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Blaze: Buy vs Skip (Healthcare Client Work Without an Engineering Team)

IF your agency has a signed or near-signed healthcare client needing a patient intake, scheduling, or portal app and can absorb $750/month for the Production plan (1 published app, up to 100 end users, BAA signed in days), THEN Blaze is a defensible build platform because HITRUST e1 and SOC 2 Type II infrastructure plus no per-seat fees keep the compliance story clean. IF the scope needs more than 100 end users or multiple apps, budget $2,500/month for Growth (up to 1,000 users, 5 published apps, guided implementation). IF the client requires white-label branding, defer until Blaze sales negotiates an Enterprise agreement, since custom branding is not available on self-serve tiers.

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Blaze: Buy vs Skip (Healthcare Client Work Without an Engineering Team)

“IF your agency has a signed or near-signed healthcare client needing a patient intake, scheduling, or portal app and can absorb $750/month for the Production plan (1 published app, up to 100 end users, BAA signed in days), THEN Blaze is a defensible build platform because HITRUST e1 and SOC 2 Type II infrastructure plus no per-seat fees keep the compliance story clean. IF the scope needs more than 100 end users or multiple apps, budget $2,500/month for Growth (up to 1,000 users, 5 published apps, guided implementation). IF the client requires white-label branding, defer until Blaze sales negotiates an Enterprise agreement, since custom branding is not available on self-serve tiers.”

When is it the right choice?
  • A clinic, provider group, or digital health startup has asked for a HIPAA-bound app and your agency has no in-house engineer to staff it
  • The engagement fits one published app and under 100 end users, matching the Production tier at $750/month without overbuying
  • Client work depends on EHR connectivity through Athenahealth or FHIR-compliant systems, which Blaze integrates natively
  • Your delivery model avoids per-patient charges, since Blaze states users never pay on the Production plan
  • You can productize the build as a fixed-fee offer, such as the $25,000 Blaze Clinic Starter App at roughly 80 hours of setup effort
When should you skip it?
  • The client needs a consumer mobile app for iOS or Android distribution, which is outside Blaze's healthcare workflow focus
  • White-label branding is a contract requirement and the client will not accept a sales-negotiated Enterprise cycle before launch
  • Expected user volume climbs past 1,000 or the roadmap spans more than 5 published apps, pushing you into Growth at $2,500/month or higher
  • No BAA-eligible healthcare use case exists, so the compliance overhead buys the agency nothing on a general-purpose app build
  • The agency cannot fund $750/month through a discovery or pilot phase before a retainer is signed
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