Perth & WA · prices checked 6 Oct 2026
Perth AI automation priced in the open: nine providers, then our fixed quote
Send one repetitive job, such as RFQs into quote drafts, REIWA enquiries into your CRM or finished jobs into Xero, and get one fixed price in writing: A$1,950–A$23,500, no GST added, live in 2–6 weeks inside accounts opened in your business name.
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- No GST added to our invoice
- Accounts and API keys in your name
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- Calls 12:30–5pm AWST, Mon–Sat
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
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Overview
We're founder-led and work remotely from Lucknow, India, 12:30pm–9:30pm AWST. Below: what nine providers selling to Perth publish, checked 6 Oct 2026.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 6 October 2026
Quick answer
Which Perth AI automation agencies publish prices, and what do they say?
Of nine providers we looked at on 6 Oct 2026, eight sites loaded and four of those print a figure. AI Automation Agency rents each automation at A$110, A$220 or A$330 a week, GST included. Source Digital shows $2,500 as a starting point on one page and $5K–$15K on its pricing page. Agentrix gives $3,000–$15,000, and Limitless Devs says simple flows start around $3k–$5k. Four print nothing; aiautomationperth.com.au wouldn't load. Our builds are A$1,950–A$23,500 over 2–6 weeks, with no GST added.
- Renting one 6-step flow: A$11,440 a year
- 25 RFQs a week, 15 min saved each: about A$410 a week at WA wages
- WA pay: about A$58.60 an hour, derived from ABS weekly earnings ÷ 38 h
- Only one readable site states its GST basis
- Get the workflow export terms in writing
Local snapshot
Perth at a glance
Areas we work with
- Perth CBD
- West Perth
- Osborne Park
- Malaga
- Welshpool
- Kewdale
- Canning Vale
- Fremantle
- Joondalup
- Rockingham
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Nine AI automation providers selling to Perth: what each prints, checked 6 October 2026
AI automation is a workflow where software reads an email, form or document, an AI model drafts the next step, and a person approves it before it reaches a customer or Xero.
Four kinds of provider answer this search: a managed subscription renting automations by the week, Perth build agencies, enterprise consultancies pitched at miners and government, and east-coast firms with a Perth city page. Compare three numbers on any page: the build figure, the ongoing fee, and whether GST is inside.
| Provider | Where the team sits | Lowest published figure | Ongoing fee published | GST basis as published | On-site visits offered | Google rating seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Automation Agency | Says Australian-owned; no address on the page | A$110 a week per automation (up to 3 steps) | A$110 / A$220 / A$330 a week; A$110 audit refunded only if you sign and pay on the call | Includes GST | Not stated | None shown |
| Source Digital | Perth | $2,500 (service page) / $5K (pricing page) | $200–$500 or $500–$2,000 a month, depending on the page | Not stated | Free, Perth metro | 5.0 from 22 (Google) |
| Agentrix | Perth | $3,000 (range to $15,000) | None published | Not stated | Not stated | None shown |
| Limitless Devs | Perth | "around $3k to $5k" for simple flows | None published | Not stated | Not stated | None shown |
| AI Agency Perth | Perth | No price | No | n/a | Not stated | 5.0 from 2 (Google profile) |
| AI Advancements | Osborne Park | No price | No | n/a | Not stated | 5.0 from 37 (Google profile) |
| Appolo | West Perth | No price | No | n/a | Not stated | Not shown |
| Lightning Ventures | East coast; travels for kickoff | No price (fixed-price proposal) | No | n/a | Kickoff visits | None shown |
| aiautomationperth.com.au | Unknown | Site would not load, 6 Oct 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Codingclave (us) | Lucknow, India; remote | A$1,950 (band to A$23,500, 2–6 weeks) | Optional, A$80–A$240 a month | No GST added (overseas supplier, not GST-registered) | No | ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews), all services |
Published delivery times differ too: Source Digital says 2–8 weeks, Agentrix 2–4 weeks (3–6 for complex work), Lightning Ventures 4–8 weeks for Perth projects, and ours is 2–6 weeks.
Published figures can differ between an agency's own pages, so get five things in writing:
- Whether GST is included.
- Whether platform and AI usage fees are included.
- Whose accounts the workflows and API keys sit in.
- The export format you get at exit.
- Who approves each automated output.
Holding a quote already? Send us the quote you were given with the task and weekly volume, and we'll price the same flow. Other states: our national AI automation comparison.
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Twelve months of one six-step flow in Perth: rented, built locally, or built by us
A weekly fee and a one-off build only line up when you total a year. The six steps: an emailed RFQ is read, matched to a rate sheet, drafted as a quote, logged, approved and filed.
| Route | What you pay in year one | What you hold at month 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Managed plan, Tier 2 (6 steps) | A$220 × 52 = A$11,440, GST included | No export terms on the page |
| Perth fixed build (Source Digital, combining the ranges on its two pages) | $2,500–$15,000 build + $200–$2,000 a month retainer = about $4,900–$39,000, GST basis not stated | "You own the build" (their wording) |
| Codingclave | A$1,950–A$23,500 build + optional support at A$80–A$240 a month = A$1,950–A$26,380 (sum of the two bands), no GST added | Workspace, keys and JSON exports in your name |
The managed plan's fee covers up to 2,200 tasks a month at Tier 2, and it never prints an annual total. On our route, platform and AI usage bill your own card; ask any other provider in writing whether theirs are included. As one dated example, n8n's pricing page listed its Starter cloud plan at €20 a month (billed annually) for 2,500 workflow executions in October 2026, and 25 RFQs a week is about 110 runs a month. AI model usage is billed by tokens on your own API account and depends on document length, so we estimate it from your sample files. More on running costs and the rent-or-own maths for years two and three.
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What a repeated Perth admin task costs at WA wages: one RFQ inbox worked through
The managed agency's savings calculator defaults to $45 an hour and gives no source. This one starts from the ABS. Assumptions, swap in your own:
- Wage: WA full-time adults averaged A$2,227.40 a week in ordinary-time earnings in May 2026 (ABS, released 13 Aug 2026). Divided by 38 hours, that is about A$58.60 an hour before super (our derivation; ABS publishes weekly figures).
- With super: add the 12% super guarantee (ATO) and it is about A$65.65.
- Volume: 25 RFQ emails a week, 20 minutes each by hand.
- Still human: someone checks each AI draft for about 5 minutes, so 15 minutes is saved per email.
- Saving: 6.25 hours a week, about A$410, or roughly A$19,700 over 48 working weeks.
- Break-even: build price ÷ weekly saving. Under five weeks at our A$1,950 floor, and each extra A$1,000 on the quote adds about two and a half weeks.
Platform and AI usage go on your own card and aren't counted. This is arithmetic, not a result we've achieved. If break-even runs past a year, automate a smaller slice first. Run this for your inbox on WhatsApp with your own volume and minutes.
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‘Built in Perth, never outsourced’: what changes when the builder is remote, and when to pick a Perth firm
Limitless Devs, Source Digital and Lightning Ventures lead with onshore delivery. The real questions are who sees your data, who holds the keys, and what happens if the builder disappears. The wider case for and against offshore builders is on the national page; here is how it plays out for a Perth flow.
What we see
Sample or de-identified data during the build. Live data runs only inside your accounts.
Whose name it’s in
Workspace, AI keys and connections are opened in your business name. We get user access, removed at handover.
Handover
n8n or Make JSON exports and a plain-English runbook another developer can follow.
If we disappeared tomorrow
Your flows keep running, because the workspace, keys and billing are already yours. The JSON exports and runbook let any n8n or Make developer take over.
Paying and support
The quote is one AUD figure with no GST added. How the payments are staged, which payment methods suit you and how long post-launch fixes are free are written into your quote before you commit. After that, support is optional at A$80–A$240 a month.
When to hire a Perth-based AI agency instead
- On-site discovery or workshops (Source Digital offers free Perth metro visits).
- WA government panels that need an Australian entity or ABN.
- Enterprise mining procurement with vendor onboarding.
- Phone voice agents: Agentrix builds them; we don't.
Our proof instead of a Perth address: ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews) across all our services, not only AI, and most of those reviews are for web and app builds. The Perth AI agencies' profiles we checked showed 2, 22 and 37 reviews. Add 200+ projects since 2017, Top Rated on Upwork and founder-led delivery. No Perth office or ABN: you deal with the founder directly on WhatsApp and video calls, with quotes in AUD. See reviews and work, or ask how the accounts and payment work.
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Seven Perth workflows by industry, each with a trigger, an AI step and a named approver
WA has 257,933 small businesses, 78.1% of them in the Perth metro (SBDC). Construction leads at 17.3%, then professional services (12.67%), rental, hiring and real estate (11.31%) and transport and warehousing (11.02%). These examples cover those four industries and two more: the AI drafts, a named person releases.
Mining-services supplier: tender pack to quote draft
Fabricators in Malaga, Welshpool, Kewdale or Canning Vale.
- Trigger: an RFQ or tender pack lands in the estimating inbox.
- AI step: prices the scope and line items from your rate sheet, flags gaps, drafts the quote.
- Approver: the estimator.
- Apps: Outlook, your rate spreadsheet, Xero.
Real estate agency: portal enquiries routed
From Joondalup to Fremantle.
- Trigger: a REIWA, realestate.com.au or Domain enquiry email.
- AI step: tags it, routes it to the listing agent in your CRM, drafts the first reply.
- Approver: the property manager or sales agent.
- Apps: portal alerts, CRM, Outlook. More for real estate agencies.
WA settlement: chasing missing documents
In WA, settlements are handled by settlement agents licensed under the Settlement Agents Act 1981, or by certified legal practitioners (Consumer Protection WA).
- Trigger: the contract goes unconditional.
- AI step: checks documents received against the checklist and drafts a chaser per gap.
- Approver: the settlement agent.
- Apps: email and a shared folder. No connection to settlement platforms.
Trades on ServiceM8, Fergus or simPRO: job to Xero draft
- Trigger: a job is marked complete.
- AI step: turns labour, materials and notes into invoice lines in a Xero draft, where your job app's API allows.
- Approver: the office manager.
- Apps: your job app and Xero. The connection is custom set-up work, not a built-in feature (Xero integration; more for trade businesses).
Kewdale or Welshpool 3PL: delivery paperwork to invoice
- Trigger: a proof-of-delivery or consignment-note photo arrives in the dispatch inbox.
- AI step: reads the consignee, references and any exceptions noted, then drafts the Xero invoice or an exception email to the customer.
- Approver: the dispatch lead.
- Apps: shared inbox, Xero.
Labour hire: FIFO roster changes to crew
A Rockingham or Kewdale contractor running fly-in fly-out crews.
- Trigger: a roster change is saved.
- AI step: drafts each affected worker's email or WhatsApp message (using approved message templates) with the new swing dates.
- Approver: the crew coordinator.
- Apps: roster sheet, WhatsApp Business API, email. Times stay in AWST, so nothing shifts when the east coast changes clocks.
West Perth accounting practice: BAS and EOFY chasing
- Trigger: set days before a BAS date or 30 June.
- AI step: sorts returned documents against each client's list and drafts a reminder for what's missing.
- Approver: the principal accountant.
- Apps: email, document portal, Xero.
Searching for an AI receptionist in Perth? We automate after the call (transcript to CRM, follow-up drafted), not the phone voice agent; the chatbots and voice notes explain the split. A flow needing its own portal or database becomes custom software in Perth. Got one of these jobs? Get it priced.
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A Perth agency, an east-coast agency or us: how the working day lines up
Perth stays on AWST all year. During east-coast daylight saving (4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027) Sydney runs three hours ahead; from April, two. Against a 9am–5pm day in the Perth CBD:
| Option | Their day in AWST | Shared hours with 9am–5pm Perth | Visits on site | From 4 Apr 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth-based agency | 9am–5pm | 8 h | Yes | Same |
| East-coast agency on AEDT (9am–5pm local) | 6am–2pm | 5 h (9am–2pm) | Kickoff trips | 7am–3pm, 6 h |
| Codingclave (Mon–Sat) | 12:30pm–9:30pm | 4.5 h (12:30–5pm) | No | Same, all year |
An east-coast team overlaps more of your day than we do. We don't promise reply times and Sundays are off, so what we offer instead is calls from 12:30 to 5pm AWST, build time through your evening, and progress posted before your next morning, on a clock that never moves. See the Perth business overview. Other cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Gold Coast.
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Supplying a WA government agency: the PRIS Act, IPP 10 and your automation
For Perth firms on WA State services contracts, and their sub-contractors. We'd build as your sub-contractor; we can't contract with a WA agency directly, because we have no Australian entity.
Timeline
The PRIS Act 2024 received Royal Assent on 6 December 2024. The Government stated most privacy provisions, including the Information Privacy Principles, would start on 1 July 2026 (OIC WA). The notifiable breach scheme starts on 1 January 2027, and OIC WA says contracted service providers (CSPs) must also comply from that date (s.134) where the contract has a PRIS compliance clause.
IPP 10 and automated decisions
From 1 July 2026, IPP 10 sets rules for automated decision-making by WA public sector entities and their CSPs, for significant decisions using personal information collected after that date. The OIC calls PRIS the first Australian law to regulate personal information in such decisions. It counts systems that "materially assist" a decision: recommending, guiding the decision-maker, data matching. That can include AI drafting or summarising steps that feed a decision about a person made for the agency.
Contracted service providers
The outsourcing agency stays accountable unless the contract has a PRIS compliance clause. With one, the CSP "steps into the shoes" of the agency for enforcement, and the OIC suggests agencies flow the clause down to sub-contractors.
What it means for the build
Where IPP 10 applies, the OIC expects three things: an impact assessment covering harm, bias and discrimination; telling people that automation was used and how it works; and a way for a person to ask for a human to step in. We build to support those:
- A named human approver on every output about a person.
- A log of each AI input and output, kept in your accounts.
- A written flow description ready for the agency's impact assessment.
The federal 10 December 2026 rule is on the national page. General information, not legal advice; check your contract and the OIC guidance.
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Finding an AI consultant or agency in Perth without a ranking you can trust
We found no independent ranking of Perth AI agencies. The best-known listicle puts its own publisher first, GoodFirms' Perth list mixes in non-Perth firms, and RevenueBase (third-party) counts 68 Perth-headquartered AI automation consultancies.
A Perth-specific test for any shortlist
A firm that suits a miner rarely suits a ten-person trade business, so test each one on three things: does it name WA clients you can check, does a Perth address show on Google Maps, and do its reviews describe AI work rather than websites?
Free local starting points
Then apply the checklist
Ask every shortlisted agency the five written questions under the price table.
Pricing in AUD
Our AUD figures for Perth automation work
Where your job lands in a band is set after scoping. Portals beyond a workflow: Perth custom software.
AI chatbot
A$1,950 – A$23,500
Excl. GSTAI chatbot (website or WhatsApp) · Typical timeline: 2–6 weeks
The same band covers workflow automations and AI agents as well as chatbots: 2–6 weeks, built in your accounts, with exports at handover.
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Custom CRM
When the flow needs a CRM you own instead of a rented one.
Custom software, portal or SaaS
Portals or quoting tools that go beyond a workflow.
Hosting, backups, monitoring and support
Optional monitoring, fixes and small changes.
- Fixed price in AUD
- Free scoping call
- No obligation
Platform and AI usage bill your own card directly; we don't resell them.
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.
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- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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Describe the task or send a screen recording, plus the apps it touches, by WhatsApp. Overnight messages are read when our day starts.
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Only if you want one. You get a flow map and one fixed AUD figure in writing.
Accounts set up together
We walk you through opening each account in your business name on a short call, then build on sample data.
Built through your evening
Build time runs after your Perth workday, with progress posted before your next morning.
Approver signs off a test run on a Perth weekday
The person who will release each output runs real-looking samples and signs off before go-live.
Go live and hand over
Exports, runbook, our access removed. The support plan is optional.
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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.
Sources (12)· public sources cited on this page
- Australian Bureau of Statistics – Counts of Australian Businesses, incl. Entries and Exits, Jul 2022–Jun 2026 (8165.0)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics – Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, May 2026
- Australian Taxation Office – The final SG rate increase is coming on 1 July
- Small Business Development Corporation (WA) – Small business landscape
- Office of the Information Commissioner WA – Privacy in Western Australia
- Office of the Information Commissioner WA – Privacy and accountability in automated decision making
- Office of the Information Commissioner WA – How PRIS applies to Contracted Service Providers
- Consumer Protection WA – Settlement agents
- AI Automation Agency – Perth page (managed plan tiers)
- Source Digital – AI services pricing
- Agentrix – AI agency Perth (pricing FAQ)
- n8n – Pricing (cloud plans)