Agency Comparison
Ergo vs Square Root Solutions
Two top-rated AI Development agencies in Dublin.
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 | Ergo | Square Root Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | Higher score: 65.8/100 | 64/100 |
| Hourly rate | Contact for rates | €20-40/hr |
| Team size | Larger team: 250+ | 10-49 |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Founded | 1993 | 2018 |
| Last reviewed | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
What we said about each
Our take on Ergo
Two of the 25 published case studies carry the AI evidence, and both are worth reading: an Element Prediction application for publishing-services firm Deanta that classifies DOCX manuscript elements with GPT-4o vision on Azure OpenAI, reporting over 90% accuracy against a 60% baseline at roughly 20 seconds per page, and an academic-integrity chatbot running on Dundalk Institute of Technology's student portal, built on Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search and Azure AI Document Intelligence. The rest of…
Reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Read the full assessment →Our take on Square Root Solutions
The Druid Learning build is the one to read: a content-intelligence platform with the stack published in full—transformer classifiers and spaCy named-entity recognition for topic labeling across 140+ languages, OCR and PDF parsing to split assets out of legacy files, Airflow and Kafka for resumable batch runs—and a client testimonial on the same page calling it the indexing and categorization engine their product depends on, at 500k+ assets processed. EduSmart Planner for CJ Fallon is the…
Reviewed Sep 16, 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 Ergo if you need
- larger team capacity for multi-stream or enterprise-scale programs
- disclosed specialization in Public Sector / FinTech
- broader service offering — also covers AI Consulting
Choose Square Root Solutions if you need
- closer collaboration at a smaller team scale
- disclosed specialization in E-commerce / SaaS & B2B
Strengths and watch-outs
Both upsides and risks, straight from our editorial assessments.
Ergo
Strengths
- Client-side executives are named and quoted in both AI studies—Deanta's CEO and DkIT's acting head of school—so the reference trail is checkable before the first call
- Microsoft depth is documented rather than asserted: six Microsoft Partner of the Year awards in Ireland, and a ServiceNow contract covering 30,000 users at University College Dublin
- The DkIT build publishes its security posture—no user details captured, resistance to prompt injection, and delivery inside the college's own virtual learning environment
Watch-outs
- Both published AI engagements name Analytics Engines as the AI delivery partner—confirm which company's engineers would build and then operate your system
- The DkIT study reports user acceptance testing and launch but no usage figures—ask how many queries the chatbot handles and what share of them it resolves
- Ergo now trades as a Presidio company; ask where the Irish AI team and its delivery partners sit in the new structure before a multi-year commitment
Square Root Solutions
Strengths
- Certified to ISO/IEC 42001:2023 for AI management, an independently audited standard rather than a self-declared responsible-AI policy
- Client voices are attributable: six named founders and CEOs with photographs, plus four client video testimonials covering the Bergo and Leaving Cert Plus work
- Project budget bands are published on the contact form, from €10,000 to €120,000 and above, so you can size the engagement before the first call
Watch-outs
- The site publishes no rate—the €20–40/h shown here sits well below the European range on our rate index, so confirm which office staffs your build and at what seniority
- AI depth varies sharply across the portfolio: Druid Learning is model engineering, EduSmart is API orchestration—ask which of the two your project resembles before agreeing a price
- The published outcome percentages carry no method or measurement window—ask how 40% higher engagement or 75% time saved was measured, and over how long
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.
Ergo
Contact for rates
Square Root Solutions
Rate: €20-40/hr
€9,600–€19,200
Only Square Root Solutions publishes a rate, so there is no gap to measure. Ergo 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 Healthcare experience, Ergo or Square Root Solutions?
- Both agencies show documented Healthcare work and have similar industry breadth. Compare directly on the agency profiles: Ergo and Square Root Solutions.
- Which scores higher overall, Ergo or Square Root Solutions?
- Ergo scores 65.8/100, 1.8 points higher than Square Root Solutions at 64/100. Both portfolio quality and business credibility feed into the score — see our methodology for the full breakdown.
- Which is faster to engage, Ergo or Square Root Solutions?
- Neither publishes lead times, so this is a read on team size rather than a measured answer. Square Root Solutions runs the smaller team, which usually means fewer procurement gates and a shorter path to kickoff. Ergo 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 Ergo and Square Root Solutions?
- Consider running parallel discovery briefs with Ergo and Square Root Solutions 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.