CiviCRM Maintenance & Monitoring

Keep your CiviCRM system up-to-date and secure

Not everybody needs CiviCRM consulting on a regular basis, but everyone should make sure their system is upgraded to a secure version, backed-up offsite, and monitored for unexpected activity. This doesn’t need to be a burden; let AGH Strategies handle it for you affordably with ﬂexible and predictable pricing.

In our work, we run into many organizations that have been using CiviCRM for years but haven’t upgraded. Besides missing out on new features and improved usability, running an out-of-date version of CiviCRM, your CMS, or basic server software leaves you vulnerable to a number of security exploits. The cost of a hack—in your staff time as well as the cost to rebuild a system—dwarfs the cost of staying up-to-date on upgrades.

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Backup for everyone

Your list of supporters is your most valuable asset, yet so many CiviCRM users don’t have a regularly-maintained backup. Each of our monitoring plans comes with nightly secure off-site backup included.

Maintenance plans also include a Fire Drill twice a year: this is our opportunity to ensure that your backed-up site can be restored completely and accurately. We also check that all the necessary credentials and contacts are up-to-date so that our team isn’t locked out in an emergency.

Predictable costs

Staying protected doesn’t need to be expensive. Our monitoring plans start at $45 per month if you pay annually, and it’ll give you the piece of mind to know that someone is here to take action if your site goes down or an upgrade needs to be applied.

Our maintenance plans turn the uncertainty of upgrades into a ﬂat cost. We’ll run security upgrades as needed, and we’ll upgrade you to the latest stable version of CiviCRM and Drupal, Joomla, or WordPress on a quarterly schedule. If you run a Debian or Ubuntu server, we’ll include server software upgrades—including Apache, MySQL, and PHP—for a small extra charge.

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Proactive response

All plans include the option for incident response when monitoring indicates your site is down or compromised. For the basic monitoring and standard maintenance plans, we’ll just charge by the time spent, up to a ﬁve-hour cap (and you can authorize more time if needed).

The premium plans add incident response coverage to a predictable monthly rate. There’s no time limit: we will do everything up through rebuilding your site completely from a backup.

Support when you need it

When your needs change or you bring on new staff, we’re here to provide guidance and support. All members of our staff bring experience from the nonproﬁt sector, and our knowledge of CiviCRM is second-to-none. All plans come with à la carte support as you need it; the one exception is the option for unlimited support at one ﬂat rate.

CiviCRM training is also included in each of the maintenance plans. Standard and premium maintenance come with a credit, accrued quarterly with no expiration, for an in-person or online training program. The unlimited support combines a credit for in-person trainings with unlimited online trainings for the named contacts in your support plan.

Find a plan for your budget

No matter your budget or scope of your site, there’s a plan for you. If you pay for a year in advance, we’ll knock 10% off the price.

	Basic Monitoring	Standard Maintenance	Premium Maintenance	Unlimited Support
System monitoring We will monitor your web and database server status, disk space and input/output rate, memory and CPU usage, and Drupal and CiviCRM cron.	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge
Off-site backup We will take daily snapshots of your site and maintain an archive of each day’s backup from the current week, each week’s ﬁnal backup from the current month, and each month’s ﬁnal backup from the current year.	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge
Blacklist monitoring We will monitor email blacklisting sites to protect your email reputation.	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge
Software status We will monitor your site for available updates to CiviCRM and Drupal, Joomla, or WordPress.	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge
Security upgrades Security updates for CiviCRM and your CMS will be attempted within a week of the announcement. (Note: incompatibilities or upgrade bugs may prevent the successful application of a security update.)	Billed by the time spent. In signing up for basic monitoring, you will authorize us to take immediate action on urgent issues. In the case of security upgrades, you will authorize us to spend up to two hours.	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge
Quarterly upgrades Routine updates for CiviCRM and your CMS—Drupal, Joomla, or WordPress—will be attempted on a quarterly basis. (Note: incompatibilities or upgrade bugs may prevent the successful application of a security update.)	Billed by the time spent. Work will be performed upon request, or you may pre-authorize us to spend up to four hours per quarter performing CiviCRM and CMS upgrades.	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge
Semi-annual ﬁre drill The ﬁre drill allows us to be sure that you are prepared in case of a disruptive incident on your site. We will restore a backup; check your SSL, DNS, and other account access, logins, and contacts; and check your system for spam contacts and users.	Billed by the time spent. Work will be performed upon request, or you may pre-authorize us to spend up to three hours twice a year running a ﬁre drill.	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge
Incident response If things go wrong, the monitoring system will help us take action quickly to protect your data from loss and disclosure and to restore your website and CRM. Even in the worst case, we will be able to restore your site from a backup—that’s the reason we perform the ﬁre drill.	Billed by the time spent. In signing up for basic monitoring, you will authorize us to take immediate action on urgent issues. In the case of incident response, you will authorize us to spend up to ﬁve hours.	Billed by the time spent. In signing up for basic monitoring, you will authorize us to take immediate action on urgent issues. In the case of incident response, you will authorize us to spend up to ﬁve hours.	Included in the plan at no charge	Included in the plan at no charge
Phone and email support Whether you are having a problem or trying something new, we’re here to help answer questions, diagnose problems, or coach you through tasks on your site.	Charged at the hourly rate, work performed upon request.	Charged at the hourly rate, work performed upon request.	Charged at the hourly rate, work performed upon request.	Support for up to ﬁve contacts is included in the plan at no charge. Have more staff to support? Give us a call to discuss pricing.
Monthly server software updates If you run your site on a Debian or Ubuntu VPS or “cloud server” (as we recommend), you’ll need to regularly apply software updates to maintain the server’s performance and security. We will apply updates on a monthly schedule and review your server logs for activity that looks problematic or suspicious.	Billed by the time spent. Work will be performed upon request, or you may pre-authorize us to spend up to two hours a month updating server utilities and reviewing logs.	$110 / $99Extra $110 per month ($99 per month if paid annually)	$110 / $99Extra $110 per month ($99 per month if paid annually)	Included in the plan at no charge
Training AGH Strategies offers the widest variety of CiviCRM trainings around. To get the most out of your investment in CiviCRM, join us for an in-person or online training program and send new staff as part of their orientation.	Register online at the regular rates.	$200 credit / year We will give you $50 of training credit for online or in-person trainings each quarter. Your credit will last as long as you maintain the service.	$400 credit / year We will give you $100 of training credit for online or in-person trainings each quarter. Your credit will last as long as you maintain the service.	Online: unlimited In-person: $400 credit / year Unlimited online trainings are included in the plan at no charge contact who can access unlimited support (normally up to ﬁve). We will also give you $100 of training credit for in-person trainings each quarter, which can be used for anyone. Your credit will last as long as you maintain the service.
Cost monthly annual	$50 / month $45 / month Basic monitoring is $50 per month, or $45 if you pay annually.	$410 / month $369 / month Standard maintenance is $410 per month, or $369 if you pay annually.	$710 / month $639 / month Premium maintenance is $710 per month, or $639 if you pay annually.	$1,420 / month $1,278 / month Unlimited support is priced for up to ﬁve contacts. If you have more staff who will be needing support, please call. If you pay for a year in advance, we’ll knock 10% off the price: unlimited support is $1,420 per month, or $1,278 if you pay annually.
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Not everyone maintains their own server, so why pay for it? Server software updates are an extra $110 per month (or $99 if paid annually). This includes making sure your versions of Apache, MySQL, and PHP are up-to-date. Available only on Debian and Ubuntu servers—others are billed by the hour.

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