Brisbane & SEQ · Prices checked 6 Oct 2026
AI automation agency for Brisbane: nine prices checked, one build that knows QLD
Send us one task your team retypes every week, such as a finished job, a supplier bill or a new enquiry.
From A$1,950excl. GSTSee pricing →
- Free flow map and fixed AUD quote
- Builds from A$1,950, no weekly fee
- Flows run in accounts you own
- QLD time and the Ekka built in
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
Founder-led delivery
Overview
We map it free, fix an AUD price in writing (builds from A$1,950), and set it up inside n8n, Make or Zapier accounts in your business's name. For comparison, Brisbane-area rentals begin at A$110 a week inc. GST and most project floors sit at $4,000–$5,000 (Osher Digital + GST, Advancer), though Gold Coast-based HYPHN says around $500. We're a founder-led team in Lucknow, India, on WhatsApp, email and video; there is no Brisbane office.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 6 October 2026
Quick answer
How much does an AI automation agency cost for a Brisbane business?
Three billing models show up in Brisbane. Weekly rental: AI Automation Agency's tiers run A$110–A$330 a week inc. GST for one automation, A$5,720–A$17,160 across a year. Monthly rental: AI Pivot lists $295–$995 a month (GST not stated); its $995 workflow service is $11,940 a year. Project build: Advancer starts at $5,000 with a retainer from $1,500 a month, and Osher Digital at $4,000 + GST for agents and $5,000 + GST for automation. Ential, Team 400, Hooray Digital and AI Agency Brisbane publish no figure. Ours: A$1,950–A$23,500 over 2–6 weeks, set by how many apps, steps and AI reads the job needs, with optional support at A$80–A$240 a month.
- A year of weekly rental: A$5,720–A$17,160 per automation
- Ential, Team 400, Hooray and AI Agency Brisbane print no price
- Our figure is fixed in AUD before work starts
- Prices read on 6 Oct 2026; sources at the foot of the page
Local snapshot
Brisbane at a glance
- Queensland clock
- AEST all year; NSW, VIC, ACT and TAS an hour ahead, SA 30 min ahead, 4 Oct 2026–4 Apr 2027
- Source: timeanddate
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Areas we work with
- Brisbane City
- Fortitude Valley
- Ipswich
- Ripley
- Morayfield
- Moreton Bay
- Logan
- Greenbank
- Gold Coast
- Sunshine Coast
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What Brisbane automation agencies charge in 2026: nine firms’ published prices
On 6 October 2026 we read each provider's Brisbane or service page, plus its terms where it had them, and copied each figure and its GST basis as printed. Where a page says nothing, so does the table.
| Provider | Where it says it is | Billing model | Figure on its page | GST as published | What you keep if you stop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Automation Agency | National brand; no address shown | Weekly rental, one automation per plan | A$110 / A$220 / A$330 a week (up to 3 / 7 / 12 steps); $110 audit, refunded only if you sign on the call | Inc. GST | Cancelling costs nothing, but the workflow switches off and stays its IP (terms). Buyout per automation: $1,990 under 12 months, $990 after; Custom tier $3,990 / $2,200 |
| AI Pivot | Brisbane; calls itself a solo operator | Monthly rental per service | $295 a month (chatbot, voice agent) to $995 (workflow automation) | Not stated | Month-to-month; no export terms on the page |
| Advancer | 'Brisbane-based team'; no address on the page | Project, optional retainer | $5,000 (one workflow) to $50,000+; retainer from $1,500 a month | Not stated | Architecture 'documented and owned by you'; no export steps |
| Osher Digital | Level 38, 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane City | Project; deposit first, milestone invoices (billing) | Agents from $4,000; automation from $5,000; onsite audit from $7,500; systems from $15,000 | + GST | Client owns code, data and IP (homepage) |
| HYPHN | Gold Coast, working with Brisbane teams | Project | Projects 'start around $500'; senior AI consultants in Australia $150–$250 an hour | Not stated | Not stated on the page |
| Ential | Google listing in Brisbane City | Fixed price after a discovery call | No figure; free audit | n/a | 'Full IP ownership'; no export detail |
| Team 400 | No address on its Brisbane page | Fixed-price discovery sprint | No figure | n/a | Not stated on the page |
| Hooray Digital | 'Brisbane, AU' in the footer | Build fee plus a monthly running cost | No figure | n/a | Not stated on the page |
| AI Agency Brisbane | (07) 2105 5390; Google listing in Banyo | Fixed-scope proposal | No figure | n/a | Not stated on the page |
| Codingclave (us) | Lucknow, India; remote only | Fixed project, optional monthly support | A$1,950–A$23,500 per build; support A$80–A$240 a month | None added: overseas supplier, not GST-registered (reverse-charge note under our prices) | Everything: workspace and keys in your name, JSON exports at handover |
A blank price usually means a discovery call first, not dear work. Still, Ential describes clients turning over $1M–$20M with 5–100 staff and Team 400 builds on Azure and Microsoft tooling, so a sole trader is mostly left with rentals or floors above $4,000 (HYPHN's 'around $500' is the outlier). A single flow from A$1,950 is aimed at that gap.
No paid audit: WhatsApp us the steps of one task for a free flow map and fixed AUD quote. Interstate agencies and platform prices: our Australia-wide comparison.
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Business automation in Brisbane: a first flow for each of the city’s biggest job groups
Greater Brisbane's 2021 Census counted 168,351 working residents in clerical and administrative jobs (13.5%), 153,068 technicians and trades workers (12.3%) and 29,235 in takeaway food services. The flows below start from those groups and from Queensland triggers; they are worked examples, not client projects.
Growth adds a routing job. Greater Brisbane reached 2,833,524 people at 30 June 2025, with Ripley and Morayfield (both up 15%) and Greenbank–North Maclean (14%) growing fastest, so a crew or clinic serving those estates often wants enquiries sent to the right team by postcode. Which platform runs the steps (n8n, Make or Zapier, with one OpenAI or Claude step) is compared on our national page.
| Who (Census figure) | Starts when | What the flow does | Apps it touches | Human check | Further reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trades (153,068 technicians and trades workers) | Xero shows a ServiceM8 job's invoice as paid | Only then sends the review request and adds the job to your CRM; ServiceM8's own Xero sync still raises the invoice | ServiceM8 (API from the A$29/mo Starter plan, inc. GST; extra SMS 10c), Xero, CRM | Owner sees a weekly list of requests sent | Tradies |
| Office and admin teams across SEQ sites (168,351 clerical and administrative workers) | A week before a Brisbane-only holiday such as the Ekka | Sends the closure notice and roster to Brisbane-area staff only and switches that site's auto-reply; Gold Coast and Ipswich keep normal hours | Calendar, email, rostering spreadsheet | Office manager signs off the notice | Queensland dates below |
| Clinics and allied health | A patient cancels in the booking system | Offers the freed slot to the waitlist, one person at a time, until it's taken | Booking system, SMS or email | Front desk; see the privacy check below | Clinics |
| NDIS providers | A service agreement is signed | Creates the participant record and a plan-review reminder | Forms, CRM, calendar | Coordinator | NDIS providers |
| Takeaway and hospitality (29,235 in takeaway food services) | A catering enquiry arrives by email or WhatsApp | Sorts it, prices it from your menu sheet and holds a pickup time | WhatsApp Business API, a spreadsheet, calendar | Manager confirms | Restaurants and takeaways |
| Property managers | A tenant lodges a repair request | Sorts urgent from routine, sends it to the right tradie on your list, logs it against the property | Web form, email, property software | Property manager approves any quote above your limit | Real estate agencies |
Close to your week? Send the steps for your version. Bills into Xero and job-to-invoice flows are in our national examples; store automations are on the Brisbane Shopify page.
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Twelve months of a rented Brisbane automation, set against paying once
Weekly and monthly prices look small because of how they're quoted. Here is year one of a single automation on each provider's own figures, with our arithmetic.
| Option | How it's billed | Year-one cost | Paid on top |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Automation Agency, Tier 1 / 2 / 3 | Weekly | A$5,720 / A$11,440 / A$17,160 inc. GST | Nothing listed; tasks capped at 1,100 / 2,200 / 3,300 a month |
| AI Pivot, Workflow Automation | Monthly | $11,940 (GST not stated) | Not stated |
| AI Pivot, Invoice Automation | Monthly | $10,740 (GST not stated) | Not stated |
| Advancer, one workflow plus retainer | Project, then monthly | About $23,000 ($5,000 + $1,500 × 12) | Not stated |
| Osher Digital automation | Project | From $5,000 + GST | Not stated on the pages we read |
| Codingclave, build only | Fixed project | A$1,950–A$23,500 | Your own platform plan, billed to your card |
| Codingclave, build plus support | Project, then monthly | The band plus A$960–A$2,880 (A$80–A$240 × 12) | The same platform plan |
To compare like with like, add the platform plan: our national running-cost example, a six-step bills flow at about 173 runs a month, comes to roughly A$14–A$57 a month.
Renting has a real case: the fee pays for upkeep, so if nobody on your side will ever open an automation tool, a managed plan can suit. The cost shows at the exit. AI Automation Agency lets you cancel free, but the workflow switches off; to keep it inside the first year, its FAQ says you pay the rest of that year's plan plus the $1,990 buyout. Our three-year comparison runs the longer maths.
Already renting? List what your automation does, step by step, and we'll quote a one-off build in your own account. We rebuild from your description, not the provider's files; read its terms before you switch.
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Queensland’s clock and holidays, built into the flow rather than fixed by hand
Queensland keeps AEST all year while most of the south moves its clocks, and the Ekka holiday covers the Brisbane area only (Queensland Government dates). A flow with one fixed 9am trigger and one national holiday list gets both wrong, usually without anyone noticing.
| Rule or date | What an unprepared flow does | What we build in |
|---|---|---|
| No daylight saving: Queensland stays on AEST while NSW, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania and SA move forward, 4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027 | A 9am Brisbane reminder lands at 10am in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra or Hobart, 9:30am in Adelaide | Timing by each recipient's zone |
| Ekka holiday, Brisbane area only: Wed 12 Aug 2026 and Wed 11 Aug 2027 | Tells Gold Coast or Ipswich staff and customers you're shut | A holiday table per location |
| King's Birthday is in October in Queensland (Mon 5 Oct 2026, Mon 4 Oct 2027); most states mark it in June | An interstate branch closes on the wrong day | A holiday table per state |
| Christmas Eve is a part-day public holiday, 6pm to midnight | Evening roster or penalty-rate steps miss the 6pm switch | A part-day rule from 6pm |
| Cyclone season runs November to April (Bureau of Meteorology) | Jobs pile up unseen while an app or the power is down | A queue with retries (next section) |
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Storm season and app outages: what a Brisbane automation should do when a step fails
Business Queensland's continuity guidance lists floods, storms and cyclones beside IT and power outages, and the Bureau of Meteorology's cyclone season runs November to April. For an automation, that means four build requirements.
Retries, then a holding queue
When Xero, ServiceM8 or your mail server stops answering, the step retries at longer gaps; jobs that still fail wait in order, so nothing is lost or sent twice when the app returns.
A named person, and a manual path
After a set number of failures, someone you choose gets an email or WhatsApp alert with the job details, so the work carries on by hand.
A one-page ‘when it breaks’ note
The apps it touches, what each alert means, how to pause it and who to contact. It lives in your drive, not ours.
Run logs in plain words
What came in, what the AI step decided and what went out, readable without opening the platform's editor.
None of this is an uptime promise; the aim is that a failure shows up and the work doesn't vanish. Whoever you hire, ask to see the alert a failed run sends.
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Hiring an automation builder outside Brisbane: what changes, and what to get in writing
Five fair questions for a remote builder, answered.
Who you’d be dealing with
Ashish Sharma founded Codingclave Development LLP in 2017 and still leads every build. The company operates from Lucknow, India, and has no Brisbane office, staff, phone line or ABN. Behind that: 200+ projects since 2017, Top Rated on Upwork, and ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews); see reviews and about us.
When the build and test work happens
We're at our desks 2:30pm to 11:30pm Brisbane time, Monday to Saturday (10:00–19:00 in Lucknow), and neither city changes its clocks. That leaves 2.5 hours inside a 9–5 Brisbane day, plus Saturday afternoons. For automation it suits: we walk through the flow in your afternoon, run it on your sample data through your evening, and the logs are ready next morning. Go-lives happen while your inbox is quiet. General schedule: our Brisbane page.
How quality is checked
Each flow starts from a written map you approve, runs on sample data before touching live records, and keeps a person on any step that spends money or messages a customer. We don't quote ROI figures; they hinge on your volume.
Who owns what: four questions for any provider, us included
- Whose name is on the n8n, Make or Zapier workspace?
- Can I export every flow as a file today?
- Where do the API keys live, and who can change them?
- What keeps running on the day I stop paying?
Our answers: yours; yes, as JSON at handover; in your accounts; everything. We remove our access whenever you ask.
Paying and after-care
The quote names one fixed AUD total. The payment split and methods, any bug-fix period after go-live and reply times are confirmed in writing for your business before you sign. Monthly support is optional at A$80–A$240; without it, the flows keep running.
Who shouldn't hire us: a business that needs a workshop on site, a Brisbane address on its supplier invoices, or a phone voice agent. A Brisbane-based firm is the better choice for those.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few lines on WhatsApp or get a fixed AUD quote.
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AI automation companies and consultants in Brisbane: who works from where
Google's map pack runs on distance and reviews; the organic results are more mixed. Here is what each firm's page or listing says about location. It is not a ranking.
A Brisbane street address or (07) number on show
Osher Digital gives Level 38, 71 Eagle Street and an (07) number. Ential's Google listing sits in Brisbane City, rated 5.0 from 21 reviews. AI Agency Brisbane prints (07) 2105 5390, and its Google listing is in Banyo (5.0 from 4 reviews).
Brisbane firms by their own description
Advancer ('Brisbane-based team'), Team 400 (no address on its Brisbane page), AI Pivot (a solo operator) and Hooray Digital ('Brisbane, AU' in its footer). Probably accurate, but not checkable from the page.
National or interstate firms ranking for ‘Brisbane’
AI Automation Agency ranks with an exact-match domain and no address; Sunrise Technologies serves several countries from one page; HYPHN is on the Gold Coast (see our Gold Coast automation page).
And us
Codingclave works from Lucknow, India, with no Brisbane office (what that means). If you want someone in the room, pick a Brisbane-based firm; Osher's onsite audit (from $7,500 + GST) is built for that.
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Two checks before you budget: Queensland grant status and the December privacy rule
Queensland grants: what is open in October 2026
Business Boost paid $10,000–$20,000 (ex GST) and funded 'specialised and automated software', but the program was due to complete by 31 August 2026. The grants schedule, updated 24 September 2026, shows no Boost round open; the Construction Business Advancement Grant is 'opening soon' and Mentoring for Growth is free. Check the schedule before counting on a grant; we make no claim that our work qualifies.
The privacy rule that starts on 10 December 2026
From that date, an APP entity that has arranged for a computer program to make, or inform, decisions that significantly affect people's rights or interests must say so in its privacy policy (OAIC). The $3 million small-business exemption doesn't help a clinic: health service providers are covered at any turnover, which brings Brisbane physio, GP and allied-health practices into scope. A waitlist or triage flow is worth checking against the rule; our national page has the detail.
Any SMS or email a flow sends also falls under the Spam Act, so check ACMA's current guidance before automated follow-ups go live.
Pricing in AUD
What we charge a Brisbane business, in AUD
Four bands cover the work on this page. Your exact figure inside a band is set once we've seen the steps, and it is fixed before any work begins.
AI chatbot
A$1,950 – A$23,500
Excl. GSTAI chatbot (website or WhatsApp) · Typical timeline: 2–6 weeks
This band covers one business automation (n8n, Make or Zapier with an AI step) as well as chat assistants: mapping, build, sample-data test runs and handover, over 2–6 weeks.
Get a quote for this plan
Hosting, backups, monitoring and support
Optional: monitoring, fixes when a connected app changes its API, and small edits.
Custom CRM
For flows that need a proper customer and job record behind them instead of a spreadsheet.
Custom software, portal or SaaS
For a process that has outgrown an automation platform. Osher Digital's business systems, for comparison, start at $15,000 + GST.
- Fixed price in AUD
- Free scoping call
- No obligation
Platform and AI charges (n8n, Make, Zapier, OpenAI or Anthropic) and ServiceM8's extra SMS at 10c are billed by those companies to your card. Larger builds: Brisbane custom software.
Prices are in Australian dollars and do not include GST: Codingclave is an overseas (India-based) supplier and is not registered for Australian GST. If your business is GST-registered, check with your accountant whether the reverse-charge rules apply to imported services.
Fixed AUD quote
Which task eats the most hours each week?
Record two minutes of the task on your screen, or list the steps, and we'll send back a written flow map and a fixed quote. No paid audit, and no obligation.
Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave
Ashish or the team will reply on WhatsApp or email within one business day.
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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WhatsApp AshishSend the steps
Two minutes of screen recording, or the steps typed out, by WhatsApp or email.
Written flow map and fixed AUD quote
The trigger, each step, who approves what, and the things that would change the price.
Workspace in your name
You open (or already have) the n8n, Make or Zapier workspace and the API keys, then invite us in.
Test runs on sample data
Each step runs against your sample records first; nothing touches live data until you approve the results.
Go-live and handover
Switched on at a quiet hour, with the 'when it breaks' note, and our access removed whenever you ask.
FAQ
Questions Australians ask us
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How much do AI automation agencies charge in Brisbane, and how do they bill?
Who are the top AI agencies in Brisbane, and which have an office there?
Is renting an automation weekly cheaper than paying once for a build?
Can ServiceM8 jobs be automated into Xero with n8n or Zapier?
Is there an AI receptionist for Brisbane businesses, and what can be automated after the call?
Will an automation handle the Ekka, Queensland's October King's Birthday and no daylight saving?
Are there Queensland government grants for automation software right now?
Can an AI automation agency outside Brisbane build our workflows, and when can we talk to them?
Ashish Sharma · Founder
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Record two minutes of the task on your screen, or list the steps, and we'll send back a written flow map and a fixed quote. No paid audit, and no obligation.
- WhatsApp us or fill in the form
- Free scoping call
- Fixed AUD quote, no obligation
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave · Updated 6 October 2026
Ashish founded Codingclave in Lucknow, India, in 2017 and still leads delivery on every project.
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- AI Automation Agency – Terms of Service, IP and buyout clause (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- AI Pivot – AI automation Brisbane (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Advancer – Business automation Brisbane (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Osher Digital – Homepage: prices, Eagle Street address and ownership (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- HYPHN – AI automation agency Australia (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Ential – AI automation agency Brisbane (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics – 2021 Census QuickStats, Greater Brisbane (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Queensland Government – Public holiday dates (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Business Queensland – Small and family business grants schedule, updated 24 Sep 2026 (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- OAIC – New resources on transparency for AI and automated decision-making, 30 Sep 2026 (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- ServiceM8 – Pricing, Australia (checked 6 Oct 2026)