Most UK web agencies charge £100–£500 per month for maintenance retainers. At Niobotics, maintenance is free — included with every project we deliver, with no time limit.
This isn't a marketing gimmick. It's a deliberate business decision based on a simple belief: the relationship between a developer and a client shouldn't end at launch.
What free maintenance covers
Dependency upgrades
npm packages, framework versions, and SDK dependencies have CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) disclosed regularly. We monitor these for every project we've built and apply semver-safe updates before they become exploitable vulnerabilities. When Next.js 17 ships, we upgrade you. When the OpenAI SDK adds a breaking change, we migrate your code.
Security patching
New vulnerabilities are discovered in dependencies constantly. We patch critical and high-severity CVEs as they're disclosed — without waiting for you to notice your site is behaving strangely. This includes patching Supabase client vulnerabilities, Next.js security releases, and Node.js runtime updates.
Performance monitoring
We watch Core Web Vitals scores for projects deployed on Vercel. If a new deployment causes a regression in LCP, CLS, or FID scores, we identify the cause and fix it. 95+ Lighthouse scores are maintained, not just achieved at launch.
Framework migrations
Frameworks evolve. When Next.js introduces a new App Router pattern that improves performance, we migrate your project. When Supabase releases a new auth API, we update your integration. You never get left on a deprecated version.
AI model migrations
OpenAI regularly deprecates older models. When gpt-4-turbo was deprecated, applications using it broke. We proactively migrate every project to the latest supported model before deprecation deadlines, so your AI features never stop working.
Why we do it for free
The honest answer: it's good business. A client whose site keeps working, stays current, and never breaks is a client who refers us to others. The cost of maintaining a modern serverless application is low — a few hours per project per year for routine updates. Charging £200/month for that work would be unjustifiable.
We'd rather have 50 happy clients who pay us £100 each once and recommend us to their networks than 10 clients paying £200/month who resent the invoice every month.
Niobotics Ltd — 17A Silk Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, WN7 1BW
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