What pushes teams to consider an alternative to 10Pearls
Honest reasons teams shopping in this category move on. None of these mean 10Pearls does bad work, just that the fit is wrong for the project.
You already know AI fits your problem
A structured 90-day assessment is genuinely useful for organisations early in their AI journey that need to validate readiness, data quality, and use case viability before committing. If you already know AI is right for your problem and you want a working product, the 90-day arc adds a quarter of waiting before real building starts.
You learn faster by building than by workshopping
A formal multi-phase programme produces a proof of concept at the end. A focused build engagement produces a working prototype in 2 to 4 weeks that real users can interact with. The fastest way to know whether your AI idea works is to build a small version and put it in front of users.
You want concentrated AI expertise, not a multi-service firm
10Pearls offers AI alongside web development, mobile apps, DevOps, and QA. That breadth is a strength when you want one vendor across many needs. For a focused AI build, an AI-only team brings deeper patterns, faster decisions, and less context switching.
You want a production-bound prototype, not a demo
A proof of concept proves feasibility. A production-bound prototype is built so it can scale, with evaluation harness, monitoring, and fallback behaviour from week one. The handoff from POC to production is often where AI projects stall. We build past it from the start.
How Clarvia Dev approaches AI product delivery
Not better than 10Pearls. Different. Built for AI-first product delivery in weeks, with named artifacts and transparent partnership.
Working prototype in 2 to 4 weeks
We start building immediately. A focused 1 to 2 week technical assessment runs alongside early prototyping rather than before it, so you finish with both clarity on feasibility and working code.
AI-only focus
Every project is AI. We do not offer general web, mobile, or QA services. That focus means deeper expertise on LLMs, RAG, agents, evaluation, and deployment patterns, and faster execution on AI-specific challenges.
Production-grade by default
Eval harness, monitoring, fallback paths, audit logs, and a deployment runbook come as standard, not as a follow-on hardening project after the POC.
Productized delivery with named artifacts
Discovery Sprint, Build Sprint, Automation Rollout, Audit and Hardening. Each engagement has clear deliverables, week-by-week cadence, and exit ramps. You see exactly what you get and when.
When 10Pearls is still the right choice
Your organisation is early in its AI journey and benefits from a structured assessment programme before building
You need general software development services (web, mobile, DevOps) alongside AI capability from one vendor
You prefer a multi-phase programme with formal gates before committing to a full build
You want a larger firm with broader headcount across multiple service lines
Internal stakeholders need a formal readiness assessment before approving an AI build
Clarvia Dev vs 10Pearls
If you want a fair, category-by-category comparison covering offering, delivery model, pricing structure, speed, and AI specialisation, read the full comparison page.
Common questions
How is this different from your Clarvia Dev vs 10Pearls comparison page?
The /compare/clarvia-dev-vs-10pearls page is a side-by-side covering offering, speed, AI specialisation, and engagement model. This page is for teams who have already considered 10Pearls and want to understand what choosing focused AI delivery instead of a 90-day Launchpad actually looks like.
Can you do the AI Launchpad-style assessment work?
Yes, in 1 to 2 weeks rather than 13. Our Discovery Sprint covers use case viability, data readiness, architecture recommendations, and risk assessment. The difference is that it includes actual prototyping, so you finish with both a recommendation and working code, not a slide deck.
What if our team needs the structure of a formal programme?
Our Discovery Sprint is structured. It has named phases, clear deliverables, and an explicit decision gate at the end. The difference is that the structure is sized for AI delivery in weeks, not for organisational AI readiness in quarters.
Are you cheaper than 10Pearls?
We do not publish pricing because every AI project is bespoke. 10Pearls offers competitive rates, particularly with their nearshore teams. The relevant comparison is total cost to a production AI product. Our faster delivery and absence of a separate assessment programme often produce better total value for defined AI builds.
Do you offer ongoing development after the initial build?
Yes. We offer retainer engagements where the team that built your product continues to improve it. No handoff to a separate support team. If you want broader software development services bundled in (mobile, web, QA), 10Pearls is set up for that and we are not.
Ready to build now, not in 90 days?
Book a free 15-minute call. We will assess your AI product idea and show you what we can deliver in the first 2 to 4 weeks.