Head-to-head
Deloitte vs Solidus
Both can help you with AI automation. The difference is shape, price, and what you own at the end.
Deloitte
Solidus
Starting price
Enterprise pricing (typically $250K+ engagements)
✓$4,500 one-time (audit) · $25K-$150K builds
Engagement shape
Custom-scoped engagement, weeks of scoping cycles
✓Productized: $4,500 audit · $25K workflow · $75-150K full network
Time to first value
3-6 months typical
✓1 week for audit · 3 weeks for first workflow
What you own at the end
Recommendations + slow-build implementations
✓Owned code, prompts, infrastructure — runs independently
Ongoing dependency
Yes — typically retainer with the consultancy
✓Optional retainer · system runs without us
AI agents trained on your data
Typically yes (slowly)
Yes, framework-encoded prompts, ready to ship
Sales cycle
Multi-call, weeks of scoping
Self-serve for audit · 1 call for builds
Which should you pick?
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.
Try Solidus with the $4,500 audit.
Lowest-friction way to find out what we\'d do in your business. One week. Async. No sales call.