Lilium Labs in South Africa
Custom-coded software for South African businesses, priced in ZAR.
Websites, web apps, mobile apps and AI agents — hand-built, scoped in writing, and quoted in rand from the first conversation, priced for the South African market, not converted from a US quote.
🇿🇦Johannesburg
South Africa
26.20°S, 28.05°E
Why Lilium Labs in South Africa
South Africa is priced at Tier 4 — roughly 18% of Tier-1 rates for websites and video, and ~30% for apps and AI builds.
South African businesses are usually offered a template site from a local shop, or a foreign agency’s USD quote with no local calibration. Lilium Labs hand-codes every build and prices it with starting rates in ZAR, set specifically for the South African market.
Every site ships with SEO and AEO from day one — AEO being how your business gets recommended directly by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google’s AI Overviews, in addition to ranking in ordinary search results.
On handover, you receive the GitHub repository and full code ownership — portable, hostable anywhere, with no dependency on staying subscribed just to keep your own site live.
Where local template shops and foreign USD-quoting agencies dominate the South African market, Lilium Labs offers custom-coded engineering with starting prices in ZAR built for South Africa.
Pricing in South Africa
Every starting price, in ZAR — quoted directly, not converted.
These cover the scope described in each package. Your exact price depends on what you need — we confirm it in writing on a quick call, before anything's billed.
Starting prices for the scope described in each package — real numbers, not vague ranges. Your exact price depends on what you need, and we confirm it in writing before anything's billed. Switch currency to see the figures for your market.
🇿🇦ZAR§ 01 — Websites
Website packages
Custom-coded, mobile-first, SEO-ready from day one.
Up to 5 custom pages · mobile responsive · contact form + WhatsApp · Google Maps · SEO setup · SSL · 1 year hosting · free domain (yr 1) · 2 revision rounds · 30 days bug-fix support
Everything in Basic + up to 10 pages · advanced SEO · Google Business Profile · blog · galleries · enquiry forms · analytics · WhatsApp Business · 3 revision rounds · 60 days bug-fix support
Everything in Pro + up to 20 pages · online booking · lead management · multi-language · team profiles · testimonials · newsletter · advanced reporting · 5 revision rounds · 90 days bug-fix support
Everything in Business + full store (up to 200 products) · cart & checkout · payment gateway · WhatsApp ordering · inventory · order dashboard · delivery setup · 5 revision rounds · 6 months bug-fix support
§ 02 — Software
Web apps, software & startup MVPs
Dashboards, portals, internal tools and launchable products. All quoted after a discovery call — prices reflect the typical scope below.
Typical scope: up to 5 screens, 1 user role, 1 integration.
Typical scope: up to 12 screens, 3 user roles, 3 integrations.
Typical scope: up to 20 screens, core workflows, authentication, payments.
Quoted individually — multi-tenant SaaS, complex integrations, custom infrastructure.
- Beyond scope — additional screens, roles, integrations or workflows are quoted separately. Scope is agreed in writing before work begins.
§ 03 — Mobile
Mobile apps
iOS and Android applications. All quoted after a discovery call — prices reflect the typical scope below.
Typical scope: up to 8 screens, 1 platform, 1 integration.
Typical scope: up to 12 screens, both platforms.
Typical scope: up to 20 screens, backend, authentication, payments, push notifications.
Quoted individually.
- Excludes — app store accounts and fees, third-party service subscriptions, and ongoing store submissions after launch (available as an add-on).
§ 04 — AI
AI agents & chatbots
Put AI to work in your business — answering, qualifying, automating. Every build requires a monthly plan, which includes a stated usage allowance.
Answers customer questions from your content, 24/7, multilingual. Website widget.
1,000 conversations/mo included · overage $0.30 / conversation
Build
R 28,000Monthly plan
R 2,500Qualifies leads, books appointments, integrates with your CRM and tools.
5,000 conversations/mo included · overage $0.25 / conversation
Build
R 96,000Monthly plan
R 5,900Connects multiple systems, triggers workflows, custom actions and automations.
20,000 conversations/mo included · overage $0.18 / conversation
Build
R 224,000Monthly plan
R 11,800Custom allowance — quoted individually for complex, multi-system deployments.
Custom allowance included · overage Quoted
Build
$60,000+Monthly plan
$2,500+billed in USD- Every build requires a monthly plan, which includes a stated usage allowance. CAD, SGD and AED monthly billing is invoiced in USD; ask us for local billing.
- Usage & overage — each plan includes the stated conversation allowance. Usage beyond the allowance is billed at the overage rate. Usage is reported monthly and alerts are sent at 80% of allowance.
- Suspension — if a monthly plan lapses, the AI service is suspended after 7 days. Configuration and data are retained for 30 days.
§ 05 — Growth
Marketing, SEO & AEO
Get found on Google — and recommended by AI. AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) positions you in ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI search results.
Keyword strategy, on-page optimisation, technical SEO, monthly reporting. Billed monthly.
Everything in Essentials, plus Answer Engine Optimisation, content optimisation, competitor tracking. Billed monthly.
Everything above, plus content production, paid ads management, conversion optimisation, strategy calls. Ad spend billed separately. Billed monthly.
A full audit of on-site SEO and AI answer-engine visibility, one time.
- Minimum term — SEO and AEO plans require a 3-month minimum, as results take time to compound. 30 days notice to cancel thereafter.
§ 06 — Video
Custom video & animation
Social clips, promos, brand films and motion for your site — produced in-house.
Short-form, platform-ready.
A polished piece for launches and campaigns.
A cinematic film that tells your company’s story.
Feature a product or service in detail.
Motion for hero sections, transitions and micro-interactions.
A motion mark for intros and socials.
Four short videos a month, on a recurring plan.
- Included — each video includes 2 revision rounds. Additional revisions quoted separately. Stock music and licensed assets included; original scoring and licensed commercial tracks quoted separately.
§ 07 — Care
Monthly care plans
For websites. Keep your site secure, updated and working for you — recommended with every package.
Hosting, SSL, security updates, daily backups, uptime monitoring, up to 1 hour of small content changes per month, technical support.
Everything in Essential, plus AI Assistant chatbot (1,000 conversations/mo included), live chat handling, monthly performance report, up to 2 hours of changes.
Everything in Growth, plus ongoing SEO, content updates, priority same-day support, quarterly strategy review, up to 4 hours of changes.
- Suspension — if a plan lapses, hosting and hosted services are suspended after 7 days. Website files and data are retained for 30 days.
§ 08 — Add-ons
Add-on services
Everything beyond the standard scope — priced individually.
One extra page, matched to the existing design.
One more consolidated round of feedback beyond what’s included.
Logo, colour system and brand basics.
Professionally written copy for one page.
Full translation and localisation of the site.
Ongoing posting and community management.
Applies to resume a project stalled 30+ days.
§ 10–11 — Scope & terms
The fine print, in plain English.
Payment — 50% deposit to begin, 50% on completion (not on launch — launch timing is your decision). Builds over $25,000 equivalent may be split across agreed milestones. Monthly plans are billed in advance.
Quoting — web apps, MVPs, mobile apps and AI agents are quoted following a discovery call. Listed prices reflect the typical scope stated in each section.
Revisions & scope — each package includes the stated number of revision rounds. New pages, features, screens, integrations or changes of direction are quoted separately as scope additions.
Support periods — cover fixing faults in delivered work (bugs, errors, things not functioning as specified) — not new features, design changes, content updates or training.
Stalled projects — if required materials or feedback aren’t received for 30 consecutive days, the project is paused, the remaining balance becomes payable, and a restart fee applies to resume.
Handover — on final payment, you receive full ownership of the delivered work, source files and access credentials.
Currency — figures shown are indicative and may be adjusted to prevailing exchange rates at the time of quotation. You’re quoted and invoiced in your local currency where possible.
Validity — prices are valid for 30 days from the date of issue. Taxes are additional where applicable.
Not sure which fits? Ask us.
A 30-minute call, no pitch — we’ll scope it honestly, in writing, before anything is billed.
FAQ — South Africa
Questions from South Africa
Anything else — book a call. Real answers, no sales pitch.
Yes — every package shown here is quoted directly in ZAR, set for the South African market, not converted from a USD quote. These are starting prices for the scope described; your exact number depends on what you need.
§ 11 — Let's talk
Ready to run your business from one dashboard?
30 minutes. We'll look at your current setup, your offers, and tell you honestly whether Lilium is the right fit. If it's not, we'll point you somewhere better. No sales pitch, no commitment.