Pricing
Up to 75% cheaper
than user-based cloud AI.
Annual module licenses, one-time commissioning. No per-user costs, no token billing — the system runs autonomously.
— Cost comparison at 500 users —
Vault saves up to 75%
Total cost over 5 years compared to user-based alternatives — license, setup, and hardware included.
vs. Knowledge AI platform
75 %
cheaper
e.g. Glean (~50 USD/user/month)
vs. Hyperscaler copilot
55 %
cheaper
e.g. Microsoft 365 Copilot (30 USD/user/month)
vs. user-based AI search
35 %
cheaper
e.g. Onyx (20 USD/user/month)
Calculation: TCO over 5 years at 500 users — Vault list prices incl. one-time setup and hardware costs; competitors based on public list prices or market indications (partly USD). As of June 2026.
— List Prices —
Modules and Packages
Annual licenses, transparently calculated. Commissioning and hardware one-time — no hidden costs.
| Module | License | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| contboxx Vault | 45.000 € / year≈ $51,800 / yr | Core platform: local AI processing, connectors, channel distribution |
| Vault Ask | 18.000 € / year≈ $20,800 / yr | Semantic search, verifiable answers, permission checks, versions |
| Vault Learn | 6.200 € / year≈ $7,200 / yr | Automatic training creation, comprehension questions, multilingual |
| Vault Tender | 7.200 € / year≈ $8,300 / yr | Tender analysis, draft answers with sources and confidence |
Vault Suite
contboxx Vault + Vault Ask + Vault Learn
69.200 € / year≈ $79,700 / yr
Vault Komplett
All modules incl. Vault Tender
76.400 € / year≈ $88,000 / yr
One-time costs
All prices plus VAT. License prices exclude hardware. As of June 2026.
USD amounts are indicative at the current exchange rate; invoicing is in EUR.
— AI Hardware —
Three configurations — matched to your company size
One-time purchase, no recurring cloud costs. The right size depends on user count and usage intensity. Hardware is not part of the license and can also be customer-provided.
Compact GPU server
up to ~250 employees
ab 25.000 €≈ $28,800
one-time
- 2× NVIDIA L40S 48 GB (96 GB total)
- One AI model tier per card
- 2U server, incl. next-business-day support
- Without redundancy — optional add-on
4× NVIDIA DGX Spark
up to ~500 employees
50.000–60.000 €≈ $57,500–69,100
one-time
- 512 GB Unified Memory (4× 128 GB)
- 200 Gbps InfiniBand RDMA fabric
- Compact desktop form factor, ~1,000 W
- Larger models possible
2× rack servers, redundant
500+ employees
ab 60.000 €≈ $69,100
one-time
- 2× redundant GPU servers, load balancer
- N+1 fault tolerance, SLA-capable
- GPU class scalable: L40S to H100/H200
- For business-critical continuous operation
Indicative prices plus VAT; final sizing by load profile. Technical details on the technology page. As of June 2026.
contboxx Vault — Complete
All four modules, unlimited users — one predictable annual license.
— Vault saves you even more —
Zero personnel costs for internal communication
Vault runs fully autonomously. No employee has to prepare, design or distribute content. This saves not just license costs — but above all personnel costs.
No preparation
Vault automatically summarizes documents and creates channel-appropriate formats — without manual intervention.
Saves: 1 editor
No editorial work
Content is AI-reviewed, corrected and approved. No four-eyes principle needed for routine updates.
Saves: 1 content manager
No design
Display layouts, newsletter templates and messenger formats are automatically generated from document content.
Saves: 1 designer
No distribution
Vault automatically pushes content to all configured channels — Digital Signage, Slack, Email. No manual posting.
Saves: 1 communicator
No playlist management
Digital signage content is automatically prioritized, scheduled and rotated — without manual playlist management.
Saves: 1 signage admin
No translation
Content is automatically translated to the location's language. No external translation services needed.
Saves: translation costs
Vault vs. typical alternatives
| Criterion | contboxx Vault | Cloud AI Search | Hyperscaler AI | EU Sovereign AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative costs | Base | up to 3.8× more expensive | 2.3× more expensive | project-dependent |
| On-premises AI | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Zero data egress | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| GDPR by design | ✓ | ~ | ~ | ✓ |
| No DPA required | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Fixed price | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
| Auto. channel distribution | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Digital Signage | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Autonomous operation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 100+ languages | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ~ |
| 6 weeks go-live | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | ✗ |
✓ = Yes ~ = Limited ✗ = No. Comparison at 500 users, 5-year TCO. As of June 2026.
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