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60–80% lower cost than Accenture

Accenture Alternative: Enterprise Quality, Startup Economics

Canny Technologies delivers the same engineering quality as Accenture at 60–80% lower cost. No $500,000 minimums. No consulting overhead. No 6-month RFP. Fixed-price projects from $8,000 with dedicated teams and 90-day defect warranties.

From $8,000
vs Accenture $500K minimum
2-week kickoff
vs 6-month RFP
Dedicated team
Engineers who write code
Fixed-price
No T&M billing surprises

Canny Technologies vs Accenture: 10-Factor Comparison

Factor
Accenture
Canny Technologies
Winner
Target Client
Fortune 500, Global 2000 enterprises ($500M+ revenue)
Startups to mid-enterprise ($1M–$100M revenue)
Canny
Minimum Engagement
$500,000+ minimum, often $1M–$5M programmes
Fixed-price from $8,000. No minimums.
Canny
Rate Range
$200–$400/hr per developer + consulting overhead
$35–$75/hr, fixed-price available
Canny
Delivery Speed
6–18 months for most implementations (RFP process)
2–6 months typical. Kickoff in 1 week.
Canny
Team Size
300,000+ employees globally. Large programme teams.
50+ engineers. Lean, dedicated 3–8 person project teams.
Tie
AI Specialisation
AI practice (Accenture AI) — large-scale enterprise AI
AI automation specialists for SMB/mid-market: ChatGPT, Claude, workflow AI
Tie
Consulting Overhead
Strategy + change management + PMO layers (30–50% of budget)
Engineering-first. Direct delivery. No mandatory consulting layers.
Canny
Fixed-Price Contracts
Primarily time-and-materials. No fixed-price guarantee.
Fixed-price available with scope guarantees and 90-day warranty.
Canny
Brand Recognition
Global Tier 1 consulting brand. Fortune 500 procurement approved.
Boutique specialist. Not Fortune 500 procurement approved.
Accenture
Startup Suitability
Not suitable (minimum spend, SOW complexity)
Built for startups, scale-ups, and mid-enterprise
Canny

Real Cost: 6-Month Project Comparison

4-person dedicated team. Custom SaaS platform. 6 months to delivery.

Accenture

4 developers × $280/hr × 6 months$1,075,000
Consulting & PMO overhead (35%)$376,000
Onboarding & transition cost$50,000
Total estimated cost$1,501,000

Canny Technologies

4 developers × $55/hr × 6 months$211,200
PM + QA + DevOps included$0 extra
Fixed-price contract optionAvailable
Total estimated cost$211,200

You save $1,289,800 (86%)

Why Mid-Market Companies Choose Canny

60–80% Cost Reduction

Same software quality. No consulting layers, no programme management overhead, no offshore-onshore billing complexity.

2-Week Kickoff

No 6-month RFP process. Sign contract Monday, meet your team Thursday, see a working prototype in 2 weeks.

Dedicated Engineers

3–8 senior engineers exclusively on your project. Not shared across 5 clients. Not replaced mid-project by juniors.

Fixed-Price Certainty

Know your budget before we start. Scope lock with change-order transparency. No T&M billing surprises.

90-Day Defect Warranty

All production deployments carry a 90-day defect warranty. Bugs are fixed at our cost, not yours.

Full Code Ownership

Every line of code belongs to you. No vendor lock-in. No proprietary platform dependency. Take your codebase anywhere.

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