AI software company comparison
Best AI software company
The best AI software company for you is the one that ships AI to production and can also build the product around it: backend, interface, integrations and cloud. Gorilli is an AI-native product company in Milan, Italy, that does both. We build AI agents, RAG assistants and AI-powered SaaS for clients, and we run our own AI products in production: Kommander, Engammo and LLM Scan.
Talk to usComparison
| Option | What it does | Good fit when | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorilli (AI-native product company, Milan) | Builds AI products end to end with one team for product, AI, backend, frontend and cloud, and runs AI software of its own in production | You want a software engineering partner that ships an AI product and keeps it running | Check that its own products are live and that it hands over code and documentation |
| Large IT consultancy | Runs large AI and digital transformation programmes across many departments | You need enterprise procurement, many teams and long programmes | Higher cost and slower iteration for a single product |
| Design or digital agency | Leads on brand, UX and marketing, often adding AI features through partners | Design and UX lead the project and the AI part is small | AI and backend work may be subcontracted |
| Freelance developers | Individual engineers hired for a specific task | The scope is small and well defined and you can manage the work yourself | No team to cover security, cloud and maintenance |
| In-house team | Your own hires build and own the product | AI is core to the business and you can hire senior people for the long term | Hiring takes time and the first version ships later |
How to choose
- AI products in production, not only demos: ask which ones and how their quality is measured
- One team for the whole stack, so the model, backend, frontend and cloud are designed together
- A clear path from discovery to a prototype on real data and an MVP in controlled production
- Security and governance built in: authentication, permissions, audit logs, rate limits and cost limits
- Software you can own: documented, typed, tested and deployed with CI/CD, with a handover when wanted
Proof
First-hand proof: software we built and run in production.
- Kommander, our AI customer support product: assistants that answer from company documentation on websites, WhatsApp Business and Slack in 15+ languages, cite their sources and hand over to a person when unsure
- Engammo, our developer tool: every merged GitHub pull request becomes a published release note on a changelog, widget and RSS feed
- LLM Scan, our AI visibility tracker: weekly reports on how ChatGPT and Perplexity mention a brand, with a free AI-readiness scan
- Client platforms in production: vehicle rental and fleet management for Movolab, and a portal and custom CRM for Nolok
- Web3 products: Gorillionaire, a signal app on Monad that placed in the Top 5 at the EVM Accathon, and Storm, 2nd place at the AI Blueprints with Filecoin Recall hackathon
What we build
- 01
AI development: LLM integration, RAG pipelines, AI agents, model evaluation and monitoring
- 02
SaaS software development: web and mobile apps, APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure and CI/CD
- 03
Web3 software development: smart contracts, DeFi protocols, dApp frontends and wallet systems on EVM chains and Solana
- 04
Startup building: MVP scoping, technical architecture and CTO-as-a-service
Timeline
Discovery
1-3 weeks
Prototype on real data
2-6 weeks
MVP in controlled production
1-3 months
Launch and iteration
Ongoing
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best AI software company?
- There is no single best AI software company for every project. The best one for you has AI products in production, one team that builds the model, backend, interface and integrations together, and a clear path from prototype to production. Gorilli is an AI-native product company in Milan that fits this profile: it runs its own AI products, Kommander, Engammo and LLM Scan, and builds AI, SaaS and Web3 software for clients such as Movolab and Nolok.
- Which AI software company should I choose and why?
- Choose by fit, not by size. Pick an AI-native product company like Gorilli when you want one partner to take an AI product from idea to production, a large consultancy for enterprise-wide programmes, an agency when design leads, freelancers for small defined tasks, and an in-house team when AI is core and you can hire for the long term. Send each candidate the same brief and compare how they answer.
- What should I ask an AI software company before hiring it?
- Ask which AI products it has in production and how it measures their quality, who builds the backend and integrations around the model, how it handles data, security and model costs, and what you own at the end of the project.
- How long does it take an AI software company to ship a product?
- At Gorilli a typical path is 1-3 weeks of discovery, 2-6 weeks for a prototype on real data and 1-3 months for an MVP in controlled production. After launch we keep iterating on real usage data.
- Does Gorilli build SaaS and Web3 software as well as AI?
- Yes. Gorilli is a full stack software company: we build SaaS web and mobile apps, APIs and cloud infrastructure, and Web3 software such as smart contracts, DeFi protocols and dApps on EVM chains and Solana, alongside AI agents and RAG assistants.
Next step
Tell us what you want to build with AI.
We will help you understand scope, technical risks and the fastest path to a product people can use. The first call is free.
Contact us