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SLA based support services

Response times in writing. Named engineers. Automatic credits when we miss.

Your contract names the exact response window. A named engineer knows your codebase before the first incident. When we miss the window, a credit hits your next invoice. You never have to ask.

Choose your tier. See your exact contractual window.
Standard
24 hr
First response guarantee
Resolution target72 hr
CoverageBusiness hours (9-6)
Breach credit10% monthly
Priority
Most selected
4 hr
First response guarantee
Resolution target24 hr
Coverage16 hrs/day, Mon-Fri
Breach credit15% monthly
Critical
24/7 full coverage
1 hr
First response guarantee
Resolution target4 hr
Coverage24/7 including weekends
Breach credit25% monthly
Two Models of Software Support

Best-effort support makes you wait and wonder. SLA based support tells you exactly when it is fixed.

The old way: ticket submitted, nobody knows when
You submit a ticket. Nothing happens.
No confirmation of who received it. No timeline. "Our team will be in touch" is not a commitment.
You wait. You do not know how long.
No engineer is assigned. You follow up at 24 hours. Still nothing. You follow up again.
Someone responds. You start over.
An unknown engineer asks questions you already answered. No context from the ticket. The clock resets.
You have no recourse.
The contract has no enforcement clause. Nothing in writing covers slow responses. You absorb the cost.
SLA based support: every step tracked, every window written
Incident reported. Clock starts.
The moment you report, the SLA window opens. Your contract names the exact response time. No ambiguity.
Named engineer picks up. Context already loaded.
The engineer assigned to your account knows your codebase from onboarding. No re-briefing. No delay.
Resolution within the written window.
Critical incidents: 4 hours. Priority: 24 hours. Standard: 72 hours. All agreed before the engagement starts.
We miss the window. You get a credit.
The SLA log records the breach. A credit posts to your next invoice. You do not ask. We apply it.
Downtime Cost Calculator

See what slow support is actually costing your business each month.

Move the sliders to match your situation. The calculator compares your current cost against what an SLA plan would have contained it to.

Your current setup

6
130
18
1 hr72 hr
$800
$100$10,000
4 hr Priority
1hr Critical4hr Priority24hr Standard
What you are paying now
Current monthly cost (unguaranteed)
$86,400
6 incidents × 18 hrs × $800/hr
With an SLA plan (contracted resolution)
$19,200
6 incidents × 4 hrs × $800/hr
Monthly savings with a fixed SLA plan
$67,200
-78% cost reduction
Get a Fixed Monthly SLA Plan

No hourly billing. No surprise charges. One fixed monthly rate.

SLA Coverage Tiers

Three tiers. One fixed monthly rate. Everything agreed in writing before day one.

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Standard SLA
24 hr
first response guarantee

Best for stable internal apps with low incident frequency. Every bug and support ticket gets a contractual response window. Business hours only.

24-hour initial response
72-hour resolution target
Business hours coverage (9-6)
10% monthly credit on breach
Monthly SLA report
Named engineer assignment
Out-of-hours coverage
Critical SLA
1 hr
first response guarantee

For apps where every hour of downtime costs money. Engineers on call 24/7. Response in 60 minutes. Resolution in 4 hours. No exceptions.

1-hour initial response
4-hour resolution target
24/7 coverage
25% monthly credit on breach
Daily SLA log access
Named engineer assignment
24/7 out-of-hours coverage
SLA Support in Production

Four-platform e-commerce stack. Zero SLA breaches. 99.9% uptime across the engagement.

Platform uptime
0%
across all integrated channels
Platforms covered
0
connected and monitored under SLA
SLA breaches
0
in the entire engagement
The problem

An e-commerce business ran across Shopify, Amazon Marketplace, Facebook Commerce, and Klaviyo. Integration incidents meant hours of manual diagnosis. No engineer was assigned. No resolution time was committed. Every outage cost revenue, and nobody could say how much or when it would end.

The outcome

We took over support for the full integration stack under a Priority SLA. Every incident received a response within the contracted window. Order management automation cut the manual workload. All four platforms synchronized securely. Zero SLA breaches, from day one through the full term.

ShopifyAmazon APIFacebook CommerceKlaviyoOrder automation
E-commerce operations lead at a tidy workstation reviewing a clean integrated multi-channel dashboard with green operational channel-health rows and zero SLA breaches, calm satisfied side profile
Why Redefine SLA Support

Three commitments that separate SLA based support from a standard retainer.

01
Automatic breach credits
You do not chase credits when we miss a window. They post automatically.

Most support retainers have SLA language. Few have financial consequences for missing it.

When the SLA log records a missed window, a credit applies to your next invoice. No dispute. No request form. No back-and-forth. The log triggers it.

02
Named engineer, pre-loaded context
Your engineer knows the codebase before the first incident.

A 1-hour SLA means nothing if the engineer spends 45 minutes reading your README.

Before the SLA activates, the assigned engineer reviews your architecture, integration map, and known risk areas. When an incident arrives, they are already in context.

See our software audit process →
03
SLA log access
You see the performance data. Not just a summary.

Most retainers tell you what was done. We show you every timestamp — report time, response time, resolution time, and whether the SLA held.

Standard clients receive a monthly log. Priority clients receive it weekly. Critical clients have daily access. Every number is yours to verify.

Common Questions

What buyers ask before they commit to an SLA plan.

SLA based support is a software support contract where response and resolution times are fixed in writing. The agreement names exactly how fast an engineer acknowledges your incident, how long resolution takes, and what financial credit you receive if those windows are missed. There is no interpretation. The terms are set before the engagement starts. Use the cost calculator above to see what your current setup is costing each month.
Our three tiers carry the following windows. Critical tier: 1-hour first response, 4-hour resolution, 24/7 coverage. Priority tier: 4-hour response, 24-hour resolution, 16 hours per day Monday through Friday. Standard tier: 24-hour response, 72-hour resolution, business hours only. Every window is measured from the moment you report the incident.
A service credit posts to your next invoice automatically. Standard tier breaches carry a 10% monthly credit. Priority breaches carry 15%. Critical breaches carry 25%. You do not need to ask for the credit. The SLA log records the missed window and the credit applies before your invoice is issued.
It is a fixed monthly retainer. The rate is based on the SLA tier you choose, the number of applications covered, and the complexity of the system. The rate does not change during the term. No hourly charges are added on top unless you request out-of-scope development work. Request a brief above and we will scope the plan and rate within 48 hours.
Yes. We support applications built by other teams. A technical audit is required before the SLA activates. Without it, we cannot commit to response windows because we would be diagnosing an unfamiliar system under time pressure. The audit takes 3 to 5 business days. See our software audit page for the process and what is covered.
Start with a Brief

Tell us what you are running and what breaks most often. We scope an SLA plan within 48 hours.

You see the plan and the fixed monthly rate before anything is agreed. Most buyers have an SLA scoped in 2 to 3 business days from first contact.

Form

Brief submitted → SLA scoped in 48 hours → contract agreed 3 days before start → coverage on day one

48 hrs
Plan scoped
In writing
SLA terms
Automatic
Breach credits
Fixed
Monthly rate
Brief received. You will hear from us within 48 hours.

We will scope your SLA plan and send you the proposed contractual windows and fixed monthly rate. If you have a question before then, reply directly to our confirmation email.

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Written guarantees. Named engineers. Credits when we miss. That is what SLA based support should look like.

SLA scoped in 48 hours. Fixed rate. No surprises.

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