Agency Comparison
BID Company vs xtream
Two top-rated AI Consulting agencies in Milan.
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 | BID Company | xtream |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 51/100 | Higher score: 60/100 |
| Hourly rate | €45-85/hr | €45-85/hr |
| Team size | Larger team: 50-249 | 10-49 |
| Location | Milan, Italy | Milan, Italy |
| Founded | 2016 | 2018 |
| Last reviewed | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
What we said about each
Our take on BID Company
The published case studies carry numbers but not names: a generative-AI KYC report generator at an unnamed Italian bank that cut production time from 1. 5 hours to 0. 5 per report and operating cost by 64%, churn models that intercepted 50% of financial-advisor departures in advance at an unnamed cooperative banking group, and energy-demand forecasting for an unnamed Swiss utility that lifted average forecast accuracy by 18%.
Reviewed Sep 3, 2026
Read the full assessment →Our take on xtream
Three of the 10 published projects describe machine-learning or optimization systems that reached production with numbers attached: hourly power-load forecasting for an unnamed Italian utility that cut relative error by 24% (residential) and 26% (industrial) and became the utility's official tool, demand forecasting for an unnamed food-and-beverage group, retrained monthly on Azure ML, that reduced planning effort by 25%, and WeRoad's tour planner, where 84% of departures now fall on a date…
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 BID Company if you need
- larger team capacity for multi-stream or enterprise-scale programs
- disclosed specialization in Healthcare / Manufacturing
- broader service offering — also covers Generative AI
Choose xtream if you need
- closer collaboration at a smaller team scale
- disclosed specialization in SaaS & B2B / E-commerce
- a higher overall editorial score
Strengths and watch-outs
Both upsides and risks, straight from our editorial assessments.
BID Company
Strengths
- Published rates of €45–85/h for a 100-plus-person, private-equity-backed analytics firm with ISO 9001, 27001, 45001 and 14001 certifications
- Generative-AI work sits in the case-study record, not only the blog: the KYC study documents few-shot prompting and second-level entity relationships alongside the 64% cost figure
- Long client relationships are documented: the pharma segmentation study states the collaboration has run and expanded every year since 2020
Watch-outs
- Every case study anonymizes its client—ask which homepage logos match which study and for a reference behind the KYC or churn work
- The site publishes no team page—ask who on the 100-plus staff would lead your engagement and how many of them hold data-science or ML-engineering roles
- The site is Italian-only—if your team works in English, confirm delivery language and documentation before contracting
xtream
Strengths
- Published rates of €45–85/h against production forecasting systems with measured error reductions, well under the €100–200/h EU band
- 7 of the 20 named team members carry data-science or AI-engineer titles, led by a founder who is Head of AI
- Engagement terms are written down: a service-oriented iteration model and a product-oriented fixed-scope model, each with its prerequisites, are published on the AI Solutions page
Watch-outs
- The utility and food-and-beverage studies are anonymized—ask for a reference call behind at least one of them before relying on the error-reduction figures
- The portfolio page claims 30-plus projects and 20-plus customers against 10 published—ask for the list behind the number
- The WeRoad system is a mixed-integer-programming optimizer, not a learned model—if your brief is generative AI, ask for an LLM engagement they can show
Service coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
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.
BID Company
Rate: €45-85/hr
€21,600–€40,800
xtream
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, BID Company or xtream?
- Pricing is comparable: BID Company at €65/hr median vs xtream at €65/hr. Choose on specialization rather than cost.
- Which has more FinTech experience, BID Company or xtream?
- Both agencies show documented FinTech work and have similar industry breadth. Compare directly on the agency profiles: BID Company and xtream.
- Which scores higher overall, BID Company or xtream?
- xtream scores 60/100, 9 points higher than BID Company at 51/100. See our methodology for how scores are calculated.
- Which is faster to engage, BID Company or xtream?
- Neither publishes lead times, so this is a read on team size rather than a measured answer. xtream runs the smaller team, which usually means fewer procurement gates and a shorter path to kickoff. BID Company runs a larger one, which tends to mean more steps but more capacity to start parallel workstreams. Current kickoff availability is the number that actually decides it — ask both.
- When should I consider both BID Company and xtream?
- Consider running parallel discovery briefs with BID Company and xtream 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.