Comparison
TRARDI vs AI consulting firms — choosing your partner
Two valid paths. Different economics. Different velocity. Pick the shape that matches your constraint.
TRARDI typically ships production AI systems in 3–6 weeks at fixed price, with IP transfer on delivery. Large consulting firms (Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey, BCG, Capgemini, EY, KPMG, PwC) often deliver in 3–12 months under time-and-materials, depending on scope. Different shapes for different budgets.
How we differ
Often layered: partner + engagement manager + juniors
Senior-only squads (PhD, staff+ engineers)
Typically 3–12 months per engagement
1–6 weeks per deliverable
Typically time & materials, day rates
Fixed-price per milestone
Often shared or consultancy-retained, depending on contract
Full client transfer on delivery
May route through internal platforms
Runs in client stack only, no data export
Mixed (depends on engagement)
PhD-led; builders ship code
Strong (100+ countries, 24/7 ops)
Focused engagements, not global scale-out
Fortune 500 transformations, regulated programs
First AI systems, fast pilots, IP-sensitive builds
- You need a rollout in 20+ countries with local compliance teams on the ground.
- Procurement requires a Fortune 500-grade supplier on the master agreement.
- You're buying board-level air cover for a politically sensitive transformation.
- You need 50+ people staffed on a program for 18+ months.
- You want your first production AI system shipped in weeks, not quarters.
- You need full IP transfer — no vendor lock-in, your team owns the code.
- Your data cannot leave your stack. You want PhD-led builders on the hotspot.
- You need a fixed-price contract, not open-ended time & materials.
Three scenarios
A CAC40 deploying an AI assistant across 15 countries
Accenture or a Big 4 — they have the global delivery muscle.
A mid-market firm shipping its first production RAG on sensitive docs
TRARDI — faster, fixed-price, IP stays in-house.
A scale-up replacing a stalled consulting pilot
TRARDI — we recover stuck engagements in 4–6 weeks.
FAQ
Are large consulting firms bad for AI?
No. Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey, and the rest excel at global transformations where scale and local compliance are primary constraints. It's not good vs bad — it's which shape matches your problem.
Can TRARDI handle a Fortune 500 engagement?
We focus on bounded, measurable builds — an audit, a production system, an adoption program. For a 500-person transformation, pair us with your consulting partner or your internal delivery team.
Why fixed-price over time & materials?
Fixed-price aligns incentives around deliverables, not billable hours. Scope changes happen — we handle them with named change orders, not creep.
How concrete is your IP transfer?
Every TRARDI engagement closes with full handover: code, models, data pipelines, docs. No residual license we hold over your business.
Which firms do you compare against?
Tier-1 consulting firms active in AI in France and Europe: Accenture, Capgemini, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, McKinsey, BCG, Sopra Steria. The Big 4 specifically refers to Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC.
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