Pricing
Indicative pricing is structured by organisation size and service model so smaller teams can access enterprise-grade security and AI capability without unnecessary overhead.
Pricing stays transparent in structure, then gets refined to your actual environment.
These bands are indicative starting points for SMEs. Final pricing is adjusted after discovery based on scope, platform maturity, compliance profile, and the operating model you need.
Assessment and onboarding
Best for first-phase discovery, risk assessment, platform setup, and scoped implementation work.
Managed monthly services
Best for monitoring, optimisation, platform support, and operating-model continuity where monthly cadence matters.
Retainer or T&M advisory
Best for executive support, vCISO, vCTO, governance, and specialist interventions that scale with the business.
AI Cyber Security
Indicative pricing for the Microsoft-native cyber security service lines currently offered by Polidata.
| Number of Employees | 1 to 4 | 5 to 14 | 15 to 40 | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber Maturity Assessment | R 10 500 | R 12 500 | R 15 000 | R 15 000 |
| Cyber Security Engineering & Onboarding | R 38 000 | R 50 000 | R 55 000 | R 60 000 |
| Cyber Security Detection & Response Service | R 9 000 pm | R 15 000 pm | R 21 500 pm | R 28 000 pm |
| vCISO & vCTO Services | R 12 000 pm or T&M | R 18 000 pm or T&M | R 28 000 pm or T&M | R 38 000 pm or T&M |
All pricing is exclusive of VAT.
Indicative pricing can be refined after the maturity or discovery assessment.
Fees are once-off unless marked as monthly (`pm`) or retainer-based.
High-severity incident response and executive support can also be provided on a time-and-materials basis.
Clients must provide the correct licensed Microsoft products required by the services.
Secure AI
Indicative pricing for Secure AI foundations, hardening, knowledge systems, workflow delivery, and enablement workstreams.
| Number of Employees | 1 to 4 | 5 to 14 | 15 to 40 | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure AI Platform Foundation | R 12 000 | R 21 000 | R 30 000 | R 42 000 |
| AI Model Security & Hardening | R 18 500 | R 24 000 | R 31 000 | R 38 000 |
| AI Data Engineering (RAG / Knowledge Systems) | R 24 000 | R 36 000 | R 48 000 | R 60 000 |
| Agentic AI Workflow Development | R 32 000 | R 48 000 | R 65 000 | R 80 000 |
| AI Skills & Agentic Engineering Enablement | R 12 000 | R 18 000 | R 24 000 | R 30 000 |
Indicative Secure AI pricing assumes Azure-native delivery and standard client-side Microsoft licensing is in place.
Data engineering and agentic workflow pricing is refined further once document volume, integration scope, and automation targets are known.
Managed platform support, optimisation, and ongoing advisory can also be structured as a monthly retainer after the initial foundation phase.
