Trinity AI Consulting targets HVAC and plumbing SMBs with a 4-phase AI automation model and a 90-day ROI guarantee. Ironback embeds a trained dedicated AI operations partner across your entire operation — not as a consulting project that ends, but as ongoing fractional staff. The difference is scope, continuity, and what happens after the project is 'done.'
Trade businesses that want a permanent AI operations capability embedded in their company — not a consulting project with a start and end date that leaves you managing the systems yourself.
HVAC or plumbing businesses that want a defined, project-scoped AI implementation with a clear end date and are confident they can manage and maintain the systems after handoff.
Third-party figures are planning estimates based on public pricing and market benchmarks, not vendor quotes. Verify current pricing and scope before making a purchasing decision.
Flat $8,000/month retainer, 3-month minimum, month-to-month after. Embedded specialist model with no end date.
Trinity typically charges $15,000–$40,000 for a 4-phase engagement over 90–120 days. Post-project support is separate and billed hourly or as a new SOW.
Third-party project and support costs require a current vendor quote. Ironback is $96,000 for twelve months at the current flat retainer and includes ongoing management of the prioritized scope. Compare deliverables, support terms, third-party costs, and internal management time.
Ironback runs on a 3-month minimum, month-to-month after. The difference: Trinity's 90-day guarantee is tied to a project deliverable. Our model is tied to ongoing operational performance. Month 1 delivers an operational audit across seven categories with EBITDA impact projections — if it's not earning its keep, you cancel.
Ironback serves all specialty trades — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, and more. Our dedicated AI operations partners are trained on trade-specific workflows, terminology, and software. The advantage of broader coverage is cross-industry learning: best practices from electrical scheduling improve HVAC scheduling, and vice versa.
You own the deliverables, but you manage them yourself. When integrations break, when software updates disrupt workflows, when you want to add new automations — you're either calling Trinity for a new paid engagement or figuring it out alone. Ironback's model is ongoing: your AI operations partner monitors, fixes, and improves continuously.
These specialty trades see the biggest impact from choosing the right AI operations approach.
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Ironback is a dedicated AI operations partner for service businesses doing $1M–$20M. Flat $8,000/month, 3-month minimum. We find where AI unlocks value, build it, and run it. Start with the free Operations Scorecard. It recommends the first workflow to investigate in about a minute.
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