AI Audit for Companies: What It Includes and What It Costs
Ralf-Stiven Viru, CEOAsk an AI partner what they charge and you get: "It depends — let's book a meeting." Three sales calls later you know the price, but the scope is still a blur. We do the opposite: our AI audit price is public, and the exact scope is written out in this article.
The AI Audit Price: €3,650 or €5,950
Our AI audit comes at two fixed prices:
- Company with 20–50 employees: €3,650
- Organization with 50+ employees: €5,950
These prices are final. No "starting from", no hidden extras, no hourly billing. You know what it costs and what you get back before you sign anything.
Why does the price depend on headcount? Because the scope of the audit grows with the organization. More departments mean more processes, more interviews, and more systems to review. Mapping a 120-person manufacturing company is simply a bigger job than mapping a 25-person services firm.
If you're still weighing whether an audit is the right first step at all, read our earlier overview: what an AI audit is and why your company needs one. This article focuses on the scope, the difference between the two packages, and the return.
What You Get for the Money
The AI audit is the first step of our three-stage model: Map → Build → Adopt (Kaardistame → Ehitame → Juurutame). By the end of the audit, you have seven concrete things on the table.
- Process mapping. We systematically walk through every department: sales, customer service, production, administration, finance. We identify the repetitive, manual workflows where time disappears.
- Key-person interviews. We talk to management and department heads. They know where work actually gets stuck — the org chart doesn't.
- Systems and data review. We go through your ERP, CRM, document management, and data quality. We assess whether your data is accessible and usable for AI.
- AI opportunity matrix. Every opportunity we find is scored on two axes: business impact and implementation complexity. You can see at a glance what's a quick win and what needs longer development.
- Prioritized pilots with ROI calculations. We select 3–5 pilot projects. Each comes with a budget, a timeline, and a payback calculation.
- A 90-day action plan. A concrete plan: who does what, in which week. Not slogans — steps.
- Presentation to management. We walk through the results together and answer questions. Leadership gets to decide based on numbers, not gut feeling.
The result is a document you can act on immediately. With us or on your own — the plan belongs to you.
It's only fair to say what the price does not include: building and rolling out the solutions is not part of the audit fee. Those are the next steps, and their budget and timeline are exactly what the audit defines. That way, every subsequent investment is a deliberate one — not a blind one.
How the Two Packages Differ
The logic is the same in both. The difference is depth and volume.
| 20–50 employees (€3,650) | 50+ employees (€5,950) | |
|---|---|---|
| Interviews | Management and key people, roughly 5–8 | Management and department heads, roughly 10–15 |
| Process mapping | Core processes by department | All departments, including cross-unit workflows |
| Systems review | Main tools: ERP, CRM, document management | The full system landscape, including integrations and data flows |
| Pilots | 3–5 prioritized pilots with ROI | 3–5 pilots with ROI, plus a rollout sequence across units |
| Duration | Roughly 3–4 weeks | Roughly 4–6 weeks |
| Presentation | To management | To management, and to the board if needed |
The audit for a larger organization also goes deeper on data security and access rights. A company with 50+ employees usually has an IT department, more systems, and stricter requirements. Those have to be written into the plan — otherwise implementation stalls behind them later.
How the Audit Works in Practice
The audit timeline is simple and predictable.
- Week 1: kickoff meeting and interviews. We agree on the focus and talk things through with your key people.
- Week 2: process and systems mapping. We review workflows and data in detail.
- Week 3: analysis. We build the opportunity matrix, the ROI calculations, and the 90-day action plan.
- Week 4: presentation to management and decisions.
In the larger package, the mapping phase simply runs longer. Your team's time commitment is small: roughly 10–15 hours across the entire audit, mostly for interviews. Daily operations don't stop.
When the Audit Pays for Itself
Let's be honest about the numbers.
AI adoption among Estonian companies rose from 14% to 22% in a single year. A typical employee saves 1–2 hours a day with AI tools. But let's calculate conservatively.
Example from the smaller package. Suppose that in a 30-person company, the first pilot starts saving ten people 30 minutes a day. That's 105 working hours per month. At a cost of €25 per hour, you save roughly €2,600 a month. The audit cost €3,650. Payback comes in under two months after the pilot goes live.
Example from the larger package. In an 80-person organization, the first pilot often touches 20–25 people. At the same conservative 30 minutes a day, the saving is roughly 260 working hours, or €6,500 a month. At €5,950, the audit pays for itself within the first month.
These are illustrative calculations, not promises. But that's exactly why we run the ROI numbers for every pilot: you see the assumptions the numbers stand on before you decide.
Just as important is the cost you avoid. A year's license for the wrong tool plus wasted implementation time often costs more than the audit. We've seen companies buy software before making a plan — software nobody uses. The audit saves that money before it's spent.
And the third dimension: time. Without an audit, a company typically spends months experimenting with random tools. With one, you have pilots running within 90 days — each with a measurable goal.
An EIS Grant Covers Part of the Price
The AI audit fits under EIS's digitalization roadmap measure, which offers grants of up to €10,000. Expect 30–50% co-financing — meaning the company covers part of the amount itself. In practice, this means your actual out-of-pocket cost for the audit can land well below the public price.
Even better: the audit's action plan is a strong application document for the next measure. The development grant goes up to €35,000, and that's enough to actually build the pilots. We described the application process step by step here: EIS and EAS grants for AI projects.
We help you put the application together — that's part of the job, not an add-on service.
Who We've Mapped
We've mapped and trained companies across very different sectors: Uus Maa, Arens, KMG Infra, Grafton, CompuCash, TalTech, and others. From real estate to manufacturing, from software to infrastructure. The audit methodology is the same everywhere, but the result always comes from your processes — not a template.
And our audits don't sit on a shelf. For Kodumaja, for example, we're currently building an internal AI assistant — the mapping grew into a concrete build that brings ERP and document information to employees in plain Estonian. That's the whole point of the model: map, build, adopt.
You'll find a full overview of our services on the services page.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Price
We have fewer than 20 employees. Is the audit even meant for us?
The full audit is designed for companies with 20+ employees — a smaller company doesn't have enough processes to justify a seven-part mapping. For smaller teams, we usually recommend starting with practical AI training: it delivers a faster effect for a smaller investment.
Is the audit done on-site or remotely?
Both. We do most interviews on-site, because the real bottlenecks surface in the work environment, not on a video call. The analysis and documentation happen on our side, without disrupting your team.
What happens after the audit?
You decide. The action plan belongs to you, and you can take it forward with another partner or your own team. If we continue together, we move into the next phase: we build the prioritized pilots and get them genuinely working in your team.
Why not do the mapping ourselves?
You can, and some companies do. In practice, that work gets pushed aside by daily responsibilities or ends up half-finished. An external audit gives you three things that are hard to get from the inside: an outside perspective, a comparison with other companies, and a deadline that actually arrives.
Book a 30-Minute Call
If your company has 20+ employees and AI has so far stayed at the level of a few individuals experimenting, the audit is the logical first step. The price is known: €3,650 or €5,950. The scope is known: seven concrete deliverables and a 90-day action plan.
The next step is a 30-minute call. We'll talk through your company's situation and tell you honestly whether an audit makes sense for you right now — and which package fits.
Book a time here — we'll pick the right starting point together.