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A Deloitte alternative for businesses that need custom AI automation, not a SaaS.
Deloitte is big-four consultancy with an ai / data engineering practice serving enterprise transformations. Solidus designs and builds the entire custom AI automation network around your business — productized engagements starting at $4,500.
What is Deloitte?
Big-four consultancy with an AI / data engineering practice serving enterprise transformations.
Positioned for: Enterprise clients running multi-year AI strategy + implementation programs.
Where Deloitte wins
- ✓Trusted advisor brand at enterprise level
- ✓Cross-functional reach (strategy, ops, compliance, tech)
- ✓Can handle regulated industries (finserv, healthcare) at scale
Where Solidus wins
- ✓Hundred-thousand dollar minimum engagements
- ✓Long timelines — 6 month strategy phases are common before any building
- ✓Output is usually strategic deliverables + slow implementation
The honest read
Deloitte is built for the multi-year transformation program. Solidus is built for the operator who wants AI shipped this quarter, not strategy in 12 months. Different shape of engagement, different deliverable, dramatically different price point.
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 Deloitte?+
Deloitte is built for the multi-year transformation program. Solidus is built for the operator who wants AI shipped this quarter, not strategy in 12 months. Different shape of engagement, different deliverable, dramatically different price point.
Is Deloitte ever the right answer?+
Yes — when enterprise clients running multi-year ai strategy + implementation programs.. Trusted advisor brand at enterprise level Cross-functional reach (strategy, ops, compliance, tech). 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 Deloitte?+
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. Deloitte typically requires enterprise-scale annual contracts.