Alternatives to Gigabit, and when each one is the better choice.
Gigabit is an AI-native software agency that builds, ships and runs production software and AI agents, with published prices for its productized offers. We’re not the right fit for everyone. Gigabit wrote this page. It lists the alternatives we’d point a friend to, what each one does better than us, and what each one publishes about price on its own site. Prices read on 10 November 2026.
Who Gigabit is for, and who it isn't for.
- You need a specific system shipped to production: an AI agent, a workflow, a SaaS product, a store or an ERP, and kept running afterwards.
- You want the price before the first call. Our productized offers are on the pricing page: an AI agent from $8,000 flat, a Quick Win Sprint at $8,000, a Transformation Sprint at $25,000.
- You want to own the code, prompts and evaluations, in your accounts.
- You’d rather pay one team to build and operate than hire and manage engineers yourself.
- Your budget for a first agent is under about $2,000. Some fixed-price agencies sell a single agent for less than our entry price.
- The flow is simple and rule-based, such as a form into a CRM. A no-code automation agency or a freelancer will be cheaper.
- You need organization-wide change management, board-level strategy across many functions, or advice from someone with nothing to sell afterwards.
- You want to direct individual contractors by the hour yourself.
- You need a permanent team that holds the knowledge in-house for years. Hire.
The alternatives, and what each does better.
Grouped by what you are buying. Each firm's name links to the page its price was read from.
- HouseofMVPs. Better at: very small, fast first agents. Publishes: Single Agent $1,500 fixed (7–10 days, one integration, 30 days’ support), Agent Team $6,000 fixed, Enterprise from $18,000.
- SpotDev (UK). Better at: rolling out an AI platform to a whole team, with training and usage policies, before or alongside building agents. Publishes: rollout plans from £3,500, Custom Agents £20,000 (4–8 weeks, 60 days’ support), AI Transformation £45,000, excluding VAT; AI usage billed separately.
- Netguru. Better at: a large senior team on one KPI, with the weight of a big firm behind it. Publishes: Discovery Sprint €12k (one week, credited to the pilot), AI Pod Pilot from €60k (4–6 weeks, fixed scope, timeline and price), AI Pod Retained €52k a month.
- Goodspeed. Better at: n8n workflows between apps, where no step needs an AI model to make a judgment call. Publishes: Automation Accelerator $5,000 fixed for up to four production automations, ongoing team from $10,000 a month; n8n licenses and hosting extra. More on Gigabit vs automation agencies.
- Upwork. Better at: hiring one person for a defined task, at the rate you agree, and directing them yourself. Publishes: a 5% client service fee on the Basic plan or 10% on Business Plus, plus a one-time contract fee of $0.99 to $14.99. The freelancer sets the rate.
- Toptal. Better at: vetted senior freelancers who join your team hourly, part time or full time. Publishes: no hourly rates; no recruiting fee; a trial of up to two weeks with no charge if it doesn’t work out; a $79 monthly subscription once talent matching goes ahead.
Better at: organization-wide change, board-level strategy, and vendor-neutral advice. Publish: no prices; engagements are priced after scoping, usually by team and time or a fixed statement of work. More on Gigabit vs consultancies.
Better at: knowledge that stays in the company, full-time focus, and day-to-day direction. Cost: the BLS median wage for a US software developer is $135,980 a year (May 2025). With benefits at the rate BLS reports for professional jobs (30.8% of total pay, June 2026), that’s about $196,600 a year, or $16,380 a month, before recruiting and management time.
Our Embedded AI Teams are $3,000–$7,500 / engineer / mo. That’s a different arrangement (no employment, no lock-in), not the same thing. See embedded vs staff augmentation.
What each option publishes about price.
Prices as each firm shows them, in the currency it uses. Gigabit is the first row, as the baseline.
| Option | Type | Better than Gigabit at | Published price (own site) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit | Productized AI and software agency | (the baseline) | Gigabit Agents From $8,000 · flat, per agent; AI Quick Win Sprint $8,000; AI Transformation Sprint $25,000; Managed AI Operations $3,000–$20,000/mo |
| HouseofMVPs | Fixed-price AI agency | Smallest, fastest first agent | $1,500 single agent; $6,000 agent team; from $18,000 enterprise |
| SpotDev | Fixed-price AI agency (UK) | Team-wide AI platform rollout and training | From £3,500 rollout; £20,000 custom agents; £45,000 transformation (excl. VAT) |
| Netguru | Large agency, fixed-price pilot | A big senior team on one KPI | €12k discovery; from €60k pilot; €52k a month retained |
| Goodspeed | No-code automation agency | Simple n8n workflows between apps | $5,000 for up to 4 automations; team from $10,000 a month |
| Upwork | Freelancer marketplace | One person for one task, directed by you | 5% (Basic) or 10% (Business Plus) client fee, plus $0.99–$14.99 per contract |
| Toptal | Vetted freelancer network | Senior freelancers added to your team | No rates published; $0 recruiting fee; $79 a month subscription; trial up to 2 weeks |
| Large consultancies | Management consultancy | Organization-wide change, board strategy, neutral advice | Not published |
| In-house hire | Employee | Knowledge kept in the company | BLS median $135,980 a year; about $16,380 a month with benefits |
Every price was read on the firm’s own page on 10 November 2026, linked from its name. Prices exclude tax unless the firm says otherwise, and model or platform usage is usually extra. Scopes differ a lot, so compare what each one includes, not the headline figure. If a figure here is out of date, email hello@gigabit.agency and we’ll correct it.
Pick by what has to be true at the end. A working system you own, a person you direct, a plan, or an employee are four different purchases, and each alternative on this page is built for one of them.
Alternatives to Gigabit, plainly
What are the main alternatives to Gigabit?
Other fixed-price AI agencies such as HouseofMVPs, SpotDev and Netguru; no-code automation agencies such as Goodspeed; freelancer marketplaces such as Upwork and Toptal; large management consultancies; and hiring in-house. Gigabit wrote this comparison, and every price on it was read on the firm's own site on 10 November 2026.
Is Gigabit cheaper than hiring a freelancer on Upwork?
Not usually by the hour. On Upwork you pay the freelancer's own rate plus a 5% or 10% client service fee and a small contract fee, and you manage the work. Gigabit sells a fixed price for a defined result, such as a production AI agent from $8,000 flat, and runs it after launch if you want. Choose Upwork if you want to direct the work yourself.
When should we hire in-house instead of using Gigabit?
When the system is core to your product for years and you want the knowledge to stay inside the company. Budget for it: a US software developer's median wage is $135,980 a year (BLS, May 2025), about $196,600 with benefits. Many teams use an outside team to ship the first version, then hire to own it.
Does Gigabit publish its prices?
Yes, for every productized offer: the Prototype Production Review is $2,500 fixed, the AI Quick Win Sprint $8,000, the AI Transformation Sprint $25,000, Gigabit Agents from $8,000 flat per agent, and Managed AI Operations $3,000–$20,000/mo. Larger or unusual work is quoted as a fixed price before it starts.
What is Gigabit not a good fit for?
Very small budgets (some agencies sell a single agent for $1,500), simple rule-based automations, organization-wide change management, vendor-neutral advice, and teams that want to direct contractors by the hour. For those, an alternative on this page is the better choice.
See the price before the call.
Gigabit Agents From $8,000 · flat, per agent. AI Quick Win Sprint $8,000. AI Transformation Sprint $25,000.