Head-to-head
Accenture vs Solidus
Both can help you with AI automation. The difference is shape, price, and what you own at the end.
Accenture
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?
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.
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.