Skejio Infrastructure Cost Analysis & Projection

Generated: February 2026 Platform: Skejio - Event Management & Meeting Scheduling

Current Architecture Overview

Component	Technology	Deployment Platform
Admin Dashboard	Next.js 15	Vercel
Manager Dashboard	Next.js 15	Vercel
Portal	Next.js 15	Vercel
Backend API	Express.js 5	Railway
ML Service	FastAPI/Python	Railway
PostgreSQL	Database	Railway
WebSockets	Socket.io	Railway (with backend)
iOS App	(Future)	Apple App Store
Android App	(Future)	Google Play Store

Current Third-Party Services

Service	Purpose	Pricing Model
Resend	Transactional emails (verification, invitations, notifications)	Per email
Google OR-Tools	Meeting optimization algorithm	Free (open-source)
Socket.io	Real-time updates (check-ins, live events)	Free (self-hosted)

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Current Monthly Cost Estimate

Platform Subscriptions (Fixed Costs)

Service	Plan	Monthly Cost
Vercel Pro	Pro	$20/month
Railway Pro	Pro	$20/month (+ usage)
Total Fixed		$40/month

Variable Costs (Based on Usage)

Vercel (Pro Plan - $20/month base)

Included: 1TB bandwidth, 100GB-hours serverless, unlimited projects
Overage: $40/100GB bandwidth, $0.18/GB-hour serverless

Railway (Pro Plan - $20/month base)

Included: $20 usage credits
Compute: ~$0.000463/vCPU-minute (~$20/vCPU/month)
Memory: ~$0.000231/GB-minute (~$10/GB/month)
PostgreSQL: ~$5-15/month for small database
Networking: $0.10/GB egress

Email Costs (Resend)

Tier	Emails/month	Monthly Price
Free	100	$0
Pro	5,000	$20
Pro	50,000	$50
Pro	100,000	$100
Enterprise	1M+	Custom pricing

Cost Projections by Scale

Scenario 1: Early Stage (Current - 6 months)

Usage Profile:

Users: 100-500 active users
Events: 5-20 events/month
Emails: ~2,000-5,000/month

Service	Monthly Cost
Vercel Pro	$20
Railway Pro	$20 + ~$30 usage
Resend	$20 (Pro 5K)
Domain/DNS	~$1.25
TOTAL	$70-90/month

Scenario 2: Growth Stage (Year 1)

Usage Profile:

Users: 1,000-5,000 active users
Events: 50-100 events/month
Emails: ~20,000-50,000/month
Adding: S3 for images, Cloudflare for CDN, Mobile apps

Service	Monthly Cost
Vercel Pro	$20 + ~$20 overage
Railway Pro	$20 + ~$80-120 usage
Resend	$50 (Pro 50K)
AWS S3	~$5-15 (images/files)
Cloudflare Pro	$20 (CDN + security)
Domain/DNS	$1.25
App Store Fees (fixed)	~$10 ($99+$25 annual)
App Store Commission*	$0-1,500 (if in-app payments)
TOTAL	$210-280/month (excluding commissions)

*Commission depends on whether you use in-app purchases or web-based payments

Scenario 3: Scale Stage (Year 2)

Usage Profile:

Users: 10,000-50,000 active users
Events: 200-500 events/month
Emails: ~100,000-500,000/month
Adding: WhatsApp Business API, increased ML compute

Service	Monthly Cost
Vercel Pro/Team	$40-150
Railway Pro	$20 + ~$200-400 usage
Resend	$100-300
AWS S3	$30-80
Cloudflare Pro	$20
WhatsApp Business	$50-200
App Store Fees (fixed)	~$10
App Store Commission*	$1,500-15,000 (on $10K-$100K revenue)
TOTAL	$500-1,200/month (excluding commissions)

*If $50K/month in-app revenue: add ~$15K in store commissions

Scenario 4: Enterprise Stage (Year 2+)

Usage Profile:

Users: 100,000+ active users
Events: 1,000+ events/month
Emails: 1M+/month

Service	Monthly Cost
Vercel Enterprise	$500+
Railway / AWS Migration	$500-2,000
Resend Enterprise	$500-1,000
AWS S3 + CloudFront	$150-500
Cloudflare Business	$200
WhatsApp Business	$300-800
App Store Fees (fixed)	~$10
App Store Commission*	$30,000-150,000+
TOTAL (infra only)	$2,000-5,000/month
TOTAL (with commissions)	$32,000-155,000/month

*At $200K+/month revenue with in-app purchases, commissions become the largest cost

Future Services Cost Breakdown

AWS S3 (Image Storage)

Usage Level	Storage Cost	Request Cost	Transfer Cost	Total/month
Light (10GB)	$0.23	~$2	~$5	~$8
Medium (100GB)	$2.30	~$10	~$30	~$45
Heavy (1TB)	$23	~$50	~$200	~$275

Pricing Details:

Storage: $0.023/GB/month (first 50TB)
PUT/POST requests: $0.005 per 1,000 requests
GET requests: $0.0004 per 1,000 requests
Data transfer out: $0.09/GB (first 10TB)

Cloudflare

Plan	Key Features	Monthly Cost
Free	Basic CDN, DDoS protection, SSL	$0
Pro	WAF, Image optimization, Analytics	$20
Business	Advanced security, SLA, Priority support	$200
Enterprise	Custom rules, Dedicated support	Custom

Recommendation: Start with Free tier, upgrade to Pro when you need WAF or image optimization.

Mobile App Stores (iOS & Android)

Apple App Store (iOS)

Account Type	Cost	Frequency
Apple Developer Program (Individual)	$99	Annual
Apple Developer Program (Organization)	$99	Annual
Apple Developer Enterprise Program	$299	Annual
App Store Commission	15-30%	Per transaction

Notes:

Organization account requires D-U-N-S number (free to obtain)
Enterprise Program ($299) is for internal distribution only, NOT for App Store publishing
For App Store publishing as a company, use Organization account ($99)

Commission Structure:

30% on all in-app purchases (first year or >$1M revenue)
15% for Small Business Program (<$1M annual revenue)
15% for subscriptions after first year

Google Play Store (Android)

Account Type	Cost	Frequency
Google Play Developer (Individual)	$25	One-time
Google Play Developer (Organization)	$25	One-time
Google Play Commission	15-30%	Per transaction

Notes:

Organization accounts require D-U-N-S number verification
Same pricing for individual and organization accounts
Additional identity verification required for organizations

Commission Structure:

15% on first $1M revenue per year
30% on revenue above $1M
15% for subscriptions after first year

App Store Cost Projections

Revenue Tier	iOS Commission	Android Commission	Total Store Fees
$10K/month	$1,500 (15%)	$1,500 (15%)	$3,000/month
$50K/month	$7,500 (15%)	$7,500 (15%)	$15,000/month
$100K/month	$15,000-30,000	$15,000-22,500	$30,000-52,500/month

Annual Fixed Costs (App Stores) - Organization Accounts

Store	Cost
Apple Developer Program (Organization)	$99/year
Google Play Developer (Organization)	$25 (one-time)
Total Year 1	$124
Total Year 2+	$99/year

Important Notes:

If you don't have in-app purchases (users pay via web), you avoid store commissions
Consider web-based payments for subscriptions to bypass 30% fees
Both stores require apps to meet review guidelines
Organization accounts provide better branding (company name shown instead of personal name)

WhatsApp Business API

Pricing Model: Meta Conversation Fees + Platform Provider Fee

Provider	Base Fee	Conversation Types
360dialog	$49/month	+ Meta fees
Twilio	Pay-as-you-go	+ Meta fees
MessageBird	Custom	+ Meta fees

Meta Conversation Fees (approximate, varies by country):

Conversation Type	Cost (US/EU)
Marketing	$0.025-0.05
Utility	$0.015-0.03
Service	$0.01-0.02
Authentication	$0.008-0.015

Volume Estimates:

Volume	Meta Fees	Platform Fee	Total/month
1,000 conversations	~$30-50	~$20-50	$50-100
5,000 conversations	~$150-250	~$50-100	$200-350
10,000 conversations	~$300-500	~$100-200	$400-700

Cost Growth Visualization

Monthly Cost ($)

 5000 │                                         ▓▓▓▓ Enterprise
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 2000 │                                ▓▓▓
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 1200 │                          ▓▓▓▓ Scale (Year 2)
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  500 │                 ▓▓▓
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  270 │           ▓▓▓▓ Growth (Year 1)
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   90 │  ▓▓▓▓ Early Stage
   40 │▓▓ Current
      └────────────────────────────────────────────
         Now    6mo    1yr    18mo    2yr    2.5yr

Hidden Costs to Watch

Cost Item	Details	Mitigation
Railway egress	$0.10/GB can add up with API traffic	Use Cloudflare to cache API responses
Vercel serverless	Edge functions expensive at scale	Monitor function invocations
Socket.io connections	Memory-intensive, scales with concurrent users	Consider Redis adapter for horizontal scaling
ML compute	OR-Tools optimization is CPU-intensive	Schedule heavy optimizations during off-peak
Database connections	May need connection pooling at scale	Implement PgBouncer or Prisma connection pooling
Image processing	CPU/memory spikes during uploads	Offload to S3 + Lambda
App Store Commissions	15-30% of all in-app revenue	Use web payments when possible, qualify for Small Business Program
App Review Rejections	Delays can cost time/money	Follow guidelines strictly, budget for iterations
Push Notifications	Firebase/APNs costs at scale	Batch notifications, use topics

Cost Optimization Recommendations

Immediate (Now)

Stay on Railway/Vercel - Excellent value at current scale
Use Resend free tier - 100 emails/month sufficient for testing
Use Cloudflare Free - Get CDN and DDoS protection at no cost

Short-term (6-12 months)

Implement caching - Redis for session/API caching reduces DB load
Optimize images - Compress before upload, use WebP format
Monitor usage - Set up Railway/Vercel spending alerts

Medium-term (12-24 months)

Consider reserved instances - If moving to AWS, reserved pricing saves 30-50%
Implement CDN for static assets - Reduce origin server load
Database optimization - Indexes, query optimization, read replicas if needed

Long-term (24+ months)

Evaluate multi-cloud - Don't lock into single provider
Consider self-hosting - Kubernetes on AWS/GCP may be cheaper at scale
Negotiate enterprise contracts - Volume discounts become significant

Summary Cost Table

Stage	Timeline	Active Users	Events/month	Monthly Cost
Current	Now	<500	<20	$70-90
Growth	6-12 months	1K-5K	50-100	$200-270
Scale	12-24 months	10K-50K	200-500	$500-1,200
Enterprise	24+ months	100K+	1,000+	$2,000-5,000

Annual Cost Projections

Year	Monthly Avg	Annual Total
Year 1	$150	$1,800
Year 2	$600	$7,200
Year 3	$2,500	$30,000

Services Contact & Links

Service	Pricing Page
Vercel	https://vercel.com/pricing
Railway	https://railway.app/pricing
Resend	https://resend.com/pricing
Cloudflare	https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/
AWS S3	https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/
WhatsApp Business	https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing
Apple Developer Program	https://developer.apple.com/programs/
Google Play Console	https://play.google.com/console/about/
Apple Small Business Program	https://developer.apple.com/app-store/small-business-program/

This analysis is based on publicly available pricing as of February 2026. Actual costs may vary based on usage patterns and pricing changes.

Skejio Infrastructure Cost Analysis & Projection ​

Current Architecture Overview ​

Current Third-Party Services ​

Current Monthly Cost Estimate ​

Platform Subscriptions (Fixed Costs) ​

Variable Costs (Based on Usage) ​

Vercel (Pro Plan - $20/month base) ​

Railway (Pro Plan - $20/month base) ​

Email Costs (Resend) ​

Cost Projections by Scale ​

Scenario 1: Early Stage (Current - 6 months) ​

Scenario 2: Growth Stage (Year 1) ​

Scenario 3: Scale Stage (Year 2) ​

Scenario 4: Enterprise Stage (Year 2+) ​

Future Services Cost Breakdown ​

AWS S3 (Image Storage) ​

Cloudflare ​

Mobile App Stores (iOS & Android) ​

Apple App Store (iOS) ​

Google Play Store (Android) ​

App Store Cost Projections ​

Annual Fixed Costs (App Stores) - Organization Accounts ​

WhatsApp Business API ​

Cost Growth Visualization ​

Hidden Costs to Watch ​

Cost Optimization Recommendations ​

Immediate (Now) ​

Short-term (6-12 months) ​

Medium-term (12-24 months) ​

Long-term (24+ months) ​

Summary Cost Table ​

Annual Cost Projections ​

Services Contact & Links ​

Skejio Infrastructure Cost Analysis & Projection

Current Architecture Overview

Current Third-Party Services

Current Monthly Cost Estimate

Platform Subscriptions (Fixed Costs)

Variable Costs (Based on Usage)

Vercel (Pro Plan - $20/month base)

Railway (Pro Plan - $20/month base)

Email Costs (Resend)

Cost Projections by Scale

Scenario 1: Early Stage (Current - 6 months)

Scenario 2: Growth Stage (Year 1)

Scenario 3: Scale Stage (Year 2)

Scenario 4: Enterprise Stage (Year 2+)

Future Services Cost Breakdown

AWS S3 (Image Storage)

Cloudflare

Mobile App Stores (iOS & Android)

Apple App Store (iOS)

Google Play Store (Android)

App Store Cost Projections

Annual Fixed Costs (App Stores) - Organization Accounts

WhatsApp Business API

Cost Growth Visualization

Hidden Costs to Watch

Cost Optimization Recommendations

Immediate (Now)

Short-term (6-12 months)

Medium-term (12-24 months)

Long-term (24+ months)

Summary Cost Table

Annual Cost Projections

Services Contact & Links