What is the cost structure for enterprises deploying on Autheo?
Autheo's cost model was designed to be competitive with both traditional cloud infrastructure and alternative blockchain platforms — the enterprise team can provide detailed TCO comparisons on request.
Network usage on Autheo is billed in THEO tokens at near-zero per-transaction rates targeting at or below Solana-level pricing, making high-volume enterprise workloads economically viable. For dedicated enterprise appchains, GSI-managed deployments, and custom integration services, pricing is determined by scope and available through Autheo's enterprise sales and partner network. Contact [email protected] for a deployment cost assessment.
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Network Usage Costs
Standard Autheo network operations (transaction submission, contract execution, storage writes, AI inference calls, identity verifications) are billed in THEO tokens per operation. The fee model targets near-zero costs per transaction, comparable to Solana pricing, making high-frequency enterprise workloads that would be cost-prohibitive on Ethereum economically viable on Autheo. Fee estimates for specific workloads are available via the Autheo DevHub cost estimator.
Enterprise Appchain Deployment Costs
Dedicated enterprise appchain deployments involve infrastructure provisioning, security configuration, and integration setup costs. These are not standardized fees, they vary based on appchain configuration, validator count, geographic distribution, and integration complexity. Enterprises typically engage through GSI partners who include Autheo infrastructure costs within broader managed service contracts, providing a single line-item rather than separate blockchain and integration costs.
Total Cost of Ownership vs. Traditional Alternatives
The total cost of deploying on Autheo should be compared against the multi-vendor cost of achieving equivalent capabilities with separate blockchain, storage, identity, AI, and security providers. Autheo's unified OS model typically provides significant TCO reduction by eliminating inter-protocol integration costs, reducing vendor count, simplifying security management, and providing a single support relationship. Independent TCO analysis is available through Autheo's enterprise team.
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Expert Perspective
“The true cost of enterprise blockchain is not the network fees — it is the integration, compliance, and multi-vendor management overhead. Platforms that reduce this overhead will win enterprise contracts.
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