Make the beginning accessible.
The current eight presets, up to 200 private saved starters and source exports remain free. Charging hosted-builder prices for these existing capabilities alone would be difficult to justify.
MARKET NOTES / 26 OCTOBER 2026
Grounded in the market.
Honest about the difference.
Official Kenyan and international benchmarks informed these price proposals. Hosted builders and AI generation tools include capabilities beyond Amani’s current starter editor.
The recommendation.
Keep every current Core capability free. Propose optional Creator workflow tools at KES 299 or USD 3 per month, and future Studio collaboration tools at KES 999 or USD 10 per month. Introduce paid checkout only after those additions, billing and clear allowances are implemented.
Annual proposals cost ten monthly payments: KES 2,990 / USD 30 for Creator and KES 9,990 / USD 100 for Studio. That is 16.7% below twelve monthly payments. These are separate regional price points, not live currency conversions.
KENYA / HOSTING AND BUILDER BUNDLES
The local starting point.
| Provider | Advertised price | What makes it different | Billing and renewal notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truehost Starter ↗ | KES 188/month equivalent; KES 6,768 for 3 years. A separate annual advertisement lists KES 2,500. | Hosting with a website builder, SSL, email and backups. | The 188 figure is a three-year offer, not a cancellable monthly charge. The page also shows 188/month renewal; confirm the selected term at checkout. |
| HostPinnacle Starter ↗ | KES 4,200/year, excluding VAT. | Hosting, domain, SSL, email and site-building tools/templates. | Advertised starting price. A separate renewal figure is not shown on the retrieved page. |
| Website Hosting Kenya Basic ↗ | KES 5,000/year. | One website, 3 GB SSD, email, SSL and an online page builder; annual domain offer. | No separate promotion/renewal figure or tax treatment was stated in the retrieved page. |
These offers include recurring hosting. Amani currently exports starter source and does not automatically host your app, so the features and prices are not direct equivalents.
INTERNATIONAL / DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CAPABILITY
A wider frame of reference.
| Provider | Advertised benchmark | Relevant scope | Term and comparison notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrd ↗ | Pro Standard USD 19/year; Pro Plus USD 49/year. | Hosted simple sites. Plus includes site downloads; Standard includes custom domains and forms. | Annual pricing. A useful low-cost export benchmark, although its site format differs from multi-platform starters. |
| Framer Basic ↗ | USD 10/month with yearly billing: USD 120/year. | Hosted visual sites, custom-domain use, CMS collections and bandwidth. | This is an annual-billing rate. First-month credit promotions are allowances, not lower regular plan prices. |
| FlutterFlow Basic ↗ | USD 39/month, monthly billing. | A full visual app-development product with source/APK downloads and deployment capabilities. | A broader tool than Amani’s current fixed starters. Annual savings are advertised; an exact annual charge was not verified in retrieved content. |
| Webflow Core Workspace ↗ | USD 19/month billed annually: USD 228/year, plus applicable taxes. | Custom code and source export within a visual website workspace. | Custom-domain hosting needs a separate Site plan. Official export guidance explains the limits on dynamic/CMS functionality. |
| Lovable Pro ↗ | USD 25/month for 100 monthly credits. | AI app generation and cloud/custom-domain features beyond Amani’s current scope. | The yearly selector advertises two months free; no exact annual total was independently verified. Plan figures came from the official page’s search-index rendering. |
WHY THESE AMANI PRICES?
Start with the value that exists.
Charge for additional workflow value.
KES 299/month or USD 3/month is a low-entry hypothesis for premium collections and saved version history once they exist. Do not move today’s free source exports behind this proposed tier.
Add a reason to work together.
KES 999/month or USD 10/month requires meaningful shared-workspace, permissions and review capabilities. Seat and storage allowances, support costs and willingness to pay need validation before sale.
Method and limits.
Official provider pages were researched on 26 October 2026. Advertised currencies and billing periods are retained; annual or multi-year equivalents are not presented as monthly subscriptions. Renewal prices and tax treatment are only stated where the source exposes them. Prices may change and the provider’s checkout governs its final offer.
The Central Bank of Kenya displayed USD 1 = KES 129.89 dated 23 October 2026 as context. Amani’s regional proposals are independently rounded price points. No specific profit margin is claimed because Amani’s support and operating costs have not been supplied.
No purchase, payment collection or subscription activation was performed for this research. The proposals do not include hosting, domains, arbitrary AI generation, ecommerce or app-store distribution.
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