Your On-Demand Cloud Infrastructure Team
Senior-level DevOps output from day one. A real engineer manages your infrastructure. dave makes them 10x more productive. $1,995/month instead of a $200K+ hire.
1.4 million unfilled tech positions in the US. The talent isn't coming.
6 months to full productivity. By then, you've shipped slow for two quarters.
Security, CI/CD, monitoring, IaC, cost optimization. Too many hats for one person.
A dedicated infrastructure engineer, powered by dave. One person who operates like an entire DevOps team, available from day one.
A real engineer in your Slack who knows your stack. dave makes them faster. A human is always accountable.
dave writes the code and runs the checks. Our engineer reviews before it touches your environment.
Drop a message in Slack or a command in Claude Code. Same-day delivery. No specs required.
A real engineer who knows your stack.
Powered by dave, delivering same-day
what used to take weeks.
| dave.io | In-House Hire | Managed DevOps | Freelancer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Cost | ~$24K/yr | $150K-$185K base $275K+ fully loaded year one | $36K-$168K/yr | $100-$250/hr |
| Time to Start | This week | 3-6 months (hire + onboard) | 2-4 weeks | 1-2 weeks (if available) |
| Dedicated Engineer | ✓ Yes, powered by dave | ✓ Yes, one person | Shared team (6-8 people) | You manage them |
| Requests | Unlimited | Limited by one person's time | 40-200 hrs/month | Billed per hour |
| Commitment | Month-to-month | Full-time employee | 3-12 month contracts | Per project |
| Risk if They Leave | Zero. dave retains all context | Critical knowledge loss | Team rotation possible | All knowledge walks out |
A senior DevOps hire costs $275K+ in year one and takes 3 to 6 months before they're productive. dave.io starts this week at under 10% of that cost.
You pay for infrastructure that works • Unlimited requests • Month-to-month • Cancel anytime