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A Accenture alternative for businesses that need custom AI automation, not a SaaS.
Accenture is global enterprise consultancy with an ai transformation practice — 6 to 18 month engagements. Solidus designs and builds the entire custom AI automation network around your business — productized engagements starting at $4,500.
What is Accenture?
Global enterprise consultancy with an AI transformation practice — 6 to 18 month engagements.
Positioned for: Fortune 500 companies with $1M+ AI transformation budgets and 6-18 month timelines.
Where Accenture wins
- ✓Massive practice depth and proven enterprise governance
- ✓Can deploy 10-50 person teams for complex programs
- ✓Risk-averse buyers trust the Accenture brand
Where Solidus wins
- ✓Engagements start at $250K-1M+ — economics only work for enterprise
- ✓6-18 month timelines vs Solidus 1-10 week shipping windows
- ✓Generalist teams: typically more PowerPoint, less production code
- ✓Output is recommendations + slow-moving builds, not shipped systems
The honest read
Accenture is the right call when you're a Fortune 500 deploying enterprise governance + change management at scale. Solidus is the right call when you want the working AI system, shipped fast, at a fraction of the cost — built by operators who ship. Different markets, different deliverables.
Start with the $4,500 audit.
Pay, fill an intake, get a Claude Opus-written strategic roadmap inside a week. No sales call required.
Questions
How is Solidus different from Accenture?+
Accenture is the right call when you're a Fortune 500 deploying enterprise governance + change management at scale. Solidus is the right call when you want the working AI system, shipped fast, at a fraction of the cost — built by operators who ship. Different markets, different deliverables.
Is Accenture ever the right answer?+
Yes — when fortune 500 companies with $1m+ ai transformation budgets and 6-18 month timelines.. Massive practice depth and proven enterprise governance Can deploy 10-50 person teams for complex programs. For everyone else, owned custom AI automation tends to be a better fit at the price points we operate at.
What does Solidus cost vs Accenture?+
Solidus offers productized engagements: $4,500 for an Audit + Roadmap, $25,000 for a Single-Workflow Build, $75,000-$150,000 for a Full Automation Network. Accenture typically requires enterprise-scale annual contracts.