup plus monthly | engagefitai.com |
| Orbys (Milton) | $650, $1,100 or $1,900 CAD/month + HST 13%, plus $3,500, $5,500 or $8,500 implementation | Priced by headcount, 15 to 200 employees. Monthly 2-hour review, support within 4 business hours, fair-use AI and voice usage included. | Implementation plus monthly | orbys-ai.com/pricing |
| FIFTH Digital (Calgary and Toronto) | $1,500 CAD / mo, after setup from $3,500 CAD | A custom chat or voice agent with CRM and calendar connections, monthly tuning and a monthly report. | Setup plus monthly | fifthdigital.ca |
| BlueprintBeam (Toronto) | $1,500, $4,000 or $8,500 a month (CAD) | 1, 2 to 3, or 6 to 8 custom automations, with setup included. Cancel anytime and keep the system. | Monthly subscription | blueprintbeam.com |
| Kaizan Labs (Toronto) | Monthly Optimization $1,500 to $3,500 CAD/mo | Only after a build. Cancel any month. | Optional monthly after a project | kaizanlabs.com |
How do you compare two automation quotes?
Agencies package the same work in different shapes: one big setup fee, a small setup and a bigger monthly, or a one-time price with nothing after. These five checks put two quotes on the same footing.
1. Work out the first-year total
Add the setup fee to twelve months of the monthly fee. Using published list prices, before HST and before any discount:
- Runway Growth: $399 + (12 × $249) = $3,387, plus HST, for up to 3 automations.
- EngageFit AI Professional: $2,950 + (12 × $300) = $6,550 CAD, for up to 5 integrations, before the 15% prepay discount.
- Kaizan Labs Quick Win Pilot: $3,500 CAD once, for one automation, with no monthly fee unless you add Monthly Optimization.
Those three buy different things, so the cheapest total isn't automatically the best deal. The point is to see the real number before you weigh what's in it.
2. Count automations, not plan names
"Growth" means up to 3 automations at Runway and 2 to 3 at BlueprintBeam. Ask each agency to list, by name, the automations your quote covers.
3. Find out who pays the software bills
Automations run on paid tools: n8n, Make.com or Zapier, an AI model, sometimes Twilio for texts. Some plans fold usage in, as Orbys does within fair-use limits. Others bill it to you directly. Ask for an estimate at your volume.
4. Read the support line closely
Published response times range from 4 business hours (Orbys) to 24 hours by email on Runway Growth and 48 hours on Runway Starter. If the automation books your jobs, a two-day wait on a fix is a long time.
5. Check how you leave
Kaizan Labs lets you cancel monthly optimization any month, EngageFit AI asks for 30 days notice, and BlueprintBeam says you keep the system when you cancel. Get it in writing that the accounts and workflows stay yours.
What does a fair single-automation scope look like?
Published single-automation prices in the GTA run from $799 to $3,500 CAD. Whatever you pay, the scope should spell out these eight things.
- One trigger and one result, in a sentence: for example, "When a call is missed, text the caller a booking link within a minute and log it in the CRM."
- The apps it touches, by name: usually two or three, such as your phone system, Google Calendar and HubSpot.
- What it won't do: written down, so nobody argues about it later.
- A test on your own data: and your sign-off before it goes live.
- A failure alert: to a named person, by text or email.
- Documentation and logins in your name: so you can hand it to someone else.
- A support window after launch: we include 2 weeks.
- A fixed price, with running costs listed separately: software subscriptions, AI usage and texts.
If a quote for one job sits well above that published range, it's probably covering more than one job, extra connections or ongoing work. That can be fine. Ask for the line items so you know.
How do our prices compare?
We sell automation too. Our prices are below so you can compare.
One automation costs from $499, which is below Runway's from-$799 build and a seventh of Kaizan Labs' $3,500 CAD pilot. An AI agent build, such as a phone receptionist, is from $995. Monthly support is optional, from $99/month, and covers 150 AI voice minutes a month plus normal text-model use, with any overage billed at cost.
Each job gets a fixed price after a free 30-minute local audit and a free working prototype in 5 business days, then a test run you approve, documentation, and 2 weeks of support after launch. If a $99-a-month plan from one of the agencies above suits a simple job better, we'll tell you. Our full pricing page has the details, or book the free audit.
How we collected this
- Sources: only each agency's own pricing or services page, linked in the tables. Every page was opened on October 6, 2026.
- Currency: no conversions. Runway states "All prices in CAD, plus HST". Where a page shows $ with no label, as Webom AI's does, we say the currency isn't stated.
- Location: taken from each agency's own site. Nextimate says it's Canadian but names no city, so we've marked it that way. The Automators says it's based in Calgary, so it isn't in these GTA tables.
- TML Agency: left out. Its Mississauga AI automation page returned "not found", and its home page lists no prices.
- Majestic AI Services: left out. The site wouldn't load for us.
- DeployLabs (Toronto): left out of these tables. It publishes a $2,500 assessment but no automation or monthly price.
GTA automation pricing questions
How much does a single AI automation cost in the GTA?
On October 6, 2026, GTA agencies that publish prices listed single automations from $799 plus HST (Runway's custom automation build) to $3,500 CAD (Kaizan Labs' Quick Win Pilot, live in 14 days). Orbys advertises a first automation free, and broader builds start at $3,500 CAD at Aurora Designs and $7,500 CAD at Flowgrammer.
What do GTA agencies charge monthly for AI automation?
Published monthly plans started at $99 a month plus HST with a $199 setup (Runway Starter, 1 automation) and $180 CAD a month after a $1,250 CAD setup (EngageFit AI Essentials). Done-for-you programs ran $650 to $1,900 CAD a month at Orbys and $1,500 to $8,500 CAD a month at BlueprintBeam.
Is a monthly automation plan better than a one-time build?
A monthly plan suits you if you want new automations added over time and someone watching them. A one-time build suits a single, stable job. Compare them on a first-year total: setup plus twelve months, against the one-time price plus any support you would add.
Do GTA automation prices include HST?
Not always. Runway says its prices are in CAD plus HST, and Orbys lists its monthly plans plus HST at 13%. If a quote doesn't say, ask before you compare it with another one.
What should one automation include for the price?
One written trigger and result, the named apps it connects, a list of what it won't do, a test on your real data, a failure alert, documentation, accounts in your name and a support window after launch. Running costs such as software subscriptions and AI usage should be estimated separately.
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