Aloa

What Aloa does

Aloa builds custom AI systems and teaches client teams how to use AI tools. The firm started in 2018 as a software outsourcing platform that vetted development teams for clients. Its site now leads with custom AI agents, workflow automation, AI prototypes, HIPAA-compliant healthcare apps, and iOS and Android apps with AI at the core.

The service list runs from AI consulting and digital transformation to LLM fine tuning, retrieval augmented generation, computer vision, and internal tooling. Aloa states it has served more than 250 clients over eight years across healthcare, finance, real estate, travel, and education, with 82 percent of new business coming from referrals.

The education side is unusual for an agency. Aloa publishes free video courses on Claude Code, building AI agents, and the Anthropic Agent SDK, plus live webinars on tools like Cursor. Buyers get a look at how the team works before paying for anything.

Pricing and engagement

Aloa is one of the few agencies in this category that publishes prices. A Flexible Consultancy engagement starts at $3K for 10 or more hours with senior engineers, an architecture review, and a roadmap. A Proof of Concept runs $20K to $30K over 6 to 8 weeks and includes a US-based product owner, a working prototype, and a feasibility report.

Production builds are priced at $50K to $150K over 3 to 4 months, and enterprise programs at $150K to $300K or more over 6 months or longer. The blended rate is stated as $150 to $200 per hour, which Aloa positions between Big Four consulting at $400 or more and pure offshore shops at $20 to $40.

The firm recommends spending roughly 10 percent of a total AI budget on a focused proof of concept first, then deciding whether to fund the full build. Every tier includes 30 days of post-delivery support.

Who should hire Aloa

The strongest fit is a business in a regulated industry that needs an AI product built to a compliance standard. Aloa lists HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC 2 for healthcare, GDPR, PCI DSS, and FINRA for finance, and FERPA and COPPA for education.

• Founders or operators who do not have a technical team and want a US-based product owner running the project.
• Companies with an idea but no spec, since Aloa runs a discovery phase and starts with the hardest technical problem.
• Teams that want to learn to use AI tools themselves alongside the build, given the free courses and webinars.
• Buyers who want fixed price bands before a first call.

Who should look elsewhere

Aloa's own listing notes a higher price point and says it does not take low-level work such as basic website builds. Early-stage companies with budgets under $20K will find only the consultancy tier within reach.

• Clients who want to hand off a project and disappear. Aloa describes its process as hands-on and expects client involvement throughout.
• Teams that need a large on-site staff. The company reports 11 to 50 employees and uses offshore engineers for delivery.
• Buyers who require a Clutch or GoodFirms review history. Neither profile is linked from Aloa's site, and no Google reviews are on file here.

Track record and signals

Aloa's case study page names four projects. DiaDirect is a HIPAA-compliant patient health tracker built for a non-technical endocrinologist. RXR, a real estate company, hired Aloa to modernize internal systems before Internet Explorer reached end of life. Bracketology is a sports fantasy platform Aloa rebuilt for more than 500,000 users. PepCare is a HIPAA-compliant patient portal for a Smile Doctors orthodontist who was outsourcing for the first time.

Industry pages add more named work. Keller Offers was the iBuying platform Aloa built for a Keller Williams company. LoanShout, a loan status tool, was later acquired by UMortgage. The University of California San Francisco research department used Aloa for a patient pain-tracking app. Travel work includes the Pink Notebook booking platform and the Hablo trade training platform.

Two client quotes appear on the site. Dr. Henry R. of SNI Neurology and Sleep Clinic credits Aloa with AI dictation that lets him focus on patient care. Andrew Min, an SVP of strategy and digital initiatives, cites flexibility and transparency during a consulting-style engagement. Aloa does not link to third-party review platforms, so these quotes are self-published and unverified.

How Aloa compares

Against other US software agencies in this directory, Aloa's $150 to $250 per hour listed rate sits above the median, and the published project bands make it easy to compare on total cost rather than rate alone. Most peers at this rate are pure US teams, while Aloa splits work between a US product owner and offshore engineers.

Its closest competitors are AI-focused development shops that also run a proof-of-concept phase. Aloa's differences are the published pricing, the compliance coverage across four regulated sectors, and the free training content. Its gaps are the absence of independent review profiles and a portfolio that is deepest in healthcare and real estate rather than broad.