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dassi: Buy vs Skip (Browser Agent Retainers at $25 to $300 per Month)

IF your client has 3 to 5 recurring web tasks per month that live inside accounts they already sign into (payout reconciliation, applicant screening, dashboard reporting), THEN dassi's Starter tier at $25/month or $21/month annual is the cheapest way to productize that work, since setup runs 15 to 30 minutes per client and no API integration is required. IF the task must run on a true server schedule with the browser closed, THEN skip dassi entirely: it executes only while Chrome, Edge, or Brave is open, so any deliverable promised overnight or on a fixed clock will fail. IF you need more than roughly 64 hours of saved work per month across your client book, THEN the Pro tier at $100/month or Max at $300/month becomes the delivery cost line to underwrite before quoting a retainer.

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Decision Frame

dassi: Buy vs Skip (Browser Agent Retainers at $25 to $300 per Month)

IF your client has 3 to 5 recurring web tasks per month that live inside accounts they already sign into (payout reconciliation, applicant screening, dashboard reporting), THEN dassi's Starter tier at $25/month or $21/month annual is the cheapest way to productize that work, since setup runs 15 to 30 minutes per client and no API integration is required. IF the task must run on a true server schedule with the browser closed, THEN skip dassi entirely: it executes only while Chrome, Edge, or Brave is open, so any deliverable promised overnight or on a fixed clock will fail. IF you need more than roughly 64 hours of saved work per month across your client book, THEN the Pro tier at $100/month or Max at $300/month becomes the delivery cost line to underwrite before quoting a retainer.

When is it the right choice?
  • Client tasks are login-bound and repetitive: payout reconciliation against orders, applicant screening with ATS updates, or weekly dashboard reporting into a template, all inside accounts the client already uses.
  • You are selling a low-touch automation retainer and can absorb 15 to 30 minutes of setup per client plus recurring workflow refinement, matching the vendor's own positioning for 3 to 5 repeatable tasks per month.
  • The client will accept approval rules that pause flagged actions, which is how dassi keeps unattended runs safe without a dedicated ops hire.
  • Your delivery stack already runs Chrome, Edge, or Brave on a machine that stays open during working hours, so the browser-open limitation does not break the promised schedule.
  • You want to resell to e-commerce, recruiting, or back-office clients and prefer a $25/month Starter or $100/month Pro cost basis over building custom integrations per account.
When should you skip it?
  • The workflow must fire on a true server schedule with no browser session open, which dassi cannot do because it runs only while the browser is open.
  • The client expects overnight or unattended execution windows outside staffed hours, since the agent stops when the browser closes.
  • Your engagement requires deep system-to-system integration or API-level data sync, because dassi works through signed-in browser accounts rather than separate integrations.
  • The client's monthly task volume sits below the 3 to 5 repeatable tasks that justify setup and refinement time, making a $1,800 Task Starter Pack hard to defend on ROI.
  • You need vendor plan details and published time-to-value before quoting, and the enrichment data supplies neither, so pricing tiers and delivery cost must be confirmed with the vendor first.
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