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title: "Focused software or AI project, from AED 40,000 | C-Esium"
description: "Start smaller with C-Esium: one software module, an AI connector, automations or a field mobile app, from AED 40,000. You own the code. Firm quote first."
url: https://c-esium.com/en/focused-project/
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Focused project

# Can you start smaller? A focused software or AI project, from AED 40,000

Yes. C-Esium offers a **focused project**, from **AED 40,000** excluding VAT (€10,000 in France): a single module as a V1, an AI connector on your current tools, automations between your tools or a mobile app for field teams. As with a complete software, **you own the code**, and the project can later grow into a complete internal software.

By [Noé Fantino](https://c-esium.com/en/about/), founder at C-Esium · Updated 6 October 2026

## Four formats to start with

To start smaller: a focused project, from AED 40,000 — a single module as a V1, an AI connector on your current tools, automations between your tools or a mobile app for field teams. It can later grow into a complete internal software. The exact scope and price are set after the assessment, in a firm quote.

### A single module as a V1

CRM, scheduling or quotes and invoicing: a first module delivered in 1 to 2 months, which can later grow into the complete software.

[The complete software it can grow into](https://c-esium.com/en/custom-business-software/)

### An AI connector on your current tools

Query your existing tools from ChatGPT or Claude, through a read-only, logged MCP connector, without changing software.

[How the MCP connector works](https://c-esium.com/en/connect-chatgpt-claude-to-company-data/)

### Automations between your tools

Connect accounting, CRM, calendar and email to stop re-keying data.

### A mobile app for field teams

A simple app for teams in the field: reports, photos, signatures.

## Focused project or complete internal software: what is the difference?

Same ownership and same requirements; what changes is the scope, the starting price and the timeline.

Focused project vs complete internal software — C-Esium, October 2026
| Criterion | Focused project | Complete internal software |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starting price (excluding VAT) | From AED 40,000 (€10,000 in France) | From AED 200,000 (€50,000 in France) |
| Scope | One module (CRM, scheduling or quotes and invoicing), an AI connector on your current tools, automations between your tools, or a mobile app for field teams | A single tool for the whole business, from the customer request to payment: CRM, quotes, field jobs, scheduling, purchasing, invoicing, documents, reporting |
| Timeline | A V1 in 1 to 2 months | From 6 months to more than a year, delivered in batches |
| Ownership | You own the code: all rights assigned to you by contract, code in a Git repository in your name | Identical |
| Method | Assessment, firm quote, then build, delivery and training, on a smaller scope | The 5 steps of the method, with a demo every two weeks and delivery in batches |
| Can it grow? | Yes: it can later grow into the complete internal software | Yes: new batches, with C-Esium, another provider or in-house |

The complete internal software, its modules and what drives its price: [custom internal software, offer and pricing](https://c-esium.com/en/custom-business-software/).

## What does not change with a smaller project

A focused project is not a cut-down offer: the same rules apply as for a complete software.

What a focused project keeps from a complete internal software
| Topic | What is provided |
| --- | --- |
| Ownership | The client owns its software: C-Esium assigns to it by contract all rights to the project code — including the building blocks we reuse from one project to the next — together with the database and the documentation. No per-user licence, no dependence on a software vendor. |
| Source code | The code is placed in a Git repository (GitHub or GitLab) in the client’s name, at the latest on delivery. |
| Hosting | For clients in the UAE, by default: AWS (Amazon Web Services) in its Middle East (UAE) Region, so the data stays in the country. A European region is possible on request. For clients in France: AWS in a European region by default, for its value for money; if data sovereignty matters, a European host such as Infomaniak, in Switzerland. By default, the hosting account is opened and paid for by C-Esium, then re-invoiced to the client; it can be opened in or transferred to your name at any time, on request. |
| Maintenance | Optional maintenance, as a monthly package. Because the client owns the code, it can also bring the day-to-day management of the software in-house later, or hand it to another provider. |
| Getting started | For a qualified project, the first call and the half-day assessment workshop — on site or by video — are free: nothing is invoiced before the project starts. |
| Price | The exact price is set after the assessment, in a firm quote — not a range. |

## When a focused project is the right option, and when it is not

When it is a good fit

-   You want to start with one module — CRM, scheduling or quotes and invoicing — before covering the whole company.
-   You want to query your current tools from ChatGPT or Claude without changing software.
-   Your teams re-key the same data between accounting, CRM, calendar and email.
-   Your field teams need a simple app for reports, photos and signatures.

When it is not the right option

-   Your processes are standard: off-the-shelf software will suit you better — we will tell you on the first call.
-   You want to transform the whole company at once: a [complete internal software](https://c-esium.com/en/custom-business-software/), from AED 200,000, is the right format.
-   Your current tools have no API and no export: a connector or automations may be limited. We check this at the assessment, before the firm quote.
-   No one in-house can carry the project with us: an internal lead is the condition for the tool to be adopted.

## How does a focused project start?

For a qualified project, the first call and the half-day assessment workshop — on site or by video — are free: nothing is invoiced before the project starts. The method is the same as for a complete software, on a smaller scope: [the method, step by step](https://c-esium.com/en/method/).

1.  01
    
    ### A 30-minute call
    
    Your situation, your tools and the problem to solve first. No commitment.
    
2.  02
    
    ### The assessment workshop
    
    Half a day, on site or by video: the real journey of a case, the tools used and the friction.
    
3.  03
    
    ### A firm quote, then the build
    
    A firm price for the chosen format and scope, then a V1 in 1 to 2 months.
    

[Book a 30-minute call](https://c-esium.com/en/contact/)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can we start with something smaller than a complete software?

Yes. C-Esium offers a focused project, from AED 40,000: a single module as a V1 (CRM, scheduling or quotes and invoicing), an AI connector to query your current tools from ChatGPT or Claude, automations between your tools, or a mobile app for field teams. You own the code, as with a complete software, and the project can later grow into a complete internal software.

### How much does a focused project with C-Esium cost?

A focused project with C-Esium starts from AED 40,000 excluding VAT (from €10,000 for clients in France). The exact price depends on the format and the scope, and is set after the assessment, in a firm quote. For a qualified project, the first call and the half-day assessment workshop, on site or by video, are free: nothing is invoiced before the project starts.

### Can a focused project grow into a complete internal software?

Yes. A focused project with C-Esium can later grow into a complete internal software, which starts from AED 200,000 excluding VAT (€50,000 in France). Because you own the code and it sits in a Git repository in your name, you can also have it evolved by another provider or in-house.

### Will an AI connector or automations work with our current tools?

It depends on your tools: a connector or automations need access to their data, usually through an API or an export. If a tool offers neither, what can be connected may be limited. C-Esium checks this during the assessment, before the firm quote. The AI connector is read-only and every access is logged.

### Do I own the software and its code?

Yes. With C-Esium, you own your software: the rights to the project source code are assigned to you by contract — including the building blocks we reuse from one project to the next — together with the database and the documentation, and the code is placed in a Git repository in your name at the latest on delivery. There is no per-user licence and no dependence on a software vendor: you can evolve the software with us, with another provider or in-house. Its accounting treatment is decided with your accountant.

## Go further

[### Custom internal software

What you get with a complete software, from AED 200,000: modules, ownership, hosting, maintenance, continuity.

Read](https://c-esium.com/en/custom-business-software/)[### Query your data from ChatGPT or Claude

How the read-only MCP connector works, and which data leaves your software or not.

Read](https://c-esium.com/en/connect-chatgpt-claude-to-company-data/)[### Tech-O case study

Where a complete internal software can go: a multi-branch water-leak detection network in France, 3,000+ hours saved per year (C-Esium estimate with Tech-O).

Read](https://c-esium.com/en/case-studies/tech-o/)

## Your software, built for your company.

30 minutes to understand your organisation, your tools and what an internal software with AI would change for you. No commitment.

[Book a call](https://c-esium.com/en/contact/)[contact@c-esium.com](mailto:contact@c-esium.com)