DRONEWASH+
$0.10-$0.40 per square foot
20%-40% savings
High-rise work is listed at $0.25-$0.40+ per square foot.
Read source ↗Commercial drone cleaning cost
What drone cleaning costs. What it can save.
Other drone providers charge $0.10-$0.40 per square foot, with 20%-60% savings. At 50% less per cleaning, the same annual budget buys twice as many cleanings.
Other Drone Providers
What other drone providers charge.
Vista Drone Cleaning
$0.12-$0.25 per square foot
30%-60% savings
One 130,000+ square-foot project is listed at $0.20 per square foot.
Read source ↗Humming
40%-60% savings
above three stories
Humming states savings for commercial buildings and prices each property.
Read source ↗Public Conventional Bids
Access-heavy bids vary widely.
San Antonio Convention Center
$0.50-$3.50 / sq. ft.
Two 2023 conventional bids priced the new exterior location at $0.50 and $3.50 per square foot. Separate lift charges were $1,800 and $1,500.
Open public record ↗Alamodome exterior
2.85x bid spread
The 2024 same-stated-scope exterior price ranged from $10,800 to $30,792 per cycle, with two exterior cycles specified.
Open public record ↗Orange County high-rise award
$533,520 / 5 years
The five-year award was $533,520.05. Six responsive bids extended as high as $1,468,500.
Open public record ↗Budget Calculator
Same budget. More cleanings.
Enter your current price and cadence, then move the savings rate. The model shows same-budget frequency and annual savings.
Your numbers
2x
cleaning frequency at the same budget
4.0
cleanings funded per year
$5,000
modeled cost per cycle
$10,000
modeled annual savings at current cadence
Your current annual spend is $20,000. The model compares the same cleaning scope and conditions. Four times the frequency requires 75% savings.
20%
1.25x cadence
40%
1.67x cadence
50%
2x cadence
60%
2.5x cadence
75%
4x cadence
Cost Drivers
What moves the number.
- [01]Height, elevations, and geometry
- [02]Glass area or pane count
- [03]Condition and bonded deposits
- [04]Surface and finish
- [05]Access, staging, and mobilization
- [06]Water, runoff, and airspace
- [07]Occupancy and work-window restrictions
- [08]Aerial, water-fed, restoration, and hands-on method mix
- [09]Cleaning frequency
- [10]Procurement and completion documentation
Comparable Scope
Compare bids on the same scope.
Hold the cleaned area, finish, frequency, exclusions, and operating window constant. Then the price difference is visible.
Common Questions
Commercial cleaning cost questions
No. Those ranges come from other drone providers. SkyPSI prices each property after reviewing the complete cleaning and access scope.
If one comparable cleaning costs half as much, the same annual budget buys two cycles. The calculator keeps the current annual spend fixed and changes only the cost per cycle.
Area, finish, condition, exclusions, mobilization, equipment, operating windows, documentation, and method mix can differ. A useful comparison holds those inputs constant.
Price your property
Turn the model into a building-specific number.
Request a QuoteGet a SkyPSI quote for your building to compare the same cleaning scope, access, and frequency.