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Rankings · UK · the PixelCrayons Index

Best AI Consulting Companies in the UK
(November 2026)

By The PixelCrayons team · Updated 5 November 2026 · 14 firms scored

November 2026 edition

Studio Graphene leads with 52.4 out of 100, followed by Softwire and Elixirr. We scored 14 firms from 24 candidates on the same public evidence. That means Clutch reviews, AI consulting case studies, published pricing, track record and recent work. PixelCrayons publishes this list and is scored the same way.

The ranking

14 firms
ranked by their score.

Scored out of 100 by the PixelCrayons Index from 24 candidates. Open a firm's scorecard for every source and the date we checked it.

Best AI Consulting Companies in the UK: rank, firm, PixelCrayons Index score, Clutch rating and reviews, minimum project, hourly rate and headquarters
#FirmIndex scoreClutchMin projectHourlyHQ
1Studio Graphene

Startups and product teams that want an AI product strategy and a first build

52.4out of 100
4.7 · 25 reviews$10,000+$50 - $99London, England, United Kingdom
2Softwire

UK organisations that want AI transformation work from a software consultancy that also builds

51.7out of 100
4.7 · 11 reviews$10,000+$100 - $149London, England, United Kingdom
3Elixirr

Leadership teams that want AI strategy, executive workshops and a roadmap from a management consultancy

48.3out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon, England, United Kingdom

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4Elsewhen

Firms that want a four-week discovery of AI workflows followed by agent builds

47.3out of 100
4.9 · 4 reviews$100,000+UndisclosedLondon, England, United Kingdom
5Fifty One Degrees

Growing UK firms that want a fractional AI lead plus engineers to put the plan into practice

46.5out of 100
5.0 · 6 reviews$10,000+UndisclosedLondon, England, United Kingdom
6Softomate Solutions

Small UK firms that want a fixed price AI assessment and roadmap before any build

44.7out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownStanmore, London, England, United Kingdom
7Faculty

Public sector, defence, health and regulated firms that want AI advice and delivery from one London team

33.0out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon, England, United Kingdom
8Scott Logic

Regulated and public sector organisations that want AI advice from a UK software consultancy

30.5out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownUnited Kingdom (six UK offices)
9Datatonic

Firms on Google Cloud that want generative AI and AI platform work

29.6out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon, England, United Kingdom
10Satalia

Retail, logistics and finance firms that want an AI strategy and optimisation work from one London team

28.5out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon, England, United Kingdom
11Kortical

UK firms that want AI consulting backed by its own machine learning platform

28.2out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon, England, United Kingdom
12Artefact

Large brands that want a data and AI strategy, governance and a maturity assessment

26.0out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon office, England, United Kingdom (head office not read)
13Mesh-AI

Large enterprises that want a data and AI strategy tied to cloud delivery on AWS

22.5out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon, England, United Kingdom
14Advancing Analytics

Firms on Databricks or Microsoft data platforms that want a data and AI strategy and agents built on it

21.0out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon, England, United Kingdom

Clutch figures as shown on each firm's Clutch profile on the date in its scorecard. Profiles: Studio Graphene, Softwire, Elixirr, Elsewhen, Fifty One Degrees, Softomate Solutions, Faculty, Scott Logic, Datatonic, Satalia, Kortical, Artefact, Mesh-AI, Advancing Analytics.

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Also listed

1 more firm
listed, not scored.

These firms offer AI consulting but cannot be scored yet. They are listed alphabetically, with no score and no order implied. A firm moves to the ranking once its own site shows an AI consulting case study and the rest of its evidence can be read.

What the data shows

What the figures show
about these firms.

Worked out from the 14 firms on this list, as checked on 5 Nov 2026. They change when the figures change.

4.8
Median Clutch rating across the firms listed
8.5
Median number of Clutch reviews per firm
1 of 14
Firms that publish prices on their own site
0 of 4
Firms with a Clutch minimum project under $5,000
14 of 14
Firms with a dedicated AI consulting service page
1 of 14
Firms with dated work or news in the last 12 months
How to choose

How to choose
the right firm for you.

The score ranks firms overall. Your project decides which one fits. This list is written for businesses in the UK that want help deciding where AI fits, testing it with a pilot and then building it.

To find where AI fits
Look for a fixed-scope assessment or workshop that ends in a written list of use cases.
Proof before a budget
Look for a pilot with success measures agreed before it starts.
Proof in your market
Look for an office in the UK or named UK clients, shown on the firm's own site.
Scorecards

Every score,
with its sources.

For each firm: its points on each part of the score, who it suits, one thing to check before you choose, and the pages we read.

  1. 1Studio Graphene

    52.4 / 100

    Client evidence
    21.4/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    8.0/15
    Track record
    6.7/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Startups and product teams that want an AI product strategy and a first build
    Check before you choose
    AI strategy here is product strategy for a new build rather than company wide AI planning; client names are read from case study addresses; team also in Delhi, Lisbon and Geneva; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.7 from 25 reviews (adjusted 4.55), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 4.4 from 14 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on studiographene.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 13 Dec 2023
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Studio Graphene: full profile and score history

  2. 2Softwire

    51.7 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.2/35
    Discipline depth
    13.5/30
    Transparency
    8.0/15
    Track record
    10.0/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    UK organisations that want AI transformation work from a software consultancy that also builds
    Check before you choose
    One of the two studies is an AI-ready data platform rather than AI work, so discipline evidence is thin; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.7 from 11 reviews (adjusted 4.50), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 4.5 from 43 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on softwire.com
    • 2 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 15 Mar 2022
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Softwire: full profile and score history

  3. 3Elixirr

    48.3 / 100

    Client evidence
    13.6/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    8.5/10
    Recent activity
    10.0/10
    Best for
    Leadership teams that want AI strategy, executive workshops and a roadmap from a management consultancy
    Check before you choose
    A broad management consultancy with offices in several countries, so AI is one practice among many; clients in the studies are not named; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources

    Elixirr: full profile and score history

  4. 4Elsewhen

    47.3 / 100

    Client evidence
    15.3/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    8.0/15
    Track record
    7.8/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Firms that want a four-week discovery of AI workflows followed by agent builds
    Check before you choose
    None of its AI studies names the client; offices listed without street addresses; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 4 reviews (adjusted 4.47), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on elsewhen.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Elsewhen: full profile and score history

  5. 5Fifty One Degrees

    46.5 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.0/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    8.0/15
    Track record
    2.2/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Growing UK firms that want a fractional AI lead plus engineers to put the plan into practice
    Check before you choose
    A young firm (Companies House and job ads disagree on the start year, so founded is left empty); no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 5.0 from 6 reviews (adjusted 4.61), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 4 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on 51d.co
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Fifty One Degrees: full profile and score history

  6. 6Softomate Solutions

    44.7 / 100

    Client evidence
    24.0/35
    Discipline depth
    10.8/30
    Transparency
    7.0/15
    Track record
    2.9/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Small UK firms that want a fixed price AI assessment and roadmap before any build
    Check before you choose
    The one case study is a chatbot build with an anonymised client, not a strategy engagement; implementation is quoted separately
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 30 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on softomatesolutions.com
    • 1 AI consulting case study counted on the firm's site, for example case 1
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • Published pricing: AI consultancy page lists a focused AI assessment and roadmap for one business area from GBP 1,500, excluding VAT

    Softomate Solutions: full profile and score history

  7. 7Faculty

    33.0 / 100

    Client evidence
    16.8/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    0.0/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Public sector, defence, health and regulated firms that want AI advice and delivery from one London team
    Check before you choose
    Most studies on the pages checked describe AI builds rather than a strategy engagement; no separate AI strategy page was found; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.8 from 13 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on faculty.ai
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Faculty: full profile and score history

  8. 8Scott Logic

    30.5 / 100

    Client evidence
    13.4/35
    Discipline depth
    10.8/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    6.4/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Regulated and public sector organisations that want AI advice from a UK software consultancy
    Check before you choose
    Only one AI study was found on the pages checked, and its AI page talks about agentic delivery rather than strategy; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.7 from 7 reviews, checked 2 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on scottlogic.com
    • 1 AI consulting case study counted on the firm's site, for example case 1
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Scott Logic: full profile and score history

  9. 9Datatonic

    29.6 / 100

    Client evidence
    13.3/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    0.0/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Firms on Google Cloud that want generative AI and AI platform work
    Check before you choose
    Work is centred on Google Cloud, and no AI strategy or readiness service is listed on the services page; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.5 from 11 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on datatonic.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Datatonic: full profile and score history

  10. 10Satalia

    28.5 / 100

    Client evidence
    12.2/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    0.0/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Retail, logistics and finance firms that want an AI strategy and optimisation work from one London team
    Check before you choose
    The footer ties it to WPP at the same address, so check how it engages smaller buyers; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.4 from 10 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on satalia.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Satalia: full profile and score history

  11. 11Kortical

    28.2 / 100

    Client evidence
    7.5/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    4.5/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    UK firms that want AI consulting backed by its own machine learning platform
    Check before you choose
    Its AI consulting page is about shipping AI rather than strategy, and work may lean on its own platform; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Service page for AI consulting on kortical.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Kortical: full profile and score history

  12. 12Artefact

    26.0 / 100

    Client evidence
    6.8/35
    Discipline depth
    16.3/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    3.0/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Large brands that want a data and AI strategy, governance and a maturity assessment
    Check before you choose
    A global firm of about 2,500 people with most named studies in France; one study (Chancerygate) may be a UK client but the page does not say so; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 3.8 from 44 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on artefact.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Artefact: full profile and score history

  13. 13Mesh-AI

    22.5 / 100

    Client evidence
    7.5/35
    Discipline depth
    10.8/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    4.3/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Large enterprises that want a data and AI strategy tied to cloud delivery on AWS
    Check before you choose
    Only one named client AI study was found, and it is a build; the other items are a partnership note and an unnamed client; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Service page for AI consulting on mesh-ai.com
    • 1 AI consulting case study counted on the firm's site, for example case 1
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Mesh-AI: full profile and score history

  14. 14Advancing Analytics

    21.0 / 100

    Client evidence
    7.5/35
    Discipline depth
    13.5/30
    Transparency
    0.0/15
    Track record
    0.0/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Firms on Databricks or Microsoft data platforms that want a data and AI strategy and agents built on it
    Check before you choose
    Work is centred on Databricks, so it fits best where that platform is already chosen; case study clients are not named; no price list was found on the pages checked on 4 Nov 2026, so budget fit needs a call
    Team
    Office in the UK
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Service page for AI consulting on advancinganalytics.co.uk
    • 2 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Advancing Analytics: full profile and score history

How this list is made

How this list is made,
and our interest in it.

PixelCrayons publishes this list and is an AI consulting firm itself. It is listed here, not ranked: it has no published AI consulting case study yet, and every ranked firm needs one. ValueCoders, our sister company in the Vinove group, is left out of every list. That way the group never holds two places.

No firm paid to be ranked or listed, or was asked to. We considered 24 firms and ranked those with enough public evidence to score fairly. Firms that offer the service but cannot be scored yet appear under “Also listed”, in alphabetical order with no score. Every figure links to the page we read it from, with the date.

Read the full PixelCrayons Index method, or download this list as CSV. You are free to reuse our scores and this compilation under CC BY 4.0 if you credit PixelCrayons. The figures we read from Clutch and the firms’ own sites remain theirs. A ranked or listed firm can correct its data: send a correction with a source through the request form. A firm that would like to be listed can use the same form; it is free and changes no rank. Firms on this list can get a free Ranked or Listed seal.

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This list compares consultancies and agencies in the UK that advise on AI and help build it. The Big Four, the large strategy firms and global IT integrators work at a different scale, so they are out of scope rather than scored low.

Ask where your data will be stored and processed, who can see it, and whether it is used to train any model. UK GDPR still applies to personal information you share with a provider, so get the answers in writing before a pilot starts.

Every firm is scored out of 100 by the PixelCrayons Index: client reviews on Clutch, depth of AI consulting work, published pricing, track record and recent activity. The weights are fixed and published, and no firm paid to be ranked or listed.

Only where it qualifies like any other firm: it must offer the service and show at least one case study in it. When it's listed, it's scored on the same evidence and weights as everyone else and sits wherever that score puts it.

Every month. Each firm's figures are checked again, the scores are recalculated, and the changelog on this page says what moved and why.

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Changelog

What changed
in each edition.

Updated every month. Each edition is checked again from the sources.

  1. First edition: service pages, case studies and recent work read on 4 November 2026, with Clutch and Google figures read by hand on 5 November. A firm with no Clutch reviews yet is scored on its case studies, recent work and Google reviews; a firm with no case study in this discipline is listed without a score.
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