Praxis Agents
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Why Praxis Agents Are Not SaaS

Why Praxis Agents are not SaaS, and how you can take them with you.

Side by side

What makes this different

Pick the audience that fits you and see how Praxis Agents compare to what you're used to.

What your team keeps, what your data is used for, how the relationship actually works.

AspectTypical SaaSPraxis Agents
  • Your dataBuried in the terms. Often used for 'product improvement.'Your data is yours, contractually. We can't use it to train models, sell insights, or share it across clients. Full export on request.
  • When you leaveAccount closed. Data deleted eventually. Start from scratch.30-day data export window. After your initial term, pay a one-off conversion fee to keep running the last release independently - forever. Fee is fixed in your order form on day one.
  • What you keepNothing. You had access, not an asset.All data, prompts, agent instructions, knowledge base content, business rules, outputs, and configurations. Plus a contractual path to a perpetual run-right.
  • BrandingTheir logo, their domain, their UI. Maybe a colour tweak.Your branding, your domain, your identity. White-labelled from day one.
  • OnboardingSelf-serve sign-up. Figure it out.Consultative implementation. We deploy your instance, configure up to three initial agents, and run remote training sessions with your team.
  • PricingMonthly per-seat subscription. Costs scale unpredictably.Annual platform licence with transparent consumption billing for AI and cloud. No per-seat surprises.
  • RelationshipYou're a row in their database. Support ticket #4,827.Named implementation. Ongoing managed service with SLA-backed response times.
  • CustomisationLimited to what their product team ships. Feature requests join a backlog you don't control.Your instance is configurable to your business - custom agents, skills, knowledge, workflows, integrations.
Deployment

Two models, one principle

Either way, it's YOUR instance. Not a login to our platform.

Self-hosted

Run it on your own cloud

Deploy and operate the platform inside your own infrastructure. We deliver Docker containers and deployment scripts, plus licence and support.

  • Your cloud account on GCP, Azure, or AWS
  • You manage hosting, backups, networking, security
  • You supply your own AI API keys and pay providers directly
  • Production-ready Docker containers with deploy scripts
Fully managed

We deploy and operate it for you

A dedicated instance on infrastructure we manage. Zero-downtime updates, monitoring, and backups handled.

  • We deploy and operate your dedicated instance
  • 99% monthly uptime SLA with tiered service credits
  • Zero-downtime rolling updates, monitoring, backups
  • Transparent consumption pass-through (cloud + AI)
Transparency

What we keep, what you keep

Your business content is yours. Our engineering is ours. Clean separation, contractually enforced.

You keep

Everything that makes your operation yours

All your data, prompts, agent instructions, knowledge base content, business rules, outputs, configurations, and API keys. Plus a contractual path to convert to a perpetual run-right for the compiled software.

We keep

Our engineering, generic tooling, and the platform itself

The source code, underlying platform architecture, generic tooling, and reusable libraries. We also retain the right to use de-identified usage analytics for service improvement - never your data, never identifying.

Common questions

Frequently asked

  • Is Praxis Agents a SaaS platform?
    No. Praxis Agents are a dedicated, licensable AI system deployed as an isolated single-tenant instance for each client. It is not a shared multi-tenant SaaS platform. You can self-host it in your own cloud or have us manage a dedicated environment for you.
  • Can I keep running Praxis Agents if I leave?
    Yes. After your initial 12-month term, you can pay a one-off conversion fee to obtain a perpetual run-right for the last production release. You receive the software as Docker containers with deployment instructions and can continue running it independently with no ongoing fees to us. The conversion fee is fixed in your order form on day one.
  • Who owns the data in Praxis Agents?
    You do, contractually. We cannot use your data to train models, sell insights, or share across clients. You can request a full data export in standard format at any time, and you have a 30-day export window when you leave.
  • What deployment options does Praxis Agents offer?
    Two deployment models: self-hosted, where you run production-ready Docker containers on your own cloud (GCP, Azure, or AWS); or fully managed, where we deploy and operate a dedicated instance for you with a 99% uptime SLA and service credits.
  • What AI providers does Praxis Agents support?
    Praxis Agents are model-agnostic. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google (GenAI and Vertex AI), and Azure OpenAI are fully integrated. AWS Bedrock is available. You can also bring your own local models via Ollama for air-gapped deployments. Swap providers without rebuilding workflows.
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By Greg Asquith, Founder, Praxis Agents

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