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Build & Run · Flat pricing · 48-hour written quote

Software that works the first time.Flat fee. Two weeks to live.

We build custom sites, applications, and AI integrations for businesses that can't afford to ship twice. Written quote in 48 hours. No discovery call required.

01Portfolio

Twelve production systems. Built across four regulated verticals.

Cardinal's production work spans healthcare, financial compliance, legal, and consumer. Filter by vertical, or scan all twelve. Public-URL projects link out; private deploys and enterprise SaaS open a project-brief request.

Theryo

Healthcare · HIPAA

AI-powered mental health platform for providers and clients. HIPAA-compliant. iOS, Android, and web apps with AI journaling, clinical documentation support, and provider-client communication.

HIPAA · BAA-grade · PHI in production

Filerlink

Financial · SEC

Online SEC form submission platform for compliance and disclosure reporting, built for EDGAR-connected regulatory workflows.

SEC · EDGAR-integrated

ProspectusConnect

Financial · SEC

Compliance communication platform for mutual fund prospectus distribution and regulatory reporting.

SEC · FINRA-aware · Mutual fund regulated

FilerManagement

Financial · SEC

Account management and access control SaaS for financial compliance teams. Multi-user, role-based, audit-ready.

SEC · Financial regulatory

Simpliprint

Financial · SEC

Financial print project management platform with integrated print-on-demand, built for public company issuers and mutual fund reporting.

SEC · Financial reporting regulated

Edgarworks/PL

Financial · SEC

High-volume encrypted project management platform for financial compliance and EDGAR filing workflows. Client database, automated archives and backups, integrated email and reminders, team collaboration, extensive reporting.

SEC · EDGAR-adjacent · Encrypted · Audit-trailed

AIMS Clinical

Healthcare · HIPAA

Anesthesia information management system for charge capture and clinical documentation. Built for hospital deployment under full HIPAA posture.

HIPAA · PHI in production · Hospital deploy

Lawtime

Legal

Legal case discovery and case management application for plaintiff-side legal teams.

Attorney-client privilege · Confidential data handling

Redator

Legal

Legal document management platform for handling confidential files, extracting PII, and redacting sensitive information from legal materials. Client-built legal product, distinct from Cardinal's internal Redactor tool.

Attorney-client privilege · PII handling · Confidential document workflow

KanjiKanji

Consumer

Mobile application for learning Japanese kanji. iOS and Android.

Consumer app

02Engagements

Three engagements. Flat pricing on every one.

Three entry points into a Cardinal build, priced at flat fees so you see the number before you commit. Custom scope inside any tier is welcome and quoted up or down in writing before commitment.

Already shipped something with AI? See Vibe Rescue →

03How it works

Four moves. Two business days to a quote. Flat fee.

No discovery calls. No statement of work theater. Send a brief, get a written scope and a flat number inside two business days. If the quote works, we start.

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Send us your briefSame day · free
Two paragraphs, a Loom, a sketch, a memo, or a finished PRD. Whatever you have. We read it, ask any clarifying questions in writing, and send back a written scope plus a flat number inside two business days. No discovery call required.
02
We build it5 days – 5 weeks
A senior team builds against the scope in parallel using our Worktree orchestration. Daily updates over whatever channel works for you. Branch previews on every change. You can watch every file land if you want to. Most clients check in twice a week.
03
We ship itFinal 2–3 days
Your own domain, SSL, CDN, backups, rollback, alerts, cost ceilings, the full Cardinal operating stack wired up. Walk-through screen-share at handoff so you know where every knob is and what it does.
04
Handoff plus retainer pathDay of launch
You own everything: code, deploy, data, bill. We hand over a written runbook and 30 days of free fixes for anything that surfaces. After day 30, you onboard into one of the three Cardinal retainers for hosting, monitoring, content, and ongoing development. Or you take the keys and run.
04Experience

Production experience across the industries where software has to be right.

Six areas of depth. Project names link back to the portfolio grid at the top of this page.

05Who we are

A senior team built for the work that matters.

Cardinal Stacks operates as a senior engineering team with production experience across regulated industries. Three named leaders, US-based delivery, direct communication throughout. No junior handoffs, no account manager layers.

Kanji

Co-Founder, Technology & AI Systems

Kanji built Cardinal's operating stack (Pulse, Triage, Redactor, Worktree, Bug Catcher, and Scout) and the parallel-agent orchestration methodology that runs every engagement. His background spans AI systems architecture, parallel-agent orchestration, and production software across regulated environments. He shapes how Cardinal deploys AI at the infrastructure layer, from data handling through model orchestration.

Alex

Co-Founder, Operations & Strategy

Alex leads operations, client strategy, and go-to-market at Cardinal Stacks. He has founded and operated multiple companies across healthcare AI, medical billing, and SEC-regulated financial services, giving Cardinal direct operator experience in the environments its clients work in. He has personally overseen production deployments under HIPAA, SEC, and attorney-client compliance requirements.

Nasir

CTO, Chief Software Engineer

Nasir leads engineering delivery at Cardinal Stacks. He brings senior software engineering depth across production systems in healthcare, financial compliance, and AI-integrated platforms. He is responsible for architecture decisions, code quality standards, and the engineering team that executes every Cardinal engagement.

Cardinal engagements are delivered by a senior engineering team with production experience across regulated industries. Every engagement is led by a named senior engineer from scoping through handoff. US-based project management. Direct communication throughout. No junior handoffs, no account manager layers.

After launch, the work compounds.

Every Cardinal engagement feeds into a retainer that handles hosting, monitoring, AI search visibility, content, and ongoing development. Three tiers: Foundation, Accelerator, Apex. Flat monthly fees. No hourly billing.

See retainer tiers

06Questions

The questions build buyers actually ask.

What's the difference between an engagement and a retainer?
Engagements are flat-fee project deliverables: Prototype Sprint, Vibe Rescue, Signature Site, Flagship Build. They produce a working artifact in 1 to 5 weeks. Retainers are ongoing monthly programs that pick up after the engagement ships: hosting, monitoring, AI search visibility, content, the AI agent, and ongoing development. Most clients enter through an engagement and onboard into Foundation, Accelerator, or Apex on the day the engagement closes.
How long until we go live?
Prototype Sprint: 5 to 7 days. Signature Site: 7 to 10 days. Flagship Build: 2 to 5 weeks depending on page count, complexity, and compliance posture. Retainers activate the day the engagement ships. Comparable traditional agency timelines run 8 to 16 weeks.
Do you work in regulated industries?
Yes. Cardinal's leadership team has years of production experience under HIPAA (mental health, anesthesia), attorney-client privilege (plaintiff-side legal technology), SEC compliance (EDGAR filing and regulatory reporting), and regulated document workflows. BAAs and DPAs available on request. Bring regulated work to us before launch, not after.
Will Cardinal's work be ADA compliant?
Yes. Every site or application we build ships with WCAG 2.1 AA baseline. Ongoing monitoring, quarterly spot-checks, and a legal-ready compliance statement are available as a retainer add-on starting at $149 per month. Cardinal does not sell standalone ADA audits.
Custom application or website, what's the difference in pricing?
Signature Site is a hand-built launch site at your domain, 7 to 10 days, $3,200 flat. Flagship Build is a full custom web or mobile application, 2 to 5 weeks, from $7,500 for a small build and from $28,000 for an enterprise or regulated build. Send a brief and we'll write back with a flat number.
How does Cardinal use AI in delivery?
AI handles code generation, content drafting, layout exploration, and parallel engineering work through our Worktree orchestration. Cardinal engineers handle strategy, design direction, brand voice, security review, regulated compliance, and QA. The result is custom-coded delivery in 2 to 5 weeks instead of 8 to 16, at gross margins traditional agencies cannot match. Pricing reflects the cost gap, not a quality gap.
What happens after handoff?
Every Cardinal engagement ships with 30 days of free fixes after handoff. After day 30, most clients onboard into one of three Cardinal retainers (Foundation, Accelerator, Apex) for hosting, monitoring, content, AI search visibility, and ongoing development. You can also take the keys and run. See /retainers for tier details.
What is Scout?
Scout is Cardinal's custom AI sales and support agent. Brand-trained on your business, grounded in retrieval-augmented generation so it doesn't hallucinate, and CRM-integrated at Accelerator tier and above. Scout qualifies leads, books appointments, handles FAQs, and routes humans when escalation is needed. Compliance-aware (HIPAA, attorney-client) at Apex tier. Every Flagship Build includes Scout.
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