Vannus Concierge

A founder-led audit of your full AI stack — in 14 days.

Fixed price. Written deliverable. Walkthrough call. We screen every prospective engagement on the intake call: if we don't believe we can find meaningful savings in your stack, we decline rather than take the fee.

Or email drake@vannus.co directly.

$7,500 fixed price 14-day deliverable Pre-screened — we decline bad-fit stacks Founder-led — not handed off
Who it's for

If you're paying for a stack of AI tools and you can't tell which ones earn their keep.

Per Zylo's 2025 SaaS Management Index, the average org runs 305 SaaS apps and 53% of paid licenses go unused — and AI-native spend grew 108% year-over-year in 2026. Most teams paying for 8-15 AI subscriptions have no objective way to evaluate whether each tool is worth the line item. The Concierge audit answers the question for you, in writing, with numbers.

Founders & ops leaders

Running a small or mid-size team, watching the monthly AI line items climb, and unsure which to cut. You want a fast, defensible answer.

AI procurement & FinOps

Centralizing AI tool decisions across departments. You need a vendor-neutral audit before negotiating contracts or consolidating to fewer tools.

Where Vannus fits

Established procurement platforms are priced for enterprise.

Vannus is an AI tool selection platform. Our differentiator is an elimination-first methodology with no vendor influence and no paid placements — we're paid by buyers (subscriptions and audits), not by the vendors we evaluate. The Concierge audit applies that methodology to your full AI stack as a one-time engagement.

Platforms like Tropic, Zluri, Vendr, and Zylo do real work for enterprise procurement — their published pricing floors make them a strong fit for organizations with substantial SaaS budgets. The 10,000+ SMBs with smaller AI-tool footprints don't fall within that customer profile. Vannus Concierge is built for that segment: a fixed-price audit positioned for companies under 500 employees with $5,000–$50,000 in annual AI spend.

Provider Floor Min spend / engagement Serves SMB?
Tropic $45,000/yr $250K–$1M annual SaaS spend No
Zluri ~$38,000 ACV Mid-market & enterprise No
Vendr Tied to total SaaS spend Practical floor: enterprise No
Zylo Custom enterprise Mid-market+ No
Vannus Concierge $7,500 fixed No minimum spend Yes — fixed-price audit, no minimum spend

Comparison figures based on each vendor's publicly published pricing or marketplace listings as of May 2026; vendor pricing may change at any time. Vannus serves a different customer profile than these platforms — companies under 500 employees with $5,000–$50,000 in annual AI spend, where AI-tool waste is most concentrated (per Zylo's 2025 SaaS Management Index, 53% of paid licenses go unused).

How it works

Four steps. Fourteen days.

No long retainer, no kickoff theater, no slide decks pretending to be insight. We take in your stack, run it through our methodology, write up the findings, and walk you through them on a call.

STEP 01

Intake

You share your current tool list, monthly spend per tool, and what each one is supposed to do. ~30 minutes of your time.

STEP 02

Analysis

We score each tool against the Vannus 9-dimension methodology and cross-reference against your team's actual workflow. ~7 days of our work.

STEP 03

Written audit

You receive a written report: keep, replace, or drop for each tool, with cited reasoning and a quantified savings estimate.

STEP 04

Walkthrough call

60-minute call to walk through the report, answer questions, and prioritize the first three changes to make. 30 days of follow-up email support.

What's included

Specifically, you get:

Pricing

Fixed price. No surprises.

$7,500
USD · one-time · payable by ACH, wire, or card
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Optional: $2,500/month retainer after the audit closes — ongoing optimization, quarterly reviews, vendor negotiation support. Available only to audit clients.

How we stand behind the work.

1. Pre-screened intake. Every prospective engagement starts with a 20-minute intake call before any contract is signed. If we don't believe we can find meaningful savings in your stack, we decline the engagement rather than take the fee. Our standard is to decline approximately one in three inquiries on this basis.

2. Outcome-aligned follow-up. If, ninety (90) days after audit delivery, your post-audit review surfaces concerns about the analysis, we provide a follow-up assessment at no additional charge to revisit the recommendations against your real-world implementation experience. This is service, not refund — we think you'll get more value from a second look than from a check.

The terms of pre-screening and follow-up assessment are documented in your engagement letter and in our Terms of Service, Section 12.6.

FAQ

Common questions

How is this different from a free Vannus search?
The free platform scores individual tools and lets you compare them. The Concierge audit takes your full stack as input, accounts for how the tools interact in your workflow, surfaces redundancy across categories, and delivers written recommendations specific to your team. The platform answers "is this tool good?" The audit answers "is your stack worth what you're paying for it?"
Will you try to upsell us into other tools or services?
No. Replacement recommendations are drawn from our public catalog, vendor-neutral, and not tied to affiliate revenue from your specific case. The optional $2,500/month retainer exists if you want ongoing help, but the audit deliverable stands on its own.
How is my data handled?
Your tool list and spend data are kept confidential and not shared. The audit deliverable is yours. We retain a redacted summary internally for case-study purposes only with your explicit permission.
How fast can you start?
Typically within 5 business days of contract signing and intake. Audit completion is 10-14 days from kickoff.
Who actually does the work?
Every audit is founder-led. It is not handed off to a contractor, analyst, or third-party agency. That's the whole point of "Concierge."
What if my stack is already optimized?
We'll tell you on the intake call before you sign anything. If we don't believe we can find meaningful savings in your stack, we decline the engagement rather than take the fee. Our published standard is to decline approximately one in three inquiries on this basis.
Are the savings estimates guaranteed outcomes?
No. The savings figure in your written audit is an annualized projection based on your stated stack and pricing inputs at intake. Realized savings depend on which recommendations you implement and external factors (vendor pricing changes, organizational adoption, etc.) outside our control. The estimate is directional, not a forecast or guarantee. If at the 90-day mark your post-audit review surfaces concerns, we provide a follow-up assessment at no additional charge.

Ready to find what you're wasting?

Email Drake directly. He'll reply within one business day with a 20-minute intake-call link if there's a fit, or an honest "not a fit" if there isn't.

drake@vannus.co →