One build fee. Yours forever
The first platform decision in this category that ends in an asset instead of a renewal.
Four parts, no fine print.
The build fee
Scoped to your program and fixed before we start. Network size, program complexity and integrations drive the number. No per-seat math, no change-order ambush.
What you own
Source code, data and full IP assignment, work for hire. If we ever part ways, everything stays with you and keeps running.
Hosting
Self-host on your cloud, or take managed hosting at a published monthly rate. Either way the data is yours.
After launch
An optional improvement retainer, never required. The roadmap is whatever your program needs next.
The numbers, published.
Scope drives the number: how many locations or partners, how much program logic, which systems we integrate. You leave the first call with a real range, and the fee is fixed before work starts.
We publish ours because the category won't.
- Typical program build
- $40,000 to $140,000
- Managed hosting
- $500 to $2,500 / mo
Fixed fee agreed before work starts. Self-hosting removes the monthly entirely.
The same five years, twice.
| Dimension | A licensed platform | A No Coast build |
|---|---|---|
| Fees over five years | License renewals, every year, rising | One build fee plus hosting |
| What you own at the end | Nothing | The platform, the source, the data |
| Customization | A feature request in a vendor queue | Your roadmap, shipped in days or weeks |
| Hosting | Their cloud, their terms | Your cloud or ours, published rate |
| If you leave | Export what you can, start over | Keep everything, keep running |
Illustrative comparison of contract structures, not a quote. Put your own numbers against it in the Rent Calculator.
Asked every time.
What happens if we stop working together?
You keep the No Coast platform, its full source code and all of your program data. Every No Coast build is work for hire with complete IP assignment at delivery, so there is no license to lapse and no vendor to negotiate with. Any competent development team can maintain it. As of 2026, no major licensed platform in this category offers that.
Who maintains it?
Your team, your agency or No Coast maintains the platform, at your choice. Because you own the source code outright, you are never locked into No Coast for support. Managed hosting from No Coast includes updates, security patches and monitoring. The support retainer is optional and month to month, with no minimum term.
Is a custom build risky?
A No Coast build carries less risk than a typical platform license because the scope and the fee are both fixed before work starts. No Coast builds on mainstream, modern frameworks your IT team already knows, not proprietary tooling. You review the source code throughout the build, not at the end. Published build pricing runs $40,000 to $140,000 per program as of 2026.
How long does a build take?
Most No Coast co-op and MDF programs are built in two to four months, with network cutover staged over the weeks that follow. No Coast runs the build in parallel with your existing platform contract, so your current Ansira, BrandMuscle or SproutLoud agreement keeps running until cutover. You are never between systems, and you do not pay twice.
Can our agency run it?
Yes. No Coast builds with and for independent agencies, not against them. Your agency keeps running the co-op program day to day, in a faster portal they helped specify. No Coast has no media buying arm and does not compete for your agency's scope of work. Agency staff get their own roles and permissions.
What does our IT team need to review?
Your IT team reviews a standard, mainstream stack with SSO options, deployment into your own cloud if you prefer, and full source code access from day one. No Coast expects and welcomes a security review before cutover. Because the platform is yours at delivery, there is no third-party vendor risk assessment to renew each year.