Agency Comparison
2021.AI vs Implement Consulting Group
Two top-rated AI Consulting agencies in Copenhagen.
Comparison updated
Side by side
Published data on both agencies. Where one side measurably differs, the dot marks it: the higher score, the lower published rate, the larger team, the more recent review. Which of those is an advantage depends on your brief.
| Attribute | 2021.AI | Implement Consulting Group |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | Higher score: 64/100 | 61.8/100 |
| Hourly rate | €130-175/hr | Contact for rates |
| Team size | 50-249 | Larger team: 250+ |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Founded | 2016 | 1996 |
| Last reviewed | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
What we said about each
Our take on 2021.AI
Four named clients show completed AI systems, not pilots: a GRACE-platform virtual assistant answering patient questions live at Rigshospitalet, a computer-vision proctoring system deployed for Prometric, a recommendation engine BetterNow expects to lift average campaign performance by about 45%, and 20-plus forecasting models that improved Maersk Tankers' freight-price accuracy by 20%. Every one of these systems runs on 2021. AI's own GRACE platform, so the technical narrative centers on…
Reviewed Sep 3, 2026
Read the full assessment →Our take on Implement Consulting Group
Look past the firm's size and the AI case-study library is thin but real: Forca, a Danish pension administrator, put a GPU-based call-transcription and documentation assistant into use and reports agents preferred the AI notes in 80%-plus of tests, freeing about 10% of working hours and enabling a 5% workforce reduction. A second, unnamed life-sciences client's regulatory-triage system achieved 100% recall while filtering 42% of incoming updates as irrelevant across 1,500-plus historical…
Reviewed Sep 3, 2026
Read the full assessment →Best for
Where each agency measurably leads on the published data — team capacity, declared specializations, editorial scoring, and rates where both publish them. Use these to match an agency to your project priorities.
Choose 2021.AI if you need
- closer collaboration at a smaller team scale
- disclosed specialization in FinTech
- a higher overall editorial score
Choose Implement Consulting Group if you need
- larger team capacity for multi-stream or enterprise-scale programs
- disclosed specialization in Manufacturing
Strengths and watch-outs
Both upsides and risks, straight from our editorial assessments.
2021.AI
Strengths
- Client testimonials come from named executives, including Maersk Tankers' Chief Digital Officer and BetterNow's CEO, not anonymous quotes.
- The Rigshospitalet assistant explicitly uses retrieval-augmented generation over clinically approved sources, with every response logged for traceability.
- Founded in 2016 with offices across five countries and 65-plus staff, more institutional depth than a single-city boutique.
Watch-outs
- Ask whether your project would run on GRACE's standard workflow or require custom architecture outside the platform.
- The 84%-auto-routed email system and its 80% time-saving figure belong to an anonymized regulatory authority—ask for a speakable reference before treating that number as typical.
- Rates aren't published on the agency's site—confirm current pricing directly rather than relying on the directory's listed range.
Implement Consulting Group
Strengths
- Every case study lists a named consultant with direct phone and email, not a generic contact form.
- The regulatory-triage system logs the reasoning behind every filter decision, an audit trail built for compliance review rather than a black-box classifier.
- Named public-sector clients (KL, ATP, the Ministry of Digital Government and Gender Equality) jointly commissioned an LLM policy study, showing government-level trust in the practice.
Watch-outs
- Ask whether your AI work would be staffed by the firm's dedicated tech unit or by generalist management consultants.
- Confirm the production status of any retrieval or comparison component specifically—one published case notes its tool was not yet production-ready at write-up.
- No published hourly rate for AI work—get a scoped quote early rather than assuming the firm's broader consulting rate card applies.
Service coverage
Both agencies cover the same services — on this axis there is nothing to separate them, so decide on the evidence behind the work rather than its labels.
Industry coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
Pricing math
What a 12-week engagement at one full-time equivalent (~480 hours) costs at each agency’s published rate. An arithmetic projection, not a quote — real scopes move with seniority mix and team shape.
2021.AI
Rate: €130-175/hr
€62,400–€84,000
Implement Consulting Group
Contact for rates
Only 2021.AI publishes a rate, so there is no gap to measure. Implement Consulting Group quotes per engagement — ask for a rate card early, since a comparison that starts on scope and ends on price tends to end late.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has more Public Sector experience, 2021.AI or Implement Consulting Group?
- Both agencies show documented Public Sector work and have similar industry breadth. Compare directly on the agency profiles: 2021.AI and Implement Consulting Group.
- Which scores higher overall, 2021.AI or Implement Consulting Group?
- 2021.AI scores 64/100, 2.2 points higher than Implement Consulting Group at 61.8/100. Both portfolio quality and business credibility feed into the score — see our methodology for the full breakdown.
- When should I consider both 2021.AI and Implement Consulting Group?
- Consider running parallel discovery briefs with 2021.AI and Implement Consulting Group if your project spans multiple workstreams, you want competitive proposals to compare scope and approach, or you're undecided between the specialization angles each brings (see the Best for cards above). Most engagements ultimately go with one — but the parallel-brief phase is a low-cost way to validate fit.
Read the full reviews
A side-by-side is a starting point. The full assessments carry the portfolio analysis, documented engagements, and the evidence behind every strength and watch-out above.