Honest comparison
Joeckel Design vs CBX Solutions
CBX Solutions is a strategic peer — same city, modern stack, and the same "website + marketing + AI on a monthly plan" idea we have. The difference is scale and price: their retainers run $1,495–$3,495/mo, aimed at businesses ready for a full agency engagement. We deliver the right-sized version — the same modern build and AI, at a flat $49–$149/mo.
Cost at a glance
CBX Solutions
Quoted / packaged
- Design$1,495/mo
- Design + Dev$2,495/mo
- Full Stack + Marketing$3,495/mo
Full-service — but billed as an up-front project plus changes at agency rates, on the agency's timeline.
Joeckel Design
$49–$149/mo, build free
- Starter$49/mo
- Growth$99/mo
- Pro$149/mo
Free build/scope. Done-for-you. Cancel anytime.
What CBX Solutions does well
We're not here to bash. CBX Solutions is the right choice for some people. Here's where it earns its sticker price.
- ✓Modern stack (Next.js), strong full-service breadth
- ✓AI & automation offering (agents, chatbots, workflows)
- ✓Published monthly plans — clear about being a premium retainer
- ✓Good fit for businesses ready for a full agency engagement
Where CBX Solutions falls short
- ✗Retainers start at $1,495/mo — out of reach for most small businesses
- ✗Built for ongoing agency-scale engagements, not a simple maintained site
- ✗Overkill if you mainly need a fast website plus a couple of AI features
Hidden costs to watch
- ·Entry plan is $1,495/mo — roughly 10–30× a small-business site budget
What CBX Solutions customers actually complain about
"I just need a great site and a chatbot, not a $1,500/mo agency retainer"
Live Client · Real Numbers
This is what we ship instead
Lighthouse mobile audit of wayneswalleyes.com, a real paying client (Wayne's Walleye World Guide Service — 2024 World Champion walleye guide). Run the audit yourself at pagespeed.web.dev. Typical CBX Solutions output is in a different league.
Performance
Accessibility
Best Practices
SEO
0.7s
First Contentful Paint
0.7s
Largest Contentful Paint
0ms
Total Blocking Time
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
1.1s
Speed Index
Where Joeckel Design wins, head-to-head
- ★Same modern build + AI, right-sized to $49–$149/mo
- ★Free build instead of a four-figure monthly retainer
- ★Built for small businesses, not agency-scale budgets
- ★Direct access to the person doing the work
Ready for the real version?
No credit card. Cancel anytime.
Frequently asked questions
CBX Solutions vs Joeckel Design — aren't they similar?＋
Strategically yes — same city, modern stack, and the same website-plus-AI-on-a-monthly-plan idea. The difference is scale: CBX retainers run $1,495–$3,495/mo for full agency engagements. Joeckel delivers the right-sized version — the same modern build and AI integrations at a flat $49–$149/mo, aimed at small businesses rather than agency-scale budgets.