An AI consultant for small business, sold as software
Dapols is an AI consultant for existing small businesses, sold as software: answer seven questions and it maps where AI can save you time, costs the tools at your budget and lays out a 90-day AI strategy. It is instant, costs $99 once, and a person checks the AI drafts within 24–48 working hours.
The questionnaire is free and needs no card. 7-day refund, no questions asked.
You stay in control
Every job in your plan has an owner. You can change any of them, any time.
- You
You do it. Some jobs need your judgement, and each one comes with a reason.
- You + AI
AI does the work using your tools. You approve before anything goes out.
What $99 once gets you
Eight parts, delivered the moment you pay. Every number in them is computed from your own answers and live tool prices; the AI writes the words around the numbers, and a person checks those drafts.
Opportunity map
Where AI can help your business, ranked by value against effort and worked out only from what you told us. Each opportunity says what AI cannot do there.
90-day roadmap
What to set up in which order, tied to the setup checklist in your workspace, so the first win comes before the harder work.
Business case
Tool cost against the value of the hours you save, with a payback estimate. It counts time only, never promised revenue, and it is labelled as an estimate.
Tools for your budget
The exact tools at 50, 100, 200 and 500 dollars a month with live prices, plus step-by-step guides, AI wording, app connections and automatic jobs to set them up.
Instant AI website
Up to five pages generated for your business, with a live preview, a hosted address, a ZIP you can take anywhere and an inbox for the leads it collects.
AI operating plan
A printable document with your name and logo, a link you can share with staff, and an AI usage policy for your team.
Ask
A support chat grounded in your own plan that answers straight away, with a person replying to open questions within 24–48 working hours.
ROI tracker
Log the hours AI actually saves you. When the value passes what you paid, the tracker tells you it has paid for itself.
Free, before you pay
The seven-question plan finder gives you an AI readiness check, your top three AI opportunities with an hours calculator, a starter set of tools for about 50 dollars a month and a score card you can share.
Kept current: a monthly briefing for your business
Dapols runs the search, AI-answer and competitor research each month. You receive a dated briefing explaining what changed, what it means and what to do next.
- The searches your customers use, with changes in demand
- Whether AI assistants name your business or competitors
- Competitor comparisons, alongside plan and tool updates
Optional at $29/month. About a month after setup, we ask whether you want to start. It starts only if you say yes. Stop any time and keep your plan.
See the monthly research and example briefingA briefing you can act on
Example: October monthly briefing
What changed
- Searches for birthday cake delivery rose in this fictional example.
What it means
- Birthday cake delivery is worth reviewing as a possible page topic.
What to do this month
- Check that your delivery area and ordering details are clear.
A human AI consultant or Dapols?
Both have a place. Here is how they differ for a small business. Prices on the human side are published figures, linked to their sources further down.
| Compared | Hiring people: consultant, agency or freelancer | Dapols |
|---|---|---|
| Price |
| $99 once; optional $29/month |
| When you get it | After discovery calls and a proposal, on the consultant's schedule | Instantly after checkout; a person checks the AI drafts within 24–48 working hours |
| Who checks the work | The consultant | You approve every action; a person at Dapols reviews the AI drafts |
| What you keep | The deliverables in your contract | The plan, the website export and the documents, permanently; no lock-in to our tools |
| Where it stops | Can work inside your systems, run workshops and manage change | Does not log into your systems, write custom code in your apps or give legal, tax or financial advice |
What does an AI consultant cost?
There is no standard price list for AI consultants, and the published figures that do exist mostly measure AI engineers and development companies. These are the nearest published numbers we could check, each labelled for what it actually measures.
| What the figure measures | Published range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| AI development projects reviewed on Clutch | $10,000–$49,999 per project | Clutch AI pricing guideChecked Sep 23, 2026 |
| AI development companies on Clutch | $25–$49 an hour | Clutch AI pricing guideChecked Sep 23, 2026 |
| AI engineers on Upwork (typical range) | $35–$60 an hour | Upwork: AI engineer costChecked Sep 23, 2026 |
| Employed AI consultants, pay as an hourly figureDerived: annual salary (25th–75th percentile) divided by 2,080 hours. Pay, not a billing rate. | $76–$139 an hour | Glassdoor: AI consultant salaryChecked Sep 23, 2026 |
A consultant's day rate buys judgment, workshops and work inside your systems, which Dapols does not do. For the planning part of the job (which tools, what budget, what order) most small businesses need a fraction of those hours.
Hours of help at a published rate
Example- At that rate
- $500–$980
- Dapols, $99 once
- $99
The hours are your own guess; the rates are the published ranges above. It compares prices, not identical services.
What Dapols does not do
- No legal, tax or financial advice. We recommend tools and how to set them up; decisions that need a qualified professional stay with one.
- No autonomy. Nothing is sent, bought, published or changed on your behalf. AI prepares drafts; you approve them.
- AI drafts are labelled as drafts until a person has checked them, and nothing unreviewed is merged into your plan.
- We never ask for your passwords or log into your systems, and we do not write custom code inside your apps.
What a human consultant still does better
- Sitting with your team, running workshops and handling the change management that makes people actually use new tools.
- Linking several systems together, or custom code inside your own software.
- Regulated deployments where someone must take professional responsibility for the setup.
- Negotiating enterprise contracts and procurement with vendors.
If that is what you need, our Custom tier is quoted and invoiced separately.
We publish our operating numbers
Live, dated and computed from our own records. No customer counts, no revenue.
AI tools tracked
83
Individual price checks
503
Price changes caught
109
Model releases tracked
52
Comparing us with Polsia? It is a different kind of product, built to run new companies autonomously. Dapols is for businesses that already exist and keeps a person on every action. Read the dated comparison.
Common questions
What is an AI consultant?
Someone, or something, that works out where AI can help a business, which tools to use and how to set them up. Dapols does that as software: it builds an opportunity map, a 90-day roadmap and a costed list of tools from your answers.
Does a small business need an AI consultant?
Usually not a full engagement. Most small businesses need a short list of where AI pays off, which tools to buy at their budget and the order to set them up. That is the planning part of an AI consultant's job, and it is what Dapols delivers. Hire a person when the work needs workshops, custom system connections or regulated sign-off.
What does an AI strategy consultant do?
An AI strategy consultant decides where AI should be used first, what it is worth against the effort, and what the rollout order and budget are. Dapols covers that strategy layer with an opportunity map ranked by value against effort, a 90-day roadmap and a costed list of tools, built from your own answers.
Is Dapols a human consultancy?
No. Dapols is software that delivers instantly. A person at Dapols checks the AI drafts and replies to support questions within 24–48 working hours, but you are buying the software, not someone's time.
How much does Dapols cost?
The questionnaire is free. The full consultant is $99, charged once. About a month later, we ask whether you want Kept current at $29/month: monthly research and plan updates. It starts only if you say yes. Stop any time and keep your plan.
How does that compare with hiring an AI consultant?
Human consultants usually charge by the hour or per engagement, and published rates run far above a one-time software price; the comparison table above links the sources. A person is still the better choice for workshops, complex system connections and regulated work.
Will Dapols give me legal, tax or financial advice?
No. It recommends AI tools, setups and where to put the human review step. Anything that needs a lawyer, accountant or financial adviser stays with one.
Do I have to give Dapols access to my systems?
No. We never ask for passwords or log into your tools. You follow the plan and approve every action yourself.
What if it isn't useful?
Ask for a refund within 7 days of purchase. No questions asked.
Do I need the monthly subscription?
No. The $99 purchase is complete on its own and does not renew. Kept current at $29/month adds a research briefing on customer searches, AI mentions and competitors, plus plan re-assessment, model notes, price alerts and dated Friday updates. About a month after setup, you choose whether to start. Stop any time and keep your plan.
Start with the free questionnaire
Seven questions, about two minutes, no card. See your readiness check and top opportunities first, then decide whether the full consultant is worth $99 to you.
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