Headquarters · Seattle, Washington

Seattle's AI automation agency.

Veteran-owned, BYOK pricing, and you own everything we build. We help Seattle and Pacific Northwest businesses eliminate 20+ hours of manual work a week per build with custom AI workflows, intelligent chatbots, and process automation — at a one-time fee, not monthly retainers.

Build fee

One-time · from $7,500

Ongoing

$30–$150/mo (AI direct)

Live in

30 days

Phone

+1 (206) 657-5517

Not an outpost — the HQ.
Built here, shipped everywhere.

Why Seattle

Built in the city that builds the tools.

Seattle invented modern cloud computing and ships more enterprise software than almost anywhere on earth — yet most of the city's small businesses still run on copy-paste. The dispatcher in SoDo re-keys the same job ticket three times. The Ballard clinic confirms appointments by hand. The Eastside contractor builds Friday's report from four spreadsheets.

That gap is our entire business. AutomateNexus is headquartered here, and we build with the same tools the giants up the street use — GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, n8n, open-source infrastructure — sized and priced for the businesses that keep the region running. One-time build fee. Your API keys. Your servers, if you want them. No subscription that quietly outgrows the problem it solved.

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Why us

Why Seattle businesses choose AutomateNexus

One-time build. You own the result.

BYOK pricing

01

One-time build fee — no monthly subscriptions, no per-seat charges. You bring your own API keys, and you own everything we build, forever.

Veteran-owned

02

Service-disabled veteran-owned business. Military discipline, reliability, and mission-focus in every engagement — your project ships on time and on budget.

Local expertise

03

Headquartered in Seattle. We understand the region's tech-forward business culture, from Amazon suppliers in SoDo to startups in Fremont and enterprise teams in Bellevue.

Open-source first

04

We build on n8n, Make.com, and Zapier. No proprietary lock-in, no vendor dependencies — you can inspect, modify, and extend every automation we deliver.

From $7,500

ONE-TIME BUILD FEE

Not a subscription, not per-seat. One fee, then the system is yours.

30 days

DISCOVERY TO LIVE

A focused first build, in production in about a month.

Day 1

YOU OWN EVERYTHING

Workflows, credentials, documentation. Walk away and it keeps running.

Services in Seattle

Every practice, delivered locally.

11 services · all available
to Seattle businesses.

AI Agent Development

01

Custom AI agents that research, decide, and act — working around the clock so your team doesn't have to.

How it works →

AI Consulting

02

From 'we should use AI' to a prioritized roadmap and working systems — strategy that ships, not slideware.

How it works →

AI Chatbot Development

03

Chatbots that answer questions, qualify leads, and book meetings around the clock — your team wakes up to a full calendar.

How it works →

Business Process Automation

04

The repetitive part of your team's week — invoicing, data entry, scheduling, reporting — running itself.

How it works →

Salesforce Consulting

05

Implementation, automation, and admin for Salesforce — an org your team actually uses, with nothing slipping through.

How it works →

Data Analytics Consulting

06

Self-updating dashboards in Power BI, Tableau, and custom tools. Insights, not busywork.

How it works →

Make Automation

07

Make.com scenarios designed, built, and maintained — visual automation with professional engineering discipline.

How it works →

n8n Automation

08

Self-hosted n8n: unlimited workflows, your infrastructure, zero per-task fees — the open-source automation spine.

How it works →

Self-Hosted Solutions

09

Replace $500/month in SaaS with owned infrastructure — n8n, NocoDB, analytics, and more on servers you control.

How it works →

Workflow Automation

10

Custom workflows on n8n, Make, and Zapier that connect your stack and run 24/7 without babysitting.

How it works →

Zapier Automation

11

Zaps engineered like software: error handling, formatting, and architecture that survive real-world volume.

How it works →

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Five phases. Thirty days to live.

Our process →

01

Discover

Ops audit, process maps, ROI ranking.

02

Design

Architecture and tool picks — approved first.

03

Build

Constructed and tested against every edge case.

04

Launch

Deployment, training, real adoption.

05

Optimize

Monitoring, monthly reports, new wins.

Service area

The greater Puget Sound.

From the waterfront to the Eastside tech corridor, AutomateNexus serves businesses across the greater Seattle metropolitan area — same hands-on, results-driven engagement whether you're downtown or in the suburbs.

Seattle resources

Do your homework on us.

Questions

Seattle questions, answered

Do you meet with Seattle clients in person?

Yes — we're headquartered in Seattle, and local clients can meet in person for discovery and launch. Most of the work happens remotely either way, which is how a build goes live in 30 days.

What does AI automation cost for a Seattle business?

A typical build starts at a one-time $7,500. After launch, your only recurring cost is the AI model provider — usually $30–$150 per month, paid directly to them under our BYOK model. No required retainer, no subscription, no per-seat fees.

How do you compare to other Seattle automation agencies?

Most agencies bill monthly retainers and build on platforms they control. We charge once, build on open-source tools with your own API keys, and hand you the credentials and documentation. We published an honest comparison of the top Seattle agencies — including where competitors beat us.

Do you serve the Eastside and the broader Puget Sound?

Yes — Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Tacoma, Everett, Renton, Kent, Federal Way, Bothell, Lynnwood, Issaquah, and the surrounding communities all get the same hands-on engagement as downtown clients.

Can you handle compliance-heavy industries like healthcare or aerospace?

Yes. Self-hosted infrastructure keeps data on servers you control, and every automated step is logged — which is exactly what HIPAA reviews and supplier audits want to see.

How fast can a Seattle business go live?

Most builds go live in about 30 days, end to end, and simple single-workflow builds can ship in as little as five days through the pilot. Being Seattle-based means on-site discovery sessions are practical for Puget Sound businesses when a process is easier to watch than to describe, though most of the work happens over video exactly as it does for clients anywhere else.

Which Seattle industries benefit most from AI automation?

The ones running high-frequency, document-heavy or after-hours work: home services and trades dispatching across the Puget Sound sprawl, law practices with intake and conflict checks, clinics with recall and intake forms, property managers with maintenance requests across every channel, and logistics operations feeding the port. The common thread is a repetitive loop held together by one person's memory.

Where we go from here

Ready to automate your Seattle business?

Book a free automation audit. We'll identify your highest-ROI opportunities and hand you a clear roadmap — no obligation, no pressure, just a concrete plan for the hours your team is losing to manual work.

No subscription.

No lock-in.

No surprise invoices.

Or start smaller — the $500 pilot · see pricing

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