Agency Comparison
Alpdev vs Indigo Labs
Two top-rated AI Development agencies in Ljubljana.
Comparison updated · Newest review
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 | Alpdev | Indigo Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 51/100 | Higher score: 60/100 |
| Hourly rate | €45-85/hr | €45-85/hr |
| Team size | 2-9 | Larger team: 10-49 |
| Location | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Founded | 2025 | 2021 |
| Last reviewed | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
What we said about each
Our take on Alpdev
Nine client references, every one named and every one describing what was actually built: for Polfin, a three-score lead model whose intent score is language-model derived, with a separate cooling layer for churn risk, and a second engagement putting a real-time assistant with live transcription into the sales team's calls alongside CRM and telephony. Bent's assistant is described as deterministic on purpose—it recommends cleaning products by linking to real catalog entries through the ERP…
Reviewed Sep 7, 2026
Read the full assessment →Our take on Indigo Labs
The project pages publish what most agencies withhold: duration, team size, budget band, the full stack and a client quote. The multilingual chatbot for the University of Ljubljana's mechanical engineering faculty ran two months with one engineer at a €5k–10k budget; the RISO ESG tool pairs Azure AI Document Intelligence with OpenAI to pre-fill compliance templates from documents the client uploads. RISO reports a 70% reduction in the time to run a double-materiality analysis, with that…
Reviewed Sep 7, 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 Alpdev if you need
- closer collaboration at a smaller team scale
- disclosed specialization in FinTech
Choose Indigo Labs if you need
- larger team capacity for multi-stream or enterprise-scale programs
- disclosed specialization in Manufacturing
- a higher overall editorial score
Strengths and watch-outs
Both upsides and risks, straight from our editorial assessments.
Alpdev
Strengths
- Nine named clients, with each reference stating the architecture rather than the benefit: scoring layers, telephony integration, ERP-linked retrieval
- Design decisions are defended, including a deterministic recommender chosen over a generative one
- The founder's technical background is published and checkable, and the firm is an OpenAI Select Partner
Watch-outs
- No reference carries a measured outcome—ask each named client what changed after launch
- Founded in 2025 with fewer than ten people—ask what happens to support and maintenance as the client list grows
- Several references are recent builds—ask which systems have been running longest and what broke
Indigo Labs
Strengths
- Every project page states duration, team size, budget band and the full stack, which makes scoping a conversation rather than a negotiation
- Client testimonials carry outcomes, including a 70% reduction in the time to run a double-materiality analysis on the ESG tool
- Range spans language models and classical machine vision: Azure AI Document Intelligence with OpenAI on one build, four-camera real-time inference on NVIDIA Jetson on another
Watch-outs
- Several flagship builds are described as MVPs in testing—ask which are live with real users today
- Published team sizes run one to three people per project—confirm capacity if you need parallel workstreams
- Budgets appear as per-project bands rather than a rate card—confirm the hourly basis and what maintenance costs after launch
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.
Alpdev
Rate: €45-85/hr
€21,600–€40,800
Indigo Labs
Rate: €45-85/hr
€21,600–€40,800
Published midpoints are within 5% of each other — at this scope the difference is smaller than the estimate's own error bars. Decide on specialization, not cost.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is cheaper, Alpdev or Indigo Labs?
- Pricing is comparable: Alpdev at €65/hr median vs Indigo Labs at €65/hr. Choose on specialization rather than cost.
- Which has more SaaS & B2B experience, Alpdev or Indigo Labs?
- Both agencies show documented SaaS & B2B work and have similar industry breadth. Compare directly on the agency profiles: Alpdev and Indigo Labs.
- Which scores higher overall, Alpdev or Indigo Labs?
- Indigo Labs scores 60/100, 9 points higher than Alpdev at 51/100. See our methodology for how scores are calculated.
- When should I consider both Alpdev and Indigo Labs?
- Consider running parallel discovery briefs with Alpdev and Indigo Labs 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.