Scope is never standard
Every deal is assembled from different pieces, so pricing starts from a blank page far too often.
Solutions
One pricing workflow, built around the way you work.
Qott helps teams selling custom services turn complex scopes into accurate, margin-safe quotes — without spreadsheets or endless approval rounds.
Shared challenges
Different services. Identical pricing pain.
Effort is guessed, not recalled
The team has done similar work — but the hours that were actually needed live in an old file nobody can find.
External costs arrive late
Suppliers, licenses, and partners get added after the price is already in the client's head.
Discounts happen off-model
A commercial concession is made in a call, and the margin consequence is discovered later.
Approvals live in chat
Sign-off is a thread, not a record — and nobody knows which version was actually approved.
Versions multiply
Scope changes create parallel files, and the quote a client received stops matching the internal one.
Where it makes a difference
Built for any business that sells custom work.
If your price depends on scope, effort, and cost — Qott fits. These four are just where we see the difference most clearly.
Agencies
Digital & Performance Agencies
Price multidisciplinary, recurring work without losing sight of margin.
See how Tech & consultingTechnology & Consulting
Turn discovery into profitable, delivery-ready scopes.
See how ProductionVideo & Content Production
Build production budgets that account for every moving part.
See how CreativeCreative & Branding
Turn creative ambition into clear, profitable scope.
See howWhat you actually price
Same workflow, different building blocks.
| Industry | Priced units | External costs | Typical pricing model | Biggest margin risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital & Performance | Channel services, monthly deliverables, media ops hours | Tools, licenses, freelancers, production partners | 12-month retainer + project add-ons | Silent scope creep inside a fixed retainer |
| Technology & Consulting | Phases, roles, seniority mix, effort per module | Cloud, licenses, specialist subcontractors | Fixed price, retainer, or dedicated team | Discovery gaps priced as if they were known |
| Video & Content Production | Shoot days, crew roles, formats, revision rounds | Equipment, locations, talent, vendors, post | Per-project budget with options | Vendor costs landing above the estimate |
| Creative & Branding | Phases, deliverables, adaptations, revisions | Illustration, motion, print, photography partners | Tiered project scope (essential → complete) | Unlimited revisions and unplanned adaptations |
Digital & Performance
- Priced unitsChannel services, monthly deliverables
- External costsTools, licenses, freelancers
- ModelRetainer + add-ons
- Margin riskScope creep in a fixed retainer
Technology & Consulting
- Priced unitsPhases, roles, effort
- External costsCloud, licenses, subcontractors
- ModelFixed price, retainer, or team
- Margin riskUnknowns priced as knowns
Video & Content Production
- Priced unitsShoot days, crew, formats
- External costsEquipment, locations, vendors
- ModelProject budget with options
- Margin riskVendor costs above estimate
Creative & Branding
- Priced unitsPhases, deliverables, revisions
- External costsIllustration, motion, print
- ModelTiered project scope
- Margin riskUnplanned adaptations
Flexible by design
Qott adapts to your delivery and pricing model.
Hours, days, deliverables, packages, retainers, or dedicated teams — the pricing logic follows how you actually sell and deliver, not a fixed template.
- Effort-based — roles, seniority, hours, and rate cards
- Unit-based — shoot days, formats, adaptations, deliverables
- Recurring — monthly retainers with committed scope
- Packaged — tiered options priced from one scope
Qott Pricing Memory
Never start a quote from scratch.
Whatever you sell, the pattern is the same: someone on your team has priced something similar before. Qott turns those quotes into reusable pricing knowledge — proven scopes, hours, roles, rates, assumptions, and supplier costs, ready to adapt.
Similar scopes
Find the closest previous quote instead of rebuilding the structure.
Roles and hours
See the effort the work actually required last time, by role.
Past supplier costs
Recover what each partner charged, including the last used value.
Assumptions
Carry over the conditions that made the price valid.
Every quote makes the next one easier.
Inside Qott
The same quote, three views.
One set of numbers. Grid answers what will be delivered, Board shows how the effort is balanced across phases, and Financials reveals which roles and suppliers consume the budget.
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