Free, before you sign

Get a second opinion on a software, automation or AI quote

Send me the quote before you sign and I'll reply in writing, free. I review quotes for automation, custom software, Microsoft 365, AI or Copilot rollouts, and migrations off Access, SQL Server or a spreadsheet. It's for NZ firms under 20 staff.

Free. Written reply. Two working days. NZ-wide, remote.

What you get

Send me the one quote or proposal you are weighing up: Power Platform or Microsoft 365 work, a custom app, a migration, or an AI or Copilot rollout. I read it and reply by email within two working days, in plain English, covering:

What I need from you

There are two ways to send it, and I treat them the same. Paste the quote text or describe it in your own words in the form below: what was quoted, what it covers, and roughly what it costs. One quote per request. If you would rather send a PDF, email it to balu@kove.nz with the subject "Second opinion request".

What this is not

If you need a scoped plan rather than a one-off read, that is the Workflow Review, $3,500, and I will say so instead of guessing. You only pay for it if you want one.

Just so I know who to reply to.
That email doesn't look right.
Black out names, phone numbers and bank details if you like; I only need the scope and the price.
Paste the quote, or at least the gist of it, so there's something to look at.
The scope, the price, and anything the vendor told you verbally. Up to 4,000 characters. Longer, or a PDF? Email it instead, see above.

Sending this doesn't sign you up for anything else. I read it myself and use it only to write your reply. I may use an AI tool to help me read it. I reply once, by email, within two working days, and I won't share it with the company that quoted you.

If you don't hire me for the work, I keep your message, any document and my reply only as long as I need them. Copies held by my email provider and Resend's delivery logs are removed on their own schedules, which I don't control. Want it deleted? Email balu@kove.nz and I'll delete it the same week. More in the privacy policy.

Not sure yet whether you even need a build? Start with the free intro call on the contact page, or read who Kove is for and who it is not first.

Before you send it

Questions I get asked.

Is this really free?

Yes. One quote, one written reply, no cost and no catch. If it turns into paid work later, that is your call, not mine.

How long does it take?

Two working days by email, from when I have your quote and the details in the form.

I only got a verbal quote, not a written one. Can I still send it?

Yes. Describe it in your own words: what was quoted, what it covers, and what you were told. I can still give you a straight read.

Will you tell the company that quoted me?

No. I reply to you by email, and I will not tell the company that quoted you.

What if my firm has more than 20 staff?

Send it anyway. I will still read it, though this offer is built for firms under 20 staff, so a paid Workflow Review may get you further than a free read of one document.

Does this replace the Workflow Review?

No, it is a different job. A second opinion checks a quote you already have. A Workflow Review, $3,500, is a written plan for the one process worth automating first, whether or not you have a quote yet.

What happens to the quote I send?

I read it myself and use it only to write your reply, and I may use an AI tool to help me read it. If you don't hire me for the work, I keep your message, any document and my reply only as long as I need them. Copies held by my email provider and Resend's delivery logs are removed on their own schedules. Email balu@kove.nz and I'll delete it the same week.