# Ekyon

> Ekyon builds business websites, online stores, custom software and AI workflows. Scope, ownership, access and support are agreed before the build.

## Services
- [Website redesign, maintenance and SEO](https://ekyon.io/services/website-redesign): One team for an agreed website redesign or takeover, maintenance, content requests, SEO and AI search readiness. Scope, platform support, change capacity, response expectations, reporting and external charges are confirmed before work begins. Search rankings, AI citations and enquiries are not guaranteed.
- [Website redesign cost](https://ekyon.io/blog/website-redesign-cost): Separate one-time review, repair or redesign work from recurring maintenance and search work, plus hosting and paid tools. Ekyon quotes after reviewing the website and requirements; external provider prices in the guide are illustrations, not Ekyon rates or market averages.
- [Website maintenance and support](https://ekyon.io/services/website-maintenance): Take over a suitable existing website and agree technical care, recurring changes, customer-action checks and any separately scoped SEO work. Review platform fit, access and starting repairs before ongoing responsibility begins.
- [Current solutions](https://ekyon.io/#Solutions): websites, online stores, products and business software.
- [AI workflow automation and integrations](https://ekyon.io/solutions/custom-ai-workflow-agents): defined workflows, review controls, project evidence and scope-dependent USD planning ranges.
- [AI agent development cost](https://ekyon.io/blog/custom-ai-agent-development-cost): pilot and production scope, integrations, running costs and quote comparisons.
- [Code audit](https://ekyon.io/services/code-audit): codebase risks, findings and repair planning.
- [Custom 3PL software](https://ekyon.io/industries/3pl): Improve your 3PL client portal, billing checks and WMS integrations. Explore a focused custom scope, budget, rollout and support before replacing the whole system.

## Industry website services
- [Restaurant website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/restaurant-websites): Menus, locations, reservations and ordering routes that guests can use. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/restaurant-websites/md
- [HVAC website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/hvac-websites): Repair, replacement and care enquiries with service areas and next steps. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/hvac-websites/md
- [Roofing website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/roofing-websites): Inspection, repair and replacement information for the right property owner. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/roofing-websites/md
- [Landscaping website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/landscaping-websites): Distinct paths for landscape projects and ongoing grounds maintenance. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/landscaping-websites/md
- [Construction company website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/construction-websites): Relevant project evidence, capabilities and enquiries for the work you take on. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/construction-websites/md
- [Home builder website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/home-builder-websites): Custom-build enquiries and clearly scoped paths to available homes. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/home-builder-websites/md
- [Plumber website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/plumbing-websites): Clear service coverage and practical routes for repair requests and planned plumbing work. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/plumbing-websites/md
- [Electrician website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/electrician-websites): Residential improvements and commercial project enquiries with relevant capability information. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/electrician-websites/md
- [Manufacturing website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/manufacturing-websites): Products, capabilities and enquiry briefs that help buyers assess a supplier. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/manufacturing-websites/md
- [Hotel website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/hotel-websites): Rooms, stay details and a clear handoff to your existing booking provider. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/hotel-websites/md
- [Auto repair website design](https://ekyon.io/industries/auto-repair-websites): Vehicle coverage, workshop services and appointment requests the shop can respond to. Text: https://ekyon.io/industries/auto-repair-websites/md

## Project evidence
- [Document automation product](https://ekyon.io/portfolios/autodocs): document collection, extraction, editable review, rules and accounting exports.
- [dMaya](https://ekyon.io/portfolios/dmaya): Ekyon's own AI design product and custom agent harness.
- [Portfolio](https://ekyon.io/portfolios): more delivered work.

## Published guides by topic
Descriptions summarise individual articles. Check their dates, sources and assumptions before using a number. Planning estimates and illustrative calculations are not measured customer outcomes.

### AI Workflow Automation
- [AI Document Processing: When Is a Custom Workflow Worth It?](https://ekyon.io/blog/ai-document-processing-workflow/md): Still moving invoice data between tools? Compare ready-made software, connected tools and custom document workflows, with an invoice-to-export example.
- [AI Workflow Automation Examples: Choose a Useful First Project](https://ekyon.io/blog/ai-workflow-automation-examples/md): Explore four AI workflow automation examples, from document handoffs to customer requests. See where people review results and how to choose your first project.
- [AI Agent Development Cost: Pilot, Integrations & Running Costs](https://ekyon.io/blog/custom-ai-agent-development-cost/md): Budget for a custom AI agent: Ekyon pilots at $8k–$15k, production workflows, integration scope and ongoing costs. See what changes the quote.

### Website Redesign & Care
- [Website Redesign SEO Checklist: What to Protect Before Launch](https://ekyon.io/blog/website-redesign-seo-checklist/md): Redesigning or moving your website? Use this buyer checklist to agree important pages, redirects, search access and launch checks before approving the new site.
- [Website Maintenance Cost: What Your Monthly Plan Should Include](https://ekyon.io/blog/website-maintenance-cost/md): Compare website maintenance costs, included edits, hosting, SEO and support. See a published price example and what to ask before handing over your site.
- [Website Redesign Cost: What to Budget Before You Hire](https://ekyon.io/blog/website-redesign-cost/md): Budget beyond the website rebuild. Compare redesign scope, maintenance, hosting and ongoing SEO costs, with a published pricing example and a buyer checklist.

### AI UI Design
- [AI UI Design to Figma: A Practical Workflow for Founders](https://ekyon.io/blog/ai-ui-design-html-to-figma-workflow/md): A practical workflow for moving from AI-generated UI screens to editable Figma layers, product review, and engineering handoff.

### AI Code Audit
- [AI Code Review for GitHub Pull Requests: Workflow and Risks](https://ekyon.io/blog/ai-code-review-github/md): AI code review for GitHub can speed up PR feedback, but teams need guardrails. Learn the workflow, risks, and when to run a deeper code audit.
- [AI Code Review: How to Catch Bugs Before Production](https://ekyon.io/blog/ai-code-review/md): AI code review can catch patterns fast, but production risk still needs senior judgment. Learn what AI review finds, what it misses, and when to use a code audit.
- [AI-Generated Code Security Review: Risks Hidden in Fast Shipping](https://ekyon.io/blog/ai-generated-code-security-review/md): AI-generated code can ship fast while hiding security risk. Review auth, secrets, data exposure, dependencies, permissions, and business logic before launch.
- [Automated Code Review vs Human Review: Where AI Helps](https://ekyon.io/blog/automated-code-review-vs-human-review/md): Automated code review is fast, but human review still matters for architecture, security, product logic, and maintainability. Learn how to combine both.
- [Best AI Code Review Tools: What They Catch and Miss](https://ekyon.io/blog/best-ai-code-review-tools/md): Compare AI code review tools, automated review, security scanners, and human code audits. Learn what each catches, misses, and when a startup needs a deeper audit.
- [Code Audit Services: A Checklist Before You Hire](https://ekyon.io/blog/code-audit-services-checklist/md): Compare code audit services by scope, evidence, deliverables and repair priorities. Use a sample finding and hiring checklist before paying for a review.
- [Code Review Tools for Startups: AI, GitHub, Linters, and Audits](https://ekyon.io/blog/code-review-tools-for-startups/md): Startups need the right code review stack: GitHub PRs, linters, tests, AI reviewers, security scanners, and external audits before launch or scale.
- [Software Code Audit Before Scaling: Security, Architecture, and Debt](https://ekyon.io/blog/software-code-audit-before-scaling/md): Before scaling users, traffic, or team size, a software code audit can find architecture risk, security gaps, performance bottlenecks, and technical debt.
- [Technical Debt Audit: Find the Code Slowing Product Growth](https://ekyon.io/blog/technical-debt-audit/md): A technical debt audit identifies fragile modules, slow delivery causes, code quality risks, missing tests, and the debt that blocks product growth.

### Construction Software
- [Buildertrend and CoConstruct Alternatives: Pricing, Fit and Migration](https://ekyon.io/blog/buildertrend-coconstruct-alternatives/md): Compare JobTread, Contractor Foreman, Fieldwire and Procore, with current pricing, QuickBooks checks and a migration checklist for builders and remodelers.
- [Construction Estimating Software vs Custom Estimating Tools](https://ekyon.io/blog/construction-estimating-software-vs-custom-tools/md): Compare construction estimating software with custom estimating tools for contractors that need pricing rules, approvals, job-cost handoff, and accounting sync.
- [Construction Job Costing Software: Stop Losing Margin Mid-Project](https://ekyon.io/blog/construction-job-costing-software/md): Construction job costing software should show labor, material, subcontractor, and change-order margin before the project closes. Learn SaaS vs custom options.
- [Construction Project Management Software Cost: SaaS vs Custom](https://ekyon.io/blog/construction-project-management-software-cost/md): Construction project management software cost depends on users, modules, implementation, integrations, and workflow fit. Compare SaaS and custom options.
- [Construction Scheduling Software: Custom Workflows for Field Teams](https://ekyon.io/blog/construction-scheduling-software-custom-workflows/md): Construction scheduling software should match how crews, subs, suppliers, and PMs coordinate. Learn when SaaS works and when custom fits better.
- [Construction Software for Small Business: Buy vs Build Guide](https://ekyon.io/blog/construction-software-for-small-business/md): Small contractors do not need enterprise construction software. Compare SaaS vs custom tools for scheduling, estimating, job costing, and QuickBooks sync.
- [Construction Software Integrations: QuickBooks, Sage, Procore, and APIs](https://ekyon.io/blog/construction-software-integrations/md): Construction software integrations connect estimating, scheduling, field apps, job costing, accounting, and PM systems. Learn when custom APIs make sense.
- [Field-to-Office Construction Apps: Daily Logs, Photos, and Approvals](https://ekyon.io/blog/field-to-office-construction-apps/md): Field-to-office construction apps connect crews, PMs, accounting, and owners with daily logs, photos, change orders, approvals, and job-cost updates.
- [Procore Alternatives for Small Contractors: Costs and Fit](https://ekyon.io/blog/procore-alternatives-small-contractors/md): Compare JobTread, Contractor Foreman, Buildertrend and Fieldwire by workflow and price. Check Procore costs, field adoption and migration before switching.

### WMS for Small Business
- [Custom WMS vs Off-the-Shelf Software: Cost, Fit, and Workflow Control](https://ekyon.io/blog/custom-wms-vs-off-the-shelf-software/md): 73% of warehouses modify their workflows to fit software limitations. See the real cost of off-the-shelf WMS , and what the other 27% do instead.
- [Flat-Fee WMS Pricing for Small Warehouses: No Per-User Fees](https://ekyon.io/blog/flat-fee-wms-small-business/md): Every new hire adds $1,800/year in software cost with per-seat WMS. Flat-fee pricing breaks that link , one price, unlimited users, no surprises at peak season.
- [Best WMS for Small Business 2026: No Per-User Fees, No Feature Paywalls](https://ekyon.io/blog/best-wms-for-small-business/md): Most 'small business' WMS platforms are enterprise software with features stripped out and prices left in. Here's what actually works , from free to custom.
- [ShipHero and Extensiv Alternatives: 3PL Costs and Fit](https://ekyon.io/blog/shiphero-extensiv-alternatives/md): Compare ShipHero and Extensiv alternatives for 3PL billing, client portals and fulfillment. Check pricing, integrations and migration before choosing a WMS.

### Vendor Lock-In & Migration
- [SaaS WMS Vendor Lock-In: Risks, Costs, and Exit Options](https://ekyon.io/blog/danger-saas-vendor-lock-in-warehouse/md): Price hikes, data held hostage, integrations that break when you try to leave. How SaaS vendor lock-in works , and what it's actually costing your warehouse.
- [Self-Hosted WMS: Cost, Data Ownership, and Hosting Options](https://ekyon.io/blog/self-hosted-warehouse-management-system/md): SaaS WMS bills hit $10K/month , and you still don't own the data. Self-hosted WMS costs $50–$500/month total. Here's what the switch actually involves.
- [Migrate From SaaS WMS to a Custom Platform You Own](https://ekyon.io/blog/migrate-leased-wms-to-custom-platform/md): A warehouse spending $4K/month on SaaS WMS pays $158K over 3 years and owns nothing. A custom build costs $57K and the license fee drops to zero. Here's how.
- [WMS Migration Strategy: Escape Vendor Lock-In Without Downtime](https://ekyon.io/blog/escaping-wms-vendor-lock-in-us-canada/md): The annual price hike hit. Your data export came back half-empty. Warehouses across the US and Canada are migrating off locked-in WMS platforms , here's exactly how.

### WMS Cost
- [WMS SaaS Price Hikes: How Warehouses Can Reduce Software Spend](https://ekyon.io/blog/wms-saas-price-hikes-reclaim-tech-stack/md): SaaS WMS prices have risen 49% since 2023. Same bugs, same features, higher bill. Here's how to audit your spend and reclaim ownership of your warehouse tech stack.
- [Custom WMS vs SaaS: Which Actually Costs Less Over 5 Years?](https://ekyon.io/blog/custom-wms-vs-saas-comparison/md): SaaS looks cheaper on Day 1. Custom wins the 5-year spreadsheet. See the year-by-year TCO for three warehouse sizes , and exactly when the crossover happens.
- [WMS Software Pricing in 2026: Real Numbers Vendors Hide](https://ekyon.io/blog/warehouse-software-pricing-guide-2026/md): WMS software costs $200–$3,500/month for SaaS or $15K–$50K once for custom. Compare pricing models, platform ranges, and 5-year TCO.
- [WMS Per-User Pricing: Seat Fees, Seasonal Staff, and Real Cost](https://ekyon.io/blog/warehouse-management-system-per-user-pricing/md): 5 users looks cheap. Add seasonal staff and you're paying $3,750/month for identical software. Per-user WMS punishes growth , see the math and the way out.
- [WMS Implementation Cost in the US & Canada (2026): What to Budget](https://ekyon.io/blog/wms-implementation-cost-us-canada/md): WMS implementation costs $10K–$100K in the US and $12K–$120K CAD in Canada. See labor rates, compliance costs, credits, and timelines.
- [Warehouse Management System Cost 2026: SaaS vs Custom WMS](https://ekyon.io/blog/warehouse-management-system-cost/md): SaaS WMS looks cheap at $200/month. Over 5 years it hits $60K–$180K. A custom WMS costs $15K–$40K once. See the full side-by-side total cost breakdown.

### 3PL Software
- [WMS Source Code Ownership: Why 3PLs Should Own Their Platform](https://ekyon.io/blog/wms-source-code-ownership-digital-sovereignty/md): If your WMS vendor raises prices 50% tomorrow, what's your exit plan? Owning your source code turns software from a vendor liability into a balance-sheet asset.
- [How 3PLs Save $355K Over 5 Years by Building Their Own WMS](https://ekyon.io/blog/3pls-building-custom-warehouse-management-software/md): SaaS WMS costs jumped 30–50% since 2023. Fast-growing 3PLs are building instead , $35K–$55K to build vs $476K over 5 years on SaaS. Here's the math.
- [Hidden 3PL Warehouse Software Costs: API, EDI, and User Fees](https://ekyon.io/blog/hidden-costs-3pl-warehouse-management-software/md): API fees, connector charges, and EDI tolls don't show on the pricing page. For 3PLs, hidden WMS costs can flip profitability. See the breakdown.

## More information
- [Website redesign cost calculator](https://ekyon.io/tools/website-redesign-cost-calculator): Estimate a website redesign and 12 months of selected care. See the assumptions, separate costs and a project brief you can use before requesting a quote. Ekyon planning assumptions, not market averages or quotes. Results and scope brief are available without email.
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- [AI service summary](https://ekyon.io/solutions/custom-ai-workflow-agents.md)
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