Data volume and sources
How much data arrives, how often, and how many systems it arrives from. Daily, hourly and near-real-time refresh are all available — the cadence you need is part of the scope conversation.
Why Cerium
How pricing works.
We do not publish a price list, because the honest answer depends on your deployment model and the size of your estate. Here is exactly what drives the number, so you can size it before you speak to us.
What drives the cost.
Deployment model
SaaS or full on-premise. On-premise carries a different shape of cost, not automatically a higher one.
Modelled domains
How much of the business you model in year one. Most firms start with one and extend.
Support tier
Standard, or a named team with an SLA and quarterly model review.
What is included that others charge for.
The data layer
Reconciliation, lineage and governance are the platform, not an add-on module.
Migration
Moving your existing configuration across is part of implementation, not a separate professional services line.
Every capability, one platform
Conversational AI, forecasting and ML modelling, Vibe Studio prompt-driven visualisation, the write-back API, row-level security and audit export. All of it is the platform, not a module with its own price tag.
Thinking about total cost of ownership.
The licence line is the part that is easy to compare. These are the parts that usually cost more.
| Cost | Where it shows up today | With Cerium |
|---|---|---|
| Analyst time on reconciliation | Two weeks per cycle, invisible in the BI budget | Automated in the data layer |
| Rebuild cycles | Every platform change reruns the modelling work | Configuration migrates |
| Extract sprawl | Copies of the data in spreadsheets nobody governs | No extracts; governance applied at the layer |
| Specialist headcount | A person who knows the semantic layer, and only them | The model is the product, not a private skill |
Straight answers.
Is it priced per seat?
No. Pricing follows the platform and the estate, not the number of people who log in. Widening access should not cost you more.
Does on-premise cost more?
Not inherently. The infrastructure is yours and the licence reflects that.
What does an engagement look like?
Discovery, migration or modelling, parallel run, cutover. Weeks, with named phases and a reconciliation report at each one.
What if our data cannot leave our network?
Full on-premise deployment is available — the same product, running inside your own infrastructure, with nothing leaving your network. Regulated firms with strict residency requirements, or very high data volumes, often find this the cleaner answer.
Tell us the shape of your estate and we will size it.
No obligation, and you keep the sizing either way.