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Follow-up should not depend on memory.

A reply goes out late. The details live in three different places. The next step depends on someone remembering it. Bring your contacts, conversations, bookings and follow-up into one working system — run it yourself, get help putting it together, or let our team handle more of the day-to-day. See the full cost before you choose.

Know roughly what you need? Compare the three plans

Not sure where the problem is? Start with paid discovery

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Choose how much you want to run, and how much help you want around it.

Every option gives your business a clearer place to keep customer work moving. The difference is how much you can build yourself, what we help put in place at the start, and what our team handles afterward.

The tiers are cumulative. Pro includes everything in Growth and adds more of the starting system built with you. Managed keeps that platform access and adds agreed hands-on operation and tuning on top of it.

Billing view

Annual plans are paid upfront and waive the standard setup or onboarding charge. Additional implementation can still apply.

Run it yourself

Growth

For teams ready to build and manage their own connected workflows.

$275 per month

$250 setup due at start

No trial


  • Contacts, conversations, forms, sites and follow-up in one place
  • Ask AI and Ari AI within the account configuration available to you
  • Self-service automations and tools for sites, funnels and forms
  • One onboarding call
  • Two initial activations, chosen during onboarding — a missed-call text-back, say, or an appointment reminder sequence

Boundary

No done-for-you templated website. That starts with Pro.

Initial activations are not monthly credits. They do not refill and are not an open-ended bank of future work.

Ask about Growth

Inquiry only. No checkout or automatic plan change.

Let our team handle more of the day-to-day

Managed

For teams that want routine work handled within an agreed operating scope.

from $1,500 per month

Onboarding starts at $500

No trial


  • A written operating scope naming what we handle and where your team stays involved
  • Routine work within the agreed capacity
  • A templated website within the agreed delivery
  • One internal staff tool at
  • Applicable discounts on approved builds above , where offered

Boundary

The written operating scope defines capacity and what is included. There is no unlimited staff time.

Proactive done-for-you service is a separately selected, tier-scaled add-on. It is included only when the written agreement says so.

Ask about Managed

Inquiry only. No checkout or automatic plan change.

Brook, Stream, Pond and River are build levels, not product names.

Every automation build sits somewhere on a ten-level scale, named for bodies of water so the range is easier to remember. The level describes how much work a build is — not which plan you are on. Your plan decides what is included at the start; the level decides what any further build costs.

Level 1
Puddle
$0–$75
Level 2
Brook
$0–$350
Growth includes two
Level 3
Stream
$275–$900
Pro includes three
Level 4
Pond
$900–$1,800
Staff tool scope
Level 5
River
$1,800–$4,500
Managed discounts start above here
Level 6
Lake
$3,500–$8,000
Level 7
Bay
$8,000–$15,000
Level 8
Gulf
$12,000–$22,000
Level 9
Sea
$20,000–$40,000
Level 10
Ocean
Quoted

Figures are one-off build ranges. Ongoing service and usage are separate and start at Pond level. Ranges overlap because integrations, approvals, volume and exception handling change the work. See all ten levels in full.

Side by side

Where a row is not stated for a plan, it is not assumed. Managed is defined by the scope you agree in writing rather than by a fixed feature list.

All three options are offered without a trial.
IncludedGrowthProManaged
Contacts, conversations, forms, sites, follow-upIncludedIncluded
Ask AI and Ari AIWithin your account configurationWithin your account configuration
Self-service automationsIncludedAgreed hands-on operation and tuning
OnboardingOne onboarding callOnboarding engagement, from $500
Initial implementation includedTwo activations at Brook (Level 2)A written delivery scope
Custom agentsNot includedWithin the agreed scope
CommunitiesNot includedWithin the agreed scope
Templated websiteNot includedOne, within the agreed delivery
Internal staff tool at Pond (Level 4)Not includedOne
Done-for-you help at setupNot includedRoutine work within the agreed capacity
Proactive done-for-you serviceNot offeredSeparate tier-scaled add-on
Discounts on approved builds above River (Levels 6–10)Not offeredWhere offered
Standard setup, monthly billing$250From $500
Standard setup, annual billingWaivedWaived

Know what your total includes before you decide.

The plan is one part of the commitment. Your total can have more than one part, and we make each part visible before you approve it.

Your plan
The recurring Growth, Pro or Managed base price: ongoing access to the tools and permissions included at your level.
Recurring
Initial implementation
The documented activations, builds, setup or onboarding included with that option and billing path.
One-time
Additional builds
New workflows, integrations, agents, sites or software beyond the initial allowance or written scope, priced by build level.
Quoted
Ongoing service
Later changes, monitoring, tuning, managed operating work, or a separately selected proactive service add-on. Starts at Pond level.
Recurring
Usage and outside services
Messages, calls, AI usage, phone numbers, premium actions, hosting or third-party tools used by your setup.
Variable
Campaigns
Separately planned and priced. A platform plan does not automatically include agency campaign work.
Quoted

Dependencies can change the real monthly cost

We confirm required tools, recurring costs and the plan or feature level your outcome needs before you commit.

Pricing explains plans and upgrades. Support is a separate route. If something in your current service needs attention, start at Help & Support rather than here. Response handling follows your service terms and written agreement; we do not offer unlimited staff time at any level.

One system instead of a stack that does not talk to itself.

Most businesses arrive with several separate tools, each holding part of the customer story. These are the categories Pondocean is meant to bring into one place:

Contact and customer recordsBooking and calendarsForms and intake Text and email follow-upMissed-call handlingPipeline and customer stages Websites, funnels and landing pagesReview requestsInvoice and payment reminders Internal staff work screensSocial planning

Whether consolidating is cheaper for you depends on what you pay today and what you can genuinely retire. We will not guess at that figure. Bring your current tools and their costs to the conversation and we will work through it with you, including the messages, calls, AI usage and outside services that carry their own running cost here.

Not sure which plan, or what to build first?

Project Discovery is the scoped on-ramp. It is paid work with its own deliverables — research, analysis and a roadmap you keep — for people who know something is wrong but not yet what to build. If you already know what you need, skip it and pick a plan.

Standard Discovery

$500

For those just getting started, or a first project with Duck & Shark.

  • Complete project analysis and roadmap
  • Two strategic planning sessions
  • Workflow designs, site maps, timelines and phases
  • Detailed recommendations and a proposal

Comprehensive Discovery

$1,500

For larger projects, or where your own team will execute.

  • Enhanced depth and documentation
  • Up to four strategic planning sessions
  • Wireframes, mockups, integration and workflow designs
  • Roadmaps with dependencies, and budget planning

Both options carry a 10% credit available toward project setup. Discovery is separate from a plan: it produces the plan of work, and the recurring plan runs what gets built.

Billing questions

Is there a free trial?

No. Growth, Pro and Managed include setup or implementation work at the beginning, and none of them includes a trial.

What are Brook, Stream, Pond and River?

They are build levels — points on a ten-level scale that describes how much work an automation build is, named for bodies of water so the range is easier to remember. Brook is Level 2, Stream is Level 3, Pond is Level 4 and River is Level 5. Your plan decides what is included at the start; the level decides what any further build costs. All ten levels, with their build, ongoing and usage ranges, are set out on the Automation & AI page.

How does annual billing work?

Annual pricing is paid upfront for the year: $2,750 for Growth, $4,250 for Pro and from $15,000 for Managed. The standard setup charge for Growth and Pro, and the standard onboarding charge for Managed, are waived. Additional implementation can still apply.

Do initial builds or activations renew each month?

No. They are initial allocations selected during setup or an upgrade, not monthly credits. They do not refill and are not an open-ended bank of future work.

What keeps costing money after setup?

Your plan continues. Messages, calls, AI use, phone numbers, premium workflow actions, hosting, third-party services, later changes and selected operating work can add recurring or usage-based cost. An included build can still have a running cost; we explain those costs before activation.

What does the website included with Pro cover?

Pro includes one templated website: we start from an established layout and adapt the content, images and settings to your business. Growth provides the site, funnel and form tools for you to build with, but not a website built for you. Designer-custom and AI-custom website work, and customer-facing custom software, are separately quoted agency engagements rather than plan inclusions.

Do these plans include marketing campaigns?

No. Campaigns are planned and priced separately. A platform plan gives you the system and the included implementation; it does not automatically include agency campaign work such as running ads or producing campaign creative.

Where do I go if something is broken?

Support requests belong at the support intake, not on this page. Start at Help & Support and tell us what is happening. Coverage is determined by your service terms and the cause of the issue, including external-cause exclusions, so not every reported issue is included work. A request for something new or different is a change request and is quoted before any chargeable work begins.

Is there a cheaper plan than Growth?

Not on this page. Growth, Pro and Managed are the general options. Focused, lower-cost paths exist for particular trades — appointment-based barber and salon shops have their own booking and follow-up setup on the barber and salon page — but those are avatar-specific offers rather than general plans, so they are not part of this comparison. Ask us if you think one fits your business.

Can I change plans later?

Yes, when the requested change is compatible with the features your active system needs. Before a change, we explain what would remain available, what could stop working and any work needed to move safely. Starting a new subscription is not the same as upgrading an existing one; for current customers we review your agreement and active setup before changing your service.

What are the cancellation and refund terms?

Payments already made are not refunded. You can cancel to stop future billing. Annual amounts are paid upfront for the year, so cancelling partway through an annual term stops the next renewal rather than returning the current one. The reviewed terms presented with your offer or checkout govern billing, cancellation and refunds — read them before purchase and ask us about anything that is unclear.

Choose a question, not a checkout.

Tell us which plan you are considering. We will confirm fit, dependencies and the actual scope before you commit. If the problem is still fuzzy, paid discovery is the better first step.

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